Sweet Little Big (Fat) Lies

You can't make lasting change without being self-honest.

We tell ourselves lots of little lies about what and how we eat. 

You would have heard these two lies. Have you ever calculated how big the damage is they do, though?

Lie Nr 1

'Just this once.'

Just this once won't matter. Just this once won't make me fat. Just this once will do no harm.

The problem is because you play it down as much as you do, you do it much more often than 'just this once'. It's likely that you do it every day or every second day. If you add up the calories, 'just this once' represents enough calories to keep you struggling with your weight, because let's be honest: you don't say 'just this once' because you want to binge on broccoli.😉

If it's really once a week it's fine. But if it's 'just this once' every day, you're successfully cheating yourself.

Lie Nr 2

'Just this a little bit...'

Just a little bit won't kill me. 'Ah, come on! A few bites won't make you fat.'

While it's true in theory that a little bit won't make you fat, you probably also downplay it so much psychologically, that it becomes okay to have 'just this little bit' far too often. A little chocolate/ treat/ pudding/ whatever containing 250 calories eaten every second day, adds up to 45 625 calories a year - or 6,5 kilograms.

 The really bad thing is that our "friends" also tell us these lies.

 Let's put 250 calories into perspective:

- a medium size glazed doughnut = 280kCals (depending on the brand)

- 50gr Smarties = 240 kCals

- Crunchie (33 gr bar) = 155kCals

Does this sound familiar?

'If only I could lose five kilograms...'

'I've got five stubborn kilograms that won't budge.'

'I think because of my age I won't be able to lose this five kilograms that have been bugging me for two years now.' (That was me right there!)

Maybe it's time to push the reset button on how you think, what you eat and how you train...

Yolandé
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