Too poor, too busy, too sad, too happy…we come up with all sorts of reasons for ditching our diets, or for not even getting started in the first place. However, most of our excuses don’t really cut it. Here are the top 10 worst diet excuses, and the reasons why they should be dismissed.
It’s too expensive
Many people claim that they can’t afford to eat more healthily.
I’m too busy
Most of us lead busy lifestyles, juggling work and family commitments alongside hectic social lives. However, this is no excuse for ditching the diet.
I’ve had a bad day
Your boss is piling on the workload, you’ve had a bust-up with your best friend and you missed the bus home...
I deserve a treat
The opposite of an emotional eater who reaches for food in times of trouble, a celebratory eater will excuse their junk-food-bingeing blips with the reasoning that they
It’s genetics
Blaming our body shape on genetics is a good way to dismiss all responsibility towards it.
Diets don’t work for me
One of the most common (and flimsiest) excuses around... Diets just don’t work for you, right? Well, not if you approach them with that attitude!
I’ve got a slow metabolism
Many people believe they are unable to lose weight due to a sluggish metabolism.
I’ll start tomorrow
This is the biggie; the most popular excuse for every neglected resolution known to man.
I love food too much
Do you love food too much to give any of it up? Does dieting make you utterly miserable? Well, it could be that you are just not doing it right.
I don’t want to look like a stick insect
With the modern celebration of 'real, curvy women', many women use the excuse of wanting to hold on to their curves as a reason for no