F, Age 21. 5 ft 5, SW: 145 CW: 130 GW: 125
Weight loss history: Dropped 15+ lbs January - March 2018 by over-restricting through CICO. Definite signs of ED. Some binging habits in there but was also restricting enough and exercising enough that it still didn't make a difference. Felt terrible - all signs of being underfed. End of March 2018 went on vacation, ate everything in sight, felt slightly better. After vacation, restricted some, but on a healthier level. Had definitely plateaued.
Anyway, now I've been eating in a mostly healthier caloric range (sometimes hard to break the over-restriction habit) and focusing on a balance of dietary restriction and exercise.
BUT, even though my eating habits are better, I do have major binges after even restricting to a reasonable range. Today was one. Yesterday, I restricted to about 1600 cal... today I probably ate around 3000, or more in a series of binges. There are definite underlying emotional triggers, but this wasn't always a problem (binging wasn't a problem until I was about 19) . Today seemed like every meal-time was one binge after another... It's discouraging since my overall mentality is better, but I'd still like to lose the last 5 lbs of fat (doing more bodyweight exercises and increasing muscle mass so this may be a challenge numerically, anyway). Binging is embarrassing, makes me feel out of control, and diminishes the progress I have made.
TL;DR: Restriction leads to me binging. Restriction leads to fat loss. Looking for tips on how to restrict for fat loss without bringing on binges.
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