Friday, March 13, 2020

The problem with using your phone to log your weight-loss journey

Hi, 16F here (5.3ft-163cm and 123lbs-56.2kg). I fall into a healthy weight range, but my weight loss journey goal is to lose body fat and gain muscle.

Recently I’ve been using an app called ‘LifeSum’ and it’s great for any CICO dieters (even the free version is good), and browsing this reddit for tips and motivation.

TRIGGER WARNING (B.E.D)

As someone who suffers from binge eating disorder, I’ve been working really hard to break my bad relationship with food and my unhealthy coping mechanism of binge eating. I’m an avid youtube watcher like most people, but I’ve noticed I’m getting a tonne (like a LOT) of ads on my videos for either fast food, or those types of videos that tell you: “you don’t need to eat well or workout to loose weight if you follow my tips!!!1!!!”

Obviously it’s cookies just doing its job, but it’s pretty triggering for me, and also tempting.

I’m on junior minimum wage, so I’m spending majority of my money on LifeSum, so youtube premium isn’t an option. Because I’m on my phone, AdBlock and VPN (waaaay too glitchy on iPhone) isn’t an option.

I understand that exposure and resistance to temptation is part of weight loss, but it’s uncomfortable to have your cravings encouraged by advertisers.

What are your opinions and/or tips?

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