I'm five feet, middle aged (40). Until 3 years ago I was always a healthy BMI. Combine a severe alcohol problem, mental health issues, a divorce, and then food addiction to replace the alcoholism (in recovery) I quickly gained 60-70 lbs. It's stalled for the last year despite me eating like crap. I don't weigh myself but estimate I'm between 180-200 lbs and a size 14/16. That is a lot for a formerly small framed person.
How do you wrap your head around the idea of losing and it possibly taking forever? The weight loss calculator project it to take up to two years for me to get down to my goal weight 115 lbs. and that is with vigorous exercise and eating 1200 or below. That is unsustainable for me and that timeframe is so defeating.
Has anyone had any success just making lifestyle changes (being more active, making better food choices) and not meticulously counting such a low amount of calories (it will trigger me to binge) and seen substantial loss in a matter of months, not just a couple of pounds here or there? There is a lot of room for improvement for me as I've barely left the house in the past year and have trouble even standing for more than a few minutes due to severe depression that made me immobile for months and led to back problems. I've spent the majority of that time eating takeaway so I'm sure my calories inhaled were up to 4,000 regularly. I'm honestly surprised I'm not more overweight.
I'm just looking for encouragement as I feel trapped. Working on the mental health is the focus right now, but I also want to improve physically. I went from being a very active, healthy person up to my mid-thirties into someone I don't recognize. It's like I forgot all of my healthy habits and just can't break the cycle. Yes, I'm currently in therapy, but my funds are limited as I got laid off from my job during COVID (office professional) and am freelancing to get by until something comes along.
This is really embarrassing for me to write and I'm so guilt-ridden and ashamed.
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