i lost about 40lbs in 2023 by counting calories but it was sooooo triggering. i had a pretty severe eating disorder when i was a teenager and obsessing over calories brought me right back to that. the thing is, being like 100lbs overweight, i had to do anything to get some weight off and calories in calories out is basically the only thing i could do. i exercised too, of course, but that doesn't do much for weight.
after 40lbs down, i hit a wall and couldn't seem to go any further. it was a struggle just to maintain that weight loss and i kept gaining and losing the same five pounds over and over. i started a college course this january and kept using food to self-sooth because i found it incredibly stressful. i knew my eating habits were deteriorating but i kept making the same stupid decisions over and over. i gained back about 8lbs and knew i couldn't keep doing this.
i set a goal for myself in march to stop eating processed sugar and exercise more to lose 15lbs by the end of april. i've almost done it and i'm not obsessing over calories and food. i've heard people tell me before i should do high protein but i always thought that was just a fad and not really helpful. my strategy has been high volume, low calorie which doesn't include a ton of meat. mostly fruit and vegetables. turns out, high protein is actually effective! i've included a lot of protein like eggs, lentils and of course meat to my diet and, just naturally, i've reduced carb loading. i still eat carbs, but i don't always want to fill up on them the way i used to. also less sugary cravings. i don't feel the urge to eat an entire bag of chips or tub of ice cream the way i used to. i have cookies in my house as we speak and i have actually chosen frozen fruit over them several times.
try high protein!
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