30 year old male here, morbidly obese by the BMI scale. Always have had a large appetite since childhood and while I've managed to bring down my weight down multiple times it's never stuck. It seems to always be going really well until one day it isn't and my old eating patterns kick back in full force and I go back to my old weight fairly quickly. I think I will always have a slightly difficult relationship with food and I think my appetite might always be a little bit out of sync with how much food I really need to eat, however I really want to lose weight this time for good and figure out a way I can respond to periods where I've eaten a little more or been a little unhealthy.
What I'm going to try is intuitive eating. I'm going to eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm full, eat slowly, and if I'm still hungry after eating, give it a little bit of time and if I'm still feeling overly hungry eat some more.
I'm going to allow myself to be a teeny tiny bit hungry some of the time but never allow myself to be remain ravenous in the name of weight loss. At the same time, I am going to try and eat ever so slightly less and if I am a tiny bit hungry a small amount of the time that is ok. I am not going to starve myself, but at the same time, I'm not going to obsess over completely eliminating the sensation of hunger from my life. If I'm a tiny bit hungry, that's ok! It is not the end of the world.
Things I will be doing
- Eating when I'm hungry
- Stopping when I'm full
- Smaller portion sizes
- Going back for seconds if I'm still hungry
- Excercising
- Eating healthy
- Eating slower
- Having treats
- Enjoying food
- Finding foods that satisfy me/make me feel good/make me happy
Thing I will NOT be doing
- Elimitating food groups
- Elimitating treats
- Starving myself
- Weighing myself
- Calorie counting
- Obsessing over weight loss
- Life hacks to avoid feelings of hunger
- Obsessing over weight loss
If this doesn't work and I don't see clear progress I might have to go back to the drawing board. I know this will be difficult and the weight isn't just going to slide off. I don't want that. I don't want the weight to come off in a way that isn't sustainable. I want to slowly and steadily bring down how many callories I'm eating. I want to have a sustainable healthy relationship with food.
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