TW: ED
This is a vent.
Been feeling in a bit of a slump lately regarding my weight loss.
Don't get me wrong. I'm very proud of both the physical and mental work I've done up to this point. 30lbs in 2.5 years is not much, but it's honest work.
It's been a bit of an uphill battle, both mentally and physically, but mostly mentally.
I have overweight nearly all my life. I grew up in a culture/household that promoted emotional eating. I had bulemia and anorexia-like disordered eating in my teens, gained a bunch of weight in my 20s after the death of a parent, and then developed a bunch of chronic health issues. I have ADHD, PCOS, EoE, and food allergies.
I've had to rebuild my relationship with food and my body multiple times. I have professional and medical help and am so grateful, but I am also exhausted.
This year I've plateaued, hard. I was on an upward trend and was fortunately able to curb it. But the weight loss (however small it was before) has stopped.
I know what I need to do. I need to buckle down again, adjust my calories down, push past the hunger/food noise, increase my physical exercise, adjust my macros, possibly adjust my medication dosage, get better sleep, be more consistent with my mealtimes, and cut back my social commitments so I am not eating past 7PM... oh and also not stress about any of it. And if I do, make sure I add something to my routine to manage the stress, because stress is counterproductive.
I believe in myself, and I know I will get there eventually.
I'm just tired, bro.
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