This is just a rant, and I feel like some of you will be able to commiserate. I'm not looking for advice.
I miss overeating and binging.
It's been almost one year since I started my weight loss journey, and I've actually been doing phenomenally. I am taking it very seriously for some personal health reasons, and I'm viewing my new habits around food as a permanent lifestyle change, not a temporary diet. I've been steadily losing weight for a year, and I've had a couple of small "breaks" where I chose to eat my maintenance calories so that I could rest and recuperate mentally and physically. During those times, I didn't even gain any weight. I am kind of in disbelief at how well I am doing.
All that to say, I still have times when I really miss eating ultraprocessed, non-nutritious foods at shockingly large quantities. A year ago, I was so used to coming home from work and DoorDashing two burgers, two orders of cheese fries, and a shake from Shake Shack, or a ton of chicken and a large fry with a gargantuan cup of ranch from Wingstop for dinner, and then finishing it off with nearly half of an entire cookie cake from the grocery store. I ate for comfort.
It feels really good to be free from my overeating, and I've worked hard to develop healthier coping mechanisms for when I am feeling overwhelmed, uncomfortable, bored, etc. I never actually want to go back to my old habits. But I still have times when I just crave the comfort of eating a ton of food that someone brings straight to my door from a restaurant. After one year, I thought this feeling would go away, but I don't think it ever will. I consciously have to choose my health every day (granted, it does get easier to do so).
Again, in reality, I am doing very well, and I'm not looking for any advice; I just wanted to share in hopes that others can relate.
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