So proud of myself!! I’ve lost 10.6 lbs so far

So I started my weight loss journey the beginning of May. I had been not taking care of myself, drinking too much alcohol, drinking several sodas a day, eating out all the time. And I suddenly realized I had gained 30 pounds!

So I decided I needed to change that and get back on track and get my confidence back! I started tracking my calories and increasing my movement and I’m down from 144.4 to 133.8 as of this morning! I couldn’t be happier, my clothes are starting to fit better and my confidence is coming back. I don’t really have anyone to share my excitement with so thought I would share here!

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I’ve given up with weight loss and I have just accepted being fat.

Hi all,

I’ve been overweight all of my adult life. I am 5”1 and weight 12 stone 12. I’ve always struggled with my weight have tried all of the slimming clubs and all of the diets going. Haven’t tried the jabs.

I don’t know what to do next , I just feel like I should just deal with the way I am , no matter how hard I try I just can’t lose the weight.

I lost weight when I was 18 but I lost two stone and then I put it back on within 2 years.

My highest weight was 13 stone 4 but I went down to 12 stone 12 in a year which isn’t good, this was done with a weight loss group.

Sorry for the rant, just feel like giving up and accepting it.

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I'm terrified of gaining weight again

I was weighting around 77kg [I'm 166cm/ 5'5 tall] last year and lost 14kg in a few months because of a side effects from a medication I took for my mental health and prior to this unexpected weight loss I had always wanted to lose weight and now that I did, I'm terrified of gaining even a few grams, I can't help but go on the scale everyday to check if I'm still in the 62-63kg range or lower, whenever I get over 63.10kg I get so anxious and I spiral in some emotional state that I hate and end up not wanting to eat even if i'm starving, I want to eat but I'm just so scared of gaining weight again that now I don't even know if it's actually hunger, glutony or if I'm just frustrated of not eating at the usual time I eat everyday, it annoying and I hate this feeling, I genuinely have no idea how to change this.

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I have been depressed for years and getting out of bed is already hard, I know I should be exercising more but I have no motivation even if I try, I did manage to start drinking more water lately but I feel like it doesn't change a thing, there's always sugary snacks and drinks around and I do try my best to not binge eat all of it, I don't but then I'm frustrated.

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I need tips.

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feeling crazy, does my deficit make sense for me?

i’ve (F26 165 lbs cw, 175lbs sw) been eating in a deficit since about march i think? i use an app called “lose it!” to track my calories. i’m 5’3” and quite sedentary so they only give me 1406 to eat on weekdays and about 1667 on weekends. every time i mention this to anyone they tell me that i’m eating insanely low and that there’s no possible way that’s my deficit. i’ve used a calorie counting app to figure out my deficit and it’s literally the same as the app says, why is everyone acting like i’m horrendously under eating? i’m short and don’t workout often.

it has been incredibly hard to make changes and eat within this deficit, i’m def more used to eating between 1700-2000 cals depending on the day. but ive been working to make changes to how i eat (egg whites only instead of egg yolks, only having matcha lattes once a week instead of daily and drinking more water) and i’ve finally managed to eat within my deficit for the last two weeks. i’ve lost 10 pounds & i feel good about my progress so far.

but i hate being talked down to by others that i’m not eating enough or i’m not eating the right things, it’s making me feel crazy. both my dad and my sister ridiculed me for deciding to only eat egg whites, but just that one change drastically changed the cals of my breakfast and made it easier to eat in a deficit. my breakfasts are 40g of protein now with that change and the whites are 68 cals instead of full eggs being 140.

it’s just been a little discouraging to have people tell me i’m doing things wrong but i’m noticing my measurements getting smaller and the number on the scale getting smaller so i must be doing something right. sorry this was a bit of a vent post but i also want advice from people actively working on weight loss, are these people right and this isn’t a sustainable way to be eating? i’ll never go under 1200 cals but i’m just doing what my weight loss app tells me :/

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Tips on getting past the stall?

Summary of where I was and where I am now:

Sex: Male
Age: 31
Height: 5’ 11”
Starting weight: 281 (Feb 28)
Current weight: 232
30 day avg cal intake: 2000-2300
Daily protein intake: 180-220g
Supplements: creatine, supergreens, collagen peptides
30 day step count: 12,000
30 day resting calorie burn average: 2445
30 day active calorie burn average: 1100
30 day average walking+running: 7.01 miles
30 day average workout time: 1hr 20 minutes

March weight loss: 281 to 256
Average calorie intake 1300
10k steps, no weight lifting

April weight loss: 256 to 241
Average calories 1300
10k steps, no weight lifting

May weight loss: 241 to 236
16k steps introduced weightlifting training 5-7 days per week
Average calories 1800 - 2000
Completed 2 5k runs.
Started creatine mid May.

I injured my knee from running last week of May. While recovering I reduced steps to 10k through the first week of June. Maintained 2000 calories. Continued daily gym sessions focusing on strength training and upper body over cardio for that time.

I recovered and went back to daily cardio and strength training by week 2 of June. Day usually starts at the gym with 2-3 muscle groups combining machines and free weights, sets to failure, minimum 60 minutes. Then 30-60 minutes walking on a 13 degree incline at 3-3.5mph. I end the workout with 12 minutes on a vibrating plate in a red light booth. 1-2 mile walk on my lunch break. And 2-3 times a week I will do a 3 mile circuit power walk after work.

The problem:

Ever since recovering from the knee injury and being back to full intensity workouts my current weight just keeps floating between 232 and 234. I feel like I’m still visibly shrinking and my clothes are feeling looser around my waist every few days but the weight isn’t dropping at all.

I know what I lost weight freakishly fast the first couple months so I expected it to slow down dramatically when I started doing it correctly, but I didn’t expect it to slow to a crawl.

I don’t feel like I need to cut my calories any further; even if we say my TDEE is off by ~500 and I’m underestimating my calorie intake by ~500, which I’m not, I would still be in a calorie deficit at my activity level. I’ve been on creatine for over a month now so I should be past the loading phase. And surely I’m gaining muscle with how much I’m lifting, but I cannot imagine I’m gaining it at the same rate I’m losing fat.

Is this normal? I felt like I was on a roll; and although it’s not taking away my motivation. It’s still frustrating nonetheless.

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Help with food cravings and satiety

Hi all,

Ive been struggling with weight loss for years. I'm 21F 5'11" 240lbs. My highest weight was 245 lbs. My goal weight is 180 lbs. I struggle so much with my relationship with food. I have the macro factor app for calorie counting and tracking, and i genuinely enjoy eating healthy food. I love fruits and veggies and different types of meat including shrimp and fish. The problem is that i always feel the need to be stuffed full. If my stomach is not bulging and bloated I feel the need to go back for a second plate. Throughout the day if I have even a little space in my stomach I feel the intense need to eat more. I eat even when I'm full. And now trying to be in a calorie deficit and going a few hours in between eating is killing me. I feel like I need to constantly be stuffed full and can't stand feeling empty, I'm not hungry and my stomach is not growling but I feel the need to eat anyway. Ive tried drinking water to simulate this stuffed feeling but does anyone have any tips? In the past I have lost 40 pounds and then got tired of restricting and then binged until I was heavier than before.

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NSV - I completed a mile in under 12 minutes today!

It might be a pretty shitty time for some of you, but considering the fact that I started my whole weight loss journey mostly because I needed to get a knee replacement after shattering my tibial plateau a decade ago and balooning up to almost 400lbs, and going from that to running a <12 minute mile and no longer needing to get my knee replaced is a huge victory to me. My best time for a mile this morning was 11:47, but the mile before that one was 12:10 and the one after was 13:07, which I feel is a pretty damn good average for someone with a knee cobbled together out of titanium, bone putty and positive vibes, lol.

Don't get me wrong, running sucks and I hate it, but I hate it way less than being fat! :D

And to get around the word count limit that I got dinged for last time. Here are a plethora of words! I don't really have anything of note to add to this, so I am just typing words that come to mind stream-of-consciousness style. And holy heck, it is difficult! I normally have a million thoughts in my head, but now that I need to actually put some words onto the paper, I aint got nothing but crickets chirping up there. I guess I could just type "chirp chirp chirp" a bunch of times, but that's even more boring than listening to crickets chirping.

Actually, now that I think about it, I went to this Cajun restaurant for breakfast a few weeks ago and they had crickets chirping over their speaker system to give "bayou vibes" to the dining experience. Which, I suppose is fine, if you like thinking that the restaurant you're eating at is full of bugs!

the food was solidly mid, so I was pretty disapponted about that. Like, how do you mess up chicken fried steak, hash browns and eggs? :(

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Question about weight loss and working out

So I've come to realize that maintain a good calorie deficit is paramount to weight loss, everything else is secondary even working about and I've seen the effects myself. I've lost about nearly 10 KG of mass from my body over the span of a few weeks just by maintaining a deficit. But I'm not sure if I see any visible change.

Like sure, I'm extremely overweight, I went from around 127 to now 117. I'm also quite short (5'4) So I might be jumping the gun on "visible change" but still, it's a bit disheartening kinda, not to mention demotivating.

Will working out help in that regard? Like yeah sure it might not make a dent on the calorie deficit itself but will it "trim the fat" so to speak from my body parts?

Also I have severe ADHD and for me it's a mountain to climb physically going to the gym itself, so yeah I've been wasting my gym membership...again.

Although, I'd say my weight loss isn't all for nought - I did notice the fat around my neck and my double chin thinning but yeah. That was my question.

Also could anyone suggest a good workout regiment? Like what to do? I'm in my early 20's(male).

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Day 8 update: 1.7 kg down from Day 1 to Day 7

I’m 21M, 172 cm, vegetarian, and started at 120.45 kg. I posted here for accountability and planned to update every 7–10 days.

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Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/s/34dXOs1Mn1

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Progress so far:

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- Weight loss from Day 1 to Day 7: 1.70 kg

- Average weight across the first seven weigh-ins: 119.48 kg

- Day 8 weight: 118 kg

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I know the early drop is likely influenced by water weight, glycogen changes, and reduced food volume, so I’m not expecting this pace to continue.

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I completed around 30 minutes of walking every day, roughly 210 minutes in total, and plan to keep that steady for now.

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Diet-wise, I improved the overall structure, cut out extra and unhealthy food, and increased protein and fibre. Hunger and food cravings were still quite high, but I managed to control them and avoid returning to my usual overeating pattern.

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Sleep remains the weakest part. I averaged around 6.5 hours, but it was often fragmented.

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Focus for the next few days:

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- Continue walking for 30 minutes daily

- Maintain the improved diet structure

- Keep protein and fibre intake higher

- Improve sleep timing and continuity

- Avoid cutting food further because of the early scale drop

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The goal now is to make the routine stable and sustainable.

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Extremely light period for 7 months after 15lb weight loss?

It's not that I miss having my normal heavy periods or anything but I do find it crazy how much it's reduced. I lost the weight pretty fast and I could tell that I was feeling bad from it, so I've slowly gained about 7 pounds back and hover there. The thing is, I used to be the exact weight that I went down to for most of my life. I just gained a bunch of weight from a new medication I started taking. I've heard it's because of a loss of fat in the diet, but I don't feel like I'm restricting that anymore and I'm eating a normal amount of calories, but healthier food.

My doctor said it "shouldn't" be a problem (I have no intention of getting pregnant) but I'm wanting to hear from other women who also got a noticeably lighter flow and have been for awhile. Do you feel okay and healthy?

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Meals with like 5 min maximum to make

So one of the biggest hurdles for me is honestly that I can't cook and I do not have the energy to cook. I am at like the second lowest point of my life but I do want to try this again. I previously did calorie deficit successfuly for like 5 months but when stuff in my life went downhill I kind of fell off.

I know frozen meals are not the most "healthy" but it beats eating out in terms of cost and calories both. I heavily rely on them honestly. My favorite has to be marie calendars beef and brocoli bowls. 360 Calories and is pretty filling paired with a zero cal soda. There is just so many options with frozen meals and they are so easy and quick to get from frozen to ready to eat. I'd like you guys to share your favorites if you eat any.

I am also looking for reccomendations of what other food I can prepare in around 5 minutes. Like sandwiches, and baked potatos(in microwave anyways). Nothing requiring stovetop cooking please. And nothing with beans I do not like beans.. I really wish I did because that seems to be such a weight loss hack but all my life I just can't even swallow them they are so bad to me 😭I appreciate any (nice) advice, please no negativity.

Thank you.

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How to deal with period/hormonal cravings

I am currently on a weight loss journey. I find my period to be the biggest obstacles. I struggle with BED and haven't had a binge in a while but my periods always challenge that. I try to fuel up on high protein low cal foods like cottage cheese and tuna but I can't shake the cravings. I don't restrict to the point where I don't allow those cravings such as chocolate or fried foods, but that's all I can think of on my period. I usually do not have as much food noise anymore, but my period always makes things difficult. Especially during the first week before my period. Does anyone have tips besides filling up on low cal/high protein options or water?

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Mindset: how do I stop making weight loss "projections"?

On my weight loss journey this time, I want to stop making "projections". For example, what I have now is a page in my notes app showing how much I can weigh every month if I stick to the plan. I'm assuming I can lose 4kg per month because that's the plan I'm following according to the information in Caloriecalculator.com.

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So I have the months listed out in my notes app and the exact weight I want to be every month. I like this because it makes me look forward to certain months where I can reach weights that I've never been before.

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But at the same time it feels incredibly difficult. What if in August I don't make it to X weight? What if I stall for a month? What if I end up needing multiple diet breaks? Etc.

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I want to be like the people who just do the deficit and the exercise and are like "oh I lost 3kg this month, nice!" "this month I lost 2.5kg, not bad, next month I'll....."

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I find this difficult though. How can I shift to this sort of mindset?

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30F, 5'6", 300 lbs. I feel like I need more help than diet and exercise alone.

Hi everyone,
I'm 30F, 5'6", and about 300 lbs. I recently had my third baby and I'm finally at the point where I know I need to make a real change.

I've struggled with my weight for most of my life. I was a healthy weight in high school, but after that I steadily gained weight and have never been able to lose it and keep it off. I've tried calorie counting, low carb, fasting, and plenty of fresh starts. I usually lose some weight, but eventually I gain it back.
The hard part is admitting that I don't think this is just a motivation issue anymore. I feel hungry a lot. I think about food way more than I want to. I can be completely committed one day and feel like I'm fighting my own brain the next.

My doctor told me that at my weight I should consider medical weight loss options. Part of me feels relieved hearing that and part of me feels like I've failed somehow.
I want to lose weight for all the obvious reasons. I want to be healthier. I want to be active with my kids. I want to stop feeling like the biggest person in every room. I want to buy clothes because I like them, not because they fit.
But I'm also scared.
I'm scared of doing nothing and being 300 lbs for the next 20 years.
I'm scared of medical treatments and long term side effects.
I'm scared of making a huge change and regretting it.
I guess I'm looking for perspective from people who started around my size.

At what point did you realize you needed more support?

What finally clicked for you?

And if you were in my shoes at 30 years old with three young kids, what would you want your future self to know?

I'm open to hearing all experiences. I think I just need to know I'm not the only one who's felt this stuck.

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Decentering Food

I just started my (85th) weight loss journey and I’m down 20 lbs so far. My goal is 70 lbs total and I really want this to be the time I lose the weight and keep it off so I’m working on changing my mindset and creating new habits. One of the things I know I need to work on is decentering food. Before, it seemed like my entire life and all my activities revolved around food in some way. Going to the farmer’s market on the weekends comes with a donut and a special drink! Meeting up with friends always involves a meal. Movies = popcorn. Going shopping? Get a pretzel! Pretty much all activities are linked with a food item in my head and these habits have been the hardest for me to break.

I usually don’t allow myself to have these treats, mainly because my goal is always satiety, and if I spend 400 calories on a donut, that’s a whole meal I could’ve eaten without going to bed hungry. But *not* having the treats contributes to feelings of deprivation, and I think I eventually overeat at other times to compensate.

Do you all have any tips for how to create new habits and rituals for activities/social outings that don’t involve food? I don’t necessarily want to take away food without replacing it with something else but I don’t have any ideas.
Thanks!

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Food noise

Start Date-9/16/2025 SW-349 CW-267.7 GW-215 M,35yr,5'9"

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Hello all. I've made a few posts on here before. I found posting when I'm feeling a bit down, struggling or wanting to celebrate has been really beneficial and cathartic for my weight loss journey.

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So like my title says, food noise. I'm sure everyone in here is familiar with the idea. When I was at my heaviest and eating unrestricted I never really noticed it because I ate whenever I wanted and I ate whatever I wanted. Now that I am meticulously counting calories with a food scale and MyFitnessPal (270 days of continuous tracking) The food noise is ridiculous.

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So when I first started losing weight I was on a very strict calorie deficit of 1, 000kcal. At that time I didn't struggle with food noise nearly as bad just because my tdee was still relatively high and still feel like I ate a decent amount of food.

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Right now I believe my TDEE is roughly 2400 to 2,600 so I jumped between a 500 KCAL deficit and a 1000 KCAL deficit every other week. The 500 deficit is definitely better but the food noise is still ridiculous. I wake up thinking about food. Next meal, thinking about when I'm going to allow myself to have a slice or two of pizza (and that's after having a slice or two of pizza on the weekend). Anymore. Feels like I'm lurching from one cheat meal that's within the confines of my deficit to another.

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I'm really happy about the weight loss. I'm more confident I'm doing way more physical activities. I can finally close shop in the standard sizes instead of big and tall despite not being tall at all lol. That being said, this has made me realize that I will probably need to do some level of calorie tracking the rest of my life because of how loud my food noise is and because of how easily it would be for me to slip back into that mentality of eating whatever I want whenever I want

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Has anyone else had the realization that food noise is very loud for them? And if so and how do you combat it?

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For those of you on this weight loss journey fid you ever slip up and eat a ton more calories than you're supposed to?

Last night I ate way more calories than I used to. I had cupcakes and cookies and ice cream. This morning i got back on the beam and had ostmeal and eggs.

I had stuck to my calories goal 13 days in a row and then I trip up and eat all that ice cream and cookies and cup cakes. I feel discouraged because I tripped up and couldn't control myself . But I also feel like I should get over it and continue my diet

Do you guys ever trip up and eat way more calories than you should ? How do you deal with it ? Do you get discouraged or you don't really sweat it?

So far I lost 35 lbs and I'm continuing my diet. Just sometimes I trip up . There's temptation and I'm only human . I'll get over it . This is a marathon not a sprint . and no one does it perfect .

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Body composition scales.. Reliably accurate or grain of salt accurate??

I (42F) have been on a weight loss journey for 75 days now and have lost 26 lbs down, from 338lbs to 312lbs, so I still have a lot to loose. I do low impact exercises (due to a torn meniscus issue) 45 minutes 4-5 times a week. I count calories and am usually eating in the 1200 to 1400 range, which is well below my TDEE.

I was recommended the RENPHO brand scale and have been using it daily to track my weight and body composition information. So here is my question: Is the composition information on these types of scales reliable and accurate or is it more of a rough calculation/guess? I have been trying to research and understand all the data my scale measures so I can learn and make lasting health changes. But am confused by some of the readings I am seeing.

Any advice on how to understand and follow my body composition information better and what parts are more reliable is greatly appreciated!

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Sustaining weight loss and weightloss with unstable medication (not weightloss meds, but medication for other health issues)

I’ve been struggling with weight for a long long time, as a kid i was quite thinn, then i became quite big with beginning of puberty (normal for young girls, didn’t know that back then) lost a lot of weight very quickly and in unhealthy ways,

then started antipsychotics, gained a lot, like ALOT bmi of 37, lost weight healthy for 10kg, gave up, gained some, then began to loose weight, swayed a lot in weight very drastically, stopped the meds, quickly got down to bmi 20, with the mix of the stopping meds and unhealthy methods, but also worked a lot with my body, was finally happy in my weight, but at my lowest weight i was in the hospital with very severe dehydration and couldn’t eat for a week, had to start my meds again, went through a trial of many other antipsychotics and other medication associated with weight gain and a lot of hospital admission with little area to move, Gained weight, back to bmi 31, stopped my meds again, began my meds again, and a new adhd med associated with weight loss and now I’m bmi 28, and trying to loose weight down to

bmi 20-23, depending on how i will look at that weight, and Mabye higher bmi as I’m a person who gains muscle by just looking at weights, and also i work a lot with my body in farming and outdoors activity, and i rather not be too thinn as it dosent fit my lifestyle.

But does anyone have tips that with all these meds constantly being switched out and changed how I’m supposed to sustain weight and loose it healthy,
Any tips would mean the world to me

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CONSISTENCY

I’ve realized by far my biggest problem is consistency.

I do not even care about weight loss anymore. I care about not being wildly inconsistent.

My daily calorie counts over the past week: 1876, 2922, 1457, 2613, 4315, 1865, 1241.

If that’s not the definition of inconsistent I don’t know what is.

I have a really hard time with making excuses for myself to not stay on track. “I need balance”, “if I go slightly over it’s fine”, “I need more energy to work out”.

My brain likes to act like it’s starving when I even eat at maintenance.

My goal is 2000 calories (maintenance) or less. That’s it.

I have 2 days of consistency so far. Based on my previous patterns that means I’m close to binging.

But I really want to stay consistent.

How do you guys do it and not talk yourself out of it?

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