Hyperfixated on food, but don't really have a choice...

Hi! I am new here and wanted to see if I could get some advice from you folks.

Some context: I am a Type 1 Diabetic, and a pretty avid lifter/gym goer. I'm looking to lose 15-20 lbs, but I'm not in a rush. I've struggled with "yo-yo" dieting in the past, but over the last few months have finally convinced my brain that slow and steady is truly better when it comes to weight loss, at least for me. Due to my diabetes, I've found that I need to meticulously measure my food to properly bolus insulin for the carbs I eat (I'm particularly carb sensitive, so I can't simply "eyeball-it"). This means I stay between 100-150 g of carbs per day, and every morsel of anything that I ingest is weighed on a scale. I use myFitnessPal to keep track. This effectively kills two birds with one stone, as I can keep track of my calorie intake as well.

My issue: This meticulous food-weighing, that I absolutely need to do for the sake of controlling my blood sugar, has caused me to develop a hyper-fixation on food. If I don't measure my food, and if I don't keep my carbohydrate intake low, my blood sugar gets completely out of control (one meal can result in a week of problems). But because of this, I found that I've also started to develop what looks like a binge eating disorder (for me, this looks like frequent periods of time where I injest every possible high-carb food I can get my hands on). I can imagine that the binge-eating can be attributed to the restriction, and common advice is to stop restricting. But in my case, the restriction and "carb-counting" through myFitnessPal are necessary.

I find myself CONSTANTLY thinking about food, i.e. planning my next meals, weighing and prepping everything, and also worrying that a binge-eating episode is coming up. I guess I'm looking for advice on how to balance my physical and mental health. Appearance-related and food-related thoughts make up about 90% of my waking time, and it's just getting so tiring. Any advice would be much appreciated :) Also, I don't know if I posted in the right place, so please let me know if this would be better posted elsewhere.

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I’m wearing a crop top??

My clothing style is mostly baggy shirts and pants/shorts - partly because I really like them and partly because I’ve never had the confidence to wear anything else. But today I felt like changing it up a bit. I’ve been wanting jeans for a little while now, and today I got a pair. I also decided to try on one of my sister’s crop tops that I liked. And I actually felt good in it!

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I’ve always thought crop tops just weren’t my style, but it turns out that I just never felt like I could pull off the look. This is the first time I’ve felt like I’m getting somewhere with this weight loss thing.

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My (22F) dad keeps putting me down and making comments about my weight

In January of this year, I started eating healthier and battling my night time binge eating by doing a low carb diet. Since January 5th, I have lost 28 pounds (SW: 225.6 lbs and CW: 197.6 lbs - 22 F, 5'9).

I was really proud of myself for finally battling my disordered eating, which stemmed basically from my childhood and how my parents always called me fat growing up. I have, on many occasions, done very extreme dieting when I was younger, to lose weight (2 extreme diets where I lost 40+ pounds in 2 months). However, I gained all that weight back because it wasn't sustainable.That is why this time I am trying to take it slow and steady. I recognize that I have a lot to lose and that I could have lost more in the past months but I want to take it slow and also, I broke my ankle in February which set me back because I was on bed rest.

I was really proud of myself for losing 28 pounds since January of this year until today. My dad basically told me I wasn't losing weight fast enough and that I should be doing more because I am still fat. I was really hurt so I left the conversation halfway through. After I left, I overheard him basically telling my mom to go talk sense into me and that at this rate, I will be obese forever. He said I was basically hopeless.

All I want to do right now is cry, I feel really crushed. I was finally in a good mindset about healthy eating and my weight loss journey but I am feeling extremely hurt right now.

How can I deal with this? Thanks guys.

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Covid Vaccines Got Me Motivated for Weight Loss

[F/29/5'6''] I have been putting on weight for years now, and this year I hit my highest of 255lbs. Every since my twenties I have just been gaining more and more. I am addicted to soda, and used to having really strong cravings for salt and vinegar chips, so that's what I ended up eating often.

Right now in Canada there is a short supply of covid vaccines. Distribution is based on a priority list. This started with senior age groups and high risk individuals. Someone pointed out to me that I qualify as high risk because of my BMI being 40+.

When I realized this, I felt horrible. I hadn't considered myself as a high risk individual because of my weight. To think of myself getting vaccinated, purely on the reason of just being fat, I had never felt worse about my weight before. I also didn't feel like getting vaccinated because I am lazy and eat too much was fair, as I've brought this on to myself and there are many other high risk people that also need the vaccine. (I am not saying BMI is not a health issue, or that people shouldn't use this as a reason to get vaccines. I am just saying that personally it made me feel horrible about myself)

So this happened just over a month ago, and I have never been more motivated as I am right now to lose weight. I had tried to do keto before but I found it hard to do with limited choices.

I have now started to count calories. I am following the recommended calories (roughly 1700 for me) and sticking to it. I only had 1 day over calories in the past month. I am still able to eat the types of food I like, and I am so happy that I'm already down 11 lbs in the first month! I have also been doing 2-3km walks almost everyday.

Hopefully I can keep this up. Still haven't had the willpower to cut out soda completely though, and having diet for now.

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Will my big potbelly ever go away?

I am early in my weight loss journey, very self conscious about my "potbelly." I have always had some fat there even when I was a kid but now I'm obese (F/30s/5'4/200+ lbs) and it is huge and embarassing. My measurements are 44-37-50 and my stomach protrudes out to 47 inches. I look ridiculous. Will this ever change? It feels like it is only getting bigger. But I just cut out fried food and switched to plant based (vegan food) and hope this helps me lose the weight, all over. I also go walking daily but I am sedentary. I can count calories if I have to. Anything to get healthy. Thanks in advance. p.s. I only drink water and no sugar treats

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why did someone downvote me...geez

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Help calculating target weightloss goal based on bf%

ok so i have lost 50lbs in about a year, going from 265 to 215.

I have come this far with CiCo, walking which is progressing to running, and generally trying to be as active as possible. i use my apple watch to hit 1100-1500 active calories per day.

i have added a bunch of dumbbells, body weight exercises and resistance bands to maintain and (hopefully) build muscle.

here is my question:

as weight loss progresses a certain amount will be fat and a certain amount will be lean body mass, its pretty much inevitable. does anyone know how to calculate an average projected fat loss for a given amount of weight loss based on starting body fat%?

i figure I'm at around 30% bf and would like to be sub 20, which means i need to lose about 22.5 lbs of fat. how much weight-loss is reasonable to target to achieve this fat loss goal? i know its impossible to be exact, I'm just curious if anyone has any research data or calculator that could help.

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Drinking water for weight loss

It seems one of the most commonly spouted pieces of advice is to drink loads of water.

The recommended amount if I’m not mistakes is about 2.5 litres a day of water. Before actively trying to lose weight I was probably doing 0.5L water. 1.0L coffee/tea and 0.5-1.0L of fizzy drinks. Since then I have a cup of coffee in the morning and about 3L of water a day. I have a 500ml reusable bottle and I get through about 6 a day. However I’ve noticed I’m always feeling, over hydrated for lack of a better word. Peeing a lot more, pee is clear, bloated. It doesn’t bother me necessarily, I’m just wondering if I need to be cutting back on water intake.

When people say drink loads of water, do they really mean drink loads or just drink the dai;y intake amount of exclusively water? Is drinking too much bad for you?

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