Looking for resources on binge eating

I'm 24F and I'm at my heaviest I've ever been. I have a history of dieting and managing to lose weight but then yoyoing right back because of binge eating during very stressful periods. This time I feel like I'm finally in a good place to make sustainable and permanent changes to my lifestyle. I'm also working on my mental health and one of the things I'm really trying to work on is my disordered relationship with food.

Because of this I want to educate myself more on the psychological part of weight loss and so I want to ask you if anyone has found any good resources (books, websites etc.) on this?

Binge eating/ emotional overeating is my biggest problem while trying to lose weight and I would really appreciate any recommendation of sources on these topics that you've found helpful and educational. Thank you!

submitted by /u/Xena187
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2XnTTNW

Day 36 - 10kgs down

Male/40/SW139.7kgs/CW129.4kgs/GW100kgs

I started CICO 36 days ago, I’ve have many attempts at losing weight before, all have started really well but then tailed off and then I put back in more than I lose.

This time something seems to be different, I’ve lost more than I have ever done before, and I’m a shorter period of time (I’m not kidding myself I know part of this is also that I’m bigger than I have ever been before).

I’m enjoying cooking real food again, my portion sizes have reduced and I’m not feeling hungry. I’m still having treats but I’m being more selective, I’ve found some foods that really taste great and are low calorie.

One thing I have noticed is because I weigh myself everyday I often have a small rise and then a drop the next day, and this doesn’t worry me, I know as long as over a longer period I’m losing weight I’m not fixating over a small loss here and there.

I’ve also started to see some NSV, I’m noticing clothes feel a bit comfier (I’m not saying loose yet but they are not as tight) and also my body is changing its shape little by very little.

I know it’s not going to be like this, I’m hoping the weight loss will steady out at the 0.8kgs a week I’ve set my TDEE to be but I’m enjoying it while I can!

submitted by /u/zharrt
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/3hE8Bab

49 lbs down and counting - an update

I (26m 5ft6in SW:251 CW:202 GW:150) posted on here 49 days ago saying I had lost 38lbs. Today, I am down 49 lbs total, and I don’t see a single thing standing in my way from now until 150. My motivation is to live a long life for my family, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I want to look back on these loseit posts I’ve made and say, “I remember when I put that up. Look where I am now.” A year of weight loss will pass by in an instant once it’s over, I just need to nurture it one day at a time. We are all going to succeed.

The text above is nearly identical to my last post, with only the numbers changed. I’d like to share some of the things I’ve found odd.

1) In photos, I almost don’t recognize myself due to the weight loss, BUT my mental image of myself is entirely unchanged. I’ve always been happy and comfortable with my appearance, but it is weird that I’m so much smaller in photos than I expect to be.

2) Whenever I’m about to drop weight overnight I get stronger cravings for sweets and things like pizza. I’m not hungry when this happens, so my best guess is that my body is trying to prevent the drop in weight.

3) It’s only now that I’m seeing any changes in my face, after losing roughly 20% of my body mass. I’m not sure what I’ll look like at my goal weight, but I’m looking forward to the comparison photo.

Have a good night/day everyone!

submitted by /u/PHPwizard
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/39cKxqw

Trying to stay motivated

30F 5' 7" SW/CW:191lbs GW:135lbs

I've been a lurker for a bit, and very new to posting, but posting now to try to maintain my motivation.

I've been trying to lose weight for the last ten years, and my weight would yoyo with the extreme restriction/binge habits I would go through, always ending up higher than my starting weight prior to "dieting". I would try the newest fad diet, or restrict myself to 1200 calories, but it would never last past a couple weeks. The lowest I've ever been is 135lbs, but that was when I lived at home, didn't have to cook my own meals, and couldn't get take out or easily get to restaurants with friends, so I've never been able to intrinsically motivate myself around weight loss.

Thought I would start afresh on my 30th birthday, as I hit my highest weight ever, and recently started strength/resistance training at a gym and doing CICO again (but this time giving myself only a 500 calorie deficit goal instead of trying to stick to 1200 calories a day). I've been doing well with the training and the calorie counting for the last few weeks, but I haven't seen any changes at all on the scale, which has really been demotivating. I'm seeing so many amazing stories on this subreddit, and I'm hoping that, by posting this, I can try to help myself stay motivated. I know there are NSVs but it's so hard for me to see any changes to my body that I like outside of the scale.

If anyone else has experienced this/has any tips for me, that would be most appreciated!! Or if anyone else has experienced the first few weeks/months seeing no changes, and then a sudden change on the scale, it would be really nice to hear your stories!!

submitted by /u/s_a_s_h_ii
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/3tMmpEI

NSV: my boss assumed I’m a size medium

So, for the longest time I’ve been trying to lose weight but I was never able to stick with it. I would always fall back on my bad habits, particularly poor eating habits (I’ve always been a very active person). However, in January I decided to try again. I went almost a decade without stepping on a scale because I knew I wouldn’t like the number. I always told myself the number doesn’t matter, I just know I need to lose weight. This approach didn’t help.

So in January I finally stepped on a scale and I was mortified by what I saw. I decided to keep weighing myself, everyday. I don’t worry about what the number is on any individual day, but I need to see it. That starting number, and every subsequent weigh in has kept me motivated.

Since January, I’ve lost 72lbs and have surpassed my first (and conservative) goal weight. Still looking to lose another 20/30lbs. Weighing myself most days, and desensitizing myself to the number, has been a huge help in my weight loss journey.

This bring me to the other day at work. I was talking with my boss and they had some shirts from the company that needed to be passed around. My boss asks me, “so what size do you need, a medium?” I was shocked, amused, flattered, and concerned about their vision, and then said, “no, a large would be great.”

Back in January I was a 2XL and have thankfully worked my way down to a large. That small comment, unbeknownst to them, however, made my day.

submitted by /u/Imaginary__Redditor
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/3EoomvG

How do you deal with abuse from strangers?

TW: Suicidal thoughts

​

I'll introduce myself. I'm a 5 foot 6 male, approx 360lbs, age 25. I'm obviously very overweight and well aware of this. I have previously been able to get down to 199lbs but anxiety and PTSD from attending the concert where the Manchester Arena terrorist attack happened has made my weight skyrocket, especially from being on anti-depressants.

​

I live on a council estate, many many residents crammed in a small area with most of these residents not being the most friendly of bunch (drug dealers, thieves, ex cons etc.). I have been taunted on my weight by other residents many years ago but it has not happened for a very long time.

​

I've spent months building myself to start losing weight again, it is a big step mentally for me. I've only been 1 week on calorie counting, weighed myself yesterday and was happy with myself after a 3lb weight loss and left to get myself a cheat meal (this is how I've successfully lost weight in the past by allowing one cheat meal a week). As soon as I left, I just had a gut feeling something bad was going to happen when I came back, I don't know how I was able to predict it but it happened. I arrive back, didn't even get a chance to close my car door before someone started hurling weight insults at me out of their apartment window. I felt absolutely humiliated, these insults would've been audible to 100+ other residents. I didn't acknowledge them cos I didn't want them to have the satisfaction hurting me, so I ignored their insults for the next 30 seconds whilst I made it to my front door as if I heard nothing. As soon as I got into my flat I basically had a breakdown, I had an especially bad day yesterday on top of already bad mental health issues so I wouldn't be lying if I said I had suicidal thoughts for the rest of the night (thankfully I feel I've mostly gotten over it today). Me and my partner are saving for a mortgage and we are very close to reaching the savings we need so moving isn't an option right now.

​

My question is, to people who have suffered similar unprovoked abuse from strangers in the past - how have you coped?

submitted by /u/noscrazy
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2XqNRMl

A reminder to check in on your mental health

I wanted to make a post because I see a lot of red flags in the threads here and I don’t think it’s really addressed enough (in fact it’s often encouraged).

(TW for discussion of disordered eating below).

The road to an eating disorder isn’t a direct line. It isn’t always what you see in the after school specials. It isn’t all teenage girls. You can have an eating disorder at any size, just like you can be healthy with some extra lbs.

It’s so important to check in with yourself and your relationship with food and exercise.

Are you obsessively counting calories? Do you get anxious when (or constantly avoid) eating food you didn’t prepare yourself because you don’t know the calorie count? Do you have “fear foods” that you’ve sworn never to eat again because you love them but they’re too high cal for you? Do you self-deprecate or even punish yourself if you eat something “bad” or miss a day at the gym? Do you go periods of time with heavy food restriction only to binge eat later, then react by restricting calories again?

These are all behaviors I’ve just seen comments describing in less than 10 minutes here. They’re also signs of disordered eating patterns.

I hid my eating disorder behind comments like these for years. Along with phrases like “oh I’m just not hungry in the morning”, “I’m so busy I forgot to eat!” all while getting compliments from friends and family on my weight loss.

I’m finally at a point where I can intentionally try to lose a few pounds without going into that rabbit hole. But I see so much familiarity in the members of this community that it makes me concerned for a lot of you. Some of these threads look exactly like the pro-ana message boards I would frequent 10 years ago. I just saw someone say nuts aren’t healthy because they’re “high in fat”. Fat is not the enemy. Carbs are not the enemy. Food isn’t the enemy.

Just please be careful with yourselves.

submitted by /u/sunlit_cairn
[link] [comments]

from loseit - Lose the Fat https://ift.tt/2Xw5vy9