Changing Eating Habits

Today woke up and had a bowl of oatmeal. After about a week of watching what I eat and counting my calories I’m already starting to conquer my food addiction. I no longer feel the intense need to binge on high calorie foods. My body is still adjusting sure I get sleight hunger pains but today has been quite a victory for me. I feel like I’m only going up from here. Before on my weight loss journey I needed up relapsing to food addiction but now that I’ve taken more steps and had some time to reflect I really feel that is not gonna happen and I’ll just keep chugging along to my weight loss goal!!!!

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Not tracking macros + micros and eating wayyy under your TDEE is not healthy and you will gain it back.

I’m 5’5 Female, started at 170lbs lost 50 pounds in a year then promptly gained back 30 of those pounds. I now weigh 154lbs. Technically overweight.

My whole life I’ve had an unhealthy relationship with food. When I started dieting, I switched out binges for purges as a new coping mechanism. Not only was I consistently eating under 1,200 a day but I would also fast for 36 hours either weekly or biweekly. Weighing myself daily and seeing myself shedding weight so quickly was a huge endorphin rush. I felt so amazing about myself. I thought I had figured everything out, I knew the secret to being skinny.

This works for short term weight loss but it doesn’t in the long run. I never confronted my underlying issues and I quickly went back to being comforted by binging. The last few months had been particularly bad, I had been eating non stop and to the point where I felt uncomfortably stuffed. Well. I finally decided to break the cycle.

For the past month I’ve been carefully tracking my moods and using journaling as a coping mechanism. I made my own journal pages that include daily mood, activities, highlights/lowlights, water, food, sleep, vitamins and daily reflection. I’ve been eating clean and healthy while counting my micros and macros and supplementing what I have a hard time getting (vitamin d, omega, magnesium, occasionally iron). Of course I still count calories as I do want to lose weight to feel better but it is different this time around. I’ve allowed myself maintenance days and decreased my restriction. I go to the gym regularly to help my mental health. I feel so much better mentally than I did when I was eating less than 1200 daily.

I finally (after a few weeks of calorie restriction) felt comfortable enough to step on the scale. I’m heavier than I’ve been in a long time but I don’t feel bad about it. This is just one step in a healthier journey. I’m only human and have had a set back. I was 19 when I first started dieting and didn’t understand that in order to be physically healthy you need to be mentally well.

December 1st truly marked the day that I stopped punishing myself and started pushing myself instead. I’m going to continue to love myself and strive towards a healthier me.

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Tips for stubborn stuck belly fat?

Hello all! I'm posting just looking for some advice. my issue is having stuck belly fat/ having hit a plateau. I've been stuck in that weird fupa state of weight loss for the past 2-3 months and have been unable to lose/ reduce it. Half of the time I'm bloated too and look like a teen mom, which is decidedly not so sweet. I run 2 miles a day, every single day, and try my best to get through a good 10 min set of ground exercises, some shadow boxing, and then some basic resistance training 5-6 days of a week. I'm 6'1, 180-190 pounds (my scale is kinda shit and fluxes), 19, and eat about 2,000 calories a day, sometimes less. under 20 carbs, and usually, only drink once or twice a week. The only lacking piece of my lifestyle is sleep (6-7 hours a night), but I'm a uni student so, that's not happening. I am quite puzzled why I am not losing anything, and am trying a high-carb diet for this week to try and see if cycling a week of carbs can help restart my progress. I am curious though, does anyone have any tips or recommendations on what I can change or try out?

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Final Stretch of Weight Loss Journey.

21 F 207 SW 177 CW 160 GW

17 pounds left. It hasn’t been easy. Losing thirty pounds in 2022 is not where I saw myself but I needed to be here.

To think a pair of shorts and a conversation with my brother started this.

In all honesty I’m EXHAUSTED. My weight has been the number one thing on my mind for YEARS. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about when I sleep. My parents and family are tired of hearing about my weight loss.

Even when it’s exhausting, and no one wants to listen anymore, it’s still worth it. My skin is clearer, my knees stopped hurting, I don’t get acid reflux anymore, and my old clothes fit lol. The shorts that kinda started this all fit now.

Never give up even when it seems impossible. It’s hard and exhausting but it will be worth it in the end. If you start today your future self will be thanking you.

Good luck to everyone!

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Complete abstinence from junk food/binge food while trying to lose weight… good or bad idea?

Ive had problems binge eating on and off for years. I can’t have “just one” of literally any junk food. I live with my family who loves junk food, so it’s especially hard for me and Im constantly stressed out trying not to eat it.

I’m just wondering, is eliminating junk food completely even if only for a few months a good idea, or will it backfire and I’ll binge worse then before? Attempting to have “just one” of any junk food is ruining all my progress, and is always the reasons I binge and spiral into negativity/disappointment until I gather enough strength to end the binge cycle.

Anyone have success completely abstaining from junk food/their binge foods? Or what worked best for you/your sanity on your weight loss journey?

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What are everybody's positive food rules? E.g. "I will eat at least 5 different vegetables at every meal."

So obviously in terms of weight loss and health, a lot of focus has traditionally been on what to cut out. Fats, sugar, carbs - you name it, it's been the focus of a named diet. Even if you're not following a fad diet, many people do start by cutting out problem things like alcohol, soda or sweets.

I fully support this approach if it's needed, but I'm curious what other more positive dietary "rules" people may have come up with for themselves to encourage healthier, more nourishing meals that support good overall health - maximizing nutrition, not just focusing on CICO. I heard a therapist talking about this recently, that sometimes focusing on what you need to include on your plate actually helps more with weight loss than the opposite, because once you've constructed a meal with enough healthy protein, fat, fibre, and micronutrients, you've got a pretty big plate of food that's super filling, and "emptier" calories just don't have as much room on the menu.

Anyway, just curious what food OR other lifestyle "rules" you may have made for yourselves. This can be a "new year's resolution" kind of thing you tried temporarily, or something you've incorporated into your life on a more permanent basis.

Thanks in advance!

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Looking for support feeling really down and frustrated

Hi all. This is probably going to be a long rambly mess so apologies in advance. I just feel like I have no one who understands and Ive been sad for so long :( Anyways, Im a 5'5 woman in my twenties who started her weight loss journey at 212 pounds in the summer of 2019. I have a goal weight of 137 pounds and Ive been stuck at 147~152 pounds for about a year. I just dont know why I cant get over the hump. I try and I try and I try so hard. I know how weight loss is done but its like I cant do it. I am constantly ravenous and extremely fatigued pretty much all the time. Thermodynamics would say Im not in calorie deficit and thats because I feel like my animal brain takes over until I eat the deficit back. Ive tried losing weight more slowly, Ive tried being more aggressive. I dont eat fast food, I cook damn near every thing I eat and no give. I understand this probably sounds ridiculous but I cant stress enough how depressed I feel. I cry nearly every day because of it. Its so embarrassing to think I have been losing weight for years and I cant even manage to get to my goal weight. When I look in the mirror all I see is what I find wrong with myself. I am embarrassed to go out and see people. Again, I know this might come off as bratty or whiny but it really does bother me. Ive put off buying new clothes this whole time because I say Ill buy the clothes when I reach my goal weight so I can buy things that properly fit. Ive sworn off dating because I already get stressed enough when friends invite me to restaurants. Its just a measly 10-12 pounds and I dont know why I am struggling so hard to get there. On top of that I am dealing with an injury that has been ongoing for about 3 months and so I havent been able to run and dance like I normally do. I know some people would suggest just giving up and being content here but I really, almost desperately want to get there. I think I'll feel like an even bigger failure if I dont. I dont know why but I just cant help but feel embarrassed and ashamed.

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