I am addicted to food

I am a 23 year old female, and I have struggled with disordered eating my entire life. I was a chubby child, and I first became aware of this in grade 3. This started my battle with anorexia, and I reached my lowest weight of 100 lbs in grade 12 at 5’9. When I got to university and was dealing with all sorts of new stressors, i switched from anorexia to binge eating. At first it was okay because I was so underweight previously so a bit of weight gain was good, but then it continued. I am now 23, and weigh 200 pounds. I am covered in stretch marks and I hate everything about my body. The worst is that I have no one to blame but myself.

I believe I am addicted to food. I eat even when I’m not hungry just because I love eating and I love food. I deprived myself of food for so long that I think I just couldn’t stop once I started. I start the day off strong, having a small bowl of oatmeal with almond milk and a tablespoon of peanut butter. I don’t eat lunch because I have a crazy work schedule. But then I get home and I make supper and I find myself going back for seconds and even thirds. And then my partner will make cookies and I’ll eat those too. I had to stop buying chips because I would eat a family sized back of Doritos in one evening. I am constantly thinking about food, the thoughts just won’t go away. And even when I try to stop myself from eating I somehow convince myself it’s okay. I just love the taste of food so much and it gives me so much joy in a rather joyless life.

The thing is I’m not someone who is ordering out every meal and constantly eating fast food. I rarely ever have take out, and always cook a home cooked meal for dinner. I just eat copiously.

I tried noom once on the free trial and actually lost 10 pounds but I couldn’t afford the subscription so I quit and gained back 20. I’m decently active, I love going for walks and bike rides, but I can’t outrun my terrible diet. My friend informed me my partner will be proposing to me next month and all I can think about is how ashamed I am of my body in pictures and how no matter what I am going to hate the photos because I hate myself.

I am so desperate for a solution, but I can’t afford therapy or weight loss subscriptions. Has anyone dealt with this before and found way to overcome it? I just want to have a healthy relationship with food.

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Walking and Deficit - 4 week Plateau

Hello, I have been eating anywhere from 1200-1400 calories a day for 29 days now. At the start of my diet, I started walking. Less than 2k steps a day before… to over 10k.

The first week I did three miles a day, then between 4-6 miles each week after that. I’ve taken a few rest days here and there, but not much.

During this time, I haven’t seen a single lb of weight loss. I’ve been more bloated than ever, and very down about the situation.

But I’ve pushed through, because it’s simply impossible for me to not be losing weight. And because I’ve noticed small differences like my shorts being a bit looser, and my bra too.

I’m retaining water weight like crazy. And I have no idea why. But this afternoon, I got back on the scale (about 5 hours after my walk) and I was down three full pounds. I have no idea why I’m holding on to water weight throughout the day, or if it will stop.

But the point is please don’t give up if you’re in the same boat!

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Anyone want to lose weight together

I’ve been struggling for about 2 years and i know its hard to hold yourself accountable sometimes so would anyone want to be buddies and just keep eachother in check and make sure we both stick to our routines? It’d definitely help to have a bud who’s also motivated to share tips and just work into our goals together, i feel that’d make it significantly more bearable, especially for those who’ve started diets/workout routines/misc weight loss techniques and just havent stuck to it as well as you’d wish

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tips for weight loss

hello! I'm 28 years old male and amongst many changes in my life I've decided that it's time for me to lose sll the excess weight I've built up the last 10 years or so. I'm 177cm/122kg haven't done regular sports for 8-9 years, i have to note that when i was at my peak physical condition at 17-18 when i was playing water polo on a regular basis i weighted around 85-90kg so that is the optimal for me. the lat years i had a really unhealthy lifestyle consuming junk food, sweets (a lot of them) and a lot of alcohol. the last tso weeks or so i have started hitting the gym and taking care of what i eat(fruits, vegetables, no junk food/sweets, a lot of protein, minimum carbs. Fyi i plan going to the gym 3-4 times/week, hitting cardio around 35-40 minutes at high intensity and ~1 hour of weight training. need some tips that may further help me about either the gym or general tips. thanks in advance!

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Weight loss tips and tools

Hi, I am 25(F) currently 143lbs. My highest was 147.71lb. My goal weight is 125lb.I started taking weight loss seriously in July 2024. I have been going to the gym 3-4 times every week since then. Some days strength training, some days cardio. I tried KETO 1-2 times during this period of July- September 2024. I am unable to continue that diet. I’ve always had a habit of emotional eating. Since July I’ve been stressing a lot about my weight, I don’t see the scale move much, I don’t see any visible changes in my body. I am eating 1200-1400 calories each day. Today I measured myself and it was exactly the same as in June2024. I am a bit disheartened to see all that work but nothing to show for it. What apps or resources or tips can I use to help me in this situation ?

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It Can Be Done: Six Months of Managing CICO

M36, 5’8”, SW: 255, CW: 209, GW: 185? 175?

Hello, all. I’ve been looking forward to making this post. When I started on 3/15 of this year to get serious about my weight loss, I was daunted to say the least. I knew I had 50+ pounds to lose before I could even think about pursuing a lot of what I wanted to do in the second chapter of my life. I thought that level of weight loss would take years that would run out the remainder of my relative youth. I felt a lot of shame having gone from a fit guy in his early 20s with the confidence that brings to being morbidly obese and deeply unhappy with the way I looked and felt, not to mention my weight holding back progress on managing the intense grief I feel from having lost my wife to cancer two years ago. I can’t fully blame personal tragedy for the state of my health. I had bad habits for many years. I have forgiven myself for my actions during both periods and resolved to simply start losing the weight. As an only parent to a toddler, I knew I couldn’t allow myself to succumb to an early heart attack and orphan my son. As a widower seeking a second chapter of love, I simply wasn’t attractive and wasn’t going to get the opportunity to form connections at that weight.

Here’s where I am, 181 days later:

https://imgur.com/a/uNhKMVl

https://imgur.com/a/CbI3vTL

https://imgur.com/a/3ttFP4B

I have lost in six months what I thought would take two years or longer. While I’m not satisfied with where I am, I am ecstatic with my progress. I aim for a 750 calorie deficit per day, although I regularly fail. in fact, my calorie logging indicates I’ve eaten, in total, at maintenance over six months! Clearly, my TDEE and restaurant calorie assumptions are pretty conservative. I chalk this up to decent genetics (my siblings are pretty fit with some effort) and residual effects of intense weight training when I was younger. Except for an occasional long swim or Peloton ride, I’ve taken a long walk almost every day. I average just shy of 10,000 steps per day. That’s nearly 500 miles further than what I would have walked without making the effort consciously.

I have at least another 25 pounds to lose, if not more. I’m beginning the Jim Wendler 5/3/1 weight lifting plan as suggested by the r/Fitness community. Meeting both my strength and weight loss goals means I have probably another 12 months of activity ahead of me before I can enjoy any form of long-term maintenance.

If you’re like me, you went searching for the success story of someone with similar starting characteristics to convince yourself this is possible. Well, it is. Just get started.

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Opinions on bullying about weight loss

So I was just curious about what everyone thinks

When I was somewhat overweight (I was about 185 pounds when I usually sit at 140-150) and I knew that I put on weight, obviously I didn’t feel very great about it. A good amount of my buddies would make fun of me calling me names like fatty and what not, the usual things you hear from someone being an asshole. Now that I think back is that is honestly what fuelled and gave me the motivation to wanna get into the gym and kinda give them an f you for when I ended up losing the extra weight.

I was just curious, obviously fat shaming isn’t okay at all but curious if anyone else have had a similar experience to me and how much it motivated me. I honestly think that if I wasn’t made fun of so much I wouldn’t have tried that hard to lose weight

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