New weightloss journey need sum advise!!!

Donesha88

Hi my name is Donesha I'm new here first time posting I went from being 306 to 291 now I'm back at 297 my problem is binge eating I'm trying to stay away from junk food but its hard also I'm in the process of getting gastric sleeve surgery I have to do a 6 month supervised diet Dec will be month 2 for my weigh in I have be under 291 any suggestions I have started drinking my premier shakes for breakfast and lunch and taking and water I'm not much of a salad eater I have been doing that also going to the gym but I know my binge eating is what's making gain the weight back

shadowfax_c11

1) Get a food scale
2) Set up your MFP profile and find out what it gives you for a daily calorie limit
3) Weigh ALL of your food and log it in MFP EVERY DAY. Preferably before you eat it.
4) Eat food you like. Don't restrict yourself from enjoying "junk food". Having a little bit each day will help to keep you from needing to binge on it.
5) Don't go over the goal number that MFP sets for you. That means you better plan your meals a little more carefully or you are going to be hungry when you go to bed.

If you do everything the way you are supposed to you won't need the surgery to lose weight.

jkal1979

Read the helpful posts in the pinned announcements in this and the Getting Started forum. They have a ton of information on how to effectively use MFP.

What is causing you to binge eat? Is it from being overly restrictive by cutting out too many things or your calorie goal being too low, or is it more of an emotional or boredom binge?

booksandchocolate12

No need to eliminate the foods you enjoy, especially if it's causing you to binge. Eat what you like, as it fits into your caloric goal. I make room every day for small amounts of wine and chocolate!

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dhimaan

shadowfax_c11 wrote: »

1) Get a food scale
2) Set up your MFP profile and find out what it gives you for a daily calorie limit
3) Weigh ALL of your food and log it in MFP EVERY DAY. Preferably before you eat it.
4) Eat food you like. Don't restrict yourself from enjoying "junk food". Having a little bit each day will help to keep you from needing to binge on it.
5) Don't go over the goal number that MFP sets for you. That means you better plan your meals a little more carefully or you are going to be hungry when you go to bed.

If you do everything the way you are supposed to you won't need the surgery to lose weight.

This

Donesha88

I think I binge eat from being bored and stressed out about my weight soon as I see that I dropped a few pounds I go back to my old ways of binge eating the cutting back on calories is fine is just the junk food I'm trying to cut back

jkal1979 wrote: »

Read the helpful posts in the pinned announcements in this and the Getting Started forum. They have a ton of information on how to effectively use MFP.

What is causing you to binge eat? Is it from being overly restrictive by cutting out too many things or your calorie goal being too low, or is it more of an emotional or boredom binge?

Donesha88

Thanks everyone for all the advise and I will much better that I have others I can reach out to that can give me answers to my questions