Help after a relapse!

katiearmstrong153

Hi all! End of last year I reached a weight I was happy with and maintained it. Then stopped using this and put it all back on!

Motivated to lose it again - have found gym classes I enjoy, I just dont know where to start food wise.

In need of inspiration for quick breakfasts and lunches which keep you full and are healthy?

livingleanlivingclean

You clearly know how to lose weight as you were successful at that last year - why not just do what you did then?

There is no specific "healthy" meal or food... Consider your diet as a whole, and determine what you think makes up a healthy diet. Incorporate those foods and stick to your own "health guide" when making up your meals. I always remind myself that health is both physical and mental - sometimes eating things that aren't overly nutritious because they make you feel mentally awesome is ok!

Don't think foods need to fit in to certain meal times - just think of it as food. Dinner leftovers for breakfast = perfectly fine! (plus quick and easy). Prepping in advance or buying portioned out things you can grab quickly (yoghurt pots, fruit, hb eggs etc) makes life a lot easier!

kommodevaran

Oh. I believe you're just approaching it wrong!

You are motivated to lose weight, you're even motivated to move more, but you're not motivated to eat less - I can understand why - at least let me guess - are you too used to being told what to eat, try to be good and do as you should, and then you rebel because you can't do it? The thing is that you can eat anything you want, you just have to eat less, and you're not supposed to stay full, but to be nourished, and healthy meals do that. Healthy meals are balanced and varied, they can be simple, but they must be appealing. Eating on the go, regarding food as a necessary evil, is paradoxically what makes us obsess over food and drives us to eating too much. Sitting down and paying attention to what you eat, eating what you desire, and enjoying it, is associated with good health and healthy weight.

psychod787

kommodevaran wrote: »

Oh. I believe you're just approaching it wrong!

You are motivated to lose weight, you're even motivated to move more, but you're not motivated to eat less - I can understand why - at least let me guess - are you too used to being told what to eat, try to be good and do as you should, and then you rebel because you can't do it? The thing is that you can eat anything you want, you just have to eat less, and you're not supposed to stay full, but to be nourished, and healthy meals do that. Healthy meals are balanced and varied, they can be simple, but they must be appealing. Eating on the go, regarding food as a necessary evil, is paradoxically what makes us obsess over food and drives us to eating too much. Sitting down and paying attention to what you eat, eating what you desire, and enjoying it, is associated with good health and healthy weight.

Sage advice my Norwegian Yoda....lol

MelanieCN77

This time keep tracking and logging when you get into maintenance range. It's been maybe a year and a half for me and my days off tracking I still flirt with the "go nuts" mindset.

katiearmstrong153

I probably should have added that i lost the weight at uni and have since moved home into a full time job and its meant my circumstances are totally different.

I find it hard to resist other peoples food (naughty lol), commute by car and dont have as much time as i did for prepping tasty lunches which I actually want to eat.

Youre all right though, the comments made me realise my attitude is totally different to before. Lets see how round two goes, thanks all!

VanVanDiane

I spend an hour or so every week making lunches, which I then freeze to take out each day for work - if you're pressed for time maybe this will work for you? Mind you I have no problem eating the same thing each day (currently roast chicken sandwiches in my case) so only you know if this'll be too boring for you to want to eat it