Feeling discouraged :(

zefanyya

Hey guys so i’ve been losing some weight and i thought all was good until i suddenly found out i was undereating and ruining my metabolism.i researched this in one night and it flipped my world upside down. I THOUGHT i was doing good, exercising and eating healthy. I have been through a chronic diet before in middle school and i didnt realize i was doing it again. Everyone has already been complimenting me and its been really hard because i’ve been through this before and experienced a huge weight gain.i am SO scared it is going to happen again. I am starting to feel the urges to eat more and its really freaking me out. I do not want to ruin all the hard work i have done but i also dont want to keep myself deprived any longer. Does anyone have any suggestions what i should to not gain too much weight? I am not underweight or at low body fat levels. I just have been restricting too much these last few months. I just feel lost because eating too little is wrong but eating too much and gorging is wrong as well. Its really messing with my mind

tinkerbellang83

If you're swinging between a high deficit and bingeing you are pretty much yo-yoing, which gets you nowhere.

I'd suggest take a couple of weeks at maintenance, then slowly get yourself back into a deficit that is appropriate to the amount you have to lose and ensuring you eat any exercise calories back. For weight loss to be maintained it needs to be done in a sustainable fashion and restricting as much as you describe is not the way for it to be sustainable.

Make small changes to your normal lifestyle and bear in mind you don't need to eat "healthy" all of the time, a healthy diet is a balanced diet and it can include all of the foods you enjoy, you just need to moderate the things that are less nutritious and eat them in appropriate portions.

If you are really struggling with the mentality of it all, perhaps consider reaching out for some professional help - counselling or a support group. It's all too easy for this sort of binge and restrict cycle to spiral.

emmamcgarity

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