Divorce and weightloss

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georgiapeach85664
georgiapeach85664 Posts: 2 Member
in Motivation and Support

I am recently going through a divorce and all I want to do is NOT eat right. It’s not that I’m trying to lose that much weight but I don’t want to gain the weight I’ve already lost. Plus, I’m diabetic and trying to watch my carbs the best I can, but the comfort food I’m wanting aren’t very carb friendly. Just having a hard time at the moment.

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  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 635 Member

    Hi, georgiapeach85664,

    I'm sorry to read that you're going through a rough time right now, I hope you can get to a better place soon.

    Have you considered eating up to your maintenance calories until you feel ready to tackle things? You wont get to your goal as quick, but you're less likely to throw in the towel and give up altogether. This has been my strategy.

    Wishing you all the best.

  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,394 Member

    So sorry. There is a lot out of your immediate control right now. When I feel that way, I remind myself that one thing I CAN control is my health. Now, there’s good and bad in this line of thinking as when some people suffer with disordered eating it is related to that deep control factor. I try to make sure I am being empowered by that thought and not dominated by it.

  • chaphi
    chaphi Posts: 7 Member

    Totally get where you're coming from. Your palette and cravings are taking over your nervous system. I recommend you find substitutions and focus on volume eating lower-calorie options, so that you can still enjoy the flavors you enjoy without consuming excess calories. Reach out if you need specifics!

  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,415 Member

    Wow..that's rough..and we understand how eating comfort food is a reflex. We've all done that. You need to put yourself first. This is a stressful time and you need to count on yourself to get though. Look at it as self preservation. You will come out of this looking great and having great health.

  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,415 Member

    Wow..that's rough..and we understand how eating comfort food is a reflex. We've all done that. You need to put yourself first. This is a stressful time and you need to count on yourself to get though. Look at it as self preservation. You will come out of this looking great and having great health.

  • patriciafoley1
    patriciafoley1 Posts: 521 Member

    Re wanting comfort food, have you considered diabetic friendly comfort food? There are sugar free options. They aren't calorie free, but you can budget small indulgences of them into your diet and still lose weight. For example, swiss miss reduced calorie cocoa is 40 calories a cup. A third of a bar of Lily's sugar free dark almond chocolate is 130 calories. Russell Stover sugar free caramels are 50-60 calories a piece. Then there's sugar free gelatin. 5 calories a cup. Sugar free jam or jelly is also very low in calories. There are plenty of keto friendly breads, with as low as 1 gram of carb per slice and 40 calories. I tend to budget a snack a day. You can lose weight and stay diabetic friendly and have some treats.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 37,327 Community Helper
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48546237#Comment_48546237

    Maybe you could share the specifics right out here in MFP-public, so other people could benefit, too? Doing that could save you typing the same things in DMs to multiple people, too.

    Since you're new-ish here, it looks like, you may not realize that there's a bad history here with "reach out" messages in the Community, asking people to DM rather than public posting. A lot of the time, those posts turn out to be scammy marketers trying to sell things here against the rules, often MLM supplements or programs; or trainers/nutritionists secretly trying to drum up paying business without admitting it. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to be mistaken for those kind of dishonest folks, right?

  • alexabbottart
    alexabbottart Posts: 1 Member

    Been there. My Divorce literally almost killed me. I lost 70 lbs and 6 months and had to start seeing a cardiologist bc I lost so much weight, so quickly going from a size 14 to a 2( I was never a 2 not even in jr high), they were worried my organs would stop working. It hurt to sit bc I literally had no meat on my bones. I was still eating, minimally, but it was the stress and heartbreak that made the weight fall off.

    I know it hard, but don't let it get that bad. The best thing you can do for yourself is take care of your health until your life starts to normalize again.

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