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Pearsandapples
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Hi! My name's Lotte, I’m 20 years old and I'm from Belgium (unfortunately the land of great beer and chocolate ) I've been using my fitness pal for about two months, but I keep giving up and starting again. The exercise went great until I started school again. The calorie consumption has always been a problem. I do great for a few days and then I just give up and start eating unhealthy again, only to have to start all over again. When I feel bad I just crave greasy, unhealthy food.
Currently I'm at the start again, eating less and healthier, just went jogging yesterday (ran 7 minutes straight for the first time ) It felt great, but I'm scared of getting demotivated again.
How do you guys cope with the yoyo effect I seem to have been stuck in? I'd love to have some people to talk to, some tips,…
Lovely to meet you all
Currently I'm at the start again, eating less and healthier, just went jogging yesterday (ran 7 minutes straight for the first time ) It felt great, but I'm scared of getting demotivated again.
How do you guys cope with the yoyo effect I seem to have been stuck in? I'd love to have some people to talk to, some tips,…
Lovely to meet you all
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Hi Lotte,
I am about 2-3 months in to using MyFitnessPal properly too, and I do think it is making a difference I don't know how much advice I can give you and I certainly don't know all the answers, but I can tell you what I do know -
If you crave greasy and unhealthy food when you feel bad, you could try to readdress the way you see punishment and reward - I used to feel rubbish so would have chocolate as a reward to make myself feel better. But then I read on a forum somewhere that when you feel bad and eat junk food, the only person you are punishing is yourself, if you really want to feel better do something else - walk, run, hoover the house and consider the the feeling you get then as your reward. (I hope that makes sense!?)
Then only other thing I could add would be that rather than seeing this as a 'diet', see it as a change of lifestyle - by eating healthy, you aren't depriving yourself of anything, you are taking care of yourself. Make exercise a habit, rather than an effort - don't question going for a run, just go for a run and then get on with your day.
I am quite new to this, so I hope that doesn't sound too 'preachy' or anything, I'm just sharing the stuff that rattles around my head and helps me!
All the best!
PS - I love Belgium, the beer!0 -
You do not sound preachy at all! What you're saying makes sense to me, never thought about it like that. I guess it truly is all in the mind, maybe that's my problem. I always looked at it as a punishment for being overweight, you used to eat a lot so know you can't eat whatever you want anymore.
I will surely think about this and try the reward system you said, doing something productive instead of eating when I feel bad.
Thank you very much for your input, it is greatly appreciated!
PS- I also love the beer, a bit too much0
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