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Help Please - I'm becoming too obsessive.

cacaonoix
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I welcome any and all advice and I thank anyone in advance for taking the time to write me back.
I quit smoking weed and cigarettes back in January of this year; my diet and lifestyle was reasonably okayish despite that. After I quit and readjusted to life again sans crutch I began to exercise and step my game up a little: eating more veg, cutting out junk altogether. I started running in February and then I started to reduce my sugars down.
I've been sugar-free (no fruit) and low-carb for 2 months now, perhaps minimising pasta/potatoes/refined carbs for around six months to a year beforehand and I started ketoing about 3 weeks ago. I've learnt a lot and tried a lot of things which I'd never dreamt I would. I cook every darned meal from scratch and I'm really enjoying eating wholefoods.
I've discovered a whole river of fish, a variatble smorgas board of cheeses, clearer skin, yoga, abseiling, and my hipbones.. But the negatives are starting to outweigh the positives now. I have super cravings, I'm becoming obsessive, bitter and jealous of others with their yummy foods, and sometimes I don't feel satiated no matter what I do.
I've recently come down as far as weighing 8 and a half stone (119lbs) and I'm 5`6. I struggle for perspective with this as six years ago I weighed close to 19 stone (260lbs). I know BMI isn't wholy accurate but it recommends I weigh between 8 st 3 and 11 st. I am 24 years old.
Since starting this mess I have become more anxious than usual, my periods have stopped, and in the last few days I've started to binge. Dare I admit it.. last night's feast had me hunched over the loo, my fingers down my throat. I know.
Enough is enough.. this is far too restrictive and I am developing an unhealthy relationship with food. I'm just really scared I won't have control of myself if I allow moderate-carbs back in. I'll overreat and start to gain. I am terrified what with being a bigger lass in the past. I'm asking for help from you guys before things get any more sillier.. I just want to be able to eat normally with my family without being a fusspot, and maintain my weight at around 9 stone (126lbs) as that's about right for my height/build. I want to be fit and healthy, spend the right amount of conscious effort on my fitness and not feel guilty if I slip up. This militant style doesn't really allow for any wiggle room for relaxing. I miss simple things like baked beans on toast.
I've become far too strict and there are only so many ways to eat eggs and nuts are driving me.. well you guessed it.
Don't get me wrong - it's fun and empowering finding out you can make cauliflower pizza crusts and muffins in the microwave with coconut flour but I would much rather make biscuits out of butterbeans. I miss chocolate and carrots and mashed potato. I'm sick of reading brown sugar or dextrose on chicken and sausages, respectively, and dropping them sadly back on the shelf.
Can anybody offer up any words of encouragement/suggestions of how I go about adding carbs and low sugar fruits back in? If I'm actually binging.. which I haven't done in years.. surely this isn't a healthy diet to adopt. Thanks again guys.
I quit smoking weed and cigarettes back in January of this year; my diet and lifestyle was reasonably okayish despite that. After I quit and readjusted to life again sans crutch I began to exercise and step my game up a little: eating more veg, cutting out junk altogether. I started running in February and then I started to reduce my sugars down.
I've been sugar-free (no fruit) and low-carb for 2 months now, perhaps minimising pasta/potatoes/refined carbs for around six months to a year beforehand and I started ketoing about 3 weeks ago. I've learnt a lot and tried a lot of things which I'd never dreamt I would. I cook every darned meal from scratch and I'm really enjoying eating wholefoods.
I've discovered a whole river of fish, a variatble smorgas board of cheeses, clearer skin, yoga, abseiling, and my hipbones.. But the negatives are starting to outweigh the positives now. I have super cravings, I'm becoming obsessive, bitter and jealous of others with their yummy foods, and sometimes I don't feel satiated no matter what I do.
I've recently come down as far as weighing 8 and a half stone (119lbs) and I'm 5`6. I struggle for perspective with this as six years ago I weighed close to 19 stone (260lbs). I know BMI isn't wholy accurate but it recommends I weigh between 8 st 3 and 11 st. I am 24 years old.
Since starting this mess I have become more anxious than usual, my periods have stopped, and in the last few days I've started to binge. Dare I admit it.. last night's feast had me hunched over the loo, my fingers down my throat. I know.
Enough is enough.. this is far too restrictive and I am developing an unhealthy relationship with food. I'm just really scared I won't have control of myself if I allow moderate-carbs back in. I'll overreat and start to gain. I am terrified what with being a bigger lass in the past. I'm asking for help from you guys before things get any more sillier.. I just want to be able to eat normally with my family without being a fusspot, and maintain my weight at around 9 stone (126lbs) as that's about right for my height/build. I want to be fit and healthy, spend the right amount of conscious effort on my fitness and not feel guilty if I slip up. This militant style doesn't really allow for any wiggle room for relaxing. I miss simple things like baked beans on toast.
I've become far too strict and there are only so many ways to eat eggs and nuts are driving me.. well you guessed it.
Don't get me wrong - it's fun and empowering finding out you can make cauliflower pizza crusts and muffins in the microwave with coconut flour but I would much rather make biscuits out of butterbeans. I miss chocolate and carrots and mashed potato. I'm sick of reading brown sugar or dextrose on chicken and sausages, respectively, and dropping them sadly back on the shelf.
Can anybody offer up any words of encouragement/suggestions of how I go about adding carbs and low sugar fruits back in? If I'm actually binging.. which I haven't done in years.. surely this isn't a healthy diet to adopt. Thanks again guys.
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Before reading any other advice that might get posted- you need to see a professional. A bunch of yahoos on a web forum cannot give you all the help you need. I really hope you are able to get that help.0
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Eat at a calorie deficit and you'll lose weight. I eat everything I used to but now I monitor my portions and count the calories. You can still eat your favorites eg chocolate or baked beans on toasts, but just make sure it fits within your calories for the day.0
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My experience with ultra-low carb dieting is that it is like being under water. Eventually you have to come up for air. I tried a zillion times to stick to it, sometimes for up to three months. But eventually I would succumb to carbs.
I don't know what type of program you are on. If you are looking for a low carb program that is somewhat less restrictive, maybe check out Marks Daily Apple. His website is paleo, and he says 50-100 grams is quite allowable for easy weight loss. Maybe a less restrictive program would help you be less obsessive about your diet.
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Go to your family doctor.. you need more than our advice on this one. I encourage you to take your own best interest to task and call tomorrow. If they don't have an appointment go to urgent care.0
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Thanks you guys, I am reluctant to seek help from medical professionals as in the past I have had mixed experiences - haven't we all - I don't think I'm at risk of endangering my health and I really don't want to get into an argument at the doctor's office when they just reiterate the current government guidelines of what your diet should be. I just wanna relax a little and enjoy a varied diet, are there others out there who have had similar experience with changing your lifestyle and the difficulties associated with finding a stable ground after a drastic turn around?0
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Before reading any other advice that might get posted- you need to see a professional. A bunch of yahoos on a web forum cannot give you all the help you need. I really hope you are able to get that help.
Yep, I know this might not be your first choice, but it is by FAR the best solution. It's great that you recognize you have a problem, but this kind of thing can be extremely hard to overcome on your own. Like you said, you're terrified to reintroduce carbs and other foods. That's not something you're going to just get over - you need help that we can't provide.
I wish you the best of luck. You can get through this.0 -
For me, I need to keep things simple. I get easily overwhelmed with complexity so I tend to break it down into manageable, logical chunks. Very much like eating a giant ice cream cone. If you attack it all at once, all you get is painful brain freeze. Take it one bite at a time and you finish it just the same, except you enjoy each and every yummy bite. :P
Anyway, weight loss/control can be as complex and confusing or as simple as you choose it to be. I'd suggest starting by choosing a healthy weight you want to live at. Then calculate the BMR (not BMI) for that GOAL weight and that will give you a calorie number. Use that as your daily calorie intake goal. (I've got a lot of rhyme and reason behind these ideas but no need to belabor the point here.) Plan a well balanced meal plan on that calorie goal and you're off to a good start.
If you'd like to add me as a friend, I'd be glad to share my experiences and encouragement. Best wishes.
And yes, see your doctor if you have health issues or concerns. My only interest here is to keep things simple.0 -
perhaps my words were too strong - I'm not terrified of readding carbs.. I'm just scared as its the unknown..,
I understand your concern you guys - I have missed a period and I know this is down to a mixture of weightloss, hormonal adjustment, and exercise. And, let it be said clearly - I plan to make no habit of making myself sick - I felt so nauseous (atkins bars are sickly when you're not used to sweetener).
I think you're right, you can't really say 'oh, do this, try that', you guys aren't medics and it would be wrong to dish out what I should do.
Conversely, It would be fantastic if anyone could share their story regarding maintaining their weight and not getting too comfy after overcoming their target.. so I have at least some idea of what I'm up against, rather than going to a doctor and them shrugging and telling me to eat 5 a day and base my meals around starch or trying to write me up a script for anti-depressants or some such.. when really I just need a basic idea, some reassurement and a point in the right direction to get me back on track.0
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