Support at sticking with this site :-)

ginalhorst
ginalhorst Posts: 23
edited September 25 in Motivation and Support
I need to work on my body image struggles and I feel that part of it is sticking with tracking food. As I said in my profile I'm either hardly eating or eating too much and then getting obsessed with eating too much. I keep my weight in control by working out regularly and I'm in pretty good shape but I still spend a lot of wasted energy worrying about my weight and body image. When I snack too much for a few days I feel heavier and it takes up a lot of space in my head. I had to stop weighing myself a few years ago because my mood would depend on the number. I have a general idea of my weight based on my clothes because I don't have any "big" clothes anymore in my closet. I just really would like to get this area of my life in check once and for all and hope this site will give me some support. I'm not good at sticking with tracking my food. Can anyone else relate to this?

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  • FaithandFitness
    FaithandFitness Posts: 653 Member
    Welcome, I am a bit confused by your post . . . could be that I am reading it while toddlers are roaming around my living room. Are you hoping that tracking your food will keep you keep a consistent healthy diet? I have found that to be true. I have also found a lot of support here on these boards. Stay with us and hopefully things will look better for you!
  • ginalhorst
    ginalhorst Posts: 23
    Yes that's right (toddlers and all) If I start ignoring my diet I start putting on weight and it makes me crazy. I know I'm not fat but I don't want to worry about gaining weight from just snacking and having a few days of whatever eating. If I track my food I will not aimlessly snack and put on weight. I hope :-)
  • Sigra
    Sigra Posts: 374 Member
    :) Added!

    I'm also not good at sticking with my food. In fact I probably did the worst thing - I'm not used to working out or eating 'correctly'. And all of a sudden I put myself on the fast track, I started cleansing and started a boot camp all at the same time (1-day apart). Needless to say, the cleanse starting making me feel extremely nauseated while at work, and I could barely keep my concentration.

    Now I've stopped the cleanse, and hope to get back to my old self asap, but I am still keeping up with boot camp. With the cleanse not an issue anymore my choices for food have just opened up big time! I'm now able to eat things like meat, dairy and pasta that I wasn't able to. - Hopefully I can really kick myself when it comes to proportions!

    ^_^ Best of luck to both of us!
  • iarookie
    iarookie Posts: 140
    I think you need to make a few friends on here. It helps when you have something to do other than just track your food. You can cheer friends on - help solve problems- compete. And they will be doing the same for you- celebrating your minor achievements and major milestones!

    So- Join a challenge and if you get a friend request- accept it! If they turn out to be a nut job you can delete them just as easy. Trust me - it helps to keep you "honest" and accountable.
  • dragonbug300
    dragonbug300 Posts: 760 Member
    ginalhorst,
    Your story sounds like mine. I'm either eating too much or too little. I've received help for eating disorders in the past, but now I'm going it alone. Nowadays I tend to eat too much in one sitting. If I'm not eating, I'm thinking about food. I exercise to work off whatever extra I consume, but the mindset isn't healthy. Ideally we should be thinking: "I'm exercising to keep my body in peak physical condition." and not "I'm exercising because I just ate 1,000 calories in snack foods."

    Luckily I've never cared about my weight--it's more of a body image thing for me. My mood depends on how small my gut is on a given day. A lot of the time my stomach will become bloated due to over-snacking. I joined this site to get into better eating habits.

    Lately I've been trying to plan out my meals ahead of time. It really helps put that 'survival' voice at ease (the one that worries that I won't be able to eat again for a long time) knowing that I'm going to have a solid meal in X amount of time.

    Good luck on your endeavors!
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