I'm a food machine !!

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  • losingdays
    losingdays Posts: 19 Member
    I think a huge breakthrough for me was realizing that to lose weight and get in shape you need to NOT be hungry all the time because that sets one up for self sabotage.
    My key rule is pre-planning meals. If i have a meal plan for the day with ample supplies of snacks inbetween meals all consisting of 'safe' foods and drinks that fit into my caloric goal for the day I don't feel like I'm going without, and thusly I can easily stick to that kind of lifestyle for a while.
    Also while i'm not a massive fan of 'cheat days' etc because that can have alot of negative issues attached to it but if you are doing well eating and exercising DO treat yourself every now and again to foods that you like - don't let caloric goals become an oppressive mental prison cell, if you go over some days or under others then that's life and that's healthy!
    All the best. We're all rooting for you! :)
  • AllieUK
    AllieUK Posts: 22 Member
    fishpastille wrote: »

    Thank you for your advice, Yes I must confess that I won't lose a single gram if I'm doing like 1600 calories a day, this has never worked for me before. If I wanna lose weight I think I shouldn't exceed 800 calories , yes this may sound unhealthy but that's the only way I can see improvements on my scale and of course you can imagine the hunger that I'm feeling all the day especially when I was breastfeeding , Oh dear I don't wanna remember those days :neutral_face:

    800 calories a day is not healthy long term, and you definitely won't be able to stick to it because you will be hungry and craving food ALL the time!

    However the 5:2 diet is fasting 2 of the days, so you only eat 500 calories (which really isn't a lot) but the rest of the day you can eat normally, so you are still staying healthy and it doesn't matter if you are craving chocolate or something really bad on your fasting day, because you know that tomorrow you can eat some.

    I really think this might be something you should try, I don't do it anymore but I'd recommend it to anybody. You should read up on it online and see if you think it would work for you.

    Also, losing weight doesnt happen over night! Its a long haul, but eating better will help you mentally as well as physically :)
  • Kellyfitness128
    Kellyfitness128 Posts: 194 Member
    DON'T DON'T DONT do gastric bypass surgery until you consider all the risks (that doctors often don't tell you about, they're in it for the money)! I'm majoring in nutrition and I just learned last week that there are extreme risks involved with this surgery (4-7% of people die within the first year)... not to mention there are an extremely long lists of side effects.

    Your emotional eating struggle is something you need to face and resolve.. I struggle with emotional eating as well, though not everyday. Some days I have myself under control and others I binge eat like crazy (mostly on the weekends). However, I've come to realize what emotions trigger my eating and I'm learning how to deal with those emotions in other ways. When you feel like overeating, take a step back and reflect on what you're feeling. I personally do it when I'm bored or anxious. So I find fun activities that will relieve those symptoms :smile: And of course, binge eating still happens on occasion but I don't beat myself up over it anymore. The most important thing I've learned is to FORGIVE myself, MOVE ON, and LOVE MYSELF no matter what! No one's perfect and you are more than your weight. Once you learn to love yourself (at any size), I know that your life will totally change around. It's hard, but everyone deserves to love themselves :) Also, I STRONGLY SUGGEST check out this video.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uVajeKY87g&app=desktop

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