Feeling deprived

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  • kokonani
    kokonani Posts: 507 Member
    arabianhorselover wrote: »
    kokonani wrote: »
    I used to feel deprived all the time. When I started to do OMAD, one meal a day, I found that I could eat huge amounts of anything in one sitting, including chocolate or desserts. Eating all your Calories once a day instead of spreading it out throughout the day made me satisfied. Then I fast for 23 hours or so. But knowing that I can eat like that again keeps me looking forward to the next day. Maybe IF or omad may be helpful in allowing you to feel not so deprived.

    For me, I don't think stuffing myself once a day and then going without for the rest of the time would be enjoyable or healthy.

    It may not be enjoyable to you, but please don't call it "not healthy".. you have to get the mentally out of your head that it's somehow healthy to eat 3-6 times a day. That's BS!
  • kokonani
    kokonani Posts: 507 Member
    That is why I don't feel deprived, and you do.. there is something missing or wrong about what you are doing for your health. You shouldn't feel "deprived".
  • InkAndApples
    InkAndApples Posts: 201 Member
    arabianhorselover wrote: »
    kokonani wrote: »
    I used to feel deprived all the time. When I started to do OMAD, one meal a day, I found that I could eat huge amounts of anything in one sitting, including chocolate or desserts. Eating all your Calories once a day instead of spreading it out throughout the day made me satisfied. Then I fast for 23 hours or so. But knowing that I can eat like that again keeps me looking forward to the next day. Maybe IF or omad may be helpful in allowing you to feel not so deprived.

    For me, I don't think stuffing myself once a day and then going without for the rest of the time would be enjoyable or healthy.

    I'm rarely properly hungry, but I do find once the idea of food is in my head I'll keep grazing and grazing - I tend to end up eating one meal a day just because it works out that way by having a massive lunch (I eat at work and it's all pre plated) - in the evening I'm not in "food mode" so I don't really think about it.

    So weird how people work, right?
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I know what you mean. There was a point where I "mourned" the loss of my eating autonomy, but I had to eventually move on. There remains a twinge that rears its head every now and then, but I keep reminding myself that this is better than the alternative. In a perfect world I would be eating everything I want without a moment of thought and without gaining weight, but this isn't a perfect world and it can be unfair sometimes. Deciding to spend your life at a lighter weight involves sacrifices, and only you get to decide if it's worth it. 15 lbs is not much, and at your height you don't get many calories to play with, so you know the facts. Maybe some soul searching? Which option would cause you more grief and affect the quality of your life more negatively? Staying at your current weight or accepting that you have to make certain changes? Only you know the honest answer to that. Sometimes sacrifices are worth it, other times our best bet is to accept a less than ideal situation because the alternative sucks more.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    If I never felt deprived I would weigh 200 lbs.
    There's no way around that. You either gonna look good or feel satisfied at every minute of every day.
    Now, how much are you willing to sacrifice it's up to you. Most of it it's mental. But also feeling deprived every single day will not help you keep it up in the long term.
    Find a balance
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    kokonani wrote: »
    That is why I don't feel deprived, and you do.. there is something missing or wrong about what you are doing for your health. You shouldn't feel "deprived".

    I'm not even the original poster.
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    If I never felt deprived I would weigh 200 lbs.
    There's no way around that. You either gonna look good or feel satisfied at every minute of every day.
    Now, how much are you willing to sacrifice it's up to you. Most of it it's mental. But also feeling deprived every single day will not help you keep it up in the long term.
    Find a balance

    Well, you obviously made the choice to look good!
  • kokonani
    kokonani Posts: 507 Member
    You can look good and be completely satisfied with how you eat, it's not one or the other. It's finding what works for you and believe me, there is a way to eat what you love and still be successful in your health and fitness. @arabianhorselover sorry, I thought you were OP, but you did say that eating one meal a day was "not healthy".
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    kokonani wrote: »
    You can look good and be completely satisfied with how you eat, it's not one or the other. It's finding what works for you and believe me, there is a way to eat what you love and still be successful in your health and fitness. @arabianhorselover sorry, I thought you were OP, but you did say that eating one meal a day was "not healthy".

    I also said "for me" it wouldn't be healthy.
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