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alicebhsia1 wrote: »

maybe you could ask her to lock them up?

mazurkiepolish wrote: »

I don’t really think “junk” food is the enemy here. I would ask myself “why am I craving it so much?” And then go over what I’ve eaten the past week. When I restrict myself, and only allow myself to eat “fresh” food and “clean” food i am more likely to crave that cookie that I don’t allow myself to eat or that donut I passed up at work. The best thing about dieting is that you can eat whatever you want as long as you are in a deficit. And even if you do go over your calories once a week, it really won’t matter. Have you thought that maybe you are restricting too much?

If it’s just a control thing, where you can’t stop at 1 or two cookies and need to eat the whole pack, can you talk to your mom about getting different types of snacks?

Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »

royalty819 wrote: »

She has tons of junk food because she has a home daycare Monday thru Friday...
cookies
CHIPS AHOY
honey buns
DONUTS
minibites blueberry muffins
Oreos
cookie crisp
Doritos
ice cream
pizza bites

mountainmare wrote: »

Maybe suggest that junk food for her day care kids could be replaced with more healthy snacks for the kids???

^This. I don't think I'd let my kid go to a daycare with a snack menu like the above.

OTOH, since this isn't a made-for-TV feelgood movie, you probably aren't going to be able to change your mom much. Locking up the daycare snack supplies sounds like a good idea, if you can get your mom to go for it.

royalty819 wrote: »

...I have been at my goal weight of 140 pounds since 2015 and this year I'm back up to 165....
....I have lost 5 pounds this week...

Dude. No.

You weigh, literally, half what I do: my start weight was 313. And I can't lose 5 lbs per week and be healthy, and I certainly can't lose 5 lbs per week without wanting to gnaw on the furniture. I can safely lose a max of 2 lbs per week because of my high body weight; and, at half my weight, you really should not be losing more than one pound per week.

It sounds to me like maybe you aren't eating enough non-snack foods. I've found that when I'm hungry or craving high calorie foods, I'm usually also way low on one or more of my macros (usually protein). My body needs food, and when it is deprived, my body will latch on to the most calorie-rich thing in sight and seek to devour it. But my body is not a nutritionist, and it isn't capable of seeing that its needs would be better satisfied by passing up the Oreos for something like yogurt with fresh fruit mixed in.

Once I've eaten at least 80% or so of all my macros for the day, then it's usually much easier for me to look at that box of cookies and say, "Nah, not today" (or, sometimes, even, to eat just one or two).

Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »

royalty819 wrote: »

Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »

royalty819 wrote: »

She has tons of junk food because she has a home daycare Monday thru Friday...
cookies
CHIPS AHOY
honey buns
DONUTS
minibites blueberry muffins
Oreos
cookie crisp
Doritos
ice cream
pizza bites

mountainmare wrote: »

Maybe suggest that junk food for her day care kids could be replaced with more healthy snacks for the kids???

^This. I don't think I'd let my kid go to a daycare with a snack menu like the above.

OTOH, since this isn't a made-for-TV feelgood movie, you probably aren't going to be able to change your mom much. Locking up the daycare snack supplies sounds like a good idea, if you can get your mom to go for it.

royalty819 wrote: »

...I have been at my goal weight of 140 pounds since 2015 and this year I'm back up to 165....
....I have lost 5 pounds this week...

Dude. No.

You weigh, literally, half what I do: my start weight was 313. And I can't lose 5 lbs per week and be healthy, and I certainly can't lose 5 lbs per week without wanting to gnaw on the furniture. I can safely lose a max of 2 lbs per week because of my high body weight; and, at half my weight, you really should not be losing more than one pound per week.

It sounds to me like maybe you aren't eating enough non-snack foods. I've found that when I'm hungry or craving high calorie foods, I'm usually also way low on one or more of my macros (usually protein). My body needs food, and when it is deprived, my body will latch on to the most calorie-rich thing in sight and seek to devour it. But my body is not a nutritionist, and it isn't capable of seeing that its needs would be better satisfied by passing up the Oreos for something like yogurt with fresh fruit mixed in.

Once I've eaten at least 80% or so of all my macros for the day, then it's usually much easier for me to look at that box of cookies and say, "Nah, not today" (or, sometimes, even, to eat just one or two).

Yes, very true information you have just delivered to me. And i thank you 😳 however i promise you that i eat a very healthy and nutrient filled diet (most days) my activitly level is extremly high with out even setting aside time to work out. I ride my bike or walk to and from work daily, and to and from my errands. On some days I end up walking over 30, 000 steps. And as of this past week i have become more self conscious of the weight ive gained because people are noticing it now lol. So on top of my daily physical activity I've began running 1.5-2 miles every morning and during my hour lunch break I ride my bike around town as fast as I can.

But because morbid obesity runs in my bio family, (my bio dad died at 586 pounds, my bio mom at 364) it doesnt matter how much exercise I do if my diet is crap. I MUST be like, borderline religious about my diet. But it seems like if my diet is under control, the weight almost falls off.

For whatever reason, i loose weight fast, but i also gain it fast.

Forgive me i am rambling at this point going on and on sorry to bore you...
If there is a way to slow down weight loss to be healthy let me know.

Is fast weight loss still considered unhealthy if it is done by a (healthy) diet and exercise?

I usually meet or at least come very close to meeting my daily calorie goals. Sometimes I even go over...opps. Lol

Yes. You can eat too few calories worth of healthy foods just like you can eat too few calories of not-so-nutritious foods.

Your body needs its fuel. There's a minimum level you really should not go below: and the more activity you do, the more fuel your body needs and the higher that level gets. (I don't mean to frighten you, but below that minimum level the body starts taking fuel not just from fat; but from lean muscle and sometimes even your internal organs. Losing weight too fast can also cause electrolyte imbalances and liver damage. It is scary *kitten*, and you should not mess with it.)

What I would recommend for you is this:
- Go back to the "Goals" page, and redo the set-up for your current weight, the highest activity level, and one pound per week.
- You mentioned being "borderline religious" about your diet. For a least a week, be absolutely devout about weighing and logging everything you eat; and about recording and logging every bit of exercise.
- And religiously eat your calories back to your within no less than 5-10% of your goal. Get as many calories as you can from nutrient-rich foods.
- Weigh yourself at the beginning and end of the week. If you've lost more than a pound, adjust your calorie goal upwards. Do not adjust it downwards unless you've actually gained weight.

(Also, may I delicately suggest that you consider what emotional connections there might be between your binges, your mother's trove of high calorie snacks, your feelings about moving back in with your mom while you're getting onto you feet financially, your concerns about your parents' obesity, and your reactions to other people noticing your weight? I don't mean to presume at all, but it seems like there might be some useful insights to be found.)

This is hard work, I know. If healthy weight loss were easy, everyone would do it.