Just lost my way completely, cannot stop eating
Sam29a
Posts: 201 Member
I started on this site in 2016 and managed to lose some weight (around 60 lbs total). Over the last year the weight has steadily crept up. Partly because 2018 was a very stressful year, but also because I was tired of weighing everything I eat and constantly thinking about calories and all the things that were off limits. Plus, I had gotten hungrier and although I wanted to lose a few pounds more, the weight wasn't coming off.
Although I had bad days, it wasn't too terrible as I usually managed to get back to eating right. But now I just eat, can't seem to get back into counting calories as I just feel so hungry all the time. I've tried a few different things, increased my calories to maintenance even, but nothing works. I get hungry and binge.
Since mid December I have gained over 10 lbs. At the end of August I was around 115 lbs, I now weigh 134 lbs or so. How do I stop this? Please help!
Although I had bad days, it wasn't too terrible as I usually managed to get back to eating right. But now I just eat, can't seem to get back into counting calories as I just feel so hungry all the time. I've tried a few different things, increased my calories to maintenance even, but nothing works. I get hungry and binge.
Since mid December I have gained over 10 lbs. At the end of August I was around 115 lbs, I now weigh 134 lbs or so. How do I stop this? Please help!
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How tall are you? Maybe 134 is a good weight for you.7
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Please tell your gender, age, and height. Without knowing these things your present weight can be regarded as too low, perfect, or too high.10
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L1zardQueen wrote: »How tall are you? Maybe 134 is a good weight for you.
5'2. I am at the very top end of the BMI scale. Definitely not happy being this large!4 -
Ya there is not nearly enough information here. At first I thought that had to be a typo, because at 115 lbs, and desiring to lose more, you would have to be about 4’9” range.
But realistically it sounds like you are not giving yourself enough to eat and your body is fighting back and making you hungry.16 -
Start tracking your intake.5
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Hm, very simmilar to my case at the moment. I don't know what to do either. Maintanance calories have been way insufficient for the past month. I've lost 2 years progress and can't stop it.5
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newhopeind wrote: »Ya there is not nearly enough information here. At first I thought that had to be a typo, because at 115 lbs, and desiring to lose more, you would have to be about 4’9” range.
But realistically it sounds like you are not giving yourself enough to eat and your body is fighting back and making you hungry.
Really? You can not see that someone with a BMI of lower than 25 would be healthier than at 25, especially if they are a slim build?7 -
Unfortunately in the same boat as well. However, as tough as it sounds, there’s not much anyone can say to help. You have to find what motivates you to keep you determined.
I would look at your macros in regards to not feeling satisfied. Some of it might boil down to habit, but there could be some tweaking done to feel fuller like upping the protein.5 -
I start eating "better" when I get into a regular exercise routine - for me, that entails a structured full body resistance program plus a little bit of cardio. I get more interested in ensuring adequate protein and tracking food in general, and my eat-all-the-foods urges pretty much go away. Maybe that would help you out, too.5
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same boat here tracking your intake makes a huge impact on reaching your goals im dissabled and get very little exercise and im still loseing weight drink lots of water daily as well. im 5 9 245 ive got a long way to go i believe i can do this and i believe every one else can as well9
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Still no gender and age reported I think? I wouldn't really want to comment with partial info.4
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Are you trying to restrict too much then getting genuinely hungry and then bingeing? How about starting with a filling breakfast and trying to avoid getting too hungry and seeing if that helps. Fill up on lots of veggies.
Nothing is 'off limits' on here but some things need to be in smaller portions to stay within your calorie allowance.3 -
Are you exercising, and if so, do you eat back your exercise calories? Not eating exercise calories is a really common reason why people feel hungry.
What does your average protein, fiber, and fat intake look like? Many people find that these things help them feel full.2 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »Still no gender and age reported I think? I wouldn't really want to comment with partial info.
I'm female, 32. Top end of normal weight right now.2 -
Are you trying to restrict too much then getting genuinely hungry and then bingeing? How about starting with a filling breakfast and trying to avoid getting too hungry and seeing if that helps. Fill up on lots of veggies.
Nothing is 'off limits' on here but some things need to be in smaller portions to stay within your calorie allowance.
Perhaps that's what it is. I was able to stick to 1100-1300 calories for a long time, over a year and a half, no problem. Now, I try eating that little and just feel ravenous. I then binge and tell myself I'll have whatever I want, get it out of my system, but of course, that never works! I don't exercise and never really have, which seems to be the biggest problem for me. I can't lose much weight on 1200 as it is.
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L1zardQueen wrote: »Start tracking your intake.
I have been tracking, but binges are pretty difficult to track. I literally eat until I can't force anything else down. Don't know why I self-sabotage every time, but it's a difficult habit to break.4 -
If I could send you motivation via the internet then I'd be a rich man4
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Ok... ready for the woo'd here... after you lose weight, the body WILL fight to regain. To what degree? Who the kitten knows. Leptin decreases and Ghrelin increases. We now know that ghrelin stays increased for over a year during maintenance. ppy increases, but seems to be over ridden by the ghrelin increase. A higher protein diet can help I hear. Sometimes, like me, I am having to regain some weight. It might help. Best of luck.10
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Perhaps that's what it is. I was able to stick to 1100-1300 calories for a long time, over a year and a half, no problem. Now, I try eating that little and just feel ravenous. I then binge and tell myself I'll have whatever I want, get it out of my system, but of course, that never works! I don't exercise and never really have, which seems to be the biggest problem for me. I can't lose much weight on 1200 as it is.
I am having the EXACT same issue. I LIKE to eat- like it's a hobby or something. Not sure what to do about it. Am seeing a dietician this week to see if I can get some help.
I ate a large breakfast this morning and didn't have a big lunch as wasn't hungry but as soon as my toddlers had their nap at 1pm all I wanted to do is snack or eat junk food.
It was suggested to me as well that I'm bingeing because I'm actually hungry but it's still a very hard habit to break.
Am hoping you have better luck with this than me!2
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