Trying to eat more

Getawayfromthecake
Getawayfromthecake Posts: 124 Member
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Hey im back after a long break (not from dieting just logging). So my story is i was 231lb, I lost 80lb and have maintained 143lb for a year ish. I recently gained some weight at christmas so I have 6lb regain to lose but I always get regains off easy enough. My issue is to maintain that weight I exercise daily, my steps are always about 8000 on a lower day to 14000 but I aim for 10. I only eat about 1000 cals 1200 max and my means are usually quite healthy., I eat avocado daily, eggs, spinach and mushrooms. However I feel like I diet to maintain if that makes sense. I know i dont eat enough, often ill skip lunch if I'm busy enough not to think about food, I tend to eat two meals a day as I know i snack i between but my snacks are raw mushrooms nothing major. However I have a 2 year old daughter who's started giving me some of her dinner and I don't have anything in front of me. I know she will start noticing me skipping meals and I want to be responsible. I want to start eating 3 meals a day but I'm so scared in case it makes me gain weight. Has anyone else suffered a similar mental battle?

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  • tanya_p1990
    tanya_p1990 Posts: 7 Member
    I can totally retaliate to wanting to set a good example for your children but struggling mentally to make that decision and actually go through with it iv struggled the other way iv had eating disorders and been super underweight my kids have grown up watching me starve myself my eldest is a teen now and I’m so worried for her I don’t want her to be like me but I can’t bring myself to do it I constantly tell myself that as a family we will start eating healthy meals together and exercising I will teach them the right way to be and I do feed them well I just can’t bring myself to just get past that last bit and actually do it with them the thought of gaining weight is really scary
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    do you weigh your food? its unlikely you actually maintain on so few calories.

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