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Do you struggle with fear of being out of control again with food?

Graceandmiracles
Graceandmiracles Posts: 22 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
How do you deal with the fear that creeps in when you put a few pounds back on? I’ve gained 5 after being steady for a few years and honestly I’m struggling to not try and starve myself to get it off.

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  • Mithridites
    Mithridites Posts: 600 Member
    Set your deficit to .5 pound/week loss and hit the target calories every day.
  • cheryldumais
    cheryldumais Posts: 1,907 Member
    Yup, I gained a few and really panicked. Someone on here recommended Judith S. Beck's book called the Beck Diet Solution and it helped me get back on track. I reduced my calories by a couple hundred and it's slowly coming back off. I'm back in my goal range. Don't restrict too much or you will really go into a binge and restrict cycle. It's a balancing act really and we have to accept that there will be times when it creeps up and we have to slowly cut back.
  • WanderingRivers
    WanderingRivers Posts: 612 Member
    All the time.

    I am back in loss mode after a 2lb gain and I am debating losing another 10+ lbs over my goal weight to work keep skinny.
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