Feeling discouraged and rock bottom-y

SamMercredi
SamMercredi Posts: 1 Member
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Hello! I used myfitnesspal as a teenager, and I think it really helped. I quit logging after I had experienced many issues with bulimia and obsessive compulsive behaviors. (I have OCD & anxiety).
I'm 22 now, and today I weighed myself for the first time in a few months. It was what I'd call an awful surprise. I was expecting to weigh around 230 pounds, but the scale read 247.5.This is the highest I have ever weighed in at, and I am frustrated and terrified. It was really discouraging to see this, and I have a lot of fears about my health.

I eat nutritiously and I love exercising, but I know I have issues with portion control. Calorie counting really was a last resort for me because of how restrictive I have been in the past, but I am desperate for change and want to see how this goes.

I think my natural weight sits around 150-160, so that is my goal weight. Just a little overwhelmed because I have a loooonnggg ways to go...

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  • cpnknight
    cpnknight Posts: 200 Member
    I too have a long way to go Sam.
    I am currently tipping the scales at 337 lbs and have a final goal of 196 lbs...
    To get past that enormous mountain of loss I have set two other goals.
    (A) I set a weekly or bi weekly goal of a few pounds or an exercise goal etc, something that should be fairly easy to attain at the time.
    (B) I have an intermediate goal as a milestone to aim for in say two or three months.
    My two goals at the moment is to have lost 2 lbs by Sunday to drop my weight below 24 stone.
    My intermediate goal is, a bit more ambitious, to drop my weight below 300 lbs by 1st January.
    If I should miss the goal then I just reset the challenge.
  • IsimplyWill
    IsimplyWill Posts: 13 Member
    SamMercredi wrote: »
    Hello! I used myfitnesspal as a teenager, and I think it really helped. I quit logging after I had experienced many issues with bulimia and obsessive compulsive behaviors. (I have OCD & anxiety).
    I'm 22 now, and today I weighed myself for the first time in a few months. It was what I'd call an awful surprise. I was expecting to weigh around 230 pounds, but the scale read 247.5.This is the highest I have ever weighed in at, and I am frustrated and terrified. It was really discouraging to see this, and I have a lot of fears about my health.

    I eat nutritiously and I love exercising, but I know I have issues with portion control. Calorie counting really was a last resort for me because of how restrictive I have been in the past, but I am desperate for change and want to see how this goes.

    I think my natural weight sits around 150-160, so that is my goal weight. Just a little overwhelmed because I have a loooonnggg ways to go...

    Calorie counting should be way up the priority list instead of it being a last resort. It is too easy to misestimate calorie and overeat. To lose weight, you need to be on a calorie deficit. Period! There is no easy way like how too many influencers would want you to believe. Try not to obsess on your end goal (150-160). Work on sustainability; work on being a better you, day after day week after week... That way, you will keep the weight off for LIFE happily and sustainably so. Lastly, educate yourself in training and nutrition. There is nothing more discouraging than not liking what you r seeing in the mirror or the number displaying on the weighing scale and NOT knowing why the results are not matching up to the effort. You can do it! Here to help!

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,839 Member
    edited July 2020
    Not being a medical professional, I don't know how problematic calorie counting could be with your prior history of ED. I think it's a good idea to consult a professional, to make sure.

    But in my non professional opinion, I think it would be good to take the least restrictive approach possible:
    - choose a slow rate of loss, 0.5 lb per week, or perhaps 1 lb per week for the first part of your weight loss
    - since you like to exercise, make sure you eat back a reasonable estimate of your calories burned, at least the first few months until you have enough information to establish what your weight trend is (to avoid creating a too aggressive deficit)
    - eat the foods you like, just in more appropriate portions
  • mlt1596
    mlt1596 Posts: 14 Member
    I have a history of anorexia. When I first got on MFP it made it worse because actually seeing the calories I was eating triggered me. As a result I would eat less and obsess over every little thing I ate or drank. It became too much and I quit logging my food. Now rather than focusing on the calories, I just try to focus on portion control. If you want to add me, you can.

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