nicnickynic

Thank you auddii, chrissysue and sweetdixie92 for your kind words. Obviously I need to retrain the way I think about food. I appreciate everyone's comments and have taken things on board. Sometimes when you feel stuck in a rut you need someone else to push you in the right direction with a bit of encouragement. At no…

And I don't starve myself. I just eat when I'm hungry. Which isn't as often as for some people.

Without sounding like I'm making excuses, I've never been anything other than what I am now. Yeah, I'm overweight, but I'm not the fattest person around. I've never been skinny but was never the fat kid in school either. I do a decent amount of exercise, so I don't sit around eating and being lazy all day, gaining weight.…

According to this app, after inputting my weight etc, I'm allowed 2140 calories. Every day, I'm short, between 700 and 1400. I've spent years retraining my brain to go from "mother says I must eat all the food on my plate" to now I only eat when I'm hungry and stop before I eat too much. I can't force myself to eat when I…

I'm happy with one meal a day. And snacking on a piece of fruit. I've tried to eat smaller meals and more often but struggle to eat my "recommended calories". I'm hoping tracking everything precisely will help me, over time, increase my appetite so I can eventually lose weight!!