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Without addressing the real cause of the OP's struggle, in my opinion the OP is very unlikely to experience a different result by using the same approach that was used a few years ago. The OP self-identifies as an all or nothing person, and I believe that the posts OP has made thus far confirm that this type of distorted…
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Your all or nothing thinking shows throughout your post. It is a cognitive distortion because it alters your perception of reality. Foods are healthy or junk, people are either supporting you or sabotaging you, etc. The problem is that all or nothing thinking is a cognitive distortion. Sure, it can seem to make things…
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End of life pain? Were all of these people allergic to morphine or something? Were they seeking care outside of conventional medicine? I see marijuana proposed more for the management of chronic pain, where there are fewer good options available in the current environment given concerns about opioid usage, than for end of…
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to discuss your eating habits, you can't discuss your eating habits. I am not sure how details about the way you eat are becoming an unavoidable topic of conversation on a regular basis, but you should probably figure out some noncommittal or vague responses to use on those occasions when…
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Is your struggle with food limited to after you've worked out, or are you struggling all of the time? Are you trying to lose weight or maintain your weight? Are you weighing and logging everything you eat/drink? It sounds like your snacking is making you unhappy and it seems as if you don't feel like you are totally in…
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My tip for keto would simply be to remember that, for weight loss, calories matter. My husband is doing a lower carb diet, and on his first week, he had a much lower than expected weight loss because he was hyper-focused on counting carbs, thinking that was going to be the key to weight loss. I had to give him several…
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With this many approaches having been tried without success, it seems like maybe there could be some consistent factor that persists across a variety of dietary approaches that might be interfering with your ability to lose weight. I would put my focus on figuring out what that factor is so that it can be overcome. One…
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I have found that larger sizes accommodate a greater weight range than smaller sizes. This effect is definitely greater if you find yourself in a situation in which, at your largest, you were pretty much stuffing yourself into your clothes rather than buying the next size up. In that scenario, it might take a weight loss…
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Isn't it fortunate that this question is framed as a false dichotomy? In reality, you don't have to choose between fast or slow. Instead of opting for a deficit on either end of the spectrum, you can simply adjust your rate of loss so that is fast enough to keep you motivated while slow enough to allow for satisfying food…
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I think the reason these frustrating discussions keep occurring is because of distorted thinking. People who advocate "good" foods and "bad" foods are engaging in black or white thinking. They do not recognize the endless shades of gray that truly color our reality. The problem is that, in the short term, these strategies…
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You are misunderstanding how this works. 1200 calories is the minimum calorie intake for women, usually geared toward petite sedentary females who don't have a lot to lose. Such an individual might burn about 1700 calories per day when BMR and activity are combined. That would give this person a daily deficit of 500…
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According to what I understand based on your various posts, it looks like you calculate that you are burning about 2,850 calories in a day including your BMR and exercise calories. On this particular day, you ate about 2,725 calories. That is about a 125 calorie deficit. If these are typical days and your methods for…
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The symptoms you describe sound a bit like heat exhaustion.
