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I lost 14lbs over a year. Sounds like not very much but has made a huge difference to how I look and feel. Doing it this slowly allowed me to make manageable, lasting changes to my lifestyle. To eat enough, to not be hungry, to fuel my activity and to enjoy food and cooking. I didn’t have a huge amount of weight to lose…

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OP I am similar height and just a little bit lighter than you, also with a history of BED. I’ve found setting my weekly goal to the lowest possible (0.5) and making my diet as nutritionally balanced as I can, and ensuring I hit my protein intake. I also eat back half my excersise calories when I run. This has worked for me…

My best advice; set your rate of weight loss to the lowest possible rate and enjoy a nice slow steady weight loss and create some healthy happy habits around food that you can take forward for the rest of your life. Weight loss is not a quick fix, it’s a change for life and you need time to put better habits in place. Keep…

I’ve been losing around 0.25 pounds a week since March. Feeling really good and not that I’m dieting at all. I kept my deficit low on purpose, as I didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself and then just give up if it became too hard. As a result, I’ve developed healthy habits and made lifestyle changes that have…

It sounds like you need a break from the strict control that you have put yourself under to get to your target weight. Remember, this isn’t about one number. This is about living a healthy life at a healthy weight so you do need to figure out a way of eating that you can take forward long term. It shouldn’t be this…

From the perspective of someone who was an overweight teen this is lovely to hear that you want to support your stepson. I would say that what you have done already sounds great- family time, fun activities, love and support and confidence building. I would try and keep any talk about food or weight to a minimum; just set…

I would definitely recommend therapy to focus around the binge eating and self image problems. I had to go private for therapy in the end, which wasn’t ideal but it meant I was in control of how long it went on for and also not being at the mercy of an NHS waiting list. I had to try a couple of therapists before I found…

I started out with the couch to 5k app 10 years ago and I’m still running and loving it! Keep going with it, repeat weeks if you feel you need to and it will work. I love running now for the opportunity to think and work out things in my brain, for mental clarity and to feel alive! I don’t use running as a tool for weight…

Definitely get to a running store and get your gait assessed. If you continue to have problems see if you can see a podiatrist. I had a lot of problems with my feet, hips and back and they were eventually solved by custom inserts in my shoes and wearing neutral trainers. Good luck!

Binge eating is really tough, sorry to hear you are going through it. In my experience (may not be the same for you, but it may help) is that binge eating is a learned habit and response/coping mechanism. Sometimes bingeing can be the body’s response to not having enough food- for example trying to be too strict with your…

I also eat to a range between my small deficit and my maintenance calories. I’ve found that much easier to deal with and feel like I’ve had much more success than I ever had before. If I have a more hungry day or I just fancy some chocolate then I eat up to my maintenance calories and then just get back on it the next day.…

If the pain/issue hasn’t gone away completely then perhaps maybe whatever rehab the physio has prescribed isn’t quite right and the excersises need to be amended? I had an ongoing ankle issue that kept coming back, and went through a few physios that gave me the same excersises that didn’t help until I found one that was…

Don’t beat yourself up so much. If you have been an emotional eater for a while it’s a hard thing to crack. The learning experience from each binge or craving or eating episode is to reflect on it, try and think about what led you to feel that way, and think about what you would do differently next time you feel that way.…

I also have a long history of eating issues and while I don’t have a lot of weight to lose, I knew that the healthiest way to do this was to focus on good nutrition and a very slow pace of weight loss. This way, I don’t feel deprived, I don’t risk being so hungry that I turn to bingeing and I ensure that I meet all my…

Something I have found really useful is identifying something else to do when you feel the urge to binge. I use colouring as a coping mechanism. Bought a whole bunch of colouring books and some nice colouring pencils and just colour away when I feel that urge. It usually disappears after about 20 minutes. Plus, you can use…

Another vote for working it out with your psychologist. I’ve had a lot of eating issues in the past and it was a very big goal of therapy to get past them. I had to work hard in therapy to be really honest and also to trust the process of delaying/stopping a binge and trying to tap into my emotions to understand how I was…

Definitely try and slow down as much as possible. The majority of beginner runners try and run too fast to start with, and that makes it hard and then it’s easy to give up on it. I am in a running club and we run 0-5k courses and we get almost everyone running 5k non stop at the end. It’s just learning to pace yourself.…

I started IF in early March. I mostly started it as a colleague at work had been doing it, and she reported feeling less sluggish, more energy, better sleep. I thought I would give it a go because that sounded brilliant and also it might help me with two things 1) eating on the way to work- would always buy a croissant or…

Hi! I’m a bit the same, I have anxiety and have had depression in the past. I’ve had a few eating issues too so I’m very aware that this can be quite harmful in terms of obsessing over numbers etc. But I want to eat back into a better routine and rely less on junk food so I’ve got my settings on the lowest rate of weight…

I also have binge eating disorder. I get away with it weight wise just about because I'm really active. Decided to stop once and for all a few weeks ago as I constantly feel rubbish and my self confidence is so low. I'm in therapy. Just trying to eat three solid meals a day at the moment which seems to be working. And I've…

I would suggest just getting used to regularly running your 5k and then once a week just add on another 5-10 minutes if running- building up to 10k if that's your goal. You might find it easier just to stick at 5k for a little while until it feels comfortable before increasing the distance. Just enjoy it- running is…

I dropped my junk food/processed crap habit and felt ill for two days. I just tried to ride it out, drink lots of water and get through it. Feel amazing now. Don't give up with it, just try and ride it out!!

I sprained my ankle in April and I've been swimming instead of running. I feel great and my arms are more toned and muscular. I've continued to lose weight as well. Am loving it. Go for it!

Not really. I'm not a needles fan but I just lie on my front so I can't see. The pain relief for me has been SO worth it.

I would start at the lowest amount of weight loss per week and see how you go. If that's ok then go to the next level, and so forth. Don't set yourself up for failure by trying to reduce by too much. I'm the same height as you. 165 pounds and I wouldn't last one day at 1280 cals! I'm on half a pound a week at 1580 and…

5mph is fine! And sign up for a 5k you will love it!

I have SI joint problems but I keep it at bay with Pilates and stretching. When mine flares up the muscles around my hips back and glutes tense up. Acupuncture usually sorts out the muscle tightness almost instantly. Would recommend.

I'm in the UK looking to be generally healthier overall. Fit and healthy matters more to me than weight. Just getting back into MFP after a while of ignoring it and eating junk food!!

Try different ways to be active and decide what you enjoy the most. You need to find something to fit into your life for good. So, swimming, walking, running, Zumba, yoga, there's lots of choice and you are bound to find something you enjoy and want to go back to. Don't slog it out in the gym if you hate it. I walk a lot…