My BMI is 25.4. I’m 11.5 stone.
I used to be slimmer and maintained it for a long time, fluctuating between 10 stone 4 and 10 stone 8. If I got to the top of that range I’d pull back and the weight would shift. I was eating about 1200-1400 calories then.
Since DC2 (who is now 8), I haven’t lost all the weight and have rarely seen under 11 stone. I’m active with 10k steps most days, I do 30-45 minutes of aerobic exercise (mixture between running, HIIT classes or weight) 4 times a week as well.
I don’t drink often, and meals are 90% home cooked and healthy. Snacking and picking is my downfall, and the constant food noise. I’ll have breakfast and wait for lunch with no issues, and then some days (approximately 2 weeks out of 4, I’d say) the food noise from lunch onwards is constant. I end up snacking too much, just picking on anything. I don’t buy biscuits but anything that is in for the DC I will eat, or I’ll just find something or go and buy something (live in London so there are Little Waitrose every where I turn for a quick fix!).
I track my calories but I struggle to get by on 1500 a day. I feel hungry and dissatisfied constantly. I drink loads of water and other drinks to try and keep full.
I just can’t lose the weight. I only want to lose a stone, I know I’ll find it much easier to maintain if I could get to 10 stone 7. I’ve been trying for over 8 years. I’m sure it looks like I haven’t been trying hard as I’m hopeless and only last about a week. I find the idea of weekends with no treats depressing.
Is anyone else in a similar situation?