Weight loss

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It’s so hard!

I am a good 5 stone too heavy and it’s affecting my health, I never feel like I can breathe as good as I should, i have very poor exercise tolerance, DH says I snore, quite badly.. 😳

I’m just tired of living like this but I can’t stop eating!
I wish I could, I make resolutions to stop, say today will be the day I’ll stick to x calories or only eat this or this but then nom non nom.
I don’t even understand why I am like this.

So many times I eat the packet of crisps, the biscuit, whatever, and think they weren’t even that good, I could have done without, then eat another bag!

Anyone relate?

I think I have a psychological issue, in that I have some weird desire to keep eating, but I don’t know what to do about it..

You don't need to stop eating, you need to start eating the right food. Sugar and refined carbs will leave you hungry for more. Research high fat low carb eating plans, it sounds odd but eating fat will stop you grazing and eating too much, you will be satisfied with your meals and lose weight.

Come and join us on our blood sugar diet thread, I have lost 3stone this year

for you. This time of year is very tough with treats everywhere, but post Christmas is the perfect time to get into a healthy mindset and lots of people will be feeling the same as you

Here's the link to our thread

Blood sugar diet thread 13 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/fasting_diet/3437086-blood-sugar-diet-thread-13

Listen to the brain over binge podcast- and use the new year as a detox time. No sugar, no carbs, nothing processed, lots of protein and veg. Once it’s out your system and you start seeing results it gets easier. Harcombe phase 1 is also very good as a kick start!

Thank you for the responses.

Personally, I am not willing to go high fat low carb i don’t think, although that said I will look at the thread, thank you.

I have heard from others that have done really well on this diet only to be struck down with atherosclerosis and high blood pressure at a later date.
It is also really meat heavy, now I love the taste of meat but I am constantly trying to reduce my consumption of it because I don’t like the idea of how it is produced.
I was vegetarian for many years and I although I do eat meat, cheese, eggs etc, I would be lying if I said the idea didn’t make me feel a bit uncomfortable.

And I think your right mountpleasant once you’ve gone a period time it probably is so much easier, it is just the getting to that point!

You can go LCHF and be vegetarian, it's definitely possible. Nuts, avocado, legumes etc. Plus if you eat fish and eggs? It's a misconception that Liw carb diets are all cream, butter and steaks!

Cutting out sugar (or reducing) but continuing to eat some carbs with fibre (eg pulses, veg,) could also help, but as with any diet it requires will power and the first few days/weeks can be difficult especially if you are used to eating sugary foods as a crutch or emotional support.

Typical day could be:
Full fat Greek yogurt, berries, nuts, or eggs/omelette
Salad or stir fry with protein (salmon, tofu, chicken, egg)
Evening meal of vegetable bolognese served over veg with grated cheese, or veg chilli and cauliflower rice?

Vegans get a lot of bashing on here but I found it really helped because a lot of the stuff I LOVE to eat (cheese and crackers, milk chocolate, cakey sweet things) aren’t vegan and the substitutes are either ruinously expensive, or not very nice. So I don’t have them.

If you are not prepared to go HFLC you will continue to have the behaviours you describe of bingeing on crap.

You are not describing a lack of willpower, you are describing a body that is disproportionally fueling their body by carbohydrates. It raises your insulin and when insulin is high your body literally can’t use it’s fat to fuel you, and as soon as it drops you get a need to eat more. And this is every couple of hours.

When you cut carbs your body will stop being fuelled by glucose, it will actually use fat.

But anyway, if you are not prepared to do it.....

I chose not to go low carb/high fat too. I have no doubt it works, and suits a lot of people. But we're all different and for me I knew I couldn't commit to permanent low carb - and the change I was making needed to be permanent so had to be within my willpower. For medical reasons high fat was not recommended in my particular case anyway. I went low fat and fairly low sugar, and have lost 5 stone so far in 18 months. 1-2 stone to go, but feeling really positive and rarely feel deprived as I still have plenty of pasta in my life

I think you're right OP that it's figuring out your mind that makes the difference. Long term weightloss is a mind game but you absolutely can do it. I feel so much healthier and have loads more energy, it's all possible! Wishing you very good luck.