I asked about a gastric band, and was put off. We don't know much about the long term effects of it yet - and it's, to my mind, still disordered eating, just at the opposite end of the scale.
I don't have much control over my eating, so expecting me to cope with counting vitamins and protein for the rest of my life, having to have tiny portions at social events, never drinking wine again - no, I can't do that.
What I CAN do, is not eat after 8pm. There's no need, I know there's no need. It took a few weeks of going to bed really early to break the habit, but, I'd say that now, after about 6 months, I'm in the habit of not eating after 8pm. Then I added in not eating breakfast, and now I'm fasting 16:8 every day and I've lost over a stone.
I still eat chocolate and what not, but, I am definitely making better choices in general.
It's really, really slow - but, that's the only way, I reckon. I'm comfortable now with 16:8, next thing is the house. In fact, today I went to the charity shop with bags of clothes which are only fit for the rag bags. After a quick skive I'm going to tackle the mess at the top of the stairs and the cupboard of doom.
One afternoon a week I'm doing organising. Six months of that, and I reckon we'll have less clutter.
Less clutter, means I'll be able to find my swimming costume and make time to actually go.
I'm really hopeful that I can keep it up. Small changes are changes. Choose one and do it for a week, it doesn't matter what it is.
Our problem isn't our weight - it's that we are overwhelmed and don't know where to start. So, choose one thing - brushing your teeth twice a day, going for a walk once a day, not buying jammy dodgers, it doesn't matter which it is, you just need to choose something that is a manageable change.