AIBU to think I’m addicted to diets...

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.... that I never stick to.

Joined SW on Monday. Stuck to it for one day. Last year I must have joined either SW/WW five times and followed it for 1-2 days at most. No exaggeration to say that I’ve done the same each year for the preceding 20 years.

I’m size 18, 14 stone. 5ft 2. So yeah, like a barrel. But I’m active and getting fitter. Walking 5km 3 x a week (easily - could keep walking if time allowed) and getting my 10k steps in most days.

I honestly think if I was advising a friend I would say sod the f@cking diets, learn to love yourself and focus on getting fit and eating less crap.

But.... why do I keep getting sucked in? FFS please, please help me.

I’ve been the same. I’d been yo-yo dieting for 30 years. Then someone on here mentioned Rebelfit. Liam who runs Rebelfit has the tag line ‘Turning obese people into athletes. I’ve been following Rebelfit plans for about 4 months. I’ve stopped dieting. I’m more conscious about what I eat but have finally got off the diet/binge cycle and have become more active. I don’t know if I’ve lost weight, I haven’t weighed myself. But I’m definitely more active and happier in myself.

Perhaps look at intuitive eating instead. It’s about trusting yourself to eat what your body needs and I guess the theory is because nothing is off limits then you don’t crave as much crap and can say ok I fancy some pizza but I’m having it tomorrow night so tonight I’ll have chicken salad?
Don’t know, been on a diet for 20 years on and off. Health is absolutely more than your size but I think even just a small % body fat reduction / waist measurement reduction is proven to reduce certain health risks. Perhaps find some other aims, like increasing your walking or increasing how many portions of veggies you eat across the day.
I agree, accepting yourself and focusing on health rather than a number has got to be a good thing overall

I understand, when you get a new diet book/blog/website it’s easy to think THIS is the one, this is where it all changes. It’s all about promise and optimism and it’s easy to get caught up in that.

Diets work for some, and some people try 100 diets and fail until they find one that actually works, and other people can just go ‘hmm I’m getting a bit heavier than I’d like’ and adjust accordingly. Your body, your self discipline, your relationship with food - it’s all very unique and specific to you. What works for someone else won’t necessarily work for you, and so on.

I do think it’s worth examining how you eat and why. Do you reach for the chocolate after a bad day? Or as a reward? Do you starve yourself all day so you’re ravenous when you get in and scoff mindlessly as soon as you get in? If you can figure these things out it might help you find solutions.

It’s basically the business model for slimming world and weight watchers - its only a tiny minority who ever loses weight and it stays off

There is a reason the diet industry is a multi billion pound industry