Fed up of yo-yoing

[JaneyJimplin]

I'm a yo-yoer. Currently yoing up. I'm just so, so fed up of it all. I cant be arsed counting calories any more, but if I dont I gain weight rapidly. I exercise 5 days a week (things like spinning, circuit training, resistance training etc for 45 mins - 1hr) I also get minimum 10,000 steps in.

I am clinically depressed. That definitely impacts how much I eat and drink. I've been in a bit of a funk for the past month - I started a course of CBT but the therapist said I'm too depressed to engage properly so she needs to speak to her supervisor to see what happens next. That was 2 weeks ago and I'm still waiting to hear anything.

So I know all that is impacting my ability to eat well. But I feel so fat and gross and that is making me feel more low and less able to do anything about it.

I want someone to put food in front of me and tell me what a when to eat and when to stop. I'm mentally drained worrying about my weight.

How do I eat easily and healthy without having to track and plan everything?

Very relatable, OP. I would suggest taking a break from weight loss, but I also gain weight the second I stop paying attention. It's so frustrating.

I’m hypothyroid and I suspect undermedicated but as I’m just within guidelines my doc refuses point blank to up my dose - so I am where I am!

My frustration is that the minute I eat anything over about 800 cal I pile weight on. Even a couple of days of eating normally (and by that I mean much smaller portions than my family - but perhaps a slice of birthday cake or some bread (normally try to keep low carb)) I pile weight on - I don’t think I’ve eaten above 1200 cal (which is a couple of hundred of cal below my bmr and about 400 below my maintenance calories) any day between now and Christmas but have put on 4 or 5 pounds.

I’m just getting desperate. I dread being asked to go out to eat as I have to try to manage the menu or barely eat the rest of the day. I avoid alcohol as much as poss. Def could exercise more but walk everywhere, so definitely not sedentary. I’m just so depressed and so fed up. I’m 11stone 3 today - got down to 10.12 before Christmas (which took me about 5 months to lose 7 ibs) and ideally would like to be 10 st 5ilbs. What can I do?!!!

Eek sorry OP meant to start my own thread! Similar issue though. It’s so hard isn’t it?

Cold, I hear ya! You’ve explained it very well. I’m very similar.

Here’s what I ate yesterday:

B. One slice of toast and marmalade

D. Scampi and salad.

S. Some berries yoghurt and about 16 pistachios.

1 glass of wine. 2 pieces of dark choc.

This is an average day, around 1200 cals.

Yet I’m about 2 stone overweight.

Perhaps it’s still too much, it’s possible I suppose. I’m nearly 60 too, with a few health issues.

At some point I think you have to do your best, but ultimately accept who you are .... not everyone is meant to be skinny perhaps.

Like Cold, it also takes me a long time to lose weight on a diet.