Lose weight/get pregnant/stop binging

[tarastarr]

I'm starting this thread as a bit of an accountability diary for myself. I'm 22kg overweight, have a binge eating habit, want to get pg. I was a healthy weight before my first pregnancy but I got prenatal anxiety and depression and bad SPD, then postnatal depression and a prolapse. I weigh almost as much as immediately post-birth.

I like moderate calorie counting, walking, cycling, Pilates and yoga and finding better ways of stress/tension relief than eating lots of junk. I'd like to be on antidepressants but I won't take them while TTC/pg.

I'm just focusing on one day at a time. 22kg feels insurmountable so I want to break it down into tiny, tiny chunks. One day feels achievable at the moment.

Tomorrow I'm aiming to:

• stick to my calories
• do 5,000 steps
• do a Headspace self-esteem meditation

As a fellow binge eater, I just want you to know that restricting your calories is not going to help. The best thing (truly) is allowing yourself the freedom to accept yourself and to eat what you really want to eat. If you listen to your body, it won’t be junk, that’s your brain talking.

Best of luck to you, I know how hard it is.

You can do it girl!

Fellow binger here as well and I agree with @Boombadoom. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT restrict calories, nor food groups. Read up on intuitive eating - you'll still lose weight, but slowly. That's the healthy and sustainable way.

And well done on recognising the importance of your mental health. You want to focus on that 100%.

All the best xx