Hi Gemi33, I’m following a few other threads on this board, why don’t you join some, there’s lots of chat. I feel like there’s a thousand different ways to diet, I guess you need to pick one you think you can maintain in the long run. I’m logging everything I eat and drink on My Fitness Pal, which is free. By plugging in my height, weight, goal weight and how much I’m looking to lose per week, it calculates the recommended amount of calories I should aim for each day. It’s also good to see it written down as if you’re honest, you see where you’re going wrong. Also helps you see some surprising amounts of calories in some foods, like cheese, if you actually weigh everything. Sounds like a lot of work, but it will remember what you have logged along the way and makes it quicker to log next time. So each morning I have coffee with skimmed milk and honey, now I can swipe to ‘add yesterday’s breakfast’ for example, rather than finding those 3 ingredients again.
My issue is snacking on the wrong food, so lots of crisps, chocolate and basically empty calories. So I’m now meal planning healthy meals, and shopping accordingly. The only method that works for me is to go cold turkey on snacks. If I try and just cut down, it doesn’t work and I just go back for more. I tell myself I’ll try having one packet of crisps instead of two, but eventually I cave. So by being really mindful about just having proper meals, and allowing myself to feel hunger in between, I know I’m nourishing my body rather than flooding it with tons of sugar.
How much weight are you looking to lose?