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What's the biggest thing stopping you from losing weight.

81 replies

helensmith02 · 05/08/2023 09:53

I'm interested to know what others have struggled with - because it can be so tough sometimes - has anyone used any good products that can help?

Thanks

OP posts:
magicalkitty · 05/08/2023 09:54

Yummy food

GreenMeany · 05/08/2023 09:54

Food addiction/ mental dependancy on food.

DustyLee123 · 05/08/2023 09:57

I love food. Chocolate, cake, sweets, roast dinners, stews with dumplings, puddings with custard. It’s all too good and life is too short.

IsItThough · 05/08/2023 09:58

ADHD - binge eating/stimulus craving

carwashthecat · 05/08/2023 09:59

Wine

Sunscummailfail · 05/08/2023 09:59

My stomach.

Krustykrabpizza · 05/08/2023 09:59

Food is nice mainly

efeslight · 05/08/2023 09:59

I have never considered this before, but the main thing is me...the choices I make every day and lack of commitment to myself

BCBird · 05/08/2023 10:00

Apathy and bereavement. Lost 10 stone and have put 4 back on in last two years. Am.having more pain now so need to sort it.good luck everyone.

Squirrelsnut · 05/08/2023 10:01

Lipoedema. Gluten intolerance. Obesegenic culture.

TakenRoot · 05/08/2023 10:03

Greed and lack of will power. It really is, for me.

Also not being busy. I lack accountability to anyone else for my time. Few deadlines etc, so too much time to be thinking of the ice cream in the fridge etc.

I need to Keep Busy, away from the fridge, and Not Buy The Stuff in the first place.

LinMortisanass · 05/08/2023 10:03

Can't motivate myself to exercise. Also like crisps too much.

cpphelp · 05/08/2023 10:04

Wine and takeaways

WhoHidTheCoffee · 05/08/2023 10:05

Having to cater for others as well as myself. It would be much easier to buy and prepare healthy stuff I like for meals if I only had to consider my own eating habits and tastes. Having to cook and cater for DH and the DC definitely does not help.

TakenRoot · 05/08/2023 10:06

efeslight · 05/08/2023 09:59

I have never considered this before, but the main thing is me...the choices I make every day and lack of commitment to myself

Lack of commitment to self is important for me, too.

I do need to cut down a lot on both sugar and cheese to address a bit of a cholesterol issue. Properly nurturing myself is not having a mini Magnum for a bit of a treat. (Mini because I thought it was better than buying full size....you know the story...only small, have another one...)

BlueRidgeMountain · 05/08/2023 10:07

Frankly the amount of shit I’m dealing with at the moment. I cannot add one more thing to have to think about, so I don’t.

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 05/08/2023 10:08

Antidepressants

DustyLee123 · 05/08/2023 10:09

No body else in the house wants to eat brown rice or pasta, and I’m not using two rings to cook the same thing, so I eat white.

crew2022 · 05/08/2023 10:19

Good: snacks mainly. Sugar addiction. Like to drink socially but once I've had some alcohol I eat even more rubbish than normal. No willpower.

Inkpotlover · 05/08/2023 10:30

Booze. If I don't drink, I eat well. A few glasses of wine and the next day I'm troughing for England.

NouveauNom · 05/08/2023 10:31

ADHD / constant snacking. Luckily exercise is my longstanding hyperfixation otherwise I'd have a problem.

SirChenjins · 05/08/2023 10:32

The fact that I love food - simple as. I probably need to lose a stone which is not much I know, but getting it off the last time was not fun.

BaconAndAvocado · 05/08/2023 10:38

Complete lack of self-discipline and menopausal addiction to sugar.

NoTeaNoShade · 05/08/2023 10:41

Mindset. I'm currently using food/drink as a weapon against myself and I'm unsure (unwilling) to change 😕

Xrays · 05/08/2023 10:42

I like food too much. I don’t enjoy exercise, apart from walking which I do try and do more of. I don’t really care what I look like so not motivated that way. My health is bad through multiple chronic autoimmune issues anyway so being thin or fat doesn’t really make any difference.