Like other weight loss fixes it’s not going to solve the real issues of why we overeat or help build the lifelong habits needed.
for some it’s just poor diet.
others it’s PCOS and research into that would be better spent. or trauma or genetics or just plain old not giving a damn.
for me my weight is trauma and stress related. I grew up in poverty, starved and was constantly hungry. Food is a trigger and a big issue. I have a teen who eats everything. This is a stress for me. There’s no quick fix.
I am being patient with myself.
I’ve upped protein intake and reduced carbs.
I eat apples and oranges for breakfast sometimes Greek yoghurt and berries and the majority of my meals are steak, chicken or fish with a side salad and vegetables.
I have a side of pickles with everything. Onions, gherkins or cabbage etc.
basically my plate is a piece of meat. A combo of raw, cooked and pickled veg. Occasionally half a cup of rice or piece of bread/flatbread/roll. Sometimes the just have soup. I do eat well I’m not deprived but I’m being deliberate about my choices.
I drink coffee with sugar in it. I drink water. Squash. I don’t drink alcohol.
I don’t buy uktra processed foods anymore. This is what was every present in childhood and to change my relationship with food and I have to stop eating the crap I was fed that never was enough. Mostly vegetables and meat atm.
I make sure to eat at a table every single time. No drive through. No eating and walking. Picnics are OK. I have to be sat and not distracted.
I’m working on the hungry feeling. Being hungry coming up to a mealtime is normal. Feeling hungry is a stressor but I’m purposefully letting myself be hungry and telling myself I have food to eat later. There’s money and there is food and I’ll be ok. It doesn’t always work but I’m not binging and I am calmer about the hungry feeling. Less panic.
the diet and eating habits are so much more important that exercise. I’ll be doing that soon for health and fitness not weight. I walk atm and that’s better than most things.