How do I stop eating?

[CandiedPrincess]

I am about 2 stone overnight now, could be around 2.5 stone now as not weighed in a while. I have such good intentions but zero willpower.

I know I can lose weight through calorie counting, I know it's effective, I've done and it works for me but I just can't find the willpower at the moment and I am getting fatter and fatter.

I hate the way I look and feel, I hate that clothes look crap on me, I hate how big I am BUT I love to eat. I love food, I love cooking, I think about food constantly - not just through hunger, but planning meals and treats etc. I just love food. It's that simple.

How do I find the willpower! What will it take? I've considered Mounjaro as I've heard it can switch the food noise off, and also hypnotherapy. I really want to lose the weight!

There are a lot of good posters here who will give good advice to you. Mine is that losing weight should not be about demonising food. I also love food. Food is great. I just also love not being overweight anymore so it is striking a balance. Losing weight shouldn’t be about restriction and misery, it can just be about reducing portions and making sensible decisions. I have spent the past 16 months losing weight and no way could I have done it if I was miserable the whole time about what I was eating. If you love cooking can you throw yourself into a challenge of cooking the most tasty meals in a calorie budget to fit your needs?

You don’t need willpower you need motivation. I did use the worst photo of myself I could find as my inspo to keep motivated. I also had some goals set out for myself to do with becoming more mobile and fitter. It’s been rewarding to meet those goals and not just being smaller, being more flexible, seeing muscles develop, challenging myself to do new things. Those are motivations. Willpower is a myth really, all it means is that you are motivated enough to keep doing something. Old habits die hard so it is a challenge to change your lifestyle but it doesn’t have to be awful. If you see/feel that the pay off for losing weight is sacrificing something you enjoy then you can find new things to enjoy?