Hello, lovely community!
Here because I'm finally admitting to myself that I can't lose weight without CICO, and I need some accountability. I'm someone who ate like shit as a skinny kid, became a less-than-skinny teen, and when I went to uni all hell broke loose- I was living off Dominos, had horrible insomnia, and would end up in the gym at 3am trying to 'work off' what I'd eaten. Put on a lot of weight in that first semester and ended up having a meltdown and realising I needed to change my habits and my relationship with food for good.
Anyway, two years later, I did succeed- and I'm proud of myself for it. I used to be a person who literally would only eat peas in the vegetable department. Now I'm vegan and eat about 10 a day when I can afford it (I committed to learning to love fruit & vegetables & it WORKED). It took me a lot of work & soul-searching, but after years of binge-eating on ice cream & chocolate etc I'm now someone who goes through junk food slower than anyone I know, and I haven't binged in two years. I think I have a pretty good relationship with food. It didn't come easy.
This is a really privileged position to be in, obviously, but I've pretty much been trying to shake 15 pounds for like a year. I got sucked into all the 'wellness' stuff and, while in some ways it did genuinely help me, I swallowed the line of 'if you eat wholefoods plant-based you'll lose weight without even thinking about it', which... depends on the individual and how much weight you want to lose, of course. I used CICO a while ago without any problems & did lose weight when I took care to be kind to myself at the same time, but then I started reading a lot of anti-diet HAES stuff and started believing I should avoid CICO like the plague. Except ever since then I've pretty much just been trying to lose weight by more roundabout, less overt strategies. Like eating even more vegetables, or tons of yogurt, or running every day.
Anyway, I've decided to finally commit to CICO and get over myself. I haven't used Reddit before, so apologies if I screw up formatting this! I'm really happy to be here and I'd love any advice people can give me on staying accountable. I know enough not to rely on motivation, but I have a tendency to see shiny things and veer off course. Thanks :)
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