Hi!
So. I've had a massive sugar addiction for the past 1/2 of the decade. It got to a point where I'd eat over 250g a day, and due to the gradual build up this didn't phase me. One day, looking at my stash of discounted easter eggs I had hoarded like a dragon sitting upon his pile of gold, I wanted to change. So I did!
I know it's easier said than done, but I worked out my calorie calorie deficit and for the first time in the countless times I had tried to diet before, didn't do the lowest amount possible. Instead I did a deficit of 500 a day, bringing my calorie intake to 1500.
This is enough for a dessert of a chocolate bar, so I started by just counting in the chocolate into my budget. I then started eating a small portion of mini brownies and ice cream, loaded with strawberries to bulk it out. Yeah, it's not healthy. But compared to my past eating habits, fuck is is not 100x healthier. The main thing I learnt is maybe my diet isn't perfect, but if it's an improvement from what I was eating before then that's a win.
And then came the biggest change. I didn't really think about it, but one day I realised: I don't crave chocolate. I'm not waking up with a craving of my breakfast of 100g of chocolate. I'm not mindlessly stuffing calories into my system as I watch netflix. And most of all, I'm not even buying chocolate. I also didn't depend on chocolate for my happiness. The other day I felt down, so I had an extra mini brownie as a treat. Not a whole easter egg, not 3 bars binged in a row. One 11g mini brownie.
I've lost 10lbs in my first month, which isn't amazing as some of the others on here, but I'm losing weight in a healthy way for the first time, and I'm seeing changes! I brought some trousers I loved the style of, but didn't fit. This became my first non-scale goal, and now they fit! And my friend took a picture of me in them, and I didn't hate how I look!
I'm sorry for the ramble, but the TLDR: Portion control good. 250g of chocolate bad. Don't limit yourself too much to the point its unsustainable and you'll see changes in the long run :)
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