I always had issues with eating disorders since I was about 8 years old.. so I go through extremes of starving and binging.. and neither ever made me feel good. The only time I could maintain my sanity was by not trying to lose weight and eat whatever I want (and maintain). I couldn’t imagine a life where I’d have to “diet” forever. I had done IF, but even that didn’t feel sustainable. No matter what I did - keto, plant-based, paleo, etc. I couldn’t lose weight because I still ate way too much on those diets.
I had an epiphany a couple of weekends ago when I watched my male friend eat 1/3 the amount of food that I ate, and I actually asked “wait is that enough? Won’t you lose energy eating that little?” But apparently my idea of a “normal” portion sized was super fucked. My parents fed me MASSIVE portions all the time and that’s what I was used to. And the guys I dated were generally bigger 6 foot tall dudes who also ate as much as I did, so I never questioned my portion sizes.
For two weeks now I’ve been decreasing my meal portions by 1/2-2/3 and eating slower. I’m happy to say this is very sustainable for me, and I’m losing weight just by doing this and it does not feel restricting because I still eat the same foods I have always eaten. By eating slower, it doesn’t feel like I miss out on anything either.. and I don’t feel like crap afterward!
That’s the biggest thing, I didn’t realize how sluggish I felt in the past by forcing myself to eat huge portions. For the first time, I feel “normal” and on the right path! Going to add in more exercise as well and hope to have updates in a month or two!
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/hxfmh8/nsv_eating_less_has_made_me_feel_soooo_much_more/
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