I have never been considered overweight or obese but even from a young age I was aware I was larger than my friends. My family always had food on the table but it was really important for my parents that we finished the entire plate. I was often not allowed to leave the table until I finished everything on my plate and that’s something I believe has really affected my perception of food and eating.
Then I became a teenager and with that came feeling depressed (I’ve never been to a psychiatrist and gotten a diagnosis, but depression runs in the family so it’s likely that is what it is). Eating was one of the only things that comforted me, so that’s what I did. I gained weight, and lost some of it when I started to feel better and today I have been trying to lose 10lbs for over a year. It doesn’t sound like a lot but for me it’s been some of the most difficult things ever.
I so desperatly want to feel healthy and happy with my body again. I’ve been a vegan for quite some time now for reasons not related to health so I eat a lot of vegetables. I usually start of the day really good food wise. Porridge for breakfast, last nights leftovers for lunch and then I get back home and cook dinner. Then the evening comes around and I snack constantly. Some days it’s in moderation, but more often than not i binge on whatever there’s in the cupboard, it doesn’t matter if I like the food or not. It can be cereal, dried fruit, nuts and seeds, cookies, cripsbread, frozen fruit or ice cream.
It feels like 10 lbs should be so easy to loose but it feels like I’ve tried everything. I’ve calorie counted, skipped breakfast and lunch, eaten more protein, cut down on carbs, emptied my cupboard of things I actually like to snack on etc. If you’ve been in the same situation, do you have any tips? I really just want to feel comfortable in my body and get a better relationship with food.
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