Hi everyone! This is my first post on Reddit so I apologize for any mistakes. I'm a 16 year old girl, 4'10 (148 cm), and 113 pounds (51 kg). According to BMI (which, I know, isn't a good indicator), I'm not overweight, but physically, I'm definitely not skinny. I've always been on the chubbier side, but during the COVID-19 situation, I've definitely been gaining a lot of weight. Prior to this, I was steadily losing weight, but it spiked back up again due to what I think is stress eating.
Some background: I try and exercise at least 30 minutes a day, either on the elliptical or doing some sort of YouTube workout. I've even done around 75 minutes the last week, but I haven't succeeded in losing any weight. I also eat pretty well at my regular meals-- the problem is the snacking. When I don't have any snacks at home, overeating isn't really a problem.
The thing is, when my dad brings home those variety boxes of chips, I can't seem to take my hands off of them. This is something I'm really ashamed about; just a year ago today, I was eating quite little and now I'm gorging on snacks every day, and it always seems to cycle between these two options, no in between. I've gained 11 pounds in the last year. I know that I could just not eat the chips, but whenever they're at home I always seem to lose control. I've tried to stop, but every time I get overwhelmed with school or life in general food always seems to be my comfort. I can't ask my dad to stop buying junk food either, as I'm the only one in my household trying to eat healthier/lose weight/avoid chips.
Does anyone have any advice as to how I can resist the cycle binge eating to eating very little to back again? I just want to have normal eating habits and not be so consumed with food all the time. Thank you!
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