Kinda long read- sorry! Started at 230, at 172 now and goal weight is 170! End goal is 120-130. I feel amazing in so many ways! Before this year the lowest weight I have been was 190 and I was really struggling with binge eating and found it really difficult to stick to my goals and see it as a lifestyle. I actually have a good sense of fashion and have been showing myself off lately- I feel like I am the occasion whenever I get dressed. (: I wish everyone could feel the same in their own bodies. What's changed is I had someone holding me accountable in the beginning that helped me realize the binge-eating has nothing to do with food and has to do with control or lack of and also restriction. They were harsh and made sure I knew that I was screwing myself over by binge-ing and that I can't keep making excuses for why I binge. I had to apply some self- discipline in the beginning to quit my binge foods and other negative habits until i started dropping weight and getting used to the changes as well as being on a lighter stomach. At first I mainly DID have to change my mindset so I started asking myself if I really want to eat for hunger or just because and I had to tell myself "I used to struggle with binge eating" or "I no longer cope with binge eating". I don't acknowledge this enough because I feel like "well, I shouldn't be binge eating anyways" but it was DIFFICULT. Although I don't really struggle with binge-eating now, I sometimes over eat or neglect to eat nutritious foods that I know make me feel good. Lately, I've been trying to make everything fun and my nutrition enjoyable and BALANCED. I've been trying to see what I can get away with in terms of eating tons of food for little calories. I try to enjoy anabolic treats like ice cream, mug cakes and waffles a few times a week and recently experimented with homemade low cal ramen with shirataki noodles instead. I regularly enjoy grass jelly in replacement of boba in my morning iced coffees- which sometimes I'll make chocolate flavored or anabolic too. I am in love with cooking now and have a lot of fun with having delicious foods high in volume but fits with macros or low cal. I also wanted to share that I can keep pretzels and my other favorite treats in the house but on a high shelf hard to reach. Sometimes at night I forget to take my meds with my dinner or will have a little more hunger than usual and I've learned to stop denying myself that and just have a midnight snack (I avoid eating that late at night, I just call it that for funsies) which will usually be maybe a handful of pretzels and some turkey. If I do decide to have it, I'll try to have no less than an hour before bed and I realized I'd rather go over 100-200 cal a couple of nights a week...instead of going 500+ anytime in the week and feel like crap. I now have a beverage that I go to for comfort too that is kind of like a london fog. Earl grey or chamomile with cashew/almond milk and some cinnamon or cloves. Whenever I find myself stressed, want to relax or craving food for emotional reasons, this is the drink I turn to. That's it...I know I did not give tips but I hope my experience can help anyone who reads this that struggles with binge-eating. I know it is not expert or foolproof advice but I found what works for me and I wish someone told me these things and I'm happy to have learned the process....I thought I would struggle with binge-eating forever. I also found out that my family binge-eating is why I learned it in the first place. You are worth it! No excuses so stop starting over everytime!! Thank you for reading if you did.
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