Hi,
I'm 21F and I've struggled with body image issues since I was about 11. Back then I wasn't even over weight, but I become more aware of thinness being the ideal and that's when my very toxic mindset began. Back then I knew nothing about counting calories, instead I'd just starve myself at school and then exercise for hours after school. I guess over the years the restriction has caused me to develop two different mentalities: 1) can't binge if I don't eat and 2) I have to eat all of the bad food at once so I won't be tempted later.
Due to a knee surgery in 2019 and a following post-op infection and like 5 months of recovery, I wasn't able to workout and I gained a decent amount of weight. I got back on track and was consistently losing and I felt pretty comfortable in my body but this year I gained 20 pounds. It feels like the harder I try to lose, the more I gain. I know I need to be in a calorie deficit, but the longer I maintain it the worse I feel about it and the more mentally exhausting it becomes. I don't know how to be consistent about it.
I also know that I'm not eating enough of the right things, I'm deficient in several vitamins and minerals including iron, vitamins A/C/D, potassium, and a few others. I take multi-vitamins to help combat it and I think I need to take iron pills as I've cut out red meat and pork from my diet. I guess my main point is that I know what I need to do, but I just can't do it or keep up with it.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/oudwsh/my_main_issue_is_being_consistent/
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