Hi everyone! My problem may be somewhat unusual for the rest of the world but i still hope i can get some advice.
I am israeli, meaning that i am currently doing my mandatory military service. I, like most people, am in a none combat role (a so-called “jobnik”), which means i am on base 5 days a week and at home for weekends.
The problem comes with trying to lose weight or track calories in this setting- it’s a well known fact that most people gain weight during military service. You tend to move less and get less exercise, you tend to eat more random food due to boredom or because people who serve with you are doing it or buying food for everyone, etc.
However , The biggest problem is obviously that you no longer have control of what is avalable to eat- since you dont bring your own food, for 3 meals a day 5 days a week you are eating what is avalable there. Even if i try to eat the healthier options i have no idea how many calories anything contains and i don’t have the ability to weigh anything making the whole process very frustrating. So far i tried sort of estimating amounts based on past expirience but clearly i am no good at estimating since it has not worked. I tried skipping lunch and eating breakfast and dinner since these meals are usually stuff that is easier to track (like eggs for example) rather than some cooked meal that i have no idea what it contains. I also tried doing 1 meal a day for a short time but i am having a hard time with that. I tried overestmating the calories of everything intentionally but that leaves me so hungry that i end up eating in the evening since i probably ended up eating too little for even a diet. So far, nothing has worked.
Do you have any suggestions for me?
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/oznfoz/difficulty_tracking_calories_while_in_the_army/
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