it’s time
When I turned 13, I began to struggle with weight. This did not happen overnight, but by the time I was 15, I weighed somewhere near 165 lbs. I am 5′8″ and although that falls within an acceptable BMI index, it was not acceptable to a high school girl in search of acceptance and/or attention. Eventually, I became obsessed with the weight, and by tracking my calories and abusing OTC weight loss drugs, I whittled myself down to 124 lbs.
Since that time, I have gone up and down many times. I expect that this struggle will be mine for the rest of my life. I vacilate between being extremely conscientious and then permissive and the result is that the weight always creeps back on.
At present, I am 173.5 lb.s I do not feel comfortable at this weight. I am very excited about buddyslim and the opportunity to have some accountability and support. I have done WW in the past, however, with graduate school AND work, I am having a hard time finding a night when I can do it.
If anyone has words of advice, or tips for this compulsive eater, please feel free to share!
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Welcome! We’re all in this together! ;o)
I have read that trying to set your eating times so you do not over eat late at night is a good option. I try not to have a snack after 10pm if I can help it. If I have to have something, I drink hot tea with honey. It satisfies my sweet tooth at times. Just try to make healthy choices. It is easy to preach it, but hard as heck to follow it. Eat oatmeal for breakfast, it is a good carb and keeps you full for the duration of the morning. Then something like spinach salad and tuna or chicken with veggies of your liking, a light dressing and water with lemon helps for lunch. It is quick to fix and quick to eat. Dinner I just do whatever I like. Usually fish for me. I tend to lean towards vegitarian stuff because I love animals too much. But, I am human too. Hehe… let me know if this helps or if I am just going on and on…..My biggest issue is trying to work out after working 9-5. I just dont want to when I get home. But that is what we are here for, BUDDY SUPPORT!! Feel free to write any time I would like to hear from you! I am on your side!
I really don’t like the whole diet yo-yo thing. I watched my mom go through that most of my life. I want to make a lifestyle change that I can stick with.