FutureSkinnyLegend
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Hello everyone! I decided to join the forums to be able to chat with people that have the same weight loss struggles as I do; to get motivation from other people. Nonetheless, I am very confused about how the forums work
Hey Liza! Good afternoonWelcome @FutureSkinnyLegend !
Hi Mariana You are most definitely not alone here. I was a budding binger even before my first diet 25 years ago but many people first start binging when they restrict calories a lot. Things that help for me (it's not perfect, of course, or I wouldn't need to relose a couple of kilos every now and then) are to add a good bit of protein and fiber/volume to my meals, not to reduce my calories too much (more than 500 kcal/day below maintenance makes it real tough for me), not to use too much simple/added sugar, and... to make sure I'm happy or at least even-tempered. Therapy to learn to deal with my emotions more productively definitely helped me. I don't have perfect or simple solutions but I do think you can turn this around. Especially since you haven't been binging for a long time yet.
Edited to add: having healthy food I genuinely enjoy ready to grab helps me, too. If I have to cook/prep something while I'm already hungry the risk of binging on convenience food shoots up.
- 1500 calories
- Swim
- No binging and no purging
- Take day 1 measurements
Let's gooo!
That is a good start, MarianaUpdate:
-1500 calories (ended up eating 2000… but at least I didn’t binge!)
- Swim (had a great swim!)
Took the measurements as well
Hey Cate! Thank you for the support I will do better tomorrow!That is a good start, Mariana