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I've debated posting about this for a long time. I know this community is so judgement free, and I love that. I love to see so much success, and most of it that I've seen for the past 5+ years since I joined is CICO. I understand numbers very well, and know it is the way you lose weight.
But I am struggling at counting calories. I honestly have not been able to do anything consistently except for "eat less, move more", and managed to lose 75 lbs. I met a tremendous goal by my 30th birthday, but that came with a change in job. I went from and active, shitty paying job to a better, work from home sedentary job. I've tried working out at home and in the park. I even started leading meetups with local non profit fitness group for moms. No one has come yet, as expected. I've had my workouts canceled for rain, 3 year old tantrums, and other life events. I've worked out on my breaks, and end up quitting every time. I also go to school full time, online, from home. While I live with family until I get on my feet, I do everything alone.
I can typically track my calories for 1 month before I quit again. I always run in to something that makes no sense and frustrates. Recently, it's the Boom chicka popcorn. The calories don't add up! I feel like I run into this with so many other things too. How do we know what is accurate? I feel like there is also no way to really measure my calories out, and that I am just guessing. I already have to live with Celiac and watch everything I eat because of that, and I'm just tired of revolving my life around the weighing, inspecting, calculating, and logging food on top of already having to do all of the shopping, prepping, cooking and cleaning. It is too much work and it isn't working for me. I understand that CICO is how you lose weight, but the logistics of it isn't working for this 5'2, 155# 30yo female. I was previously 230#s at my largest during a depression, but have typically stayed around 180#s.
So far, IF and low carb work for me on some days, but it usually only lasts 2-4 days and then I'm 2-4 days eating bad again. Once I have carbs or sugar, I can't stop. And again, I live with family and even though the other adults are keto, they have the will power to not eat things and I don't. I have the will power not to BUY them, but I struggle so much more when it is in the house where I am stuck all day.
I feel defeated today, because of the stupid popcorn, and because I haven't been able to do IF since last Saturday. I has so far been the best at helping me with being impulsive.
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