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I've never really been happy with my body or the way I look - I'm not drastically overweight but do have clothes that don't fit me anymore, and am not liking what I see in the mirror one bit! I'm not so much looking to lose loads of weight but am trying to slim down a bit, tone up and develop a more defined physique.
I'm really into exercise and have no trouble motivating myself to work out, go to the gym etc. I do mostly circuit-style training, usually combining cardio and resistance training, and also try to mix in a session of low intensity steady state cardio once a week ideally, like an hour-long run which I also enjoy.
I'm pretty consistent with my training, usually 4 times a week (5 if it's a good week, 3 if it's not!) - over the summer I probably had a few more busy weeks where I didn't train as much, and usually the winter is my time to knuckle down and make fitness a priority again.
My issue is that I massively struggle to stay consistent with my eating - I'll often start the week with a couple of good days where I eat a lot of fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables - all good clean stuff. But then various factors come into play - either I'm busy and can't prep properly so end up eating quick-fix unhealthy items, loads of bread etc. Or sometimes if I've had a bad day at work or am suffering from anxiety or depression (both of which affect me low-level) I'll binge on unhealthy food, treats, sweets etc.
In addition to this I'm quite a greedy person and almost perhaps a bit obsessed with food - I have a huge appetite and can often out-eat others. I also don't think I have a strong link between hunger and eating. If I'm at a social gathering and there's food available it's like a niggle in my mind to make sure I get a bit of everything, my fair share etc (that sounds terrible - I have no idea why I'm like this!)
I would love to know if any fellow redditers have tips on changing the way you think about food breaking that link between boredom/emotional eating and eating out of sheer greed!
Tl;dr - my emotional / boredom / greed-based eating is compromising my progress towards health and fitness goals - please share tips to help!
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