Ugh. I’m about 40 pounds heavier than I should be and I know that eating less and exercising more is the key. Every night I think to myself “Tomorrow is the day that I eat a healthy amount of food and go for a run”. This never happens! I get about halfway through the day just fine, then walk over to the pantry and stuff myself with pop tarts till I hate myself. Has anybody discovered the secrets?
All of this compounded on top of my sexuality presenting itself to me recently. I’m very conflicted on that front, too.
EDIT: Hope everything gets better Ash. You too Handman.
Honestly? Don’t buy Pop Tarts. I’ve reduced my snacking simply by replacing a lot of the carby/sugary snack food in my cupboard with fruit. I can easily walk through the store without buying Oreos. But if they’re open and in my cupboard, they’re not lasting long.
I finished a 40-lb weight loss about a year ago. I just committed to exercising every day after work and made myself go even if I didn’t feel like it. It quickly became habit. Also severely restricted my calorie intake using a counting app.
Now I eat as I used to, except for the new snacking habits, and subbing a meal or two a week with salad, and get to the gym about 3 times a week for intense cardio, and I’ve managed to keep it off.