My body seems so different from everyone else's.
I eat breakfast because if I don't I won't be hungry for the whole day, not because it sets me up for later bingeing.
I have never binged, ever, unless finishing a gallon of ice cream by myself in a week's time is considered a binge. I consider it over indulging and serving myself too large a portion.
I'm a naturally slow eater, and most people with weight struggles eat too fast.
So Kaplod, like you were saying, I am insulin resistant, which is why my body is so different and why weight loss is a sensitive subject with me. I think the hardest lesson here for all of us is to figure out what works for each individual, which is what you are saying too.
And K-boogie, like for you listening to your body works. That's a horrible idea for me! My body tells me I'm not hungry when I really am and it tells me I'm starving when I'm really not.
But I'm so happy it works for you, and it sounds like a great plan! Good idea for you to just leave the room Keep it up! I'm really impressed you were able to provide for your daughter while denying yourself. That is really hard.
My favorite thing about what I'm doing is eating 6 mini meals throughout the day. I find that I actually get hungry when I eat this way, even though I'm feeding myself regularly. I notice I drop weight quickly through these periods of "hunger" much more so than when I eat three regular meals. The holidays were interesting. I treat 1200 as a goal, not a ceiling. I try hard to eat at least 1200 calories, but if I end up with 1300 I don't beat myself up. Over the holidays, I ate very light all morning and saved a good 1000 calories for the meal. I never went over 1200-1300 calories, and I maintained my weight throughout that time. But it's when I spread out the calories and when I don't skip breakfast because I wake up too late that my body drops pounds and it's also when I feel hungry. Eat more...feel hungry...lost weight.