[alyssacolella]

Hi everyone. New here and looking to start my weight loss journey. I've had a ton of stress in my life the last 6 months and my eating got really, REALLY out of control. Ordering take-out, craving sugar of ungodly proportions and generally not caring what I looked like as long as it "felt" good entering my mouth.

Fortunately (or unfortunately) for me, my bedroom closet doors are floor-ceiling mirrors. Every day when I get out of bed, I get a full body glimpse of myself...and I'm horrified every. single. day. I just can't let this go anymore.

I am almost 38 (in a few weeks) and I feel like I'm running out of time to get ahead of things, but to be honest, even the thought of losing 10 lbs. seems so insurmountable. Right now, my period is going on and the mere thought of food is nauseating. I've been like that for 2 days now. I ate some shrimp last night and had to lay down. All I want to do is sleep. I'm usually like this before it starts, not after.

Anywho...I'm going to give the LCHF lifestyle a whirl and see what happens. My biggest vice in life is diet soda. OMG how I love Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper. I just don't even know how to begin. I do fine for a day, but then the Ben & Jerry's seems to call my name. I know sugar is an addiction and the only way to kick it is to, well, kick it. I have to suffer and know it's for a good cause.

I guess I'm just afraid I won't lose anything and will continue to gain even doing the right things. Any support or advice is greatly appreciated.

[Pemberley]

Hello and welcome!

Good luck! I found loads of tasty recipes on here in the UK section. If you have a sweet tooth, maybe try and find a healthier alternative to junk food. I used to stress eat a lot but now I don't (I just occasionally forget about my diet and have a few unhealthy things but it isn't stress-based) and one of the things that helped was finding a way to relax once I started to feel stressed, for me it was to take a book into the bath as the water is relaxing and with a book I can go to la la land.

What is LCHF? I'm osrry, I'm not familiar with that.

If you love diet coke and fizzy drinks, maybe try and reserve them as a treat? E.g. if you tell yourself you can have one on Saturday and Wednesday it gives you something to look forward to so that you aren't doing it every day and just gradually cutting down.