You have so much good advice here. I agree that sugar and soda are bad, bad , bad and keeping them down to once in a while treats is your ultimate goal. (Personally, I'm off soda for life, but if you can't imagine yourself being there, don't). The other thing I'd say is to figure out what supplements your body might need. I was amazed at how much my hunger and food cravings were tied to nutritional deficiencies. I was deficient in magnesium most of all, but also vitamin mk4 and vitamin d3. I take daily supplements of them in addition to my daily multivitamin.

Amber one step at a time and use My Fitness Pal app it really helps.Dont ever give up,you have one life to live make each day count.God Bless

With diets you do eventually plateau. At that point (after a month) it's OK to shake it up and try something new. Like, calorie counting at first, then low carb, then when you level out raw vegan, etc. Eventually you will want to be utterly happy with how and what you're eating. I know you are in a relationship, but can you keep snacks out of the house?

Also, you can rate food. Veggies are 5, fruit 4, meat 3, dairy 2 and pasta 1. (Sugar 0 of course!) Pick the three best options in the room when out!

Plan a couple recipes. Then live on the leftovers and leftover ingredients.

Or plan your meals, like: fruit for breakky, veggies for lunch, meat and veggies for dinner. Bread, grains and pasta if there's no other options!

Or food combining: Fruit stands alone. Pasta and veggies OR meat and veggies.

Lanula's advice is really good. I like to think of my overeating/binging as more of a bad habit than anything. I know that's not not true for all, however. I find weight loss happens best when it's easy. I've done the weight watchers thing (several times), cal counting, no s diet..I could go on but you get the idea.

What I find is this. Anytime I had to exert major effort or inconvenience I couldn't stick to it. Eventually I get bored and annoyed and finally throw my hands in the air and quit and regain. Those plans aren't natural, they feel like a chore, with an end in sight, but it's torture getting there! I hand to start thinking in terms of, what can I do forever? What am I willing to do forever? For me, it's pretty simple. I don't eat sweets because they make me want to snack on everything and anything. I went from eating so many sweets to eating none, only change, and lost 17 lbs one month. No counting. And once I am off them for a few days, I don't crave them either, which is shocking. No more binging, and my appetite has self regulated.

I don't know if any of this helpful. But I do truly the process of weight loss shouldn't feel like misery. It doesn't even have to feel like work. Because it's a process you must continue for life in order to keep from regaining, it helps to find something that feels natural and easy. :) good luck!

Amberkkski-I'm new to the 3fatchicks family and I just read your post from November. I sure hope you are in a better place now. (I hate that phrase 'better place' but it seems appropriate here.). I had lost 45lbs and gained back 15+ in three months. I hate how hard I worked to get those lbs.off and let a third of it come back! I'm not going to beat myself up about it but instead I hope I can get that motivation back and get on the downward slide again. Hop on with me😀

Originally Posted by Amberkkski:
Thanks Les. Its just frustrating and then realizing I will always have to watch what I eat its just all too depressing sometimes. I just want to be able to eat like a normal person but I cant even do that because I cant control myself

You need to take a breath, and redefine, "NORMAL"!

I used to think this way. I just want to be normal.

Until one day at the grocery store, I saw, people on the scooters, with hoo hoo's, and frozen pizza, and supportive stockings, and oxygen and cake and so on and so forth!

And this was a day, when I JUST WANTED TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!

It really made me re think, my thoughts. I know, now, I deserve better, than the hoo hoo, cake, frozen pizza, scooter lifestyle. :carrot:

I decided, normal, not for me, I want better!:D:carrot:

Originally Posted by shcirerf:

It really made me re think, my thoughts. I know, now, I deserve better, than the hoo hoo, cake, frozen pizza, scooter lifestyle. :carrot:

I decided, normal, not for me, I want better!:D:carrot:

Here, here! Let's give it up to those that fight against the "norm" and go for the gold! Love this quote above.