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Struggling. I'm eating well during the day, most days, but I keep messing up and saying **** it, and necking an entire lindt bunny at 2am (or equivalent). im cycling and doing around 10k steps daily but mentally struggling to look after myself with any real impetus.
Poor mental health got me here, and it seems to be the small relapses that are hampering any real progress. pre-covid me was 80 odd kg, cycling 20 miles daily and id like that back please. I just want to have a healthier outlook as time and age takes its toll.
Its a tough one. i don't think ill be able to fix this quickly, so ill just keep on trucking and try not to have any temptation in the house for midnight snacking.
Anyone who has been in a similar boat got any tips?
 
You've written the main one there, have zero junk food (or booze) in the house. I've recently got some ricecakes in, for an emergency snack. They taste like cardboard so I soon lose interest in eating. :p
 
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Uther said:
You've written the main one there, have zero junk food (or booze) in the house. I've recently got some ricecakes in, for an emergency snack. They taste like cardboard so I soon lose interest in eating. :p
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Thanks, i already knocked the booze on the head as it was a contributor to my poor mental health, (Hangxiety is real)
 
baritonejohann said:
Anyone who has been in a similar boat got any tips?
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Definitely had a late night snacking problem.
What I did first and what helped the most was intermittent fasting. 8 hour eating window 13:00-21:00. Helped keep focus, outside the window there was no snacking rule, period. And in the window, having two big full satiating meals would feel much more important than snacks. Rediscovered what actually being hungry feels.
Then read up on harm of added sugar and ultraprocessed crap in general, minimised these as much as possible.
As a result, the insulin spikes and subsequent blood glucose crashes were much reduced, meaning the kind of "fk it, I'm having a treat" situations you describe were rare.

Then went full low-carb/keto diet, been on it for a year now.
There are accounts of keto helping with some mental health conditions, worth a shot maybe?

Edit: looked up, I started at 136kg (6'3") 18 months ago, initially lost 12kg in 4 months with IF, then kept stable (probably gained some muscle) for a long time. Today hit below 116kg!
 
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I think you need to find what works for you. Personally, I preferred small meals more often, over IF. (I snack in the night too, but know I need to be better here, but I wake so hungry most nights).

I keep it simple, monitoring calories in and calories out. When I had my big loss of weight (40kg/6 st in 7 months), cycling 15-20 miles every day played a massive part (I'm going to state the obvious, but I put a LOT of effort into those miles as well, trying to beat times and ave speeds each day. Don't just dordle round) When I saw the cycling working, that really motivated me to look at how much I ate too. I started countering cals and limited myself to 1,800 a day. I still had a Sunday evening where I binged a little (kebab, chips, cheesecake) but one bad meal a week was fine for me.
 
Strict calorie counting worked well for me. I just got into the mentality of “is that really worth the calories?”. Some things absolutely are and you should still enjoy eating (have that Lindt bunny, but know how much it weighs and how many calories it is). Don’t be hungry, but be accountable for what you’re eating. If you have a snack that’s not satisfying, throw it in the bin and find something else. Don’t finish it off just because.

Fuller for longer and blood sugar spikes are an interesting one. I eat porridge made with almond milk in the morning. This is lower calorie and keeps me fuller for longer than the whole milk equivalent that the kids eat. I find rice is much better for me to portion control and eat less of. A lot is about finding what works for you.

Good luck!

PS, I’ve logged everything today including my Lindt bunny. Legs felt terrible on the Wattbike this morning. Just need to push through.

EDIT - right, full accountability time now. I’m not going to eat chocolate after 2000. I think I ate too much before bedtime the last few days and it has been affecting my sleep (as well as completely destroying any calorie deficit). Not sure if it’s caffeine or reflux or both.
 
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Late night snacking is getting a little less of an issue for me, however i am liable to make a peanut butter wrap (inc actual butter) as a snack when i'm bored on the sofa. That's probably not far off 500-600kcal and definitely not something i want to carry on doing.
I think my plan for now is that if i hit the stage i want something later on, then get a Huel type drink. Least that way there's a better nutrient balance and a decent amount of protein. They also make me feel full so less chance of thinking "that wrap was delicious, i'll have another"

Tortilla wraps in general are another i need to cut down on. I love turning anything into a wrap and they work with almost any meal. Eating curry? Make a curry and rice wrap!, same with chilli and various other meals. At ~170kcal per wrap they don't add much to the meal beyond a lot of processed calories. I have switched out to the small 5" size ones to get a similar effect at 50% calories though.

I've not drank wine for ~4 weeks now and can't say i've noticed much of a difference, but i've probably offset that with increased beer. Something else i need to watch out for because of the nicer weather starting to kick in.
 
Uther said:
You've written the main one there, have zero junk food (or booze) in the house. I've recently got some ricecakes in, for an emergency snack. They taste like cardboard so I soon lose interest in eating. :p
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I discovered chocolate covered rice cakes and also vegan chocolate covered rice cakes and was genuinely surprised at how nice they were!

The co op one's are the best.
 
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Alice In Wonderland said:
I discovered chocolate covered rice cakes and also vegan chocolate covered rice cakes and was genuinely surprised at how nice they were!

The co op one's are the best.
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I have the kallo low salt ones currently, about 27 calories of misery each :cry:
Helps the cravings though, and I'm currently having no breakfast, salad for lunch, and trying to move back to OMAD which was pretty successful for me in the past, once you've broken the love affair with food.
I'm currently drinking far too much coffee/caffeine though, which is absolutely wrecking my sleep so have to work on that.
 
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I have the kallo low salt ones currently, about 27 calories of misery each :cry:
Helps the cravings though, and I'm currently having no breakfast, salad for lunch, and trying to move back to OMAD which was pretty successful for me in the past, once you've broken the love affair with food.
I'm currently drinking far too much coffee/caffeine though, which is absolutely wrecking my sleep so have to work on that.
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Oh you have to try the co op one's!

The only problem is limiting yourself to just one and not eating the whole 6 pack and then not eating a further 2 packets on top :rolleyes:
 
platypus said:
I tried a huel meal in a shake yesterday, - I'm trying to enter a calorie deficit.

Wow this was one of the worst things I've ever put in my mouth. The chocolate one was quite literally disgusting. I am now torn between trying different flavours and never going near the brand again..
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I had one of those last week and like you could not believe how terrible it tasted - the first and last time I touch huel.
 
Liquiduk said:
I had one of those last week and like you could not believe how terrible it tasted - the first and last time I touch huel.
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Huel isn't that bad to me, especially if prepared a little in advance, which helps smooth out the consistency somewhat. what i wasn't prepared for was the rhino farts that accompany the first week of eating the stuff. Seriously antisocial, and worth baring in mind for anyone considering switching over to it for a period of time.
 
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I had one of those last week and like you could not believe how terrible it tasted - the first and last time I touch huel.
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The chocolate or salted caramel are nice IMO. I have 2 giant bags of the stuff, 1 of each. I'm picking it back up again. The aim is to have overnight oats with fruit in the morning, Huel for lunch then a proper meal for dinner.
 
Been very intentional since I came back from holiday at the end of march and now find myself in the low 90's (91.9KG this morning for example). Looking forward to pressing on and being the lightest I have ever been in my adult life really, targeting to be low 80's by end of summer in prep for Amsterdam Marathon in October.
 
im happy to report that i have thusfar managed to curb some of the worst impulses by keeping a small banana for midnight snack emergencies. still some work to do there but its scratching that itch and is a much lower calorie count proxy to a Lindt bunny. I will try the mentioned rice cakes when i get near somewhere that stocks them. Snacking on cucumbers is so far going well for me too.
 
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tom_nieto said:
Must have been a bad week… I broke my scales :eek:

I dropped them at an awkward angle and they smashed. D’oh. Any recommendations apart from the best value glass ones on Amazon?
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I got the Xiaomi S2 ones purely so it synced with my phone

Xiaomi Smart Scale 2 | Mi Smart Scale 2 | Xiaomi Scales | Smart Scale with Bluetooth, IMC, LED Display, Stores up to 16 Users, White : Amazon.es: Industrial & Scientific

Xiaomi Smart Scale 2 | Mi Smart Scale 2 | Xiaomi Scales | Smart Scale with Bluetooth, IMC, LED Display, Stores up to 16 Users, White : Amazon.es: Industrial & Scientific
www.amazon.es

With an excuse to buy new ones i'd be tempted by some of the smarter ones though. Even if not accurate presumably should be accurate for comparison from day to day.
 
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Problem with scales is they are only a rough guide. I can eat literally nothing and be heavier the next day. :D
 
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