Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

I would take it up with the American food industry which continues to poison our food (and oh by the way our water and soil). This isn’t the case in other countries. But it is here.

Ok… but I don’t eat that crap either!

Crap is everywhere. It's in my black pepper.

What kind of black pepper are you buying?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

I would take it up with the American food industry which continues to poison our food (and oh by the way our water and soil). This isn’t the case in other countries. But it is here.

Ok… but I don’t eat that crap either!

Crap is everywhere. It's in my black pepper.

Also I don’t track food. I also get triggered by it. I did track to see how I was doing with protein and fiber and then stopped and just go with it.

What worked for me was 3 solid meals a day with 30+ G protein at each one. I like Glucose Goddess and follow her hacks. I don’t have blood sugar issues but her hacks have turned around how I eat and have kept my blood sugar and cravings in check and helped with weight loss. I am 45 and have been able to lose 10lbs. I’ve mostly been maintaining it.

Anonymous wrote:I followed this path almost exactly (height, weight, kids) but I’m 53 now. The weight is not budging. My (female) doctor says it’s not a health concern because it’s not around my midsection and my husband is *really* enjoying me finally having an ass and says I’ve never looked sexier. I still eat as healthy as I can and exercise, but I’ve stopped trying to lose it.

Thanks… I guess it’s good to know I’m not alone. My stomach is toned and I have a defined waist, my weight seems to be more in my legs/hips/butt too. My husband also says I look great, but he’s biased 😉

Anonymous wrote:Can you learn to love your new body? Focus on protein and weight training.

I don’t hate my body but I don’t love how it feels and looks in my clothes and how I look in pictures. I have an increasingly public-facing job and would like to look a bit better. I know it’s vanity and I’m probably perfectly healthy and maybe this is my “healthy weight” but even 5-10lbs less would be better. And I don’t think it should be so damn hard!

Anonymous wrote:It might be worth asking a dietician.

I’ve worked with one in the past and found it completely unhelpful. I know what healthy foods are, I don’t eat processed foods - only places I shop are Trader Joe’s (but I don’t eat prepared or convenience foods at all), or the farmers market/csa. I do have a sweet tooth but I’ve cut out almost all sugar except a bit of fruit and still nothing. Dietitians and “health coaches” have told me things like “don’t drink your calories” (I don’t), watch out for hidden sugars (in my homemade, no-sugar meals?) and eat more fruits and vegetables (I’ve cut down on fruit but I eat a ton of veg).
My doctor a few years ago said to use the “glucose goddess” methods which include eating fiber (aka veggies) before meals, drinking apple cider vinegar before meals and “putting clothes on your carbs”. I mostly follow those “rules” too and they’re easy enough but they haven’t made a difference.

I followed this path almost exactly (height, weight, kids) but I’m 53 now. The weight is not budging. My (female) doctor says it’s not a health concern because it’s not around my midsection and my husband is *really* enjoying me finally having an ass and says I’ve never looked sexier. I still eat as healthy as I can and exercise, but I’ve stopped trying to lose it.

Can you learn to love your new body? Focus on protein and weight training.

It might be worth asking a dietician.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

I would take it up with the American food industry which continues to poison our food (and oh by the way our water and soil). This isn’t the case in other countries. But it is here.

Ok… but I don’t eat that crap either!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

I would take it up with the American food industry which continues to poison our food (and oh by the way our water and soil). This isn’t the case in other countries. But it is here.

Anonymous wrote:It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m already eating less. And not eating except one meal a day is disordered eating no matter how you frame it. How is that the only option?

It really sucks, but you basically have to go hungry. Stop eating breakfast and lunch, and then do your normal eating for dinner. After a week, you will see the scale move a bit. Once you reach your desired weight, you basically have to keep this up, except maybe you can eat lunch and/or desserts on weekends.

I also had an ED as a teen, and my height/weight/age are similar. I recently loss weight through this method and currently maintaining, but it’s not easy. I feel like my behavior is disordered, but it’s what’s necessary to maintain a normal weight. OTOH, if I just somehow naturally ate less, or didn’t feel hungry or deprived, it wouldn’t feel disordered. But I was raised/conditioned to be scared of hunger. So I’m trying to reframe that now.

I’m 41, still having regular periods and have no symptoms of perimenopause although I suspect it’s beginning (though my mom went through menopause @55 so maybe not?).

I’ve put on about 15lbs in the last 5 years and have been trying to lose some of them. I have been tracking my food on My Fitness Pal and really curbing my eating for months but especially since Sept 1. I’m eating around 1500-1800 cal/day, lots of protein, almost no sugar or processed carbs, almost no processed foods, mostly I eat “whole foods” I cook for myself… and I haven’t lost an ounce. I only drink water or unsweetened tea and drink alcohol maybe 1/week.

I am very active - walk at least 10,000 but usually 15k+ steps every day, I run, cycle, play tennis, do yoga, weight training etc. - I walk daily and do at least one other activity almost every day.

My gynecologist (last doctor I saw) said that “your metabolism is probably just very slow” but that doesn’t seem like it’s all of it. I’ve had my thyroid checked and it was normal.

The food tracking (which I’ve only been doing a few weeks) is hard for me as I struggled with anorexia as a teen and being so “on top of” what I eat is difficult for me. I’ve pretty much been able to eat whatever I want and maintain about the same weight for years. Now it seems like I can’t eat anything and I still weigh more than I’d like.

Anyone btdt and have advice? I’m 5’7” and currently weight 160 (actually 161 this morning). I’d really like to get back to 145 (I weighted about 130/135 pre-kids and 140ish post, my youngest is now 10). This doesn’t seem like an unrealistic goal but despite months of watching my food and exercising and over a month of really restricting the scale isn’t budging.