Im 23, 5'3 and currently 160lbs, I'd like to lose 30lbs.
A little background on me. I was always underweight as a child and preteen, got a little overweight as a young teen which is when my eating disorder really kicked in. I went from being overweight at 14 to being close to underweight again by 16 but it was because of purging and severe food restricting. I had a mental health episode at 17 and after spending a few month in inpatient I was at 'average/normal' weight again.
During university my first year of university I put on about 10lbs which I then lost again through restricting and purging (anyone who currently does this, your teeth are going to get fucked up, your dentist can tell and will ask you about it, save your energy and money. stop).
Then COVID hit and I was just at home, my mental health was worse again at this time so I was binge eating quite a lot and fast forward three years later and I'm at my current weight.
I know it's not as a dramatic gain as some people may have but it's really effecting me and I want to lose the weight. My mental health is much better now (the right medication does wonders aha) but I have never lost weight in a healthy way. It's always been pushing myself to the extremes.
I know that weight loss (that is sustainable) should be slow and steady so my current plan is a 30 minute walk every day and eat around 1350 calories? I am trying to use a counting app but I still feel that extreme guilt when I see my calories over 500 and all those numbers that used to drive me crazy, are any alternatives?
If anyone has any general tips or advice for keeping on track without frying your brain at the same time I'd greatly appreciate it.
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