In the past I've abandoned my weight loss endeavours because losing weight has felt so hard. I've tried CICO, OMAD and IF but haven't been able to lose weight, mainly because I haven't been able to stick with it long term. There's always a party or a special occasion that ruins the routine. I am close to my ideal weight too, so I have very little to lose, which makes it more difficult.
This time I'm eating smaller portions and replacing dinner with a sandwich. I've already lost 2 kg in a little over 3 weeks. This feels sustainable for me, because I feel surprisingly satiated after eating smaller portions, so I could imagine eating smaller portions permanently.
This "diet" too had felt hard sometimes, especially in the evenings, when I tend to get a little hungry. But this time I'm embracing the hard and learning to be more lenient with myself. If I really want to eat late in the evening, I let myself have a small portion of something, and giving myself permission helps me to deal with the hunger, even though I won't eand up reaching for food. In the weekends I eat more freely, because I'm predisposed to weekend hedonism. But I make up for it during the week days.
Losing weight is hard but self compassion and simply accepting hunger helps. If I'm hungry today, I know I can have something a little special on Saturday, and that helps me deal with my feelings.
Really grateful to be on my way to my first goal weight! Only 3 kg to go!
[link] [comments]
from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/1gll4b7/embracing_the_hard/
Comments
Post a Comment