So some slight background on me:
I peaked at my heaviest of 170kg - I ended up getting gastric banding surgery done and it very quickly helped me lose 50kg.
Within 12-18 months I was down to 120kg, and then I just stopped caring.
For some reason I went from “hell yeah Im losing weight” to “fuck it treat yourself a little” and then pretty quickly that “a little” just dropped off entirely.
I ended up putting 15kg back on and staying around 135kg for a few years.
Towards the beginning of feb I decided enough was enough and I needed to get my shit back together.
Since then I’ve lost 12kg and I’m stoked with my progress. (118kg this morning - lightest I can ever recall being in my adult life)
I’ve mostly only made 3 changes to my diet;
1 - just eat less dammit - I used to treat meal times as an “excuse” to eat a big meal, often to the point my stomach would hurt after I finished. Lunches were just as big as dinners. Now I just have a small lunch that still satisfies me (because I’m generally not all that hungry by lunchtime... OMAD wouldn’t be too hard for me if I gave it a crack lol)
2 - No full-sugar softdrink - I’m happy sticking with water for the most part, and I’m just as happy with a diet soft drink if I really want the flavour. I’ll still have some fruit juice on the odd occasion, but I’ll treat that as a “sugar water treat” and not a “health food” lol.
3 - stop the chocolate binges - really this is my major issue, and the one I’m still kinda worried about.
For quite a while there I would just eat entirely far too much chocolate every night. Like, we’re talking “I’m not even enjoying eating this anymore but it’s almost finished so I may as well polish it off” kinda stuff...
I feel like sticking with points 1 and 2 are pretty easy. I can still eat whatever I want, just a bit less. I can still have my flavoured drinks, they just aren’t as bad for me now.
When I go to make a meal I feel happy that I am proactively choosing to eat a bit less. When I go to have a drink I love water so it’s no issue.
But the chocolate... it’s damn hard to quit it...
I’ve noticed the late-night cravings for it slowly fade, but damn... every time I’m doing the grocery shopping I have to talk myself down the second I get near the candy aisle.... “dude, don’t even look at the stuff, you don’t need it. You’re going great without it.” “It doesn’t matter if the good chocolate is on special, no chocolate is still cheaper.” “Just say NOOOOOOOO”.
(And of course there are staples on the other side of the candy aisle so I can’t just not go down the aisle)
And so far it’s been working... I haven’t bought any chocolate in like 6 weeks, I’m stoked with my progress, and people I know are saying it’s super noticeable how much progress I’ve been making.
But I always feel like I’m gonna slip back into the old bad habits...
Anyone got any Tips for holding on to the good habits and not backsliding?
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