Hello. I am 18f, 5’4, and 215 lbs.
I grew up in an abusive/neglectful household, and never really learned to eat properly as a kid beyond being ridiculed for my weight by my parents. I have previously tried losing weight as a teenager, but ended up developing an eating disorder, so I came by this forum and was told to wait until I’ve grown and the abuse subsides to try lose weight.
Things are better now. I’m no longer being abused, and I’m starting my first year of college. While I haven’t moved out yet, my relationship with my parents have improved.
My main issue is over-eating — I tend to stress eat, and did so a lot back when I was younger. Now that my level of stress has been reduced for a variety of reasons, I’ve decided to try and cut back on what I eat.
It’s... easier? Than what I expected? Which is quite shocking, really. But then I added up the numbers and realized that I was only eating around 600-900 calories a day, which is dangerously low.
I upped it to 1400 calories yesterday and things have been going better. However, I do struggle with a lot of doubt that eating this much will really result in me losing weight — I’m not going to bed hungry, after all! — which sounds ridiculous, I know, but it’s a worry of mine.
The previous times that I have attempted to lose weight — with the eating disorders — I have associated losing weight with being hungry. It’s just a little bit strange to me that I’m no longer constantly starving, as I guess I associate that feeling with weight loss.
I’ve never really had much guidance or support when it comes to this area, so if you have any advice or even support, I’m very thankful for it.
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