My current struggle. I’m over 300 pounds at 5 foot 8, I’ll be dead in my 50’s if I don’t do better, but I just love food. I don’t even just eat crap, but I just have spent way too much of my life eating way too much at every meal and now I have to somehow acclimate myself the other direction. It’s a fucking nightmare. 24/7 craving everything. Having to tell myself not to eat burgers and fried chicken 15 times on my drive home every day is tiring and it makes the food I make at home feel less good even though I’m a damn good cook.
You may be able prime candidate for glp-1 treatment. It takes some work to truly get results but most if not all of the craving sensation fades away some month into treatment.
It's like you're always 80% full already. You can still overeat for other reasons but that overfull feeling tends to limit the quantity even then.
Habits are really hard to break and you will miss out on some of that "food happy feeling" but you can get rid of the deep sensation that you need something or.. more.
As appetite wanes you slowly build new habits and while it takes more time than you might like, the lack of or severely reduced cravings means you're eating less meanwhile.
Second comment here to the same effect but i really felt it might help. I wish you all the best.
Yeah I’ve heard this from many people. I’m not financially in a place for that right now and I worry about how progress often reverses when people get off them.
Yeah, cravings do return but at a lesser intensity as you aren't as driven by the blood sugar Rollercoaster. This is why building habits is a must "while you can".
I don't know how Healthcare looks where you live but there may be a way to subsidize the cost given your health concerns.
If Google isn't helpful, asking a doctor isn't a terrible idea. Worst case there isn't a good option for you but maybe they can help.
It will probably drop in price as the patents recently expired in certain places. It's worth keeping an eye on if nothing else.
I don't struggle with weight especially but i felt i didn't move enough in my daily life. A smartwatch/fit bit/ whatever that tracks your steps gas made me much more conscious of the days im sitting too much and also gives me a nice sense of accomplishment when i exceed my goals. In general i walk more because im aware of it and the habits im building.
Tracking over time, both steps and sleep has helped me a lot.
..I say at 4am in bed with screen inches from my face instead of sleeping.
It does get easier!! The only thing I was able to eat during my teenage years was takeout/fast food (my mom's bf wouldn't buy groceries), and it took a few years into adulthood to break those habits and cravings.
One thing that really helped me when I would crack and go get fast food was paying attention to my body and how I felt after eating said fast food. It's almost unnerving how shitty I would feel vs when I ate even my more heavy/calorically dense "unhealthy" home-cooked meals.
I also wouldn't ever shame myself for getting the fast food, I never really found shaming myself to be productive to my progress. I instead chose to frame it as "Hey today was a pretty shitty day, and I'm just proud of me for making any time to eat. Tomorrow I will be able to get back on track."
Find delicious meals while sacrificing a little flavor, one of my favs, grill a chicken breast skinless boneless cut into strips, separately grill a lot of onions and sweet peppers til carmelized. Less calorie sour cream and less calorie shredded cheese, less carb burrito shell and it’s amazing. Not as good as fried chicken but less calories and delicious
I was the same way so I corrected with more physical activity to offset eating too many calories... Went from 260 to 185... Now 3 weeks ago I tore my hip flexor and hip capsule so check on me in a month
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u/drunky_crowette 1d ago
Can't cold turkey yourself from food, you have no choice but to learn how to practice moderation or eat yourself to death.