I'm currently trying to lose some weight and I honestly assumed that it wouldn't be insanely hard since I actually love veggies and a lot of things that are considered "healthy" food. I would say my diet is already pretty balanced. I usually don't eat breakfast but if I do it's muesli, whole grain bread or a muesli bar. I now also started to pair this with a berry smoothie if I crave something sweet. I almost exclusively drink water, sometimes sugar free soda and about once a week I get a fun coffee or matcha drink. I've also started to drink way less and thought that would make a difference.
But even though I felt hungry multiple times this week and thought I was doing fine, I somehow actually gained 1 kg. I also have the issue that I get hungry really fast and I don't mean just craving something or having an appetite but my stomach actually feels physically uncomfortable and I get headaches if I skip a meal. I've also tried chia water but that stuff doesn't do anything for me. I can drink 2 litres of that stuff and still feel hungry an hour later. Genuinely nothing can stop me from being hungry because even if I replace my diet with healthy food I still just eat too much of it because I need to feel full to actually be satisfied. When I feel like eating a snack I eat a banana or something but then one banana has to turn into 4 bananas to make me feel satisfied.
It's especially hard because when I was younger I was snacking 24/7 without gaining anything. I would eat so much chocolate and usually 2-3 plates of dinner and drink mostly soda and juice. I already feel like I changed my diet a lot so it's shocking every time I step on the scale and I somehow gained weight again even though I've really suffered for a week.
I am trying to work out more but I had an injury a while ago so I had to stop doing martial arts for a while. Before that I was doing ballroom dancing. Currently I don't do any sport regularly but I occasionally do fun sporty things with my friends like rock climbing, archery or hiking every two weeks. I don't have a super sedentary lifestyle and love going on walks so I have around 10K steps per day.
I don't really know what else to do and I'm worried I'll actually have to start a really strict diet or sign up for a gym again. But I really hate gyms and I also would hate it if I had to give up alcohol completely or eating out with friends occasionally.
Does anyone know anything that could help? I'm getting really desperate. I don't mind being a little chubby but I'm worried that I'm gonna be obese at some point if I keep gaining weight.