Does anyone have any random/ not generic tips that actually helped their reocvery ( not just like eat intutively lol). For example one of mine was stopping vaping? think it helped with my oral fixation or dopamine regulation? anyone have anything eles?
So I have been intermittent fasting for a while now, usually doing 18:6 so I usually ate some lunch and some dinner, and I was doing keto as well. Keto is hard for me to stick to long term but it really does help me not binge because eating carbs/sugar usually trigger me to just eat and eat and have a hard time stopping. However, like i said its hard for me to stick to so ideally I want to be able to just eat a normal diet and have it not trigger a binge.
This past week I decided to try doing 20:4. The first few days I was doing 20:4 I actually lost weight and it was going really well. The last 2 days of the week I overdid it and ate way too much in my eating window - I didn't exactly gain but it just stayed the same. I typically was eating a snack right when my eating window opened up and then dinner. But when I say I overdid it - I ate way too much of a "snack" and then ate dinner and was so full it was uncomfortable. So it was basically a binge just within my eating window.
With that being said, I think I might change to doing OMAD/23:1 because that one meal can be a larger portion since it's my whole day's worth of calories in a single sitting, and I am FULL by the time I get done eating that one meal. I don't mind it if I want a small sweet treat but it has to be small, which is easy because I'll be full enough from dinner that I won't overdo it because I physically cant. Doing 20:4 I noticed my stomach shrank and I got full very quickly, or at least it felt that way. That is not a bad thing imo.
Anyways, I wanted to get input from you guys to see if this has worked for you if you've tried it before? I don't want to hear anyone say don't do IF because it really does help me regulate my eating, and I'm not even hungry so I don't mind doing it. I also only fast during the week and on the weekends I try to stay mindful and not overdo it. My biggest issue is to control my brain when it says "more!" especially when it comes to sweets because my adhd brain loves sugar lol. I gotta get her reined in. I just want to make this a lifestyle change I can stick with long term!
I hit my highest weight in 10 years and I’m so disgusted today. I’m so alone. I can’t even talk about this with my partner because they’ll tell me to shut up about it and cook for them. My house is disgusting and my partner doesn’t care so long as the food is made. I feel like our lives just revolve around food. I hate it. My partner makes 10 million lists and plans and demands I proofread it and approve it for them but they don’t get out of bed until 5PM every day. New routine, new agenda, new diet, every week. All plans, no actions. I know it won’t work because we’re both spiraling in this disorder. I eat and eat and eat. I’m starting a new job soon and I’m so happy to be away from this place and praying I can stop this way of living and fill the void with busy work. I feel so overwhelmed while doing nothing. Constant food noise in my head. Constantly on my phone. Constantly trying to escape my thoughts. Sorry for the vent. I want to stop this cycle so bad