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Are you me? I used calorie counting to lose weight too, back in 2019, and since then have put most of it back on. Calories showed me my problem areas: portion control and snacking. Like you I'm active, and extra weight is literally a drag. But I can't bear to go back to counting - I used an app, but even so it made for an unfortunate daily focus on food. I would think about food all the time. Now, though I'm heavier than I would like, I'm not obsessing on food.
Do you have similar issues? If so, how do you counter them? Do you use an app for counting?
Congratulations anyway, and I look forward to reading about your victory lap!! Onward and downward, lol.
Yeah I developed some disordered eating patterns during that first large weight loss, started obsessing about food and my next meal. Those thoughts would come back every time I tried starting up the diet again, which made it such a struggle these past few years.
I haven't noticed an uptick in food obsession in this latest attempt. I wish I had some concrete reason as to why, but the only thing I can think of is that I've been generally feeling less stressed the past couple months, and I have had the bad habit of reaching for sweets when stressed. I know that I'm happier dieting if I can resist spending calories on sweets, and use them on real food instead.
As for a counting app, I used to use myfitnesspal until they paywalled their barcode scanner last year, which is when I switched to loseit, which I've been mostly liking (with a few minor quibbles).
I eat most when I'm relaxed, sadly. I absolutely love food, especially savoury things, and I'm a decent cook. I lost weight ahead of knee surgery, to aid recovery - and it really did help. I used myfitnesspal too, though it sort of hurts to look at now, after the backsliding. I'll check out loseit, thanks. Most recently I tried intermittent fasting, where you eat only between 8am and 8pm for example, but boy that did not work for me!