Here’s a tip!
I have never once taken weight loss seriously until now. I have done the routine so many times avid gym visits and 2000 cal/days but after a month I would always crack but now I did something for the first time that truly set this mindset into me and made it hard to deny how unbelievably bad my food decisions were! Before I would immediately jump into my new life of 2000 cals and no snacks and no soda and it felt good until the cravings came and I would convince myself it was never that bad.
I finally had the idea this go around to live normally for 5 days but track everything, no telling my “I can’t have this” because I never did this before so for 5 days I truly opened my eyes to my dependence on it and what I thought was 2.5 - 3.5 k days maybe we’re actually like 4.5 - 5.5 k which I know is insane but I would literally eat myself sick. I drank 8 sodas a day (never counted before just drank when I worked at Lowe’s and every 30 mins i would get a new one) I would buy ice cream and eat the whole tub one sitting. Ate 2 whole pizzas myself and I think worst of all I would snack all day long a 1500 cal bag of takis gone in 30 mins, cookies and brownies and all the junk you can imagine all day every day.
I originally wanted to do this for 5 days but after the 3rd I was so sick and disgusted with my behavior that I knew I had to change and I have been going almost 50 days straight and I’m down to 325 which is the lowest I’ve been in years if anyone is struggling just know this might help you!