I started small, I’d just make better decisions here and there, choose the healthier of two options, not eating the chips. Then I would make more healthier decisions, I should go on a walk, I’m gonna lift some weights. What ends up happening is once you get used to the easier decisions I would feel like I could/should be doing more. Eventually I’m dieting and exercising regularly and didn’t even make any hard choices, just easy and small incremental choices.
I eat less for my main meal so now I don’t feel hungry after it but not stuffed. I’ve also cut out added sugar and don’t snack between meals - I make sure to leave the snacks on the supermarket shelves as I will eat them.
I also try and get a work in each day but walk harder not further, so usually at a pace averaging 110 steps per minute - walk harder not further.
This might not work for everyone but this is honestly what I did:
I made sure my health was in check. Were my Hashimoto’s medications up to date? Did I have any deficiencies? etc
Started eating filling food, without calorie counting. Both when I cooked and when I ate out I picked options that used nutritious ingredients and a variety of food groups, but also weren’t absolutely fucking dreadful to consume. Getting rid of enjoyment from your diet completely is the fastest way to relapse into binge-eating and just generally isn’t helpful.
Started not just exercising, but also moving around more. Either alone to run errands or just with friends, we can just walk around and talk, see where the road takes us. (I understand this might be difficult for suburbia Americans though)
Understood my goals. I wasn’t sure initially if I wanted to just lose weight or gain muscle. I had some not-so-great experiences with the scale when I was an athlete that I only just started overcoming. I wanted to decrease my overall volume so I stopped looking towards the scale and just made sure to do the workout exercises that catered to my body’s needs and checked for progress in the clothes that stopped fitting me.
Hope this helps! I’ve been a lot healthier and happier since taking my health into my hands and staying away from the disordered habits of my gymrat family 🫡
This is not going to be helpful, but I started weight loss that resulted in about 35 pounds lost simply by going to a con and waiting for people to meet up to eat. Ended up with me not eating until like 8pm each day, so close to 24 hour fasts for 4 days in a row.
Once I was kinda used to it, I did shorter ones and started roughly calorie counting as well.
Logging my calories intake with an app and logging burning calories with a smart watch while playing BeatSaber and Supernatural on my Quest 2/3.
Lost 40 lbs in 1.5 years while consuming 1500-1800 calories per day. I’m now right in the middle of my BMI. I’m proud and I’m now trying to stay right there! I can still eat cake and drink wine! Just need to count those calories and adjust!
“Lose It” app, which is a food log. Awareness does the trick. I set it to about 2/3 of my average daily calorie burn, and stick to it, with a day off every two weeks or so.
Restricted my calories. It works, you just have to eat fewer calories than your previous weight to maintain your new weight, so a lot of people put that weight back on. That said, if you put yourself in a mild caloric deficit, it’s extremely easy. Then it’s mostly a matter of not keeping binge-worthy foods in your living space (you can eat them as much as you want when you’re out), and it’s pretty easy.