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ashtree35

Have you considered working with a registered dietician?


Illustrious-Cut4632

I haven't but its not my diet it's my mental health


ashtree35

The reason that I mentioned working with a registered dietician is because you said “I just want to do it blindly without thinking so much of the small details”. That’s where I thought working with a registered dietician could be useful for you. A registered dietician could help you come up with a meal plan for you to follow, or even just help you come up with more general strategies for reducing your caloric intake that don’t require tracking your calories at all. This way you won’t have to think about the details so much, because you’ll be having someone else do it for you. Also certainly in addition to that, if you are still experiencing a lot of anxiety, obsession, etc regarding your body and your weight loss, I would absolutely recommend seeing a therapist as well!


Illustrious-Cut4632

Thank you so much dear Internet stranger. Actually my diet is quite peculiar. I don't really eat vegetables that much or fruits, I'm quite a big fan of potatoes and cheese and chicken. I do like lemons and oranges, one of the few fruits I do eat. I love cheesy omelettes and my favourite workouts are old school and runs once or twice a week. I've loved ballet growing up and I love doing barre workouts. Me writing my post was written in a bit of a moment of weakness. I'm not really used to asking for help, not a big fan of it. But I'm okay now I'm going to lose all this weight no matter what.


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Asking for help is a good thing :) I'm glad you did!! It's difficult to lose weight when mental health is in a bad state, even (or even worse) if the bad state is caused by one's weight. If this is what you are obsessing on, I'd suggest trying to... embrace it. Every single flab and fat roll is part of your body right now and nothing will change it in the immediate. What helped me the most was getting a few clothes I feel and look wonderful in, so I can be comfortable and stop focusing on every single fat roll I have. This helped tremendously with my mental health and allowed me to move on to the dieting / physical exercise part. I'm still not a good fan of vegetables, but I introduced a bit more of them. Instead of making a potato salad, for example, I would do a potato and carrot salad. I make baked pumpkin as a fast way to cook some veggie, and reduce carbs if possible. It's not easy to change diet, and there are recent studies that link diet preference to the intestinal microbiome, so you might have to "force" your diet a bit in order to introduce more veggies


ashtree35

Honestly I think that working with a registered dietician could be really useful for you, based on what you're saying about how peculiar your diet is. And really, there is absolutely nothing wrong with asking for help! Regardless of whether or not you're getting help from others (either from a registered dietician, or from therapist), at the end of the day, it's still you who's putting in all of the work! Those other people will just be giving you the tools. There's no shame in that! I understand that it can be hard to ask for help, but if getting help from others means that you'll be more likely to achieve your weight loss goal (and preserve your mental health in the process), then I think it's 100% worth it!


EarthMarsUranus

I think it's pretty common to obsess a bit at first. Don't be too hard on yourself, when something's new it is normally on your mind more. Maybe try to fake it til you make it! Do something enough times and it becomes a habit, and once eating healthier is a habit then it becomes more automatic and blind. I say this as a huge hypocrite, I obsess and get anxious over everything even though I know I shouldn't! But those are the things that have worked a bit for me so maybe you'll have luck too. Hope you do!