Hi everyone! Been a lurker for a few months now and finally have the urge to make a post. I need to vent my frustrations and acknowledge my excuses and hope this is a good start to holding myself accountable.
I'm a 28 year old female who has always been active: playing sports, hiking, hot yoga, etc. I'm 5'6 and 170lbs. My goal weight is 150lbs, which I haven't seen on the scale since high school. I'm currently a student and spend long days on campus 4 days a week. As a student, I have very little money, yet I continue to spend on junk food and refuse to look at my bank account. I've struggled with anxiety and depression for the past 7 years and know it impacts my exercise and eating choices a lot.
I had a recent health scare after an eye doctor saw a possible retinal artery occlusion. Thankfully it turned out to be nothing with my eye but it lead to having some blood work done and getting the results that my blood sugar and lipid levels are on the high side (the verge of pre-diabetes) and my cholesterol is high (the bad kind). These results were so upsetting to me because I live a fairly active life but I know my food choices are shit. I tend to eat healthy for the most part but I give in to my cravings so often. Macaroni and cheese, CANDY FOR DAYS, sugary coffee drinks, etc. Making excuses after a long day on campus and feeling too tired to make food for myself. Or the classic: I just had an amazing week of eating healthy and exercising, now I can binge! I've been half-assing intermittent fasting 16:8 since January. I don't get enough calories on the days I follow it, and other days I break it eating late at night and eating shit food. Last night it was a 7-11 hot dog, bag of chips, and that new giant Hershey's bar with M&Ms in it. So delicious.
I love reading through all of the amazing posts on this subreddit. But I think I've gotten so comfortable with just reading about the success and struggles of others that I'm not focusing on my own accountability. I'm writing this to take the first step in engaging with this awesome community and look forward to sharing my own successes and struggles! I feel like there are a million more details I want to share in this post, but I'm going to save them for when they can be relevant comments in others' posts.
A recent post mentioned that writing down their excuses for unhealthy choices helped them control cravings. I'm going to start with that and identify some alternative rewards. I'd love to hear about your favorite ways of distracting yourself from cravings and rewarding yourself when you make healthy choices! (Preferably ones that don't involve spending money)
Thanks for taking the time to read this :)
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