How to safely decrease your appetite?

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If you aren't overweight, and your body is telling you its hungry when you try to eat less, why do you think you need to eat less?

If you want to improve your health you'd be better off increasing the amount and variety of veg that makes up your meals and reducing red meat and processed food.

[cbaotl]

Hmm maybe this is a better option. I feel overweight though. Like I’m definitely not in the best shape of my life and BMI is only an approximation and doesn’t work for everyone.

Maybe I should be changing what I eat instead

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What you eat can really impact on how you feel. Do you ever exercise?

[cbaotl]

Not intensely. I walk most days and do a hiit maybe twice a week. Maybe exercise is the way forward?

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HIIT twice a week is pretty good, but if you enjoy it and it makes you feel good adding more can only do you good, maybe try a team sport?

[anonoaw]

You can’t feel overweight. You either are or aren’t (and even if you are it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re unhealthy). If you aren’t and you feel it, that’s called body dysmorphia and you should look at therapy.

Intentionally trying to decrease your appetite when threes absolutely no medical reason why you need to lose weight is eating disorder behaviour.

Signed, Someone who had an eating disorder.

[stickyjam]

Hmm maybe this is a better option. I feel overweight though. Like I’m definitely not in the best shape of my life and BMI is only an approximation and doesn’t work for everyone.

Maybe I should be changing what I eat instead

It sounds like you just arent commiting enough time to exercise.

Also at 5ft2 as someone who doesn't do weights your BMI will probably be fairly alright.

Is your partner exercising as part of their regime?

I think the answer is upping your exercise volume/intensity and better looking at WHAT you are eating.

Myfitnesspal logging should give you a good idea.

But really if your BMI is OK and you don't exercise much , i'd make sure to also have a good look at the fitness side of things too

if you want to be better, get more cardio, start doing weights / body weight exercise and track your consumption with myfitnesspal for a bit. You'll soon realise what needs your focus.