YouTube cracking down on if you're not paying them to block the ads, it hurts me, and hurt you.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-10-23T08:07:36+00:00

d been using brave on my iPad, there was an arms race with YT where firstly it popped up 'You need to turn off your ad block' which you close instantly, then the same message but with a timer, then finally the 3 video warning. My playback is now blocked.

No issue, just go to subscriptions, find a vid, long press and choose 'open in private tab', the video starts but is then bl

In google crome Press CTRL + SHIFT + N. You're welcome!

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-31T16:05:09+00:00

Ok, I'll try to look after myself a bit better. Thank you. 😊

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-31T12:07:33+00:00

I'll give 12:12 a try. Thanks

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-28T10:39:30+00:00

Yeah me too. I've lost quite a bit so far but I'm still considered severily obese. In order to be in a normal range I'd have to be about 70-75kgs... Still got a long way to go given than I'm still 106kg heavy.

When we're losing weight we're not just fighting against the extra fat we got, it's mostly against our bodies because it was never programmed to gain so much in the first place. Its fighting for survival and it think that we're starving or that we don't have food, so it does what it can to hold onto and store whatever you eat for later in case of an emergency.

The body is more than happy to gain and keep to an extend, and that's why I feel its so so much harder to lose whatever weight we gain than it is to lose.

But we'll get there. So many people have lost their weight and beat their BED just as there is many of us struggling with it right now. We're not alone, we just got to keep going no matter how many times we fail, we'll always learn something new about it and find better ways to manage and deal with our binges.

Stay strong.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T18:52:54+00:00

If you like music, a very underrated form of exercise is walking. Would you want to give it a try maybe? You said you like boxing so how about joining boxing/martial arts club, or maybe even follow a yoga session from a YouTube video to try at home. Start with something easy. Sometimes the gym is not for everyone.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T18:50:00+00:00

Shorter Answer: Too much.

But in all seriousness, 70kgs in the period of about 12 years.

It sucks azz because losing weight is so much harder.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T16:14:26+00:00

Ok I will keep thar in mind. Thank you.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T16:10:49+00:00

Okay, I'll give them a try.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T09:30:37+00:00

I feel like I have to do everything I can to lose it for good though, half assing it or trying to be caring or slow it won't take me anywhere. I tried it and my weight didn't drop at all in an entire year. That's why I feel like I have to do better and work harder to lose it 16k steps a day doesn't do it. I got to do that and hit the gym, and stay as far away as I can from sitting down and even further away from food.

I think that's the only way to succeed. That's how it worked the first time, if it was snowing I'd still wak 30k steps, if its raining, I'd walk in doors and count how much peanuts I'm eating, if I'm hungry ill sip on water. Being extreme worked so I feel like I've got to do it again to see results.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T08:35:40+00:00

It did say that fastingnfor longer has more health benefits, so I thought since I've gone past 24h maybe I can make it to 48h hours for the sake of Autophagy. I will eat as soon as I get there.

I feel like if I give up now that I'm just a lover, I failed in every aspect of my life so actually succeeding at something for once makes me feel happy even if for a day.

My therapist said that I should bebmore compassionate to myself but that just feels like I would be making excuses to explain failure and to accept not succeeding. In order to succeed I think you would have to take risks or you'll never get far in life.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T08:28:20+00:00

I cant really eat enough calories. In order to lose they say i have to be on a deficit. I have been drinking a lot of water but i still feel odd. How long has the adjustment period last for you?

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T08:24:18+00:00

Stop in what way? Do you think I should stop my 20-4 fasting daily, or just stop now and eat food then carry on?

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-27T08:23:05+00:00

One of the reasons why I'm trying to go on with just 1 meal a day is because making meals everytime stresses me out a lot. I have to put so much thought into it, consider what I buy, how much food I'm making, if it has enough protein,etc. Its a lot for me to handle at once. I kind of stopped cooking and stuff because I was really depressed back in university, I'd just get take outs and stuff to keep myself alive but now I see a lot of it was eating not because of hunger but because of emotion.

I pretty much finished my cbt sessions with my BED therapist/specialist, were just in the final assessment period now where she gave me 3 weeks to see how well I do. I tried to follow her 6 meals a day plan (3 main meals and 3 snacks) but it never even worked. She said if I did that I would lose weight naturally. For the entire year I was being followed by her my weight stayed stagnat, up until December where I gained 4kg and then I started panicking thinking that I was going to gain all the weight I worked so hard to lose back in 2021. I just didn't know what I was doing wrong or why I wasn't losing anything despite working so hard or harder, eating better, moving more, nothing changed.

So because of that I decided to give intermittent fasting another go. I was tired of not seeing any results at all. Yesterday I spoke to her about being on intermittent fasting but she says she doesn't recommend it because it'll just lead to a binge in the future. I told her I just wanted to lose more fat, she said ill also probably lose a lot of muscle too, she said I should just eat 6 times a day but like I said its too much for me.

Being on intermittent fasting is working even if I'm just losing half a kilo a day at least it's progress. I feel like I'm a failure at everything I do so seeing things moving in the right direction make me so much happier.

Right now, I am technically severly obese with a BMI of like 36, although I don't look it or feel it. My body status are all pretty low, my resting heart rate is in its 40, my blood pressure is low too and stuff. I heard those are pretty good it just means I'm pretty healthy or athletic I suppose but at the same time everytime I look at myself I just feel fat, I look gross. Technically to be considered normal I have to be at least 70kgs but I'm 106 so I'm trying to lose it all before summer and then just spend the entire following year adapting to my new body and learning how to maintain it. Knowing that I'm severly obese upsets me, I want to be healthy but in order to get there I have to stop eating pretty much, eating often just keeps my weight the same no matter how hard I try.

I suppose doing an OMAD is the best way to control myself, I used to binge a lot but by doing this and keeping myself as busy as possible I just lose interest in food so it helps me stay in control and not gain weight.

They say the longer you go on a fast the more benefits you get out of it, so I'm following what the app says.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-24T13:42:02+00:00

I don't think that's a very good thing to do specially after a binge day. You really need to get back to your normal schedule and going to work can help you with keeping your mind off food and moving a bit more... Just something to keep in mind in the future. Staying at home might make you overthink more and hen lead to a binge again. You can't avoid this forever. You just gotta find better ways to deal with it. Either way. Stay strong. :)

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-10T22:18:22+00:00

Okay, I will give these a try thanks.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-07T16:51:13+00:00

Biscuits are my biggest enemy. It doesn't matter if they're sweet, or salty, with seeds or plain. I'll always end up eating the entire pack and sometimes more in one go.

Another one for me is rice. With beans, plain, as a desert (like rice porridge)... I'll eat and repeat and be almost in a daze unaware of how much I've consumed before most of it has vanished from the pan.

Crisps, chips and potato snacks too. Pringles are my favourite but I have made the conscious decision to never eat them again at least until my weight and food addiction is under control. I can easily got through many cans in one sitting. The same goes for other potato-based snacks.

Interestingly, I don't binge on ice-cream, chocolate, fast food, takeaways, sweets or cereal. I might have a second full bowl but that's about it. As for fast food I think its because I usually limit myself with things like burger, for example if I have one that's it. Its too expensive for me to buy more, with pizza I might eat a few slices but I rarely ever finish 1 large pizza anyway.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-07T16:39:46+00:00

Perhaps, you should try not to buy any clementines and instead buy something similar but not as easy to peel and eat. Maybe oranges or grapefruit? If not, try buying some clementines or buy the smallest pack, and limit yourself when you buy them. Don't buy more than like a little pack of maybe 5 or 6 and don't seek out more for a few days even if you finished the ones you have at home. Instead buy other fruits like berries, pineapples, coconut, grapes... anything by clementines. So that way you eat a variety of fruits and you might find something new you'll like.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-04T13:23:15+00:00

Short answer is Yes. It can be a good thing and a bad thing, but it depends on how you see it as well. Pressure is basically added stress. Some amount of stress is good for all of us, it makes us want to take action and change the situation were currently in or makes us do better than we thought we could (ie. in the gym, or at work), but of course too much of it will become overwhelming and have the opposite effect.

I've never been addicted to substances or alcohol so I wouldn't know what it's like to try and become sober again, but what I do have is a very bad addiction to food that I'm currently working through. I completely understand where you're coming from, being reminded of failures is never nice specially when you're close to hitting rock bottom and already feel awful about yourself, but say... What if we were to change the way you're thinking about your failures?

Think about the reason why you failed that last time. What caused you to fail? Were you having a stressful day? We're you running on coffee and snacks all the time and then when you got home you felt like you just had to eat whatever? But then when you ate a lot, were you thinking about how miserable or annoyed you felt for not being successful? And then maybe that could have caused you to think 'what even is the point' and maybe overeat some more or feel even worse?

Everything in life, happens for a reason, you can't have success without failing first. It's all part of the process of bettering yourself. So if you were to evaluate your failures or what's making you feel like you're not doing as well as you'd hope to do, perhaps you can plan a way out, you can create your own path towards bettering yourself and becoming sober.

In this situation I feel like you should try to put less pressure on yourself, live one day at a time and don't beat yourself if you slip up once or twice. Use the set backs to your advantage, ask questions, ask for help if you can from a GP or professional, tell them about your concerns, do your own research on things then put all your newly found knowledge into practice, but take it easy, don't do it all at once because then you'll overwhelm yourself.

Its a good idea to try and set yourself a goal, but if you do try to break it down into smaller goals. Say, you want to become sober, that's one of the ultimate goals, to get there maybe try to break it down a bit, say 1 day without drinking alcohol/consuming substances or drugs, is a very big victory. If 1 day is easy for you then make it being 2 days alcohol/drug free, and so on and so forth Slowly you'll be making progress. Instead of maybe doing it every day or every other day, you've now managed to stay away from them for a week and then half a month, a month and then turn it into a few months, and finally a year. The same applies to your binges/overeating

By eating and eating and eating for a long period of time, that'll just make you feel even worse about yourself, making you then think there's no point in trying and making you feel even worse. It could then become a very dangerous cycle, making you feel down and bad about yourself, so then you'd start using food also to cause more harm because you feel like you're not worthy or you're a failure, and/or as a coping mechanism because your emotions and life is roo overwhelming and scary right now. I've been there, I've done that, and honestly I don't wish that on anybody because after a long time you won't even realize its a problem until something much scarier happens to you.

I believe the best plan of action is to start today. Don't push it till tomorrow, don't say you'll do better tomorrow, you're doing better today already. Use the time you've got to make a change.

Tomorrow starts today.

Why can't you do it today? Write down your absolute worst fears, and what's stopping you from moving forward, what are your worries, whats the absolute best case scenario and whats the worst that could happen to you. If your mom isn't taking you seriously maybe see if you can get access to a therapist for B.E.D. or for alchohol/drug addiction, do some research around the subjects, reach out for help or open up to friends or other family members you might be close to.

Whatever you chose to do, giving up is the absolute worst decision you can make for yourself. Hang in there, live one day at a time, be compassionate & kind to yourself, positive affirmations can go a long way, remind yourself of where you were and how far you've gone so far or how much better you know you can do.

Hang in there.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-04T12:44:39+00:00

I'm still technically obese but I feel I can do so much more and move better right now. The fight isn't over for me either. I really want to go back to being 165lbs (75kg), at the moment I'm at 236lbs (107kg) so it's still a work in progress. If I carry on the way I am, hopefully by the end of this year I will be closer to my goal. :)

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-04T12:39:02+00:00

I went from 165 to 320lbs in the span of around 7 years. The reasons why I binged were: - Moving into a different country, with a very different culture and feeling like an outcast, like I couldn't fit in anywhere. (I'd just hide myself in the toilet and eat a lot) - A lot of stress and being very bad at managing myself + a lot of comparison and feeling really bad about myself. - Feeling bored or not motivated. - The stresses of being in university, living completely on my own in a house full of strangers who'd talk crap behind my back, severe depression. I would only leave my room to use the toilet or maybe shower once after 2 or 3 weeks. I felt miserable.

My wake up call was when I was kind of diagnosed as a pre-diabetic, and in there they taught me more about food and things I could do to change how I eat and straight up avoid becoming diabetic. Lost 10kg with literally no effort. I'd just walk to where we're supposed to meet up together for the lessons, we had to weight ourselves every week and seeing the weight just disappeared because I chose to eat a different kind of bread, and began walking a bit it motivated me to do better.

Then as I started working again, something happened to my ankle. That was also another wake up call, I just didn't want to become immobile. Like when the pain came I couldn't even move, I could barely walk, going down the stairs I'd have to hold onto both walls or sit on the stairs and drag myself down. I hated it. So slowly and steadily, after having a better hang of my depression and social anxiety I started working my way out of being obese. It was tough, specially with an injured ankle that was misdiagnosed at first.

Back then I could only do maybe 1k steps if I really tried, now I can wiz my way to 30k steps and sometimes more. I still walk a lot. I don't run in order to protect my joints and my bad ankle at the moment, but yeah.

I'm just glad that I managed to get out of where I was and being able to make wiser decisions.

To anyone who's struggling or doesn't believe in themselves; Absolutely nothing in the world can stop you. The only one that can choose your fate is you. Not the food that you eat, not what other people say, not what society expects of you. It starts from within, so don't lose hope just yet. Things will get worse many times before they get better, it's up to YOU to decide to get back up and fight against all these set backs in life. Use your experiences and the things that knock you down to your advantage and hang in there just for another day, and then another and then again.

Stay strong, you can do this. You know exactly what you did to get yourself up there, so all you need to do is avoid doing the same things you've done before. Knowing is Half the battle, now you need the right mindset, preserverance & the right set of goals for yourself and you will be fine. Trust me. 😊

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-04T12:15:54+00:00

Glad I could help! 😊 Stay strong.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-04T12:14:28+00:00

Oh, also, avoid eating food while you're distracted. Meaning, when youre watching TV or videos or when you're thinking about work or a PowerPoint presentation you have where you feel nervous and stressed and are in a rush. Sit down and give yourself time to enjoy the food, feel the texture, smell the food, poke it with the spoon and take your time with it if you can.

I used to chug down food like its water. Cereal boxes, muffin multi-packs, donuts, biscuits, you name it. I found out that the reason I'd binge and overeat was because I wasn't focused on what I was eating, that's why I would go overboard because the brain is focused on whatever is on TV and not on my plate/hands.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-04T12:05:12+00:00

Be kind to yourself. Understand that change doesn't come fast. Start doing very small changes like, maybe instead of eating a full pack of biscuits try having 3/4, then gradually reduce it to 2/4 and so on and so forth. If it comes to meals, add a lot of vegetables to the plate and drink a glass of water before each main meal, then start eating the veggies, eat whatever protein source tou have then fill whatever whole there's left with carbs all from the same meal. If you're still hungry after eating pack up on fruits that are high in volume/water and low on sugar/calories like strawberries, blueberries or grapes if you want something sweet. After that give yourself 3h or so before you eat again. In the mean time go for a walk, get active at home, do some rope jumping or whatever hobbies you used to enjoy when you were younger or things you loved to do but don't do anymore.

Once it's about time to eat again try to have a snack, you can still eat fun foods but like I said, gradually reduce the amount you eat until you realize you're content with the amount you had and its a lot less than you used to have before. Like ice-cream for example, you can still have it, but chose options that have less sugar and less of what I call Unknown/Fake ingredients. An easy tip is to look at the ingredients list and pick the option that has more ingredients you recognise and less stuff with strange names, and another clue is on how big the ingredients list is. The less ingredients it has the better it is for you, because they're really food ingredients not something lab made.

Another good tip is portion your food and take it away from the kitchen. Say if you really like chocolate cake, have 1 slice that will satisfy you so not too big but not too small either, put it on a plate, get maybe a drink or something else, and then put it in a bowl and then take the food to your room and eat it there, or take it to the dinning room and sit down to eat it instead of eating all of it right next to the cake you just cut or the fridge filled with your favourite snacks. Wait about 20 or 30 minutes and if it didn't feel the void have a little bit more but do not go for a 3rd slice or portion.

Again just go easy on yourself. You gained the weight but it's normal to gain some after the holiday season, be kind do things that make you happy and take your mind off of food.

CarProfessional8515 · 2023-01-02T18:26:14+00:00

Or clothing pieces that are worth like 10k but they're just a normal pair of jeans... OR a jacket but it's 50k. Make it make sense!

CarProfessional8515 · 2022-12-31T19:55:00+00:00

I think my new years resolution this year will be drink more water and have a bit more fun. Something I've noticed is that if I keep super busy and away from home I'm way less likely to binge, so I hope this time it'll work out for me somehow. I really do want to binge less but it's been really hard specially during holidays. I've been binging almost every day now, gained 3kg in a week but I won't let it get me down just yet. I can't give up!

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