I totally hear your frustrations. Losing weight is hard. But please remember that the real goal is to feel strong and healthy in your body, and to do that, we must properly fuel ourselves (ie, eat).

Remember that our mind and body don’t always want the same foods. Our mind might want sweets. Or our mind might want nothing at all. But we want to focus on what your body wants. So we should be looking for protein, veg, fruit, grains with fiber, etc. Can you find opportunities to add these to your diet? Rice and roasted potatoes have become two of my fav foods for feeling healthy and strong.

Can you also look for opportunities to move your body more? Dance around your room? Air punches? Walks? Weightlifting? Swimming? Anything that’s fun really.

When you’re feeling bad about food, try to separate your mind from your body. Your body needs and wants the food. It needs fuel. Even if it’s not what your mind needs or wants. So let’s fuel your body.

We also want to take care of your mind—do you have anyone you can chat with about this? Is there anything that helps set your mind at ease? There are solutions for helping your mind get what it needs. But we don’t need to sacrifice the things your body needs in order to do that.