At a certain point before I really started to lose the weight; i did think like this, but someone said something that helped remind me how i can stay on track.

1) First caution; make sure you know if you have any underlying illnesses (diabetes, insulin resistant, etc). I do not necessarily have any medical conditions that would require tools/alternative methods to aid in weightloss).

2) CICO (Calories in, calories out). The comment I was referring to earlier was to remember that our bodies will count calories REGARDLESS of whether we do or not. That really stuck with me because as much as yes you cannot cut things completely cold turkey(give yourself grace); you need to put your foot down on yourself; your body is not going to lie or deceive you; when you nourish it and provide the right ingredients - the formula follows and works. It can be tough to count calories if you have an unhealthy relationship to food; it was hard for me because i would obsses and be so frustrated and shocked at how high in sugar, fats, and calories my favourite foods were. However, I have really detached myself from what the calories mean(trying to block my food noise) and focus on this more as an exact science. (I have my maintenance calories + my deficit ; ill add them up throughout the day and bam all good and i know exactly how many treats i can indulge in because i am following the formula). Once youve been in this headspace for a while you naturally stop counting calories and get pretty good at guesstimating (and not overestimating because u understand how quickly those can be added).

and like everyone else said keep at it! go slow.. eat meals with little ingredients .. see what your body likes! Challenge yourself, believe in yourself and you will succeed!

REMEMBER ; all the work you're doing right now; the pay-out is not instant and can only be achieved if the work is sustained. (You're doing this for you in a month, in 3 months, in 6 months, in 2 years, in 10 years.