I have been on a diet since I was 13 years old. Literally. There is nothing I haven't done. The amount of energy and discipline, I can tell you, if used for other things could have easily made me Chief Justice of the USA 10 times over by now.
But here I am, having back pain and 70 lbs overweight... again.
I started intermittent fasting and I really like it, but, same old same old.
- I don't seem to lose weight easily without extreme behavior. In three weeks I have lost 3 lbs, and mostly that was done with a 36 hour fast each week.
- I get stuck on the extreme behavior bandwagon because that is all that is working.
- mentally I have little strength / hope left because I have been here before.
- I tend to get discouraged easily because I have failed so many times before, I just don't have the optimism.
- I tend to get sick easily when I am dieting.
- so many times I start a new thing, it seems promising, but as I get into it more I find out a lot of what is said about it isn't true. This discourages me.
- My body has a tendency to adapt to eating less... so I am always super sensitive that I am adapting which means I can easily freak myself out if I don't lose weight for a long period.