Bulletjie35's Journal, 24 Mar 22

Start small. Make your portion intake just a little less. It’s good to maintain a healthy relationship with your food and not feel guilty. I suggest trying new recipes and enjoying the process of making your food and physically seeing what you’re feeding yourself. Good luck, you can do it. 

Bulletjie I know I was not as big as you, but I was 112 kgs on my frame. I know people will say everything in moderation but for those of us who just can eat and eat and eat, I don’t think it works. Carbs make us hungry, they stimulate appetite and for the first time in my life when I realised that and cut them out, it just began to mean I could stop eating when I was full. Maybe spend some time on the DietDoctor website and also Ruled.me This story made me think of you https://www.ruled.me/keto-saved-my-life-stefan-down-over-200-lbs/ 

What got me with those weight loss stories on ruled.me was like you and I, we know all about calories in and calories out and what are the right foods to lose weight and we have been on diets for years. But something in that system isn’t working- if it was, nobody would be overweight 😆 for some of us, insulin resistance and other Hormonal problems mean we just need something different. 

Thank you so much 

Ek is die laaste een wat Kan praat oor diets en sukses met diets maar iemand het vir my gese Dat n mens se ongesonde eetgewoontes Stam van iets af hetsy dit trauma, of emotionele trauma of depressie is en totdat jy dit nie aanspreek vir jouself nie gaan jy altyd terugval op ongesonde eet.... Die 2de ding is jy Moet n doelwit he wat jy Wil bereik en n goeie motiveering he hoekom jy dit Wil bereik. (Wil jy beter voel, doen jy dit vir jou kinders of vrou) jy Moet daai goed in plek he en Dan elke keer as jy iets ongesonds Wil koop om te eet onthou hoekom jy in die eerste plek wou begin diet. En Dan uit my eie ondervinding daag elke dag op vir oefening maak nie saak hoe lui of moeg of seer jy het van die vorige dag nie, daag op. Vat jou hond vir n stap, kry oefen dvds, doen push-ups teen die muur, enige iets om calories te verbrand. En eet kosse wat jou gaan versadig maak,  

A tip that worked for me was to add at first the healthy food without taking away what you like Eg if you like burger and chips just add a fresh salad or veg The deal is to actually eat the veg...so you eat a bite of burger a few chips and veg As you go you slowly decrease the amount of “unhealthy” food and add on veg ... Be careful too keep the salads and veg as fresh as possible by that I mean avoid overusing salad dressings, or sauces or sugar on veg ...rather add seasoning such as salt pepper and herbs You will find over time you will get full quicker and that your taste buds and body develop a higher affinity for the nutritious food ... Don’t take away your favs just reduce slowly That helps avoid binge and classifying food as good and bad 

i am doing a eating programme by Jenna Carmen, busy with her 6 week programe. really helping with food portions etc.  

Hey there. A couple of years ago I found myself in the same boat (134 kg)and realised that nobody but me can change it (I weigh 113 kg now). It does help though if you have peolpe that understand your struggle. 70% of weightloss is a good or better diet and 30 % of it is exercise. I do exercise a lot now (turninf 50 this year)and feel good after. It does help that I can cheat a little bit more with food and also help me eat better, because I feel that I don't want to waste the hard work (exercise). I also joined a online exercise group called JOM FITNESS (https://m.facebook.com/JOMFS/) where we get motivated to improve ourselves. What scared me is that the longer we wait the harder it will get. It is difficult in the beginning, but it does get easier...believe me. You are welcome if you want a chat. 

I struggle with this too, what I'm doing from Monday is go cold turkey many people don't advise this but for me it's either a yes or no when it comes to food. Chocolate? Yes, that leads to every possible sweet I can find. Having some sweets hasn't worked, it really just doesn't. So I've said to myself that for 6 months, only 6 months I need to say NO, in order to get where I want to be I need to do this... What I'm anticipating is that after 6 months the new lifestyle will then be my norm and sweets etc wont interest me as it does now. I don't think of it as restriction, this is what I need to do not only for weight loss but to be healthy it just cannot go on like this. That being said I'm sure this is about to be kak hard, the hardest thing I would ever probably do. Good luck with doing what you know you need to do.  

if it's snacks and stuff that are a big issue I found to just not keep them in the house helps a ton. Also be careful when standing in line by the tills at the shops if you are hungry. Hunger will make your body just want the easiest calorie/carb thing it can get which would be the sweets and chips at the tills. I always have to remind myself that it's not really the sweets that I want, I'm just hungry cause it's supper time. Have a normal supper and that craving will die down. 

Hello. Always happy to chat about these challenges. Been there done that….pop me a message and I will be happy to call you. 

hey Bulletjie. happy that you've come back. I know it's a difficult road and I support you. Ive seen your trail and errors over the years and am always inspired by your resilience to keep trying. but I would like to suggest to you that maybe it's time to dig a bit deeper than "just what you eat" . food addiction is real and there are therapists who can help you get to the root understanding of this. my dad quite trying. he didn't dig deep. he left me when I was too young and still needed him. this is said with love. you still have time to change. food issues sit in our heads and hearts and often just changing a daily calorie intake is.not.enough!!! we need to protect our mental and emotional health as that can vastly improve our physical well-being 💜💕💜💕💜 

Hi B. My WhatsApp number is 0631210397, if u want to chat. J9 

Hi! At my highest weight I was 203kg. Lost 40kg in Carnivore before lockdown hit. Unfortunately by Dec 31 2021 I was back at 183.1kg as I was in snd out of hospital for two years and to be honest, in 2020 was the first year ever I did not diet, because “I was going to die anyway!” So. Dec 31st I started back up on Carnivore. I’m down 11kg. I’m not the poster child for Carnivore(yet), but please do yourself a facour by looking up the following people in IG: Kelly Hogan. Dr Shawn Baker, Dr Anthony Chaffee, Judy Cho and Zerocarbroofer, Dr Ken Berry - there are lots more. It isn’t easy(what diet is?), but it is a lot tastier than anything else I’ve ever been on. Plus food planning is a breeze. The only reason that I’m on this app, is train myself to eat more- can you believe it?? 

Hi what helps me is to track my calories. Find healthier options of the things you love. Example: Cheese burger and chips I will use Woolworths thins or squares as bun. Add lots of tomato lettuce and onion with a patty. Barbecue sauce. Leave the cheese or use little and make air fryer chips. Delicious and half the calories. Eat focaccia with veggies instead of pizza. Go for fillet instead of rump steak. Take chicken breast, butterfly, insert ham, spinach, fat free cottage cheese. Spice and cover with tomato puree. Bake and add parmesan cheese I also try to break my day up Breakfast 350 cal Lunch 350 cal Snacks 150 cal Dinner 450 cal Snack 100 cal I was able to drop 14kg to my goal weight and maintain for 2 years plus. The last 6 months ate and drank what I wanted to but starting today i need to drop a 4 kg 

Forget about dieting. Think about changing the way you eat. Junk food and carbs keep you craving for more. Cut out the carbs and replace them with protein (as much of it as it takes) Go for the fatty kind. When you crave carbs eat nuts. It's best to cut all the carbs and stuff your face with protein and nuts. It will not happen at first and you will over eat at first because you will somehow not feel satisfied without your carb fix... but then slowly but surely you will find yourself naturally settling down. Cravings will get less and you will start eating less. Don't count anything for now, just changing what you are eating. It will become a lifestyle. No portion control and the rules are simple - no carbs, no sugar, protein, fat and veggies (watch the carbs in the veggies), cheese glorius cheese.  

Focus when you are eating. Be sure to enjoy it and chew it. Slow down. 

You are already ahead just by starting over! Great to see you back again! Small sustainable changes, because they way we loose the weight is thw way we will have to live forever to keep it off!  

Definitely recommend looking into calorie counting. Still enjoying your favorite foods but in moderation. 

Lean girl on Instagram or YouTube has super cool low calorie high volume food ideas