I've always been fat... When I was younger everyone talked about how I had puppy fat. When I got older it was droned into me that I was 'big boned' a 'bigger build than my siblings' but frankly I just don't believe that's true. I am very pear shaped and sure I will never be a size 8. But I'd certainly like to be, perhaps, a size 12? Currently I'm a size 20 and I feel exasperated and disappointed every time I look in the mirror.
I'm training to be a nurse and also have a job working in care so I work lots of long hours and odd shifts and it makes trying to structure my eating almost impossible and I often use this as an excuse for falling off the wagon.
I truly believe I may be addicted to food. Or at the very least sugar.
Anyone else out there who can empathise?
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I completely know how you feel I'm a support worker and work crazy shifts and find my self picking and eating out with clients all the time. It's just getting into the mindset of making better choices so now when I'm eating out I'll swap chips for salad and I find batch cooking slimming world meals really helpful and saves me money on ready meals or junk food whilst on the go 😊
I'm addicted to sugar and have eliminated it from my diet! I don't even use sweeteners, as they have the same effect!
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Literally how I'm feeling every time I go to the loo or get dressed I see flab.
Although I work consistent hours I still find myself making excuses as to what's caused me to go awol! It was someone's birthday/holiday so it'd be rude not to take something, I feel tired so need the extra energy. My main struggle is with carbs and sugar so from yesterday I have started using Daily Diary to see if I can get advice on swaps or other ideas of food that might be as tasty as the sugary stuff I consume currently.
We can do this!! Never too late to get back on the wagon
Hello I am a nurse and work 12.5hrs shifts mix of days and nights and you can eat healthy but you need to plan. I plan what I am eating for the week- I cook meals (curry or pasta sauces etc) for 4 and then divide them into 4 and freeze them so I can just defrost them and add rice, couscous or pasta. I tend to have a main meal at work and then soup, sandwich, vegetarian hotdog or burger when I get home. On nights it is a bit more of a challenge but on my first night I still have just 3 meals- I have my main meal at lunch time and then something light during the shift- I have salsa & popchips. and on successive nights I have breakfast before I go to bed and main meal when I wake up and salsa & dips at work. It is challenging but can be done.
I don't really have a sweet tooth- my downfall are crisps and do occassionally have them but have them as part of my calorie allowance. You mention you love sugar- is that sugary drinks or cakes, chocolate etc? If its sugary drinks why not gradually reduce the amount of sugar you take in tea/coffee- so if you have 3tspn reduce it by 1/2-1tspn for a month then reduce again each month. You do get used to less sugar- I used to have sugar in coffee and tea- now I can't stand it!
Good luck- are you following any weight loss plan?
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So fed up of failing
Calorie counting or low fat? 
lossing fat..mindset...
