Weight loss: Physical or Mental?

[LavenderRoot]

Anyone willing to dive in the psyche surrounding weight loss?

Do you think it’s more mental or more physical?

[lizziep Restart August 2023]

Both really. I have a certain mind set that eating hardly anything will help me loose weight but it doesn’t. I also put on lots of weight due to under active Thyroid which I can’t shift. Now I’m pre diabetic so trying to eat less sugar and carbs but as I can’t bring myself to eat more it’s a vicious circle.

[Grigid Moderator 4 stone in reply to lizziep]

Hello lizziep, and welcome back to Weight Loss Support,

Thanks for your reply to LavenderRoot, my personal view is that both elements are at play, even although it's not always an equal matter.

If you're still on a weight loss journey, or looking to maintain your weight loss, we have a number of peer support groups encouraging a healthy approach.

There have been some changes since you were last here, so please use the lonk if you want to have a look round as this shows what's going on at the moment.

Good luck 🍀

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[Grigid Moderator 4 stone]

Hello LavenderRoot and welcome to Weight Loss Support,

That's a really interesting question, and from my perspective it leans towards mental, but as a post menopausal woman I think there are definitely some physical elements at play too.

If you're on a weight loss journey yourself, you'll find joining in with the groups on this forum very supportive. We have a variety of groups and you can find them by clicking on the link here: healthunlocked.com/weight-l... Have a look around and if you have any questions just ask away.

Good luck 🍀

[LavenderRoot 2023 August in reply to Grigid]

Thank you so much! I could surely use the support. I’ll check out the groups. 💜

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

I think sometimes it's put down to psychology when it may be physiology, like here, on food cravings archive.nytimes.com/well.bl...

[LavenderRoot 2023 August in reply to BridgeGirl]

I never considered the physiology aspect. Thank you so much! And thank you for the link! 💜

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to LavenderRoot]

You're welcome

[DartmoorDumpling Restart Feb 2024]

Definitely mental in my case…emotional eating, comfort foods, addiction to sugar, seeking a short term pleasure source. I know I can lose weight if I eat small portions of the right foods, track my calories, drink more water, fruit teas, cut out alcohol etc but I keep self sabotaging and sneaking snacks, baking cakes and serving up too much food. I have to keep reminding myself that my health is what matters most!

Good luck in your own self analysis and best wishes for a healthier future!

[LavenderRoot 2023 August in reply to DartmoorDumpling]

I can relate to all of this! Thank you for your response 💜

[Hectorsmum2 Visitor]

It is a complex combination of factors, emotional , spiritual, physical, attitudes and expectations all combining to make us eat cake.

[LavenderRoot 2023 August in reply to Hectorsmum2]

I definitely agree lol 💜

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

I feel for a lot it is physical as illness can blank a lot of focus on eating and in pain we eat differently. It is more mental for me . Food / sweets / cake was a reward. A good girl got more sweets . A great girl ate everything up .