Try what works for your weird brain [my story, i guess]
Okay, so I have pondered losing some weight for years. I have heard a lot of people talk about various ways that I considered "simpler", requiring less thought: e.g. intermittent fasting (eat what you want but only in a limited time window), eat about 1/3 less on each plate (no measuring, just kinda go for less and see), don't eat anything on one day of the week (disclaimer: not promoting it and not sure how good an idea it is, but if you're otherwise not restricting it seems to be not the full crash diet thing - sorry if that qualifies tho, I'm not educated enough), ... My thought was, I have never done this, so it'll probably work better if I go easy first.
Turns out trying to make it "simpler" by going by some vague measure made it way worse for me. I overdid all of these attempts which made me too hungry, and I also got really confused about whether I was hungry or having a random useless appetite (I have always been bad at naturally telling when I feel full), and it didn't work at all - FOR ME. Which discouraged me greatly.
Now on a whim I tried 100% strict calorie counting which I find, despite it being "complex", way simpler. I just eat what I calculated, turns out if it's not a horribly undercut amount (that is super unhealthy anyway) then I'm not ever so hungry that I feel like I have to snack, and I can now let go of any wondering if a minor stomach feel is legitimate hunger needs or not. I just do the exact scheduled food for the day (even if I feel like eating less, so I don't accidentally crash diet) and I can relax, take my mind elsewhere to things I care about in my life. And I don't really care for cheat days apparently (just gets me worrying if I'd overdo the cheating, then need to overcompensate after) so I just don't do them either.
Now I assume this sounds horrible to many. No cheat days, what? 100% precalculated, no take-outs ever? And I'm sure for many this wouldn't mentally work, at all. After all, many I know lost weight with these "soft" approaches I listed, and it worked for them, while it didn't for me.
Which brings me to my point: if an approach that seems "more sane" or "less radical" (eating 100% on a calculated schedule is admittedly pretty radical) doesn't work for you, try another one. Don't skip the "more strict" ones just assuming they're not for you because the "easier" ones didn't work. You might be surprised what works for you, it seems to be very personality dependent. I hope this helps someone. And don't do crash diets, please. Stay safe, friends
Edit: some other things that didn't work for me but do for MANY others: "eat only when hungry" (my hunger feels are messed up), "do sports" (i always overdo it, then don't for a while, can't manage the consistency mentally), "eat slow/thoughtfully" (i'm just a super confused person and zone out when i eat and gobble it down fast anyway), ... basically I'm saying, don't despair if all these common ideas don't work for you. Another one might. Just try others, see what sticks.
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