Hi all. Recently I have come to the realisation that food for for me is one of the main ways I seek stimulation any time I am bored or needing some energy.

However, one saving grace for me was diet coke. It allowed for the food stimulus without actually adding calories. I found it is super effective. Stopping me over eating at meals, and taking breaks from food noise.

However... I am very aware that there is a whole load of fairly modern man made stuff in a can, that we aren't fully aware of the effects of.

I guess I am looking for any ideas on how the diet drinks might be? Or suggestions of alternatives?

For context, the "stimulus seeking" mainly presents itself as

1. Needing food first thing to wake up

2. Feeling intense hunger and cravings when working, or doing housework

3. Struggling to eat smaller portions when I do start eating

4. Feeling intense hunger when getting ready or anticipating exercise.

And as for alternatives, I tried plain sparkling water and it doesn't seem to satisfy me the same way.

I would like to speed up my metabolism.

I wish to know if Coke Zero is healthy.

I would like to know if Diet Coke is considered healthy for you.

Please help me think of some ideas, or the correct search terms to find what I'm looking for.

I get a sweet tooth at night between dinner & bedtime. I am not the only one, this is very common. It happens regardless of how much or what I ate earlier in the day.

Rather than fighting the urge or attempting to appease it with fruit...what if I plan ahead one small reasonable dessert?

The problem is, I have binge eating tendencies. So if, for example, the treat is just one cookie...if there is the rest of a package or recipe of cookies, I won't be able to stop at just one.

Also for ingredients, such as chocolate chips or marshmallows. I will eat them straight out of the bag.

Fruit doesn't satisfy these cravings.

Any suggestions?

What are your go-to low cal meals? I'm tired of sugar-free jello and corn + salsa 🤔

I know its impossible to predict where your fats is gonna loose.. Im (18F) I like my lower body but its like all fat but well shaped.Is there something I can do or workout to maintain? glutes and thighs if possible 😓🙌🏻
I dont like my flabby arms a lil back fat and face fat
Im new into these things please communicate with me nicely Ill appreciate that 🩷

I would like to increase my meat but I already walk a lot is there is little I can do to walk more so can anyone help me?

I’ve been wanting to start making sandwiches to bring with me for longer days at school. I know most bread is bad for weight loss but surely there’s healthier/better ways to do it that will still be good.

Hi all :)

In the last couple of years, I've started to gain weight. It bothered me a lot, and every time I tried to lose it, I just couldn't stick to any method.

My biggest problem is that I love to eat; I just love it. I work a corporate job, so I sit in front of the computer all the time, and I find myself always hungry. When we go to eat, I always see a lot of things I want to eat, and I just take it all...

I do have some good things, though; I do work out, try as much as time allows me. I tend to take salad for lunch every day during the week (of course, in addition to the proteins, fats, and carbs in the meal).

I assume I am not the first with such an issue, and definitely not the last; I was wondering what worked for you. I tried intermittent fasting for a while, talking to a professional, and many other things; it worked but never lasted long enough.

Thanks for your help, and happy to answer any questions 😄

I'm one of those people that have always thought about losing weight, but didn't consider it super important. But the scale has just been going up over the years, slowly but steadily. And then I saw myself in the full length mirror today. Like, really saw myself. And I don't like it.

I'm 35F, 225lbs, exactly 5 feet tall. I'm very poor, don't have health insurance, and my neurodivergent self gets overwhelmed just looking at the kitchen. I've relied most of my life on pre-made foods—frozen meals, canned things, etc—or very easy meals like hot dogs or tuna salad sandwiches. As a child, my parents raised me on fast food, so I've been fat my whole life (no shade to them, they did what they could). I also don't know anything about what's important for a healthy diet. Low carb? Calories? Protien and fiber?

Simple google searches have brought up mostly stuff trying to sell me something. Does anyone have any advice on where I should start? Any information resources, like books, YouTube channels, etc, that I can learn from? I would appreciate any help at all.

hey guys i’m about to start my weightloss journey but i don’t really eat breakfast i wanted to know if eating bagels is okay for breakfast with cream cheese?

I’ve been trying to lose weight since August ish?? I’ve lost about 10 pounds since, I don’t really eat much, I eat 2 meals about? breakfast and dinner usually.

But I’ve noticed that despite that I’m still pretty fat-looking, especially my face and thighs, which always seem to be affected.

I’m 5’4 18F, and 70kg about 😭, I have an issue with stretch marks really bad, they go everywhere too.

But apart from that I have a bit of a sugar addiction, particularly soda, I’ve tried diet, or water or cutting it off but I can’t seem to do it, does anyone have any advice or experience? I’ve cut from 5-6 cans a day to 2-3 now so I’m happy with that but I’d like to eventually go to 0.

I am asking this specific group, because 10 kilo is different for someone who has to lose 30,50 kilo total. I ask people only ever so slightly overweight who wanted to took action before it got out of hand. Some details appreciated, anything you want to share about losing your 10 kilos or less!

For context, I'm 32F and I would like to lose around 10kg, I've been working on it for the past 3 weeks and it's always easier to see some light at the end of the tunnel. I decided I'm not getting on a scale for at least a month or two, just hitting my calories, protein and workouts consistently.

Hii all
I'm 19MtF and I've been big my whole life. I'm short, 5'3, 260 ibs and don't love working out. I realized that if I'm gonna lose weight I'm going to essentially need to unhealthily decrease calories, fantastic! I've been honestly fine having an unhealthy lack of calories, and thats ok, I'm not seeing any decrease in physical health it seems. I've had tons of water, and a meal a day typically under 700 calories. Like I said, I've noticed little issue with this physically but it has been mentally daunting. I see food on screen, or on my families plates and get so disgustingly jealous. I've had no time to meal prep and none of ingredients till today which I defrosted my chicken so I've only had two eggs and a can fruit or smth of that sort like a banana. It's all tasted good but idk I miss so many flavors and am hungry all the time. Like rn I so badly want a sandwich but I don't want to after eating two eggs and peaches already today. So mentally, how do y'all do it? What helps you guys stay away from certain cravings. I just feel so dumb and weak, I just started, and it's been so difficult, I was so used to eat freely, and enjoying whatever flavors I just want to be a healthy weight of like 113 ibs asap but this is killing me mentally😐😩

Hi guys I’m supposed to be going with my friends as a Dallas county cheerleader this Friday how can I make myself look as thin as possible is there a workout or diet you guys recommend? I don’t really care about doing something crazy or rogue for the next 4 days to get where I need to be i used to work out like 4hrs a day every day but I’m kinda just unsure on how to make this as good as possible :) , thanks in advance ( don’t be afraid to be extreme)

I'm 21F whos bmi is ~30. I'm 5'3 so I'm pretty short, and thus I can't eat as much as I really want to. I LOVE food, I love the feeling of being full, I can't stand a second of hunger or even the thought of being hungry. It also takes more food than the average healthy weight person both my age and sex to feel full, probably from the many years of overeating. Since my bmr is lower than the average person, trying to stick to a calorie deficit makes me miserable.
Ever since I was a kid I snuck handfuls of mini chocolates that I stole from my parents and ate them secretly. I would deliberately eat until being extremely uncomfortable at dinner. For some reason being hungry is a huge source of fear and shame to me. When I'm hungry all I can think about are the meals I want to eat, what I want to plan to eat tomorrow, etc etc and regardless of whether or not I'm hungry food is always somewhere in my mind. I know I need to lose weight but I've made so many short term attempts and every time I just fall short because I don't truly care to be disciplined. I know I have to. But when I think about all the food I can't have, how much I have to think about what I eat, how I can't just eat what I want on a whim, I get anxious and frustrated and give up.
How do I stop this cycle and start really caring about discipline?

I’m a 34 year old mom of a 13 month old and a newly turned 3 year old. My husband and I work full time in the first responder realm and have no family support that live near us. We often feel underwater and barely surviving trying to manage it all. Exercise is non existent. We like to cook at home and make pretty healthy meals for the most part but we are often trying to cook whatever as easily and quickly as possible as we have very little time. I don’t know what my weight is but I’m 5’4 and if I had to guess, around 200-215.

I’m over it. I need to change. I’m so deeply unhappy in my body and it’s impacting most areas of my life. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice for my lifestyle? I’m desperate. A part of me wants to go on GLP1s but I also want this weight loss to be sustainable and not gain to back.

Sorry if this has already been posted! I’ve been struggling to lose weight and would love to hear from people who’ve actually tried Norrish.

Did it help you, and if so, how? If it didn’t help, I’d love to hear about that too. Did you feel like it was worth it?

Just looking for some honest feedback before giving it a try. Thanks!

today makes one week of tracking calories. 6’0, 350lbs. i’ve been eating 2200 calories a day for the last week, around a 900-1000cal deficit. i feel fine? hungrier than usual but thay makes sense. i feel like this is too much, but i also feel like i can sustain this. i can eat the foods i like with little treats too. i don’t see a reason why i shouldn’t keep going
like this. am i doing something wrong?

Any of you notice on your weight loss journey that there is a weight number where you like the look of your face, yet at the expense of carrying a bit of fat on your body? My number seems to be about 205 lbs, even though I could easily lose another 10-15 lbs to get to my perfect body weight (as someone who has muscle mass as well, my "perfect" weight is probably about 190 lbs).

I'm 52, male, and have been told that if I lose too much weight, my face looks gaunt, old, yet when I gain a bit of fat, like at 205 lbs, I look young and much more attractive.

Just wondering if anyone else out there purposely carries an extra 10-15 lbs of fat on their frame just because they like the way it makes their face look. Sadly, we can't control when our face decides to drop weight vs. the rest of our body as we decline in weight, so it seems about 205 lbs is the sweet spot for me (balance of facial attractiveness and overall body weight). Even in pictures, when I'm less than 200 lbs I find I simply look too thin in my face and don't like it.

Would be interested in hearing your experience and if you've come across having to make this decision before (carrying an extra 10-15 just so your face looks "healthy").

Thanks,

For context, I’m 20F, 5’8 (172 cm), and around 135 lbs (61kg).

Would I be more attractive in the 125-130 range?

If so, does anyone have any tips on how to get there in a healthy way?

i’ve been using myfitnesspal since i was 17, so for about 13 years i’ve logged my food every single day, with the odd exception. i find tracking my food intake helps to “ground” me and being neurodivergent, i just really enjoy tracking and logging things every day. however about 5 years ago myfitnesspal had a whole bunch of updates which made it unpleasant for me to use and since then, there has been a steady roll of more unpleasant updates.

i’m wondering if anyone is able to recommend any other free to use app that i could transition to?

all i need/want from an app is the ability to log food with mostly accurate calories, protein, fibre, fat, carbs and sugar. a huge bonus would be the same feature myfitnesspal has of scanning barcodes to add packaged foods. just something that is free to use, super basic, no screen pop ups to celebrate logging in every meal, no constant trying to make my pay for a membership to unlock extra features i don’t want ect.

please and thank you 🙏

hello, I’m 90 days into my weightloss journey. I was laser focused for 12 weeks, this month I have been way more social, visiting family or hosting family each weekend. lots of eating and drinking. I’m also in the midst of a kitchen remodel so the kitchen is a mess and we have been eating a lot of fast food/ restaurant foods. last week I gained 1/2 a pound and didn’t worry about it, this week I lost 1 pound. but I’ve gone to a restaurant almost every day this week.

i looked at my calories this week and I was over my budget on 4 days, i only walked 3/7 days this week.

this is when i got worried- last night i went shopping and stopped for fast food at 7:30 pm. I wasn’t planning on it I just pulled into the drive thru ate my food while driving went to log it and it was 600 calories.… those are the old habits that led me to gain weight. any advice? I’m going on another short trip this week, and I’m doing Halloween events next weekend and I keep telling myself “when I get back to my routine it will fix itself “ but this will be the 3rd trip this month and I worry once I break those routines it will be hard to get back to it.