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I was personally capable of tracking 100% of my caloric input and output to manage to a target weight. I lost 25% of body weight and kept it off for a long time
by empathy_m 4y ago
I was personally capable of tracking 100% of my caloric input and output to manage to a target weight. I lost 25% of body weight and kept it off for a long time (years).
However, now that I have a full-time job and am also primary caretaker for two young children under age 5 with minimal childcare, I have been unable to maintain the weight loss and I'm fairly close to lifetime maximum weight (at -5% right now).
I notice behaviors like eating snacks between meals (often high-calorie), eating the kids' leftover food when I clean it up, not tracking my calorie inputs, eating at meals until I'm full (which tends to lead to lifetime maximum weight quickly in my experience), and eating extra food at night after the kids go to bed. This all adds up fast.
A couple of years ago I read the literature about GLP-1 agonists and started thinking about drugs. The last time I asked, a couple years ago, my GP said she had never successfully gotten an Rx approved for GLP-1 agonists in a patient with obesity. I was also thinking about looking into cognitive behavioral therapy as this all feels like it's behavioral?
In general I prefer low-intervention approaches to medicine. I'd definitely rather rely on diet + exercise alone for weight loss. However, I just don't have the time in the day to lose enough weight - mechanically it just isn't working. It's frustrating because it used to. I'm pretty close to looking into the drugs again.