Alright, so first of all I really think it's good that you realize yourself that there is something wrong and that you actively want to do something against it. Personally, I consider myself lucky that I hardly ever had any weight problems, but I have terrible stamina and the thought of running makes me so upset that me and friends always joke how, when I'd ever had to run away from a criminal, I'd just give up after tow steps and give him what he wants :/
Anyway, two things I can share: 1. Doing things on your own is always tougher than with someone. I've read an interesting article about two girls who had a little competition going about losing weight. They made a list of "bad foods" and give them points and at the end of a day or every week they'd count out who had more points - they also had days off, when they could eat whatever they wanted. The person who had the most points at the end had to pay a little money (idk exactly) and then they wanted to vacate from it after a year or something. I really liked that idea and thought it was rather intelligent. 2. My roommate and her bff forbid themselves from eating Carbohydrates (omg! second language fail! don't quote me here - idk idk) in the evening, so anything like potatoes, pasta or bread is "forbidden" - they can only eat salad or meat or fish - because apparently Carbohydrates in the evening aren't very healthy. It's just a small restriction, but I find that specific rules always help me, so something like 'I'm not eating as much bread anymore' wouldn't help me much, but 'Nothing containing Carbohydrates after 5pm!' would :)
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Anyway, two things I can share:
1. Doing things on your own is always tougher than with someone. I've read an interesting article about two girls who had a little competition going about losing weight. They made a list of "bad foods" and give them points and at the end of a day or every week they'd count out who had more points - they also had days off, when they could eat whatever they wanted. The person who had the most points at the end had to pay a little money (idk exactly) and then they wanted to vacate from it after a year or something. I really liked that idea and thought it was rather intelligent.
2. My roommate and her bff forbid themselves from eating Carbohydrates (omg! second language fail! don't quote me here - idk idk) in the evening, so anything like potatoes, pasta or bread is "forbidden" - they can only eat salad or meat or fish - because apparently Carbohydrates in the evening aren't very healthy. It's just a small restriction, but I find that specific rules always help me, so something like 'I'm not eating as much bread anymore' wouldn't help me much, but 'Nothing containing Carbohydrates after 5pm!' would :)
Good luck with your goals :)