You are right that loving food is not a negative thing. My Dietician calls me a "Foodie" and says she really enjoys listening to me talk about food. And you have lost lots of weight as I have too...while still loving great tasting food!
I really do appreciate your honesty at how you look at your relationship with food. It helps to learn that I'm not the only one who thinks this way about food & you reminded me to focus on my drinks too.💜
Appreciate your honesty. It's so sweet when you finally lose that unwanted weight. I lost 109 pounds (half the weight of a refrigerator) in less than 4 months and have kept it off since then. Just like every woman struggling with weight loss now, I yoyoed for years - staying on track for a month or 2, losing a few lbs in the process before falling off. And each time I fell off, I just gained the weight back plus more. In July 2021, I was at my heaviest - 255 lbs... See full story on my channel.
Nikki thank you for these videos 😊I don't think you realize how inspiring you really are. I have lost 60 lbs on ww following you and using your tips and recipes the best I can, but lately, I have been struggling with binging again, and I am so scared of going backward. You motivate me to use your advice and keep going another day! Thank you ❤
I really appreciate how honest you are and sharing your struggles. I have had so many food struggles in my life and yo yo dieted throughout my life. I am 72 and am hoping that I can lose these pounds. I have about 30 pounds to lose. I appreciate how you shared these things. I can identify with a lot of things you talked about.
I had a severe binge disorder in my teens and twenties. I don't exactly know how I overcame it, but I started counting non-binge days as successes, even if I ate too much. I also deferred binges. I said to myself: If you want those cookies, that's fine. Just wait until tomorrow. That allowed my better judgement to kick in and help me regain control. A binge is really like falling into an abyss. It's terrifying. I bought your cookbook btw. Although I am an accomplished cook, I am not the most creative. I can learn from you!
I bizarrely put a lot of weight on during cancer treatment. Then I was on steroids for months. I set my goals in either 2 or 4 kg amounts. I don’t set a date. That way I don’t feel like a failure. I reached my first goal a week ago and now I’m onto my second goal. This is a2kg goal because 8kg is a psychological next step.
Nikki: thank you for the video and your bravery to continue to share your wisdom and journey. I really appreciate it. I too am walking the ED journey - 7 years and I never thought back 7 years ago when I was it my lowest spot in my life that I would be at my best now. Every day is a journey and it is hard work ....keep up the positive mindset, we know it makes all the difference. the other positive thing we both have is a great support system!! Merry Christmas....
Thank you for sharing these so very personal stories and feelings. I honestly always feel like I'm the only one that feels this way, but this reassures me that I'm not alone. Thank you, thank you!
Thank you Nikki for sharing your thoughts with us. I have experienced the same kinds of thinking. It is really easy to get in your own head about stuff especially food.
Monster has a regular green monster but it’s zero sugar, it has 10 calories and mix that with a Hawaiian Punch blue typhoon, or a blue raspberry flavored water packet is a pretty good alternative to the monster energy punch Dunkin used to have! (Less calories anyway, maybe not the best overall lol)
Several things I did because I was told I had high cholesterol and so my doctor gave me a bunch of restrictions so I was told to lower my saturated fat try not to be any trans fat my whole family is prediabetic and several members are/were diabetic and I am blind so I do not want to become diabetic. so some of things that I stopped doing our Lots of sugar and sugared creamers in my coffee, drinking pop, drinking southern sweet tea. Tried to keep my sugars to 24 a day or less except on special occasions occasionally. I really don't even pay attention to calories. I just paid attention to the saturated fat make sure it doesn't have trans fat and make sure it doesn't have too many added sugars. because I am addicted to sweets and sugars I had to stop eating candy and sugar drinks altogether to cleanse me from it for a month or more. And then when I started restricting myself to 24 or less a day it's just amazing how much less I can have and be satisfied. I don't even bother to drink any tea or pop anymore. and I used to have a cuppa coffee with 34 g of sugar in just my one cup of coffee and now I don't have any in it. i'm just like you I'm addicted to food I eat it for everything when I'm sad when I'm happy when I'm bored. And I definitely compare myself to others I get so mad because my sister is on Weight Watchers but she eats this holiday and ice cream right now and yes she still losing weight lol. If I even look at a ice cream sandwich I gain a pound lol. I started eating to trying to lower my cholesterol last November 21 so it's been just a little over one year and so far I have lost 73.2 pounds but then I gained a pound or two back so far over the holidays. but I'm still under 200 :-) and I was 264. last time I weighed myself I think I was 193.6. and I can definitely tell what you're talking about as far as I'm not really losing much weight but since I'm still exercising I can still feel my body changing. I still feel like I'm losing my abdomen even though the scale doesn't say that I am losing weight. and like I can definitely tell I'm getting muscle tone for sure.! Love listening to your videos you are definitely an inspiration :-) thanks
That is amazing!!! I am so so happy to hear that! and right?! I never realized how much sugar I was actually consuming in a day, especially in drinks! I really appreciate that, thank you!♥️
