Hi guys, I'm hoping that you can maybe give me some advice!  Everyone seems friendly and willing to share their experiences!

I've been lurking on here for quite some time.  I lost 20 pounds with CICO a few months back but have since returned to my unhealthy emotional eating habits.  I lost about 50 pounds a few years ago in college but did not do it through developing lifelong healthy eating patterns.

I tend to get burned out and start feeling like monitoring my eating and "restricting" it (i.e. not eating cake every time I'm upset) is too difficult.  For reference, I'm working a full-time job and a part-time job, have a graduate school internship, and am in charge of most of the cleaning and all of the errands and financials in my apartment (it is just me and my husband).  And honestly, my husband is my biggest stressor, although that's something for r/relationships, and we will be starting counseling this week.  All of my calorie counting, meal planning and prepping, trying to avoid going out to eat needs to be done by me and me alone.

So, what do you guys do to avoid burnout?  I just get overwhelmed with everything going on around me; I can stick to things really well for a few days and then I just don't have the emotional energy to keep logging and thinking about what I eat.  I want to though because it makes me so much happier and confident.

I want to start CICO again tomorrow (I'm at work all day and am eating work food, didn't bring healthy alternatives).  So far I've made a bunch of healthy, lower calorie freezer dinners for my chest freezer that I'm really excited about (thanks, u/saltandprepper).  I'm thinking about getting some bath bombs to use as a stress relief and reward in lieu of cake.  I've read the FAQs, particularly about binge eating, but that isn't really a problem for me.  Any more ideas?
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I work full-time, I want to lose weight, I get stressed out easily, and need to avoid burnout. How can I
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Hi guys, I'm hoping that you can maybe give me some advice!  Everyone seems friendly and willing to share their experiences!

I've been lurking on here for quite some time.  I lost 20 pounds with CICO a few months back but have since returned to my unhealthy emotional eating habits.  I lost about 50 pounds a few years ago in college but did not do it through developing lifelong healthy eating patterns.

I tend to get burned out and start feeling like monitoring my eating and "restricting" it (i.e. not eating cake every time I'm upset) is too difficult.  For reference, I'm working a full-time job and a part-time job, have a graduate school internship, and am in charge of most of the cleaning and all of the errands and financials in my apartment (it is just me and my husband).  And honestly, my husband is my biggest stressor, although that's something for r/relationships, and we will be starting counseling this week.  All of my calorie counting, meal planning and prepping, trying to avoid going out to eat needs to be done by me and me alone.

So, what do you guys do to avoid burnout?  I just get overwhelmed with everything going on around me; I can stick to things really well for a few days and then I just don't have the emotional energy to keep logging and thinking about what I eat.  I want to though because it makes me so much happier and confident.

I want to start CICO again tomorrow (I'm at work all day and am eating work food, didn't bring healthy alternatives).  So far I've made a bunch of healthy, lower calorie freezer dinners for my chest freezer that I'm really excited about (thanks, u/saltandprepper).  I'm thinking about getting some bath bombs to use as a stress relief and reward in lieu of cake.  I've read the FAQs, particularly about binge eating, but that isn't really a problem for me.  Any more ideas?
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I get burned out when it comes to monitoring my eating. What do you guys do to make it a little
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