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@pixielisa I already run 10 miles + per week and alternative running days with strength training at the gym.

@enjoythelittlethings Unfortunately, I already have more than enough coffee (2-3 cups a day of strong coffee).

@dawn16 Being at a calorie deficit is the issue... but I need to lose weight. Unfortunately, addiction isn't an issue. I had a set routine for 2+ months where I have not been craving suger. I am eating at a calorie deficit (about it 400 breakfast, 400 lunch, 500 dinner, 300 milk for coffee/tea...

@undergodsmercytoo I think you are right. Had the same realisation from reading some of the comments. Eat at maintenance, keep exercising and at least keep good habits until I can continue dieting again.

@undergodsmercytoo I think the reality is just being at a calorie deficit is the issue... but I need to lose weight. Addiction isn't an issue. I had a set routine for 2+ months where I have not been craving suger. I am eating at a calorie deficit (about it 400 breakfast, 400 lunch, 500 dinner...

@04tro4108 It literally isn't hunger. The energy boost from suger = me working 2-3x faster, better, etc. But you are right - it would be better to up protein in my meals and perhaps calories a bit higher when I have lots of work.

@04tro4108 I think that is the heart of the problem. I am eating at a calorie deficit (about it 400 breakfast, 400 lunch, 500 dinner, 300 milk for coffee/tea and a snack) and then alternating running 5k and the strength training.

@norse Unfortunately, discipline isn't the issue as I've had a set routine for 2+ months. I am eating at a calorie deficit (about it 400 breakfast, 400 lunch, 500 dinner, 300 milk for coffee/tea and a snack) and then alternating running 5k and the strength training. If work is light - I can...

@bobwhite By demanding I mean I have to help develop/scope a strategy/plan/projects/proposals for how 10,000 plus organisations and the public sector works together in new and innovative ways and influencing the use millions of pounds of funding. Longstanding issues that has no easy answers and...

@anthonyg72 I think the problem is that I can do that and I did it for 2+ months... but I am just no where near as productive. When I have to do something more complicated (i.e. write a report, develop a new strategy, play a workshop, etc.) usually during a busy period - I just struggle (mind...

@calvinabume Unfortunately, never been a low carb person (I tend to only have wholegrain bread/flour, veg, beans, etc.) But you are right - maybe I am not having enough.

@calvinabume Trust me it isn't an issue. I have been eating healthier for 2+ months. I have been eating around 1,500 calories a day and alternating days of 5k runs and strength training at the gym. I can exist fine with no suger. The issue is... when work ramps up and I need to do lots of...

@calvinabume I wouldn’t go that far to call it an addiction, but it has definitely become a crutch when I am stressed/busy because it gives me more energy to work quicker/better.

@calvinabume Already drink 2/3 coffees a day, which doesn't help as much as it would have done 10 years ago. Unfortunately, it's not just a craving. I actually just work better with surgery snacks and feel a lot more sluggish, slower, foggier, etc. when I don't. It's terrible - it's got to...

@anon103 Unfortunately, it does for work purposes, but not for fitness goals. I work a lot better, etc... but I also start regaining a bit more weight. That would be fine for the odd day/week... but the issue is when I have multiple weeks/full month of harder work. So I have got through this...

@anon103 The problem is... when I eat more... my weight loss just stops or even worse... I gain weight. But you are probably right. Rather than resorting to surgery snacks it would be better to just eat at maintenance and keep exercising and see if that helps. I might not lose weight - but at...

@anon103 Good points! I think that is the heart of the problem. I am eating at a calorie deficit (about it 400 breakfast, 400 lunch, 500 dinner, 300 milk for coffee/tea and a snack) and then alternating running 5k and the strength training. If work is light - I can cope. I am sluggish, a bit...

@dawn16 You joke... but that is literally what happens. A healthier example is... having a pre-workout shake/drink before exercising and having a better work out because of it compared to after fasting.

@jely Unfortunately, it is the case for me. Part of the issue is the workload at different times and the overall complexity (high level strategy and planning across multiple different organisations, etc.), which I can cope with... It is just when it comes to writing new reports, presentations...

I work in an office job that can be very demanding with lots of emails, report writing, presentations, meetings, commuting, etc. Unfortunately, I know that I am amazingly more productive when I have sugery snacks (like x2-3 more productive). I am more alert, think more clearly, digest complex...