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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ladybird64" data-source="post: 305619" data-attributes="member: 29023">You don't hear anyone here saying that you're a daft sod.Richard (I'm also Angie by the way  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ), there could be a reason for how you feel physically such as Fibromyalgia and you could get that checked out at the doctors.I would hazard a guess that it isn't that and that it is more to do with the state of your mind and what you are eating. Unfortunately that good nosh up at the chippy will do it to you, it's not the fat that causes the tiredness but the carbs in the chips and batter on whatever you're eating..or pastry on the pies. When your sugar levels go flying high the exhaustion goes with it..and it really is exahustion not just a sleepy feeling.Try and cut your carbs down by a bit, the amount of bread, spuds etc and increase veg etc, that will make a big difference to how you are feeling. Maybe try some eggs and bacon, scrambled eggs or an omlette for your brekkie, that way you don't feel half starved and it will fill you a lot more than a bowl of cornflakes!I hope what I say next doesn't offend - you say you say it how it is - so do I.   :wink: You have used comfort and hunger in the same sentence but I would hazard a guess that for at least half the time you eat the comfort food (ie ****!) you aren't hungry, not really. So it's not a physical need that is pushing you to eat, it's a psychological one.For me, it's blots everything out and I get real pleasure from shovelling the first few mouthfuls down..approx 2 mins then the taste "hit" has gone and I am just eating it cos it's there..there is no real enjoyment. There is also the immediate feeling of failure again..every time it happens. I understand what you mean by not pressurising yourself but it's your mind's clever way of avoiding the issue, that to actually move forward with anything, you need to actually move..physically.You don't need to go to the gym but you do need to try and move a little bit, if you stay in the house your subconscious will find a hundred reasons why you shouldn't do anything. Don't want to overdo it, waiting for motivation, can do it tomorrow, fear of injury..walking for 5 mins will not cause you any injury even if you are very big. One thing that you haven't mentioned is monitoring your own blood glucose levels? For me it helps to actually SEE the connection with what I eat and how it affects me physically. If you're not testing it is easy to pretend that your food is not affecting you, it is easier if you can see for yourself what does. We have some people here who seriously low carb and eat no bread, spuds, pasta, rice etc. Some use portion control and some just eat less carb than when they started..I fall into the last group. Small adjustments can make a lot of difference, promise.I have halved some of my carbs (spuds, pasta and rice) and almost cut out others such as bread, the last being because bread make me feel so damned tired..I have a feeling that your glucose levels are running very high and this is the major contributor to your tiredness.Would you be open to suggestion of some tweaks to your diet? And no, it's not all cottage cheese and ryvita! How about posting a day or two's worth of menu's, what you eat? Don't be embarassed about the junk food, this is absolutely the best place I have found for getting some good advice from people who do honestly care.</blockquote>

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