Opinion: I lost 38kg by learning to eat slowly (but still eating what I want)

THREE KEY FACTS A busy workload left Katie Lips struggling with portion control, and by her 30th birthday she weighed more than 100kg. Katie tried many diets including keto, WeightWatchers, Atkins and using MyFitnessPal to log her calorie intake. She says mindful and slow eating helped her go from a size 20 to a size 10-12 and has kept the weight off for a decade.

OPINION Working in tech throughout my 20s, the culture very much encouraged going to the pub in the evenings, and during lunchtimes. That meant that not only was there extra food to be consumed, but alcohol too. A busy workload had already left me struggling with portion control , and these constant outings didn’t help – the combination pushing me from a happy size 12-14 to obese.

By my 30th birthday, I weighed 16st (100kg). I remember looking at pictures of me taken that day and just thinking, gosh, I look older; I felt that I looked 50 when I was 30. I wore big jumpers, scarves – anything to cover the body I was so deeply unhappy about.

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