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Are you perhaps trying to do too much at once? Putting too much pressure on yourself to do the diet perfectly?
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Yeah. I don’t know what to do first. It’s all so important. And I’ve forgotten how to cook, apparently. I’ve ruined a lot of food this past week.
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This is why I like smoothies. Minimal chopping, no cooking, no gazillion dishes, just dump and push a button. Maybe I’ll give myself permission to start with blending everything into smoothies lol
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@Alyosha "Barely edible" ruined or "just not perfect" ruined?
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@Alyosha Smoothies work best for me too! Trying to eat healthy is extremely overwhelming for the same reasons you said and usually why I have difficulty sticking to it. Definitely be proud of yourself for trying for 8 weeks, that’s awesome that you’ve been able to put your values over the overwhelming feelings! One thing I try to do when getting back into eating healthier is starting with one meal a day for a week to focus on and healthy snacks then the next week add another meal and so forth . Keep moving forward you’re doing great!!!
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@Ben84 ...[sheepish grin] ok, they weren’t ruined. Lol. They were far from perfect.
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@Alyosha Give yourself a break ☺. I see others have offered some good advice.
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@Kels__ Thanks! Ok. Maybe I’ll try that. Get into the habit of great breakfasts (not perfect, just great lol), and if dinner is still scrambled eggs and popcorn with hit chocolate, then that’s ok.
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I agree about low pressure, maybe do changes 1 at a time and see how you adjust, it's a lot easier to build new habits that way. Be warned that OCD and eating disorders including orthorexia are closely linked. Remember that you don't need to diet perfectly. Whatever positive impacts you're trying to get from changing your diet will still be there with small changes/if you're not totally consistent. Any good change is good change and makes a difference, it truly doesn't have to be perfect.
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Thanks! Yeah. My sister struggled with anorexia. I tried Veganism two years ago and started veering into disordered eating. I was looking at pics from that time and talking about how good I looked because I was so thin. My sister looked at them and said, “No. You don’t look healthy.” So, fortunately, trying to change my eating this time has nothing to do with weight and is about managing mood, PMS, and joint issues. So there’s not that whole body image issue (I mean...it’s still there. I still struggle with looking at myself in the mirror.)
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I've started and restarted a tonne of times but what I can say I've learned through life long journeys with healthy eating is break it into steps. Dont do everything at once because it puts a lot of pressure on you. One of the best things you can do is just increase fruit and veggie intake. It gives you vitamins naturally, takes up more room in your tummy so you naturally eat less of the other things and is very low pressure. Just start at the grocery store by exploring what fruits and veggies you like and are EASY. I really like eating cucumbers and peppers BUT find I wont eat peppers as much because they are more work than a cucumber (pepper seeds everywhere when you chop them). So I've learned that cucumbers are a staple for me. I have an apple slicer and apples last a long time so apples are a staple for me. I love citrus but peeling them gives me eczema, so I dont buy them in big quantities. Things like that! Then I just eat what I want but make sure I'm adding in my fruits and veggies. Soon enough I'm eating less of the 'treat' food because I'm not hungry from the fruits and veggies. Do low pressure things. No sense in giving yourself trouble over something we need to be doing (eating).
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Thanks! That’s a good idea.
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I found popcorn flavorings that come in spice jars, like you sprinkle them on. We make the air-popped popcorn for which it’s intended, but I love to mix mostly plain (Greek if possible) yogurt, cottage cheese for texture, and just a little sour cream as a dip base. Then I add either ranch or a cheese popcorn flavor and some other spices, usually dill and cayenne, and eat it with veggies sticks. (I’ll sometimes also have some chips if diet allows.) Quick easy way for a healthy snack. Nothing you can mess up. No cooking. Easy way to eat your veggies and also add a little healthy protein and calcium.
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I like that. That’s a good idea. I don’t like most veggies. They feel so dry. The Greek yogurt idea is good.
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@Alyosha Bonus is that yogurt has probiotics, and those make it easier for some people with lactose intolerance to eat too. And Greek yogurt is as creamy as sour cream but still with the tasty yogurt tang. (Ha, I swear, I’m not a yogurt saleswoman. Lol)
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Also, salsa is my friend when trying to stick to a specific diet plan. Don’t just eat it with chips, but use it as a sauce when you’re supposed to have brown rice or veggies. Since it is essentially just veggies, the one diet book & plan I ever followed suggested it as a go to to liven up blander recipes.
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Healthy snacks distributed in ball jars helps.
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Thanks! Can you give me and idea of how you do that?
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@Alyosha Nuts, dried fruit, smoothies, fresh chopped stuff like peppers and carrots, canned fruit. I dish them out into the portions I would eat and grab’n’go.
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