Don't know what to eat.. what do you do??

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    The doctor gave me a diet and told me the basics, stressing low-fat, etc. I got the nutritionist at the grocery store to go over it again, help me find the exact right supplement that was recommended for one of them (doctor said he's seen the most success from a certain B-12 and the patients say it tastes good, so get that one,if you can). Then I got her to go through the store with me again.

    At $60/pop, that nutritionist was the best $120 I ever spent. :)

    I still look for variety, try new things as I find them.

    And I ignored any and all advice from others. I thanked them and said noncommittal things like, "I hear you!" and "Never thought of that! Thanks!", but in one ear and out the other it went.

    Trying new recipes is great! The more ways you can find to enjoy a green bean, the better, lol. :). Don't overlook a recipe because it has things you don't like. Don't like broccoli, try peas - that kind of thing. :)

    Good luck!
  • mahanaibu
    mahanaibu Posts: 505 Member
    Some people can handle moderation. I can't. If there is a loaf of bread and peanut butter, I will binge eat, and have four sandwiches.

    I don't binge eat spinach, eggplant, or tofu!
    I challenge you to give it a try incorporating some of those foods you love back into your diet. Think of it as long term success.

    Before I learned this silly moderation trick, I could not keep sweets, chips, nuts in my house. Now? Ice cream in the freezer, cookies, chips, and nuts in the cabinet. Those things last an awful long time because I open bag, weigh portion (sometimes less, sometimes a bit more, than the serving depending on my calories), close bag and put away, and eat said portion. That's all I need.

    My binge eating is gone. Seriously.

    Good for you, but you're not everyone. There are trigger foods for a lot of people, and they're very often better off staying away from them. For me it's pasta. Having a small amount of pasta is more frustrating to me than not having any. I do have it very occasionally, budgeting for an amount that feels like enough for me. But people have to do what works for them, and the rest of us need to do less judging of what works for them.
  • missjeanlouise
    missjeanlouise Posts: 80 Member
    But people have to do what works for them, and the rest of us need to do less judging of what works for them.

    Amen to that!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Good for you, but you're not everyone. There are trigger foods for a lot of people, and they're very often better off staying away from them. For me it's pasta. Having a small amount of pasta is more frustrating to me than not having any. I do have it very occasionally, budgeting for an amount that feels like enough for me. But people have to do what works for them, and the rest of us need to do less judging of what works for them.
    Exactly. You don't completely stay away form pasta; you just described just another one way of exercising moderation eating it.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I eat food. I cook primarily from scratch, whole ingredients...I don't use any special cookbooks or anything, just regular old cook books. Most home cooking is (can be) pretty healthy. The only thing I've significantly changed is that I cook with less oil than I used to (because I used to use a ton) and I eat way more veggies and fruit these days...otherwise, I eat the same stuff I always ate, just in more appropriate portions.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I search AllRecipes.com or Pinterest for things that sound tasty but aren't too high in calories

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