*Trigger warning* Eating for Health and Wellness

[Guest_1055]

I have been struggling eating and eating healthy foods over the last couple of weeks. I really do not want to go back further to how I use to eat, that is eating junk food, takeaways, copious amounts of chocolate, processed junk and comfort eating.

Finding it challenging to stay motivated to actually prepare what I know helps me feel better mentally, emotionally and physically. Plus I have been feeling overwhelmed with other stuff happening in my life, which somehow makes it more challenging. The old unhealthy comfort eating thing is coming back. And I think I am getting concerned and scared about that. I so much do not want to go back to how I use to be. I was so sick. Plus I now have some physical things not right in my body , so I need to be more careful and mindful of what I eat. ( Pre cancer cells , high blood pressure )

I was eating really well since Febuary of this year, it’s just the last couple of weeks I haven’t.

So I would like to use this thread to help me be accountable to Beyond Blue people. So like a diary where I can post and report what I eat. And also any healthy eating tips, motivating strategies to help eat better or anything related to healthy eating for our bodies including our mental health.

[Guest_1055]

Well not real healthy with food today. I have no idea if I will reach my weight goal by the end of April.

Ice coffee... Made from a packet thing and with oat milk

Vegan muffin from hungry Jacks, plus a hashbrown.

Lots of water

I small piece of plain pizza. Someone else ordered it for themselves. I would not have eaten any otherwise. Smelt nice from the box in the kitchen

Soup mug of vegetable and split lentil soup.

Chocolate

[Guest_1643]

yum hot soup

i barely ate all day, can only remember eating an apple during the day and nothing else...

i am having a stressful day so ordered a salad takeway it was pretty delicious with brocolli that was crisp and yum

i think i kept putting off eating today and "didn't get around to it"

also remember eating a nut bar - not a super healthy one probably with chocolate as well but i remember feeling starving and lazy and i don't have much food around in the house atm

i was in hospital recently, pretty unhealthy food and not much freshbut i found things i liked there

[Guest_1055]

Do you still feel stressful Sleepy? It's good you chose to eat a nourishing salad with the broccoli. I really want to eat more of that.

I am having issues with food and eating as well. Different issues to you though. I have eaten so much junk today. I am embarrassed to even say what it was. I feel in such a rut at the moment.

I am not sure if you do this, but I am attempting to practice it. Today was not good for me food wise and I guess it other ways as well. But tomorrow is a brand new day. I can start over. Something like that. Don't look back.

[Guest_1643]

hey Shelll

i really like that approach ... i ate a lot of chocolate over the holidays and remember feeling a bit worried about it. I guess I kind of just moved on because I couldn't worry anymore and was trying to just stay healthy getting ready to go to hospital. I couldn't deal with it anymore. And I just was given so many nice and pretty chocolates... I wanted to eat them and not worry about it

It's hard.

Had a bit of worry today but feeling a bit better. Bought myself two cute mandarines which I enjoyed, and trying to snack on fruits a lot more. Buying the organic and sweet-tasting ones, has been nice. And today I chopped the apple up which felt more like a "lolly" (sorry if that sounds stupid) - just the little pieces. The organic apples i've been buyinghave been nice... a red variety.

I feel okay at the moment and happy i ate a little more fruit and veg today.

I sometimes feel embarrassed too... food issues are very embarrassing. I'd like to think I eat better than I do.

[Guest_1055]

Morning Sleepy, no eating the apple like that does not sound stupid, I don't think.

That is kinda nice that some people were thinking of you giving you chocolates. And some are definitely wrapped up very elegantly.

I actually don't like people giving me chocolate as a gift. It is nice that I was in there thoughts though. So I guess I recieve their gesture of it. It can be mega stumbling block for me. The chocolate.

Manderins are super yummy. I have not had any this year as yet.

It is 9am at the moment. I haven't had anything to eat or drink. I regret all the eating of the junk over the last week. I look awful (not healthy looking) and feel not nourished. I feel like crap. Don't like using the word crap, but I can't think of any other word to describe it. Well it is brand new day isn't it. No looking back.

Not too sure what to say about the hospital stay you had Sleepy. But did you find it helpful to you?

[Guest_1055]

okay I did not eat anything all morning. Lunch, someone bought me a piece of chickpea and vegetable frittata and a raw vegetable salad. It did feel nourishing to eat it. I also drank a beetroot, carrot ginger, lemon, apple and celery fresh juice.

Later on I had chocolate

Soo glad I chose something nourishing for myself for lunch

[Guest_1055]

Brunch

Attempted to copy the vegan muffin from Hungry Jacks. I used a multi grain muffin, cashew mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, tomato sauce and a chickpea and vegetable pattie. It didnt taste quite the same, but it tasted yummy and felt nourishing.

Chickpea Pattie- Mashed canned chickpeas, finely grated carrot, finely diced capsicum, oat flour, garlic powder, thyme, nutritional yeast, black pepper and sea salt. Shap into patties. Cook in oven 200°c. Flip over after 10 mins then cook further 10mins until golden

Cashew mayonnaise - cashews, water, lemon juice, sea salt, mustard powder, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder

I also made and drank a fresh juice.

Beetroot, celery, cucumber, apple, carrot, ginger, grapefruit

[Guest_1055]

Just made and drank a fresh green juice.

Cucumber, celery, apple, spinach, fennel and grapefruit.

Felt so healing and nourishing

[Guest_1643]

Hi Shellll

thanks i did find hospital very helpful. I hope it doesnt make anyone feel bad when I write about it.
I go pretty often and I know it sounds different or intense to ppl who haven't been. It's not just that I go because I'm very sick or unwell, sometimes it's more just to have a break because I'm a sensitive person and quite isolated and alone without many ppl to talk to... sometimes I just can't cope with everything! hospital is a place where i can just get a break and not worry about everything. I found it helpful to not have to cook and to not drive and stuff like that.
I've been four times now, so im a pro.
In the hospital I didn't eat healthy but I felt better because I ate more often and at regular intervals. They had meals at certain times.
I do find cooking takes energy for me, and sometimes I jut don't have it. I wish i actually enjoyed it. I really dislike it, genuinely, but I like having the food when it's done. Hope ur well xx

[Guest_1055]

It does not make me feel bad Sleepy that you mentioned about the hospital.

It does sound like you get a bit of nurturing in a way. And the opportunity to just be around other humans for a bit. And it can feel real nice when someone cooks your meals. So yeah a break, just like you said.

Is it like a hospital for people who experience eating issues and such? I don't even know if they have such a place