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*Trigger warning* Eating for Health and Wellness
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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.
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Hello Shell....
I’m sorry if I said wrong...and hurt you..
I was trying to help you...
Grandy..
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Oh Grandy, I believe you were trying to help me. You are one of the most gentle hearted of all people and a safe person.
I am sorry I did not even say thankyou. My bad. I wasn't hurt. I am sorry if my post sounded blunt like and like a lecture or something. So it's me that should ask you Grandy to forgive me. 💙
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Wrinkles are gorgeous. I love them. The more the better.
We are being programmed to hate ourselves from top to bottom. I never knew how to love myself as I was.
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Oh gosh, I just re read my reply to you Grandy. I am truly sorry it does so blunt and like a lecture. Its awful. 😥 So now I am concerned I have hurt you. And your heart was in the right place in wanting to help me. Truly sorry.
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Today has been a struggle day in many ways. Definitely in the food way. I felt so not good this morning that I simply sipped on a fresh veggie juice. I also ate 2 mandarins. Early in the afternoon I ate grapes in hope to get rid of cravings. It did not work so then I drove to maccas and ordered a big mac with no meat and added tomato to it. Then on the way home stopped at the shop and bought other stuff. So I ate 1/2 block of honeycomb kit kat (someone else ate the other 1/2,) 1 flake and 3 Ferrero rochers. Then later had 2 hot chocolates. Then for dinner I ate roast vegetables with some left over BBQ Chickpeas. Then sultanas.
It all seems like so much food to me. Felt quite sad and discouraged today, so I think I ate because of that.
I did bake sweet potato for tomorrow to snack on and I made a healthy chocolate chia pudding for tomorrow as well.
So yeah not such a good day for me today
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Dear Shell
I wish I had nutritional qualifications and could help you. When I read what you’ve eaten I can see that most of the fresh ingredients are great healthy choices but I’m not sure you have enough protein, or that the quantities are right to fill you up.
I know that I eat chocolate and chips when I’m depressed but I also eat sometimes late at night I think because I’m going to bed hungry - haven’t eaten enough dinner.
Does any of that make sense?
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so sorry shelll that you had a hard day
its really hard to keep on track when its an emotional and difficult day, and have so much else on your plate to deal with
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Hey Annie, thankyou. Yeah I have done that snacking at night to. Might be for the same reason as you.
And yes you may be right about the protein. If I eat a salad it is normally quite large as in a lot of vegetables. Anyway for lunch I made sure I included perhaps more protein then I normally do. I ate quinoa and black beans along with the vegetables . I do feel more satisfied. So I will see how I go with that.
Thanks Annie
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Breakfast... I drank a very different kind of smoothie then I am used to. It was delicious. It had kale, frozen strawberries, red capsicum, kwi fruit, orange and coconut water.
Lunch... Quinoa&black beans with a salad that had raw brussel sprouts ( I had never liked these at all, but sliced really thin like in this salad they were yummy) red cabbage, apple, sultanas with a creamy cashew type dressing. So yummy.
Iced chocolate
