How much do you eat?

bunnyboo said:

Notes:
1. I'm working from home now, not moving around much so I don't usually feel very hungry.
2. Currently I'm intermittent fasting. I follow the 8/16 rule, so no eating before midday or after 7pm. This doesn't always go to plan lol, but I do my best!
3. I'm a vegetarian, hence the lack of meat haha

Breakfast: A cup of black tea.
Lunch (my big meal): Avocado toast with poached eggs, pasta with pesto, some hack-job bowl of ramen etc. If I'm slammed with work, I'll order some sushi or poké bowl on deliveroo.
Dinner: Sometimes lol. If I feel hungry, I'll have something like tea and toast or a bowl of rice krispies.

I have a terrible sweet tooth, so I do catch myself eating chocolate more than I probably should be! I'm also a diet coke fiend, I have 4 - 5 cans a day.

On the weekends I live on take-out food.. usually pizza or sushi lol. All the carbs. I was drinking 2 - 3 pink gin/fanta lemon concoctions on Saturday nights, but that's only because there was a cannabis shortage. My guy is back selling weed, so no more alcohol (which means no more hungover Sundays!)

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My stomach would be in agony if I had 4 or more cans of fizzy drinks! You’re so lucky, I can’t even drink two without deeply regretting it (my vice is Vanilla Coke Zero or Cherry Pepsi Max I must admit)

IAmNeverSatisfied said:

My stomach would be in agony if I had 4 or more cans of fizzy drinks! You’re so lucky, I can’t even drink two without deeply regretting it (my vice is Vanilla Coke Zero or Cherry Pepsi Max I must admit)

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Ah no, that sucks

To be fair, I think my diet coke habit runs into addiction territory at this point haha. When I tried to cut down, I got headaches! I quit smoking this year which I would consider to be easier than quitting the diet coke it's that bad!

my weekday and weekend diet are different!
Weekday:
Breakfast- cereal and a cup of tea
Apple at 11am
Lunch- chicken sandwich and flavoured chickpea snack/vegetable snack
Dinner: either pasta, chilli or a curry type dish. If I have no time, I’ll have beans on toast or soup.

weekends I just eat whatever I want whenever I want

bunnyboo said:

Ah no, that sucks

To be fair, I think my diet coke habit runs into addiction territory at this point haha. When I tried to cut down, I got headaches! I quit smoking this year which I would consider to be easier than quitting the diet coke it's that bad!

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Ive tried quitting the fizzy pop this week and the headaches are unbearable

bunnyboo said:

Ah no, that sucks

To be fair, I think my diet coke habit runs into addiction territory at this point haha. When I tried to cut down, I got headaches! I quit smoking this year which I would consider to be easier than quitting the diet coke it's that bad!

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That sounds like me and coffee. I was drinking five cups a day in lockdown with two spoons in each cup last year when I went on holiday with my friend and her family none of them are coffee drinkers and so I didn’t have any coffee for almost a week and my god I was so lethargic and got headaches too! It’s so strange that our bodies do this to us.

Breakfast - coffee with lactose free milk
Lunch - chicken & ratatouille style veg or tuna burgers or soup or a salad
Snack - rice cakes, chicken, protein shakes
Dinner - turkey chilli filled with veg, chicken & prawn curry, spaghetti bolognese, fish, always some form of protein with a complex carb or vegetables.

I drink around 2L of water a day and will have one sugar free fizzy drink, like diet fanta or diet coke.

Breakfast: BUTTER <3, pan fried eggs & prosciutto, avocado

Mid morning snack: usually an orange or coconut water

Lunch: saucisson and roquefort with black olives
or salami and brie with black olives
or apple with almond butter

Dinner: Salad or veg usually with fish or meat. Sometimes bone broth if I'm not super hungry.

Dessert: Dates and dark chocolate
or yogurt & berries with raw honey

I've been grainfree for a couple years after doing SCD for health reasons. This is working well for me.

My eating is out of control. I dont eat big portions but I do eat all the time. I haven't hardly finished chewing and I'm already thinking about what I'm going to eat next. It's something that iv struggled with for my entire life. I'm totally obsessed with food. I used to suffer with anxiety and be sick alot years ago which evened out my eating in terms of maintaining my weight but once i got a handle on the sickness i never dealt with my food obsession. I will be overweight for life i dont believe it's something i will ever deal with unfortunately. Which makes me incredibly sad.

It blows my mind that there are so many people here who only eat 1- 1and a bit meals a day. That’s nothing. You must all be super skinny.

obviously what I eat changes all the time but today I had- breakfast- cappuccino x2, 2 slices toast with peanut butter. 2 filter coffees
Lunch- cheese and tomato omelette, cappuccino
Dinner - marinated chicken breast, corn on the cob and oven chips.
drank lots of water and in the evening had Some sweets and a cookie

I mainly worry about not enough fruit and veg, 2-3 portions a day is normal for me

Nebbymoo said:

My eating is out of control. I dont eat big portions but I do eat all the time. I haven't hardly finished chewing and I'm already thinking about what I'm going to eat next. It's something that iv struggled with for my entire life. I'm totally obsessed with food. I used to suffer with anxiety and be sick alot years ago which evened out my eating in terms of maintaining my weight but once i got a handle on the sickness i never dealt with my food obsession. I will be overweight for life i dont believe it's something i will ever deal with unfortunately. Which makes me incredibly sad.

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I struggled quite a lot with eating disorders and if there's one thing I learnt is that it's never too late to change your relationship with food. I used to believe deep down that I'd always binge and purge (make myself sick) and I could never change but help is out there. And believe me when I say, I know it's easier said than done. But it's never too late to change. Reaching out to get help is the scariest step tbh if that helps too, after coming clean to the GP/Mental heath team about my mindsets and habits, I kind of felt liberated in a strange way? I had accountability to live up too because I was honest, and I had the mental support to talk about my relationship with food and where it all went wrong.

I'm so sorry if this sounds preachy btw, I can just really related to the feeling of being 'stuck'.

Nebbymoo said:

My eating is out of control. I dont eat big portions but I do eat all the time. I haven't hardly finished chewing and I'm already thinking about what I'm going to eat next. It's something that iv struggled with for my entire life. I'm totally obsessed with food. I used to suffer with anxiety and be sick alot years ago which evened out my eating in terms of maintaining my weight but once i got a handle on the sickness i never dealt with my food obsession. I will be overweight for life i dont believe it's something i will ever deal with unfortunately. Which makes me incredibly sad.

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Usually I would not comment but you saying you've lost hope and it makes you sad is heartbreaking.
Anxiety (which I have also suffered from) leaves us with all sorts of unhealthy crutches (speaking from experience).
If you're preoccupied with food- planning the next thing to eat- it's often a sign you have deep feelings of upset of unrest within you. Our brains protect us by distracting us and focusing exclusively on something other than the unresolved and overwhelming feelings we have; in your case it sounds like a preoccupation with food/eating.
It's not that you enjoy what you're eating or the taste of food, it's that you're focused on the next meal so you don't dwell on any pain or uncertainty you feel. Our minds are great at protecting us from "trauma" this way (and trauma is a big word, but even sickness is a form of trauma), but the flip side is that those mechanisms that protect can also damage if the trauma isn't processed because we're unconsciously avoiding it (by focusing on food, for example).
Don't resolve yourself to a life of unhappiness. You can overcome this and lead a healthy life-> I mean this in terms of mental health which is most important, and once resolved will bring physical health.
There are counsellors and therapists who are trained specifically to treat issues like this, though I understand not everyone is open to that idea. Writing in a journal can also help at least identify what is causing you anxiety, though personally I worry if I do things like this without a counsellor to refer back to, I will trigger more anxiety and not be able to cope.
Hope you don't me sharing my thoughts on this.

bunnyboo said:

I can just really related to the feeling of being 'stuck'.

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Loved your entire post, but this line in particular is so true for so many of us!

Breakfast - scrambled egg with toast or some tea cakes and a cup of tea

Lunch - a sandwich or wrap, maybe something small. I eat lunch late and don’t eat much

Dinner - usually pasta or rice with lentils. Sometimes I get pizza or a KFC

I snack late at night, usually on crisps. Trying to stop this though

Not enough healthy or what people would class as a decent meal but what I do eat is crap.i need a kick up the ass and get myself into gear

In all honesty, my diet is poor.

If I do eat breakfast it is a big bowl of cereal or a bagel and peanut butter or both.
Weekends it is pancakes or a cooked breakfast.
Lunch is sausage rolls, or chicken goujons or noodles and cheese. Sometimes a sandwich.
Dinner is takeaway or pasta or pie or roast.

I eat loads of crisps, chocolate and biscuits. I drink fizzy drinks but no alcohol.

I am about 7 stone overweight and feel terrible. I am tired all the time and depressed. I have eaten badly since I was in my early 20's, I am now 40.

I feel like I am killing myself with food and I don't know how to stop. I am addicted to crap food and honestly am scared about the future.

Thank you for the replies you are both right there is a lot (an awful lot) of trauma I'm hiding. Alot is historical and it is also something I have been to councilling about in the past. Unfortunately the councillor was unable to help me because she said the problems where so deep rooted that my brain wouldn't let me discuss them fully. She is right. I have always just gotten on with life. Although my life in general is a lot happier now and on the outside I seem to be someone completely different I am a very damaged and broken person inside. It's something I am going to make a conscious effort to change though. Thanks again for the kind words they really do mean alot.

I eat the 5/2 plan. I fast on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Then eat what I like at the weekend. This would not suit everyone but for me I live for the weekend. I want to eat and drink more then. The fast days I eat soups and fresh vegetables/salads and drink lots of water. I do love salads and veg My fast days are very healthy. Fridays I will have Pizza or chinese or a curry takeaway, chocolate. A few glasses of wine or gin.
If I am sad or stressed I make sure that I don't reach for a glass or bottle of wine or grab a chocolate bar. I would love to eat like I do at the weekend everyday but If i did I would be the size of a house. So for me this 5/2 plan works.

Nebbymoo said:

Thank you for the replies you are both right there is a lot (an awful lot) of trauma I'm hiding. Alot is historical and it is also something I have been to councilling about in the past. Unfortunately the councillor was unable to help me because she said the problems where so deep rooted that my brain wouldn't let me discuss them fully. She is right. I have always just gotten on with life. Although my life in general is a lot happier now and on the outside I seem to be someone completely different I am a very damaged and broken person inside. It's something I am going to make a conscious effort to change though. Thanks again for the kind words they really do mean alot.

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You'll find that the majority of people have experienced horrific traumas. I assure you.
But we're not broken people. Once again, I assure you.
We are survivors, and our battle scars run deep, but we are whole and do not need "fixing".
I say this because I have been on the receiving end of "You're broken, I can fix you / I can't fix you" bullshit for years and it tore me down. When others tell us- or we tell ourselves- we are broken, it really erodes our sense of self-worth.
You are a whole, wonderful human being. You are not a vase that can be shattered. Your battle scars are part of your journey and what makes you unique. These experiences make us empathetic to others, they prove to us how resilient we can be, and the hurt/fear/anxiety can be healed with time, counselling and patience.
Good luck to you on your journey to healing. Be kind to yourself. You deserve nothing but kindness and respect in every area of your life. You really, really do.
Once again, hoping you don't mind me commenting. I do not mean to cross a line, but to show you're not alone.

Edit: Also you may want to try a different therapist. It takes a while to find a good fit. A good therapist (meaning, the right therapist for you) will be able to make you feel safe enough to explore things you were unable to speak about in the past.

i tend to be quite good through the weekend weekend so here’s mine:

breakfast: coffee with oat milk, oats with berries and yogurt on top or greek yogurt, granola and berries
lunch: chicken wrap or mushrooms or veggies on toast with hummus
dinner: whatever my mum makes, fajitas, pasta, usually a good balance and carbs proteins and fats
snacks are usually fruit, or rice cakes with peanut butter, a small bowl of yogurt and granola or dark chocolate

I either have fruit and greek yoghurt for breakfast, or blueberry wheats/Weetabix minis with semi skimmed milk and a banana. Breakfast is around 8am when I get to work, followed by a cup of green tea.

I have a snack mid morning which is usually an apple or some melon.

Lunch I either have ham pasta salad with light mayo, a sandwich in wholemeal bread or homemade soup. Followed by fruit and sometimes crisps.

Dinner I usually cook for me and my 2 year old (my fiancé works away during the week) so I tend to cook family friendly meals from scratch most nights. Things like curries, pasta dishes, risottos, casseroles, roast dinners etc. Always served with veg or salad. I use my slow cooker a lot.

I don't drink regular tea, coffee or alcohol. So I tend to just drink water or sugar free squash, or the odd green tea with lemon. I'm currently trying to lose weight for my wedding in just less than 2 years time, I've lost 20lb in the last few months. Want to lose about another stone until I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight.

Too fucking much