I feel like giving up, It is getting harder to get people to understand that I live on my own and do not have room for a freezer, I was not taught to cook by my mother as each time I asked if she could teach me she said NO, and so everything that I have learnt since 1996 to cook is when my mother decide to down size so I have had to develop my own way of cooking meals.
I have just received a text message, yesterday
"Dear Mr Macavoy,
Our records indicate that you may benefit from a referral to our Low Carb programme. This lifestyle programme has been developed to help improve diabetic control and aid weight loss in patients. If you would like to speak to a specialist practitioner about how this could help your health, please use the link below and we can make the referral for you."
No doubt this would be over the phone consultation, done over the phone as usual. I do my best to buy food that I feel is a good fit by checking the traffic light system on the packaging. but I do not know or understand as there are some foods that I no longer buy/use.
I hate wasting food. I do not have the room to store fresh food, I found shopping a challenge to make sure that I buy what I think is right food for me to cook. I have a limited budget to spend on grocery shopping and with the current cost of living crisis and I am semi-retired.
I just wish that the medical profession keeps on push me to make changes that, I have reduced the number of potatoes as I no longer have them every day, I put extra vegetables in my meals, I have a pork casserole in the slow cooker at the moment. Containing the chopped leeks, carrots, parsnips, sprouts, cauliflower, red pepper, broccoli, onion.
I have had tried to cook a sweet potato, but it just ends as a soggy mess. I don't drink much in the way of alcohol, with exception of special occasions.
I do eat brown bread, but here again I have to be careful as some brown breads make me constipated or if it is dense, don't even ask about wholegrain pasta. I have fish twice a week. ( Salmon and Cod.)
I have also reduced the number of biscuits have per day. I have worked hard to make lifestyle changes, but I have trouble convincing other people to understand my personal circumstance, I have a ongoing issue with my nose and have not been an athletic person but I do gently walk every other day. (weather permitting).
I have a slow cooker and a air fryer which I use as much as possible and I have the right foods in. I have not tried to cook the following foods, courgettes, aubergine, asparagus, as I don't have clue on how two cook them.
I am getting very bored with having to cook the same meals week in and week out.
The three very things that are important that should be taken in to consideration are
1. I live on my own.
2 No family support network.
3 Limited cooking skills.
Terry.