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I don’t know why I’m posting this really, just needed to say it. I know what I should be eating but I just can’t stop eating the rubbish
Bulk cook and freeze portions? A slow cooker set up before work?I eat **** when I cannot be bothered to cook. Honestly, I admire everyone who eats so well. Most days, I have zero energy after getting home from work to even think about cooking something from scratch...
Hi, HSSS, thank you for the suggestions. I am a bit limited to what I can cook because my boyfriend is picky (ok, his diet is like, imagine a 3 year old let free to roam in a supermarket - chocolate, cakes, pies, crisps, rubbish and more rubbish...). I do try to educate him but it's definitely hard work.Bulk cook and freeze portions? A slow cooker set up before work?
Have a go to list of fast quick meals and prepared ingredients. A stripped down chicken in the fridge, a bag of stirfry veg a bit of coconut oil is a stir fry in 5 minutes. A bag of frozen cabbage can be heated through on the hob and used as pasta with a dollop to two of cream cheese and some meat or fish stirred through. Omelettes again take a few seconds. Lots of very quick stuff out there if you’re only cooking to please yourself.
Hey I have a carboholic vegetarian husband and 3 teenage boys only one of whom is happy to eat my way! I get it. But you are not responsible for your boyfriend’s choices.Hi, HSSS, thank you for the suggestions. I am a bit limited to what I can cook because my boyfriend is picky (ok, his diet is like, imagine a 3 year old let free to roam in a supermarket - chocolate, cakes, pies, crisps, rubbish and more rubbish...). I do try to educate him but it's definitely hard work.
Don't know exactly what I'm trying to say with this, lol. I guess I' hungry and could eat all of the above, especially the chicken and stir-fry - yumm! I might even get myself together today to cook that for dinner.
Do you know why? Tired? bored? Resentful of having to eat low carb? Time?I don’t know why I’m posting this really, just needed to say it. I know what I should be eating but I just can’t stop eating the rubbish
Yes, we use the slow cooker a lot.Bulk cook and freeze portions? A slow cooker set up before work?
Have a go to list of fast quick meals and prepared ingredients. A stripped down chicken in the fridge, a bag of stirfry veg a bit of coconut oil is a stir fry in 5 minutes. A bag of frozen cabbage can be heated through on the hob and used as pasta with a dollop to two of cream cheese and some meat or fish stirred through. Omelettes again take a few seconds. Lots of very quick stuff out there if you’re only cooking to please yourself.
I have a 6 year old in the house who would go for those choices and another adult that isn’t too far from it either. I have to “battle” with them both to reach compromises that benefit not just me but them too. I am not a great cook but I do the cooking which helps.Hi, HSSS, thank you for the suggestions. I am a bit limited to what I can cook because my boyfriend is picky (ok, his diet is like, imagine a 3 year old let free to roam in a supermarket - chocolate, cakes, pies, crisps, rubbish and more rubbish...). I do try to educate him but it's definitely hard work.
Don't know exactly what I'm trying to say with this, lol. I guess I' hungry and could eat all of the above, especially the chicken and stir-fry - yumm! I might even get myself together today to cook that for dinner.
Honestly, all of the above, not necessarily all at once. I've got a fatty liver and I think that's why I'm almost always tired. I check my blood sugars a few times a day, they're usually normal, sometimes a bit high if I've had a carb-heavy meal.Do you know why? Tired? bored? Resentful of having to eat low carb? Time?
I'm not sure about the gravitas of the fact that my bf is a diagnosed Aspie... Not only am I fighting diabetes and liver disease, I'm also fighting his tantrums, likes and dislikes. You are correct, I am not responsible for his choices, but I do want him to lead a healthier lifestyle too. But sometimes, I'm just too tired of it all.Hey I have a carboholic vegetarian husband and 3 teenage boys only one of whom is happy to eat my way! I get it. But you are not responsible for your boyfriend’s choices.
I quite like the way this guy describes carb addiction: like your best friend that is trying to kill you (and you have to kill him/her before it does so! I was sceptical about the concept of a food addiction but the way some people here talk about eating junk even though they know if is harming them, it makes sense.I don’t know why I’m posting this really, just needed to say it. I know what I should be eating but I just can’t stop eating the rubbish
When you cheat try to think how does it make your body feel, check your glucose level when you high carb or sugar. Imagine the consequences of eating this way.
This is what keeps me in check. If I eat high carb I generally don't feel alright. I knowni can't process it very well as I don't stay energetic as I do on low carbs. Staying mindful of high carbs helped me a lot.
Also may be you can keep prepared food in advance for one or two days and then plan for next days.
Or if you come from work tired may be cook in morning for evening as well.
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