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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 1914565" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>Totally get the dislike of pretending one food is another. It sets up false expectations for me. I’d really rather they did call it something new and that way I could just judge it on its merits not be sidetracked in disappointed by what it’s not.</p><p></p><p>I’m not working either and understands entirely the feeling that weeks go by without achieving anything. It’s hard mentally dealing with that. I do make the effort to celebrate even the most minor achievements (whilst trying hard to dismiss that little voice mocking the insignificance of the same). I guess I chase virtuous circles rather than destructive ones, but not entirely successfully. </p><p></p><p>I’d be bored and demotivated eating the same foods every day, resenting the hell out of the process. Even with your preferences I’m sure there’s a little more variety to be had. Vary the meat and which veg at the very least. How about things like bolgnaise without spaghetti or courgette alternatives or stews and casseroles or Sheperds pie either without topping or using alternatives eg celeriac or turnip/swede in a not too deep layer? A little very dark chocolate perhaps. That said my other half eats the same thing daily for breakfast and lunch and has done for years and it doesn’t bother him in the least. </p><p></p><p>You are doing really well but I agree quality of life is important too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 1914565, member: 480869"] Totally get the dislike of pretending one food is another. It sets up false expectations for me. I’d really rather they did call it something new and that way I could just judge it on its merits not be sidetracked in disappointed by what it’s not. I’m not working either and understands entirely the feeling that weeks go by without achieving anything. It’s hard mentally dealing with that. I do make the effort to celebrate even the most minor achievements (whilst trying hard to dismiss that little voice mocking the insignificance of the same). I guess I chase virtuous circles rather than destructive ones, but not entirely successfully. I’d be bored and demotivated eating the same foods every day, resenting the hell out of the process. Even with your preferences I’m sure there’s a little more variety to be had. Vary the meat and which veg at the very least. How about things like bolgnaise without spaghetti or courgette alternatives or stews and casseroles or Sheperds pie either without topping or using alternatives eg celeriac or turnip/swede in a not too deep layer? A little very dark chocolate perhaps. That said my other half eats the same thing daily for breakfast and lunch and has done for years and it doesn’t bother him in the least. You are doing really well but I agree quality of life is important too. [/QUOTE]
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