This is something I've struggled with for a long time.Thanks, sarangiya! Will take this into account :))
Do you have much appetite? Or is a more a matter of not having time or motivation to eat?
If it's the latter, I recommend :
• Bringing small snacks (chocolate, museli bars, fruit etc) in your pockets or in bags with you everywhere so you can snack constantly. Better something than nothing.
• Set an alarm on your phone to remind yourself to eat. And tell a friend so they can make you eat when it goes off, even if you ignore it.
• Make timed eating periods. If you can make ten minutes eat as much as possjbke. Again something is better than nothing.
Gold luck !!
Never mind, this thread can’t motivate me to wake up on time. :(
One event is not a trend, and the motivation has always been from you.Thanks, mini! I know it'll take me a while. Hell, even yesterday, when I had nothing to do, I still managed to miss breakfast completely, have a piece of sushi at like 2:00 and a tiny beef bowl for dinner. Absolutely pathetic.
You've still got this, it's just going to take time to create new habits
Tangent: I think I got into the habit of not drinking because I hate going to the toilet. Probably a bad thing, to prefer dehydration to actually just doing what I inevitably have to do at some point, but I should really get over that. Just another thing to improve, hey?It might help to go to the toilet anyway - even if you don’t need to pee. Like, go at the same time (between classes or whatever) so at least you’ll be in the habit so it won’t be so annoying when you actually do have to go.
Tangent: I think I got into the habit of not drinking because I hate going to the toilet. Probably a bad thing, to prefer dehydration to actually just doing what I inevitably have to do at some point, but I should really get over that. Just another thing to improve, hey?Again very relatable.
AlsoAwesome! Hope it works out for you!finallyremembered a water bottle!
@sarangiya @PhoenixxFire- I got up the courage to drink the WHOLE 600mL thing AND pee at school, haha - thanks for your encouragement y'all - stay hydrated and happy with full and healthy tummies! <3
Alsohmmm... thats also a major problem 4 me! I have chronic dehydration as a result of a lot of years drinking just enough to take my tablets each morning... not good. :-\finallyremembered a water bottle!
Awesome! Hope it works out for you!thanks! Not really changes in my diet (I’ve always been a healthy eater) but in the frequency of meals as well as the amount. I’m not that tired right now which is really good, and today is our cross-country, so hopefully I’ll have the energy to come better than third place this year due to these changes!
How are you feeling about these changes to your diet? Any noticeable changes?
hmmm... thats also a major problem 4 me! I have chronic dehydration as a result of a lot of years drinking just enough to take my tablets each morning... not good. :-\exactly what’s happened to me with drinking! Keep working on improving your habits; you’ll get there. We’re barracking for you! :)
today is our cross-country, so hopefully I’ll have the energy to come better than third place this year due to these changes!How did it go? by the way... third place is amazing! 😲
exactly what’s happened to me with drinking! Keep working on improving your habits; you’ll get there. We’re barracking for you! :)Thanks! I drank 600ml today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Probably sounds stupid... but its soooooo long since I've done that I can't believe it!
How did it go? by the way... third place is amazing! 😲Thanks, TS! I can run a fair way haha - don't do it often though. And didn't actually end up running at all! It was a) pouring rain, b) Relay for Life and c) vine compilations are a lot more important.
Thanks! I drank 600ml today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Probably sounds stupid... but its soooooo long since I've done that I can't believe it!
And welcome back to the hit show 'Nina is a Hypocrite'. Today, Nina is a Hypocrite, as well as an idiot!
Confession time: I haven't been eating breakfast much. And I haven't been organising stuff the night before. :( Kind of ashamed about it because last week I was so hyped, but I've been busy (or kind of drunk or crying or hey, why not all three) so I've been in not the best mindset for remembering food and water. Missed lunch a couple of times. Like, a lot of a couple of times. Also recess. And breakfast. Today I fed it to my chicken friends and cuddled one as I pondered the meaning of our existence. I've had about 50mLs to drink today, so I'm going to get on that right now. But it's a hard road, my kind fellows. I just want to make this a habit before exams, and the rest of my life...
I'll get to the Hail Mary's soon, I swear.
Do you have things you can quickly grab such as fruit, nuts, muesli bars or get more of those things stocked in the house? It's completely ok to not get into a great routine first try, in psych we use use transtheoretical model of behaviour change which has the stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintanence. In this model, relapse is considered normal.Hiya!
(Techno, tell them I'm actually eating)
Confession time: I haven't been eating breakfast much. Missed lunch a couple of times. Like, a lot of a couple of times. Also recess. And breakfast.)
yes I can confirm that Poet has been eating more, I have seen it with my own eyes :oKeeping accountable is such a help... I find it's so easy to lie when no-one watched me eat. (I feel like whatever I tell mum, she has no reason to think otherwise... so eg. she has no idea I actually ate the sweet stuff n threw out the sandwich!) this is not just an example... more like my life story
Today, I ate breakfast.Kicking goals! 👐
AND I have lasagne for lunch.
Boom.
Kicking goals! 👐Yah, thanks, Lou! 💕
Keep it up, Poet! ^_^
If meat nauseates you how about falafels, mushrooms, legumes, tofu (I don't line the plain stuff but Malaysian satay is good), textured vegetable protein, veggie burgers or tempeh?Thanks for the advice, mini - I've been eating a lot of avocado and toast, nuts, and fish lately instead of poultry and more common meats. Also, cucumbers and capsicums are so good for snacking :)
Maybe you could buy frozen veggies, microwave them and add them to your rice (or 2 min noodles or w/e) ?
Obviously I'm not a nutritionist but I'm happy to volunteer easy recipes if that can potentially help
Thank you for intervening by having some stuff now <3
I'VE EATEN EVERY SINGLE MEAL AND DRANK LIKE A LITRE OF WATER AND TEA TODAY!!Yasssssss girl! -high fives-
Hihihi, monthly update time!
So... I haven't even needed a good yelling at for the past couple of weeks! In fact, I've probably been eating a little too much. I've just gotten over about a week of nausea and stomach cramps, so in that time I didn't eat much, but now I'm definitely making up for it. Every meal, every day, and I'm doing okay. Was doing okay before the sickness too.
As for drinking - I installed an app on my phone that tracks how much I drink. It's good because it sends little reminders to drink every now and again, and I've been keeping myself decently hydrated for the first time in about 5 years. Things are looking up! Thanks guys. ILY 💙💙💙💙
Uh oh. It's been a while since we last spoke, my dear journal. I've been on a little bit of a mental hiatus from AN, but hopefully I can come back from it now.
Hi. So, I'm still alive which is a start. What I'm not is disciplined about eating. Hit another long depressive episode and I've been struggling through that for a while. Just not motivated to eat. Lately I've been having an average of one and a half meals per day, with maybe a snack in there. It's bad, but it's better than I was. Drinking has been decent. Some days I can drink 4 bottles, others I manage able 100mLs for the entire day. Its kind of a "back to square one" situation where I allowed myself to fall back into habits that would ultimately lead to my detriment,even if eating seems inconvenient.
So, here I am, fallen back on the tried and true method of keeping myself accountable in from of a supportive community who will happily yell at me if I don't do what I should. I will try to post in here an update at least once a week, hopefully once a day or two.
Love y'all, and I'll see you around ❤️❤️❤️
I ate three meals today! It was Erutepa's fault. I also drank a decent amount of water-like substances.That's an excellent start!!! <3
I'll try to keep a streak up of at least two meals per day. More if I get peer pressured like I was today haha
But yeah, today was alright. And I'll keep trying to pick myself up.
Bye 👋 😘🖖🌐🤼♂️🎒🎻
(the emojis are from Erutepa, I don't know what they mean)
I also drank a decent amount of water-like substances.
Bye 👋 😘🖖🌐🤼♂️🎒🎻;)
(the emojis are from Erutepa, I don't know what they mean)
I'll try to keep a streak up of at least two meals per day. More if I get peer pressured like I was today hahaAnother 3 meal day!!!
Another 3 meal day!!!
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There will be no more foods left if you keep going at this rate
Hey, how are you going with this?Hiiiii haha ohhh no.
Today was the first time I've eaten 3 meals in weeks.Well done!!!!! ;D
It's actually possible... Who would've thought?
I'm proud of myself, but it wouldn't have happened without Erutepa. Thanks for that, boo. 💙
I don't know how I'm going to go tomorrow. I don't think I'll get 3 in, or even 2, but I'll try to overcome it. I'll also try to drink at least 500mL of water. If I don't y'all can smack me.
Thanks frens 🎶💙
like a carrot.Not sure if deliberate but I feel attacked lol. I swear I’m gonna start crying if I forget to buy carrots again tonight.
I also drank enough water to not die this week, so that's a big plus!A very big plus! 💜💜
How have you been Poet?H3ll0
Real live footage of me these last couple of weeks:AMAZING!!!!
(https://i.imgur.com/gAFH77j.gif)
(I'm a mess but still keen to raid your pantries)
((It's an opossum because I'm American so I can do that))
MY LOVELY PEOPLE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY STOMACH IS NO LONGER THE SIZE OF TWO PEAS HOLDING HANDS
My nausea has gone down a lot the past while as per my last post ANDDDDD I've actually wanted to eat!!1!!11
I'll have had three meals after dinner tonight and I don't think I've been down to one meal in a day for two weeks at least. This is very exciting and good and nice and last night I ate so much fish and chips and my final aim is to die of chicken salt poisoning and I cannot wait. This was a joke, however, I do enjoy chicken salt.
Body image still isn't the best and a lot of the time my brain is very keen on calling me fat, which I am most definitely not, or somehow otherwise repulsive, which is more believable. So I'll keep working at that and not associate the various ugly parts of Me with eating healthily and regularly.
We will finish this post with a picture of a duck because I like ducks. Enjoy himb. Eat good please. Thanks.Spoiler(https://i.redd.it/w9lg1p47go431.jpg)
Hey Poet, how's this going? :)Hey lm! I'm doing OK.