Food Issues Food Log

[bluewisdom]

I had some Kashi Puffed cereal w/light soymilk.

I still feel a little hungery...maybe I'll have some Ezeliel cereal... I dunno...

If you're still a little bit hungry, don't even hesitate..just feed your body! Be good to it. Respect and appreciate it. :yes:

I think maybe you are in a food rut? Is cereal the only thing you think you can stomach right now? Have you tried other easy-on-the-stomach-foods, such as oatmeal, soup, soy yogurt, mashed potatoes, etc? What about hummus and saltine crackers or an avocado sandwich?

April 21:
*sandwich, consisting of about 4 oz challah bread, 2 tbsps Nutella, and slices of an extra large banana - aprox 700
*six fake 'sushi' rolls - 340
*1 cup raspberry 'yogurt milk smoothie' drink - 180
Total: 1220

Wow. That nutella+banana+challah sandwich was so amazingly good...mmmm...it was food heaven. :drool:

[Autumn Leaves]

urggg... I did have more cereal. I feel so full. :spew: Someone just shoot me and get me die peacefully.. I am going to go lay on my bed and cry now

[bluewisdom]

urggg... I did have more cereal. I feel so full. :spew: Someone just shoot me and get me die peacefully.. I am going to go lay on my bed and cry now

:hug: I know how much it sucks to feel that full when you are used to a somewhat empty stomach..but that's what has to happen as you get used to eating again...just stick with it and remember that the full feelings will not last forever. You have to keep feeding and nourishing your body..the painful parts of the refeeding process will NOT cure themselves on their own..trust me..but it's been three weeks for me and it's gotten much much better.

Sometimes I still get uncomfortably full and I hate it and want to cry, so I do. I cry. But I don't let it stop me..I continue to nourish and feed my body at the next meal.

My body is slowly getting used to food..it took three weeks but instead of forcing myself to eat..now I am hungry for the food.

You can do this!

<3

[CharityAJO]

Bluewisdom, I <3 you. You're doing so well! You have such a great outlook. :) Three cheers!

[Vegankat]

I did better today than yesterday, mentally (er... see my last post in ETL. Not rehashing all that again :p). I didn't break 900 calories, though, and I feel really full and bloated. Here's what I had:

- 3 vegan Russian tea cookies (I baked them for the departmental picnic tomorrow)

- 1 lite yogurt and one tangelo (my mom made me eat them in front of her :\)

- 1/2 WW pita with 1 tablespoon hummus

- Another tablespoon hummus with 10 baby carrots

- A half-handful of raisins

- 1 veggie stir-fry with 1 chopped Quorn cutlet

- 1 teaspoon peanut butter on a cracker

- a big navel orange


Wow, it really seemed like so much more, but now that I see it all written down... :\


Oh, and I also had a Lite Hawaiian Punch (yes, it has calories!) and some Crystal Light.

[Autumn Leaves]

My day:

B: ---
L: like four slices of a baby carrot in a little bit (1 oz?) of veg. broth.
D: Strawberry soy smoothie. (homemade)

In other news, I met with my new nutritionist today. She's all for the Vegan lifestyle! yah! :yes:

I also got some Almond butter at the HSF too. I haven't tried any of it yet... kinda scary. :boobies: being I am not to fond of nuts.

so yeah, my calorie intake is not never good today, but at least I *tried* to eat something.

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Kat~ You Rock girl, even those it's not near enough, at least it was *something*!! You can beat this, your body is telling ya that, now your mind is just has to follow :hug: How was today?

[Autumn Leaves]

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[AngelOfDance]

yesterday:

breakfast: optimum zen cereal, dry
lunch: veggie patty, tomato slice, two carrot sticks, baked beans... had a minor breakdown after that, and budda told me he wouldn't make me eat too much for dinner... so I ended up with some yogurt... but couldn't do it. :(

today:
breakfast: tried yogurt again... ate about 2/3 of it
lunch: nothing... breakfast was lateish.
dinner: roasted carrot, potato, and asparagus, bruschetta, salad.

I'm being good... I hate every second of this, but I'm doing it.

[Vegankat]

Ella - I'm proud of you for doing this. Hang in there. :hug:

[CharityAJO]

::many smooches::, Ella. Just do it. Do it until your nerve receptors perceive that it's right, and send out cooing impules to your digestion. Your *brain* knows it's right. :D Two thumbs up, chica.

[Cissy]

Ella - Recovery sucks, I know it. But it really is worth it in the end, please trust me :) I love you, if you ever want to talk or anything, you know how to get a hold of me.

[DoshKel]

I'm back from the clinic guys :). I got back today (this morning). First, I want to say that Angel rocks my world. I just read that you are recovering at a fellow VBers house...that is so awesome. You rock :D.

As for me...i'm going through a major withdrawl period. My brother is living with me to make sure I don't relapese into another alcohol fast...so thats good. The doc said I really messed up my liver from not eating for like 6 days and just drinking...so that combined with my liver wreckage from AN, really is messing my body up. I also lost weight from my drinking because I didn't really eat much for awhile. Not a lot, but enough to make me need to gain weight again. I'm feeling really tired, sick, mad, depressed etc. because of the no alcohol, but hopefully it will go soon. The worst part is my nausea and depression. I feel like total crap mentally heh. I will be seeing my therapist everyday, so that may help. Glad to be back home :D.

Cheers.

[bluewisdom]

My day:

B: ---
L: like four slices of a baby carrot in a little bit (1 oz?) of veg. broth.
D: Strawberry soy smoothie. (homemade)

In other news, I met with my new nutritionist today. She's all for the Vegan lifestyle! yah! :yes:

I also got some Almond butter at the HSF too. I haven't tried any of it yet... kinda scary. :boobies: being I am not to fond of nuts.

so yeah, my calorie intake is not never good today, but at least I *tried* to eat something.

It's really really great that you are trying to eat more, but I think you are picking the wrong things to try to eat.

The smoothies are good, easy to digest, but you should definitely make them more energy-dense. Add nuts, seeds, vegan chocolate chips, nut butters, dried fruit, bananas, and/or soy ice cream to your normal blend. Not only will this boost the calories and help nourish your body (your body ESPECIALLY needs the energy during this healing and recovering period of time)..but it'll add some fiber, protein, iron, and other important vitamins/minerals.

The baby carrots and broth, honestly, was a healthy..but bad choice.

carrots = low energy. definitely not energy dense at all. not to mention they can cause stomach bloating..especially for you since your body isn't used to eating solid food.

broth = basically it's just veggie flavored water.

You can still eat healthy and vegan, but eat the things that you should be consuming right now. I'm going to list some food suggestions..please please take them into consideration!

*avocados. energy-dense, easy to digest, delicious, and extremely healthy. they will make your hair shiny and your skin glow..it's very true.

*bananas. if you are going to eat fruit, this is the one i recommend..even though i read that you don't really like them. they are very easy to digest. when i was suffering through a period of REALLY bad acid reflux, bananas were the only thing i could eat without almost throwing up. they saved my life.

*potatos/yams. microwave them, peel them, mash them up with a fork, pour some veggie broth or soy milk into the mashed up potatos, and mix. easy to digest and delicious. and 100% good for you.

*berries. you already eat strawberries and such, but instead of eating them plain you should dip them into something to give them more oomph. try your new almond butter..or if you don't like that, then dip the berries into some soy yogurt!

*white bread, the fluffiest kind you can find with barely any fiber is best here. it's very easy to digest and easy to eat.

*hummus. dip the white bread into it..or eat it plain like I do sometimes. it REALLY is good and good for you.

*marinated tofu. i found this kind that is marinated in teriyaki sauce and it is SO delicious that sometimes i just eat it plain out of the box!

Other suggestions:
I notice that you drink a lot of water each day..that's good. However, replace half of the water you consume with some 100% juice. Juice still has water in it, BUT it has extra vitamins/minerals/nuritients and will help boost your energy intake.

You can do this! Just don't be scared to try new things..the worst that can happen is you won't like it and then you don't ever have to have it again! :yes: And keep trying to eat more and more each day..I know it's very very scary, but the effort WILL pay off! Just look at me. :D After only 23 days of eating better and nourishing my body, my personality has returned..I feel happier...and I have a lot more energy. It was worth the pain and the struggles..and it still is worth it currently.
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April 22:
*Follow Your Heart hummus and tabouli wrap - 720
*20 oz dasani raspberry water - it claims 0, but i'm going to say 20
*amy's pot pie - 430
aprox total: 1170

[CharityAJO]

Hiya, Dosh! Welcome home. :)

[bluewisdom]

April 23:
*sandwich, consisting of 4 oz of challah bread, 2 tbsps of nutella, and an extra large banana - 700
*amy's broccoli and cheddar pot pie - 430
*8 fl oz POM wonderful cherry - 140
aprox total: 1270

[Autumn Leaves]

My nutritionist & Doctor said to still keep my fat intake low, since I am still recovering. but thank you for all the suggestions. :hi:

Today:
Baad day.

Walked about 3-4 miles. And had one cup of black tea.

Why is it I seem to eat a little one day then fast the next day?! I am wacko. :dizzy:

[Autumn Leaves]

P.S. Welcome Back Dosh! :D

[bluewisdom]

My nutritionist & Doctor said to still keep my fat intake low, since I am still recovering. but thank you for all the suggestions. :hi:

Today:
Baad day.

Walked about 3-4 miles. And had one cup of black tea.

Why is it I seem to eat a little one day then fast the next day?! I am wacko. :dizzy:

Your nutritionist and doctor said that you should keep your fat intake low, but they didn't tell you any energy-dense foods that you CAN consume? That doesn't sound very reasonable or logical to me. :stinkeye:

Also, walking without eating enough/at all = bad bad bad bad bad bad bad!
If you aren't going to eat, the least you can do is not exercise.

<3

[Autumn Leaves]

grr, I am not sure what to do. Should I eat? should I have some cereal? It weird becuase it's almost like I don't want to break this dumb "fast" and that can't be healthy thinking!!

Without my mom around telling me to eat I just kinda give up. I seem to tell myself "forget about today, you can eat tomorrow." ??!!

:confused: :( :-/

[ynaffit]

grr, I am not sure what to do. Should I eat? should I have some cereal? It weird becuase it's almost like I don't want to break this dumb "fast" and that can't be healthy thinking!!

Without my mom around telling me to eat I just kinda give up. I seem to tell myself "forget about today, you can eat tomorrow." ??!!
of course you should eat. go ahead and have some cereal.

eat today. tomorrow you need to eat for tomorrow.

[CharityAJO]

If you start forcing something down (like Cheerios) ... your metabolism & your body's need receptors will kick into gear, and eating will come naturally.

Right now it's a mental thing, wake up your physical self! Go have some cereal. :)

And to add... When I started recovery, I ate bowls and bowls of grape nuts. It's all I could fathom, so it's what I had. In a bit, I began eating everything else.

[bluewisdom]

grr, I am not sure what to do. Should I eat? should I have some cereal? It weird becuase it's almost like I don't want to break this dumb "fast" and that can't be healthy thinking!!

Without my mom around telling me to eat I just kinda give up. I seem to tell myself "forget about today, you can eat tomorrow." ??!!

:confused: :( :-/

Yes, you should eat. If cereal is a food that you feel safe and comfortable eating, then definitely have cereal.

What you are doing is not fasting. What you are doing is harming your body. You are not respecting, nourishing, or appreciating yourself or your body when you fail to eat on purpose.

You are right..it's not healthy thinking and it's not healthy behavior. Don't rely on your mom to tell you to eat..try to tell yourself!

Tell yourself, "Forget about tomorrow. I can eat and nourish my body now."

:hug:

[DoshKel]

Thanks for the welcome backs :).

Autumn: Just go do it. Totally stop thinking about it an just get up, go into the kitchen, make cereal, pour soy milk, take spoon, eat, and repeat. Don't even try to decide on if you should eat or not. Just let go and do those steps. When I first started making myself eat, I would just stand up real quick...start humming really loud, and go make myself something to eat. I wouldn't even let myself think about anything. Make it like an automatic action. Ready...set...go!

Cheers.

[Autumn Leaves]

it's already 10:16pm, and I just want to go to bed. So guess that cereal will have to wait till mornin'.

Thanks for the tips though! I'll keep that in mind.
And Dosh, thanks for that recipe!

[FreshTart]

Krista's been a naughty, naughty, naughty girl :naughty:

Ok, back on the good eating bandwagon. I gained 5 lbs in the last 2 weeks :o