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Awful eating habits and need help growing up

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splendidisolation · 28/08/2017 20:29

I feel bad posting this here because I dont actually have an eating disorder the way its commonly understood although I assume there are psychological reasons for my habits.

Basically im an incredible procrastinator, time waster, idle sod, all those kinds of things. It affects everything from work to housework and also to eating.

It is extremely rare for me to have a full day of proper eating, aka three meals a day. One of the main problems is I'm self-employed, so my days aren't structured the way a normal person's day is.

I often skip meals, binge eat junk because I'm later starving, or just graze on odd bits from the fridge as and when I feel peckish. I think im seriously lacking nutrients and this is a really unhealthy way to eat.

Twice a week maybe I'll actually have a decent, hearty well-cooked meal.

The sad thing is I'm actually a really good cook, and I also enjoy eating. But it seems some kind of lazy factor is making me exist in this feast or famine situation. It cant be healthy to basically feel absolutely starving and then gorge on crap.

Can anyone give me some ideas for how I can start getting my diet under control? Maybe simple things I can start doing to get into the habit.

I basically eat like a male fresher student, except Im a woman in her thirties.

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Loopsdefruits · 28/08/2017 20:38

Didn't want to read and run, but what worked for me was strict meal planning for the week but flexibility on each day. So I planned my weekly meals, and got the ingredients for them in the shop, then was a bit more flexible each night depending on how much effort I wanted to put in and what I felt like eating. A couple of ready meals in the fridge for super lazy days, and a couple of treat type puddings. If you know you have a nice treat for after then dinner is more appealing. Once you're in the habit you can be a bit more conscious of nutritional content/balance. Plan your day with time for meals too, as you're self-employed you are your own boss, so make yourself take a lunch break even if it's short.

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