Come forward EatBetterers and unite - it's the second happy healthy eating thread!

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Here's the previous thread where it all began!

EatBetterers are trying to improve the diets of ourselves and our families. No weighing, restricting, calorie counting etc - just finding joy in nourishing ourselves by making positive changes one step at a time. All welcome! :)

Good luck Bramshott!

You could take some roast chickpeas if you fancy them? They're a great crunchy snack and very filling - wouldn't spoil either. Holland and Barrett sell them ready but am sure making your own would be very easy.

I'm proud of myself, am on day 5 binge free. Last couple of days I've been feeling quite food orientated and wanting to nibble but reminding myself that just because I want to eat, it doesn't mean I need to, I'm in control and its like a muscle - each time I don't eat when I'm not hungry and just feel like eating, it strengthens that control!

Yesterday was weigh day and I've lost 1.8 pounds which was a pleasant surprise as I had a few very bingey days.

Yesterday I had greek yoghurt with maple syrup, granola, a small banana and some berries. Lunch was a seedy roll, half with egg mayo, half with pate and a side salad plus a big bowl of pineapple.

I did have a sliver of very nice cake at a clients and when I got home I had a huge eating urge and ate a punnet from my grazebox. I wanted to carry on eating but I didn't let myself. Dinner was leftover korma and wholegrain rice and I had an aero mousse for desert. So not a perfect day but not too bad either. I'm looking forward to running out of the mousses and making my own!

Today I've had the same breakfast, lunch is a falafel, mayo and salad wrap (don't ask, using up old leftovers!) and 2 satsumas. I'm working all day without coming home so I've packed a peanut and oat protein bar and an apple for snacks. Dinner will be philadephia stuffed chicken breast wrapped in parma ham, with sweet potato and parsnip mash, broccolis and carrots, and I'll have a chunk of my popcorn chocolate for desert.

Bram I'm at a festival nearly every weekend now. So we really have to make the effort or we'd actually be ill. It probably isn't great but I keep veg in a cool bag. So carrots, courgette etc will keep fine and can be eaten raw. It will at least minimise the damage. fruit seeds and nuts too. Try not to get too hungry - that is my problem...and also that I have to get bread or pasta down dp or he falls over after a sniff of the wine box (delightful I know)

Thanks! Re-assuring it's not just me who finds it hard to eat healthily on the road.

Some great ideas there. I was in Holland and Barrett yesterday but didn't see the roasted chickpeas (I did get chickpea crackers though). I will look out for them next time.

Forever. I think you're doing really well. I may not be right but part of me wonders whether you should be looking for perfect days anyway - less than perfect may be a better balance (though trickier for most of us). Also your day sounds ok- a small piece of cake didnt tip you into chaos. Congratulations!!

I'm having a bad day, feel really bloated and huge. God day food wise-

2 eggs

Avocado and prawns 2x oat cakes.

Garlic chicken, noodles and veg stir fry.

Peaches and Greek yog

I'm a terrible perfectionist, but working on it!

I had a binge on Thursday, I just got fed up of thinking about food, but I didn't purge and as all I had in the house was healthy stuff, it was all healthy.

Yesterday was okay although I had too big portions -kind of situation where what I made was too much but not enough to have enough left for another meal and I just thought screw it and ate it all.

I had a greggs bacon roll for breakfast - not ideal but I really wanted it. I get up around 5amish and I was still full from my binge so didn't have anything until 9.30am and I was working by then so had to get something from the road...and I really wanted a bacon roll. Lunch was egg fried wholegrain rice with chicken, cashew nuts, peas, sweetcorn and sesame oil, and a big bowl of pineapple.

Had a chunk of popcorn chocolate...that stuff is definitely worth it, its really good chocolate and I really savour it! Dinner was chicken breast stuffed with Philadelphia wrapped in parma ham, sweet potato and parsnip mash (decided I prefer this to normal mash which I find a bit bland, I adore parsnips and sweet potato has a bit more flavour), broccoli and carrots. And err 4 small Danish biscuits for desert. Didn't really need 4...

But I've woken up feeling slim and well, had leftover pear crumble (amazingly still good) for breakfast with greek yoghurt and a banana. Sounds terrible but as it was "clean" crumble made with oats and honey I figured its not much different to oatmeal! Just had some pistachios and a peach for a snack.

I'm going to be out for lunch we shall see, and dinner is a Chinese pork thing in the slow cooker.

Hi everyone from Boulder, Colorado. I am out here for the conference to close my Eating Psychology course. It's been amazing and very emotional - this course has really changed peoples lives through altering their relationship with food and body, incredibly moving stories from many yesterday, it's powerful stuff

forever, stillearnin has it right, you need to let go of perfection - it doesn't exist and it is the very thing that is leading to the constant thoughts about food and the binges. Be a little kinder to yourself and work on savouring all your food in the way you do that chocolate popcorn-slow right down. Even when you want to binge, try and do it - you'll find it's actually pretty hard to binge if you are present and mindful. You'll also find it easier to leave food on your plate when you've eaten enough because you will be more aware of feeling full and be able to acknowledge that the food is equally wasted whether you eat it or chuck it away, but only one ends up making you feel overweight and guilty/like you've disrespected your body with the 'sod it' attitude .

How is everyone else? Better today Dame?

Hello sleep

Bit better today thanks, still a bit 'meh' but hoping it'll pass.

Enjoy your trip x

Wow Sleep - sounds really exciting and inspiring!

Can anyone help me with healthy muesli recipes? I've made a really good one today from Good Food magazine with linseeds, wheat germ, all bran, and dried fruit as well as oats. Ate with almond milk. Seems pretty healthy to me but people always say it isn't - why is that? I'm guessing it's not low cal but it's really nice.

I also ate avocado with lunch several days lately and I think it is really good for me - I've stopped feeling as tired. Again not low cal but healthy fats.

Does anyone have any lovely mushroom recipes?

Boxed Museli often has tons of sugar in it.

I grate apple onto Greek yoghurt , sprinkle worth linseed and ground almonds, that's my version

Agree having a crap week and feeling really low and despondent and feeling I want losing weight quick enough, then trying to remind myself I've not been doing this very long etc etc,a friend called in this morning who I haven't seen since October, first thing she said was 'God, you look well you've lost so much weight!'

She couldn't believe I've been eating so much yet losing

Excuse the typos!

That's great Dame. And you are setting up healthy eating habits too. Which is part of the battle, IMO..

It's all healthy eating - hence my initial frustration about if I was losing enough weight fast enough, I have a lot to lose and this the first time I have done it the healthy eating route rather than SW or WW.

Dame you are doing a great job, keep remembering that the ww and sw process may get you a quicker fix but you end up back where you started (or worse). Your own experience shows you that. Be patient and kind to your body, it's adjusting well to you feeding it properly, it will take time to get to where you want to be but I'm sure you will get there and stay there in a happy and healthy, sustainable way

You're completely right sleep, as always thank you

I'm just going to keep going with what I'm doing, it's obviously working it's hard to track weight loss ime unless you use scales and I'm NOT doing that! I feel healthier which is the aim.

Are you home now sleep or still in Colorado? How's it going?

Dame, that sw/ww etc thing is soooo tempting I know! I'm struggling a bit at the moment. I need to do one thing well but I am not at the moment. I need a bit of a kick! Not doing the scales is progress isn't it? Those numbers end up dominating me so I am staying away too. I was wondering whether you have any recommended reading for me sleep? I was thinking about something you posted on another thread about the reasons people don't look after themselves, lose weight, etc...

Hi, I am back (landed 1pm) and very jet lagged. It didn't help that I had to go out with DH for longstanding arranged thing...bed in a min. The conference was amazing, it's powerful stuff this mind-body-food stuff.

still ditching the scales is brilliant progress! it's a big achievement in this weight obsessed world. I am a but fuzzy headed right now but will post again for you tomorrow with reading/suggestions. Do you feel you don't take proper care of yourself? If not, why not?

The best book I can suggest is Nourishing Wisdom by Marc David.

Also look at The Slow Down Diet, same author .

Still - that's great progress, and if you can manage that this week/month and try another thing later on it adds up. Slowly, slowly x

Oh on the home front I have dh having wholemeal rolls now for lunch and have put ds on school dinners. I can sneak spinach into ds's salads without him noticing and dh is still eating tons of salad as long as it has spring onions in it!

Welcome back Sleep :)

Chickpea crackers are a revelation! A bit like eating a ryvita, but so much more interesting and sustaining!

Hello-it's very quiet around here this week! How is everyone? I have been busy getting my website up and running-cheeky link here, I will be blogging about some of the things we chat about on here (hoping to get on mn blogging network but they need to see more content), with the odd recipe (expect lots from here!) . Any feedback welcome...

Oh and I felt very smug mum yesterday as my two eldest demolished a whole bowl of edamame as a snack after school --after a piece of cake each but hey, it's progress!

Hi all. I've planned the meals for the next festival starting today. It's going to be a muddy one so we'll see how the eating goes. The site looks great sleep- well done. I'll have a proper look after the weekend. I'm also taking my kindle with the book sleep recommended downloaded. But tiredness and beer may take its toll (as well as good company!!). Oh unrelated, my son is on cbbc at 5.20pm tomorrow if your children like to watch the slammer. He's easy to spot - he's working a tough kiddy crowd!

Oooo Sleep, you're so pretty! I will bookmark your website and have a read later :)

I've been very poorly with my bp medicines, was very scary as my throat started to close up! I am off everything now and seeing the GP again tomorrow for a plan of action - Im tempted to ask her to give me 6 months to see if it comes down naturally with exercise which I'm managing to do more and more of as I get stronger. We'll see…

Food has been fine as I have felt too poorly to eat very much and definitely not felt like eating crap.