I am devising a diet & lifestyle overhaul as I’ve hit a new rock bottom with my weight and physical/mental health. One hurdle I’ve identified is awful eating patterns around my working hours and I’m not sure how to tackle this.
I leave the house between 8-8.30am and am not home till 8-9pm (or later) 4 days a week. On these days currently I often don’t eat much at all during the day - struggle to get up in the morning, generally feeling foggy and sluggish so just about scramble to get dressed/presentable, feed my pets and get out of the house, no breakfast, feel sick and not hungry anyway. During the day at work, due to the nature of the job I don’t get regular or guaranteed breaks. I either won’t eat (too busy to get hungry, no time), will snack on graze boxes or staff room junk that gets bought in, or occasionally if I do get half an hour, buy something quick like a sandwich, crisps etc. I get home late and hungry, with no energy or inclination to cook, so either get takeaway delivered, drive through fast food, or eat snacky picnic type rubbish bought from the supermarket on the way home. A ‘good’ day would be a bought prepared salad at lunch and freezer food bunged in the oven late at night. A bad day would be nothing but chocolate/biscuits snaffled through the day followed by Chinese or McDonald’s in the evening.
I am fully aware this is awful. It’s a vicious cycle. I should be eating a proper breakfast, preparing healthy lunch to take in with me, but outside of work I am so exhausted/mind fogged I never manage this.
So how should I/would you structure your eating with being out of the house for 12 hours and dealing with feeling so horrendous? I’m stuck and can’t see a way out right now. I used to love cooking.