food dysfunction

[tielan]

Having major exec dysfunction around food lately

Eating meals - well, prepping them - is a horrendously big thing atm. I'll put off cooking for ages, and then stare at the fridge and the things in it and go "there's nothing to eat, I don't feel like anything".

I do have some instant or quick meals in the freezer. Dumplings. Soup and bread. Vegie lasagne. I can heat them up, no problem. But IDK, I'm just...not enthused. Hungry yes, and knowing I need something, but just...not enthused. And the prospect of having to do all the steps to get the food out? Feels like too much.

I'll do other things around the house, no problem - cleaning, gardening, work, etc. I'll go to the gym in the morning, go shopping to buy food (bananas and mandarins) But food? I'm just...struggling if it's not set down right in front of me ready to eat...

I was on the verge of having cereal for lunch today, and then I discovered the milk was off. And I can't have dry cereal. I cannot even.

There are lots of awesome takeaways around, but that requires effort. And choosing. And ARGH.

I guess I'll go the banana and mandarins for lunch. But I'm going to have to make a decision about dinner and I'm not entirely sure I can.

Comments

[rmc28]

This is partly why I got myself a Huel subscription : if I am having a bad food day and don't know what to eat, I can make a Huel shake, and usually that helps enough to figure out if I need to eat more and what that might be. And I also have a live-in spouse who is a much better cook than me, and much better at literally catering for my brainweasels if I say "bad food day".

beatrice_otter is very wise too, I just want to add a hearty +1 to her comments.

(the other part of getting Huel is it's really hard for me to eat the recommended amount of protein per day for my weight and activity level without eating lots of meat or using protein shakes; I like meat well enough, but I'd rather not eat it every day)

[tielan]

I haven't had protein supplements/bars in a long time. I might have to look into them again.

I just did a bunch of dinner orders that will hopefully take me through the next few weeks, so we'll see how that goes.