Tips on eating a bit more? (Not an eating disorder, but it seemed to fit here best)

[RaineOnYourParade]

The problem is mostly on weekdays, when I have school. I wake up right before leaving for school, but I don't get hungry until a while after I wake up, so I usually skip breakfast. Eating too early in the day makes me feel sick, so I'm usually better off. I have the first lunch shift at my school (10:35-11:05, I believe), and I'm still not all that hungry, so I usually only end up eating about half of my lunch. I sometimes have a snack when I get home, but that's still 50/50 at best, and then I usually eat most of my dinner (though I sometimes only get through closer to 70%). I might eat a snack before bed sometimes, depending on the day. In addition to my morning sickness (not from pregnancy fyi lol, I've had it for a long time, it's just the best name I have for it), I get a lot of anxiety-induced nausea throughout the day basically the entire time I'm at school and my stomach doesn't settle all the way until I've gotten home usually, too.  

 

I'm still at a healthy weight with this, and I eat better on weekend days since I can control the times I eat more, but I'm aware it's still not exactly a healthy eating schedule. It could still potentially lead to problems in the future, I'm assuming. Any tips on how to eat better for someone whose aversion(?) to food comes from a lot of nausea? 

[Heather Shay]

I've suffered anorexia once trauma and GD comfronted me. It was a coping mechanism... and I still don't eat well. working with therapist helps and might work you if indeed schedule causes your problem and you aren't rationalizing. A visit with a nutrionist could also help

[awkward-yet-sweet]

I'm also interested.... it would be nice to figure out how to gain a bit of weight.

 

I don't have and eating disorder, or at least I don't think I do. I just don't seem to eat enough. I have always had a high metabolism, and I have always been slender. But at my current height I used to be 115 lb. A year ago I was down to 105 lbs. I know I lost weight when I got assaulted, and I never gained it back. But recently my husband put me on the scale because he said I've looked and felt really skinny. I weighed only 97 lb, which is not healthy for my height.  So I have to gain 15 to 18 lb, I'm not sure how I can do that.

 

Mostly, I think I have a hard time sitting down and just eating a meal. I get distracted taking care of the kids, and I don't usually feel really hungry because I nibble on things through the day. I live on a lot of nuts and berries and vegetables.  Good nutrients, but not much calories.  Probably need to eat more pork and mashed potatoes 😄

[Justine76]

I'm not a nutritionist but I've gone on bulking diets in the past so I can suggest a couple things to try. Foremost, food-prep stuff that you like to eat. Any 'real food' that usually sounds good to you. That way, you don't have the time-sink or hassle of cooking for every meal. You're more likely to eat if stuff if it's convenient and mostly ready. For example, I'll spend an hour or so one evening prepping burrito ingredients that will last me the next 3 nights. Then it's just a matter of microwaving the beef/beans and throwing them into a tortilla; takes 5 min.

 

If you need food 'on the go' often, consider prepping smoothies in advance pre-separated out into individual containers. I personally like low-no fat yogurt blended with fruit and, here's the weird part, those water flavor drops. They add sweetness without dumping in excess sugar. Insulated containers will keep them reasonably fresh non-refridgerated all day so they can even be tossed into a backpack. 

 

Hope of those sparked some ideas!

[Heather Shay]

My therapist is trying a new tact. I've named my self protection self that ssays not eating or too much exercise because when I starting because oftrauma my protective self started and also at the time the name Shay came to me and is now part of my name.  It's not like having a split personality, just my primative self protection who is always there to help me. My therapist has Shay, me and him working as a team to assure her that I am safe and to start changing her role in my life so I protect me by eating right and exercising to maintain a heathy body. It is helping a little but we just started this a few weeks ago.