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annewinnie
annewinnie
i have every intention of eating healthy but it is just not working. my life is chaotic and fast food is easy.
this is my typical day. up at 7am. from 7am to 8 am is my time. time for me to do absolutely nothing. time to relax and self reflect.
8 am starts my day. that is getting my wife up helping her with some personal hygenie. making breakfast for the 2 of us. preapring something for her lunch later so all she has to do is a re heat. then shower and out the door me to start work at 11 am.
i work as a cook and am on my feet and extremly busy all day. i get my lunch break around 2pm. i manage to eat something decent for lunch then back to crazy town work. by the time i am done work and get home it is between 730 and 8pm. then it is help my wife with a few things to get her settled in for night while i try to have supper anywhere from 8pm to 830 pm.
then in bed by 10pm to start over next day.
quite often i pick up fast food on the way home because i am so damn tired and exhausted and it is much much much easier.

so that is my typical day and i am getting nowhere with weight loss because i cant seem to stick to healthy eating. i have tried the prepare meals ahead of time thing but it is just so much work and i dont have the time. anyone have any suggestions ?
2fat4comfort
2fat4comfort
Hi. Getting started with healthy eating is difficult, and every time I start, I end up going back to fast foods, because of time constraints and stressful living. Last 2 weeks, I've succeeded in cooking at home, whatever time I return from work. I am a journalist and work till quite late, reaching home at 10-11 pm too.

But from roasting and baking with minimal oil, I tend to move towards fried foods.

I try to prepare the kitchen for the week on Sundays. I prepare 1-2 veggies, which last for 2-3 days. I marinate chicken drumsticks, fish portions, and keep in freezer. I transfer the required portion to the fridge in the morning when I leave for work. By evening, it has thawed, and ready to put in the oven. For veggies for the rest of the week, I opt for spinach, tomatoes, capsicum, and other such that cook fast.

I have a sweet tooth. But trying (rather unsuccessfully) to substitute sugar-laden desserts with fruits and dried fruits.

I usually skip breakfast (not the best practice I know), and have fruits for lunch, when I am in office. But when on the move, it is easier to go for fast food. Trying to curb this habit.
earlybird101
earlybird101
I find that planning ahead is the key for me. I make a menu for the week and buy what I need at the store. I always have at least one meal that can be thrown in the crockpot at night. I just MAKE myself do it at night and put in the fridge so I just have to plug it in the next morning when I leave. I also find that little things like marinating meat at night , or cutting up as much as I can or putting together some of the recipe ahead of time at that same time at the beginning of the week helps me to stick to the meal plan. It is hard to buy fast food on the way home, when I know I already have meat marinading or veggies cut up, etc.. It is hard to do, but once I finally made myself do it, it became a habit and although it is still not perfect, I am doing way better eating more meals at home than I was before I started the preplanning.
abrockettwister
abrockettwister
Yeah I can understand you situation very well .. Now a days almost everyone is going through your type of life style like going to office or work at 8 am and returning home at 8 pm or 9 pm, Stuck in a traffic, lots of work .. Yes we all are tired sometimes, You can take fast food then not all the day .. I think as far as i know it should,nt be problem to eat fast food in 1 or 2 days in a week.Anyway i always try to eat at home but sometimes its not possible..What you can do is Little bit of Running daily and drink lots of water , whether you are eating fast food or not .
hpnote
hpnote
I find that a lot of vegetarian foods are healthier options than more meat based foods. You could consider replacing some of your meals with non-meat alternatives. I lost ten pounds when I became a vegetarian in high school, because my food options were more protein and less fat focused.