i always buy frozen never fresh veggies anymore...always put a chicken breast in a baggie, or a piece of a turkey breast. If i want salad i eat out. meatloaf...I eat when my mother makes it...she shares...or when my daughter is home, i cook and we still end up throwing out food. Its very difficult to cook for one...I keep trying. I have lost weight and very much miss the conversation of 'what's for dinner' and the fun of going after all the items...but also do not have the great eating habits i used to, some days its just no dinner, some days its popcorn, or ice cream for dinner...some days is brussel sprouts....its sort of like my moods

I thought I was the only one... Went from a family of 5 to a family of 2 in less than a year.... I throw out a lot of leftovers. I feel bad doing it, and I don't enjoy cooking as much as I used to, but I'm slowly getting back to it. Or I was before the ankle thing. Now, I am eating the leftovers! LOL!

I'm going to go totally against the grain here. No pun intended. Ok, so I own a deli. I make food all day. But this is the deal - I love food. And that first year, I didn't necessarily eat it, but damn, did I make it. At 4 months out, I dealt with Thanksgiving (couldn't face anyone or anything) by making a 15 pound turkey....for me. It saved my sanity that day. Cooking soothes me, especially soup or chili. I don't cook for one, never did. Joe was on the road for many years, so this isn't a new concept. And it's a good thing I like leftovers! My point is - I may make scrambled eggs for dinner, but I'm throwing in feta cheese, smoked salmon and mushrooms. If I can treat myself, I will. Y'all are invited, btw....

Marjoe, I want your leftovers!

I also have a very hard time cooking for one. Even when my husband was alive I had a hard time cooking for two. I always said every night at dinner that we could invite the neighbors, there was always more that enough.
It's been 9 months for me and I think I am just figuring out how to grocery shop for one. I used to buy something different for every meal and never ate half of it because I had leftovers that lasted for days. I realize now that if I buy a pack of chicken breasts that have 3 pieces in it I have 3 maybe 4 meals.
Even though it's more expensive I buy vegetables that are already cut up instead of a whole head of broccoli. It's usually a smaller portion and I find that I can eat that amount and don't have to throw anything out.
I also enjoy cooking and it was hard to actually cook a meal but I am back to doing that and I and back to enjoying it. I don't like the cleaning up part, that was always my husbands job.

I used to rather enjoy cooking for the two of us. Now I find I'm buying more canned and frozen and small amounts of fresh. Oh yes, Schwan's delivery - they have some good options. It's a hard balance - being so far from the store. It's a matter of buying enough without it being TOO much and wasted. Just doesn't seem to get any easier having to adjust everything ! But I know you all understand...

I'll tell you this - it's good that you find yourself continuing to cook, even if it's just for yourself. That is something I will never stop doing, because it has always brought me great joy. Portion control is never easy, even when you're cooking for two anyway. Nothing wrong with leftovers anyway.

I've been making sure to have dinner company at least once a week, so I can cook for friends or family. That's helped quite a bit.

Hang in there, Girldawg. And keep cooking!