Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | Just a bit worried I might develop an ED with how bothersome food prep has become as I’ve gotten older. It often feels so much easier to just ignore my hunger as opposed to figuring out what I’m going to eat for the millionth time

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Neurodivergent 6w

Just a bit worried I might develop an ED with how bothersome food prep has become as I’ve gotten older. It often feels so much easier to just ignore my hunger as opposed to figuring out what I’m going to eat for the millionth time

Anonymous 6w

More and more, as a result, eating in and of itself has also become something that feels bothersome and I’d just rather ignore it. That is, until I’ve eaten just barely enough for a long enough time that I end up not quite binging I don’t think, but definitely eating more than it feels like I should at one time

Anonymous 6w

Registered Dietitian

Anonymous 6w

I did this and I had to go to the eating disorder hospital and I promise just eating is easier

Anonymous 6w

Honestly I understand, I try to eat a meal a day at least but it’s just so tiring to meal prep

Anonymous 6w

Broo, my ex had a masters in nutrition, it was my second major. There has to be 5 separate ways to have an eating disorder. On my natural path I’m pointlessly eating finger food because of subconscious avoidance of executive function. Why not get an RD

Anonymous 6w

I've started buying takeout chain pizza in bulk (on a good coupon) and freezing them. Break off two slices at a time and microwave, easy dinner

Anonymous

#1 6w

After thinking more about it, I realized this stems from the fact that I live with cluttered people who constantly misplace things, making the kitchen a nightmare when it comes to predictability of my environment. It makes prepping food often very stressful for me, sometimes even just prepping a microwave meal to go in the microwave because the counter is, once again, too damn cluttered to use it. I’ve complained in the past and it feels like I’ve not been listened to, so I think the best-

Anonymous

OP 6w

-solution for me is to have my own kitchen or at least my own supply of food and dishes/utensils as opposed using what everyone else uses so that I can fully control it, but that’s not realistic for my situation and I can’t move out. But, I’ll try a bit harder to eat healthily

Anonymous

OP 6w

i try to get easily pre assembled foods from sam’s club or aldi. like teriyaki chicken bowls or salads or pot pies in oven tins already. i feel you. sometimes i struggle bc food is money to me and i don’t want to make food and waste any. smoothie blenders like blendjet might help, snacking is also acceptable. like a mandarin orange, grapes, some toast, applesauce cups. 🤷🏼‍♀️ get some sustenance somewhere somehow someway, my friend!

Anonymous

#2 6w

wait why did i get downvoted 😭 did i say something wrong? i’m autistic so i don’t understand. was this insensitive? 🥺 my apologies OP.

Anonymous

#2 6w

You’re all good, my guess is maybe that your advice wasn’t fully relevant based on what I mentioned the issue is (I didn’t downvote you)? Maybe? Otherwise I have no clue what the downvotes were from lol. You weren’t insensitive or otherwise offensive though, dw!

Anonymous

#4 6w

What’s an RD?

Anonymous

OP 6w

Oh was that a typo meant to be ED?

Anonymous

#4 6w

Ooooooooh yeah that’s a fair point, but I absolutely hate going to any type of medical appointment and this doesn’t feel urgent yet, so it doesn’t feel worth it at this point

Anonymous

OP 6w

I guess I forgot to mention that I have OSFED and those are my coping strategies with my weird disordered eating (the food as money is part of my problem bc i was almost homeless once lmao) 😅 I struggle to have an appetite at all to even make food and when i do, the act of eating itself is exhausting especially after using energy to make the food. so pre-prepped foods & snacking is my solution to prevent myself from not eating at all during the day. hoping it might help for your situation! ❤️