Do you eat a healthy diet?

Diend

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Does have social anxiety make you feel stuck? For me, I wanted to make friends but I just didn't feel I had the skills or courage to carry that out. I try to cut out processed food, soda from my diet in hopes of making my body feel better and even lose some weight. and hopefully, that can make me clear headed and anxiety free. medication turned me into the joker so not trying that again and yoga and acupuncture did nothing.
 

dannyboy65

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I'm currently on a diet that I have to have for the rest of my life, due to having gout. I can't eat a lot of meats, especially red meat. I can't drink alcohol or pop, I can drink Iced tea but not a lot.

My diet was very unhealthy and that's the reason I got gout. So it changed dramatically and I'm starting to feel a lot better. Well I also just hit 2 months of being smoke free. So in a way I'm happier with my diet.
 

Argentum

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I cook most of my meals from lean meats/veggies/pasta, though I throw in a pizza more often than I should. I don't keep soda in the home most of the time. I think it helps energy-wise, but it's not a miracle cure.

Speaking of cooking, I should bring home ingredients for more quiche...
 

Sacrament

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I try to. I'm trying to cut bread and soda, and drinking more water/tea. I'm also trying to walk more, so I use a pedometer and try to walk at least 3 to 5 miles a day at a moderate pace while listening to motivational/inspirational audiobooks. Lost about 7lbs in a month with those minor changes, and I know they will have an impact on my life if I do them consistently.
 

Richey

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Diet has been bad this year, my job is physically stressful and socially stressful so I comfort eat a lot, and sugar, caffeine, crunchy foods provide a stimulant that fills the void of hopelessness, so my diet is poor because of the nice feelings those foods bring. But I'm trying reverse the issue. I have way too much sugary foods on a daily basis. I can eat a block of chocolate in one go, I don't put on weight but I know it's not great.
 
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Diend

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I try to. I'm trying to cut bread and soda, and drinking more water/tea. I'm also trying to walk more, so I use a pedometer and try to walk at least 3 to 5 miles a day at a moderate pace while listening to motivational/inspirational audiobooks. Lost about 7lbs in a month with those minor changes, and I know they will have an impact on my life if I do them consistently.

i ended up walking 4 miles regularly and within three months, my shins started to hurt. take care. diet and sleep are more important than exercise.
 

Steiner

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I eat pretty well, yeah.

Atm I'm under-eating some and I think I might be developing an eating disorder but I can stand to lose some so I'm not really worried. Right now I'm eating mainly fruits and vegetables with meat and I've been trying to cook/prepare my meals every day. I actually really enjoy it now preparing and getting creative with my meals. I've cut out bread soda and stopped adding sugar and milk to my coffee/tea. I've been refining my diet more and more over time. I'm also trying to cut out the canned foods when I can but I'll sometimes have a can of tuna or something just by itself.
 
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PhillipJFry

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My diet is actually quite unhealthy. However, if I over-eat I will throw up, (Not on purpose of course, if I eat after I'm full my body rejects the food, this has been the case since childhood. Idk why.) Plus I exercise every other night after work, So all the bad calories I consume are just burned anyways.
I think exercise is the most important, I feel I am more confident because of it.
 

sorrow1

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Bad foods make me feel better when I am actually eating them and about 5 seconds afterwards then when the feeling wears off I just feel guilty or sick. When your feeling down you only crave the bad stuff but its only as short term solution.
I eat healthy. Eating healthy makes me feel better about myself and actually happier as a result, my concentration and motivation is improved.
However your not gonna feel instantly good from eating one salad, it takes time and has to be maintained to feel the benefits.

I get more benefits from exercise really. Once you get to the stage where your physically fit you can start to enjoy exercise and look forward to it. I feel happier after exercise and can treat myself to more unhealthy things now and again as I have burned off a lot of calories. Its getting the balance right that can be tricky though!
 

LazyHermitCrab

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not exactly healthy but i don't really eat red meat anymore and drink more tea. red meat isn't bad if it's organic but fast food and crap ruins it. i also eat a lot of cookie dough and ice cream but then i will eat a fruit later. i'm trying to try out the raw diet thing... not completely though. maybe you could try it too!
 
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I definitely wouldn't say I have a healthy diet. In the end, I wonder how much of a difference it actually makes in your well being? I've never had the will power to go all out on a super healthy eating spree. My weight is okay (or would be minus 10 pounds!), and that tends to be my main concern. I certainly don't have the worst diet in the world, I eat tons of vegetables and fruits and very rarely eat fast food. I LOVE sweets though, but try to refrain from having them too often. There is something about sweet and fatty food that is just so addicting though, I know it's one of the most addicting things out there. I probably fantasize about eating bad foods more than I actually eat them. Whenever I read or see something about eating healthy it seems to make me crave junk too.
 

Sacrament

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i ended up walking 4 miles regularly and within three months, my shins started to hurt. take care. diet and sleep are more important than exercise.

My biggest problem is actually my feet. They get damaged easily the more I walk. My shins only start to hurt if I walk at a faster pace, because you're putting a lot of direct pressure on your shins, causing shin splints. Rest for a couple of minutes and then keep walking at a slower pace to avoid further inflammation.
 

Steiner

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My diet is actually quite unhealthy. However, if I over-eat I will throw up, (Not on purpose of course, if I eat after I'm full my body rejects the food, this has been the case since childhood. Idk why.) Plus I exercise every other night after work, So all the bad calories I consume are just burned anyways.
I think exercise is the most important, I feel I am more confident because of it.

I find exercise is a helpful boost. I feel real good after I do some and I like to see myself improve everyday. Being able to lift more and run without being out of breathe.
 
Yes and no.

I primarily eat food I enjoy, and I happen to enjoy healthy foods as much as junk food. I find it's more beneficial to my overall happiness to not get hung up things like nutrition. It very swiftly leads to having to micromanage every little aspect of my life to maintain the greatest possible health, and it makes me feel like I'm not really living at all. It makes me quite unhappy.
 

Mokkat

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A few mockup guidelines I follow:

- No soda. A beer or wine is fine for food, and I also enjoy juice with water in a 1:5 or 2:5 ratio (normal juice is way to sweet). I still eat candy and such, because it is much easier to regulate your sugar intake when chewing a lot than when drinking it, so I don't end up overdoing it.

- Don't be afraid of fats, especially saturated ones. Cutting down on carbs in meals and getting energy from fats is great, since your blood sugar doesn't fluctuate as much. A bit of new research suggests that saturated fats should simply be considered energy, while a good balance of omega fatties is required for good health. So eating fatty fish regularly is important. Also, as well as the blood sugar benefits, uptake of saturated fats in the body in particular have shown to increase the overall feeling of happiness (hence a factor in why sad / hungover / etc. people tend to eat fatty foods).

- Don't fret over dietary advice if it isn't enjoyable. Half of the world will tell you something is bad to eat, then turn around and say the opposite as soon as solid evidence is presented (cholesterol in eggs fx). With a varied enjoyable diet (obviously only red meat and icecream every day isn't varied) and a bit of none-obsessive handwavy calorie counting, most people should be covered for their daily nutrient intake and be able to keep or reduce their weight.
That's not to say you shouldn't try diets if you're up to it, just don't believe some coach blindly if it makes you feel miserable.

- Cook as a hobby. It'll help you steer clear of fast food and processed stuff, it'll be cheaper, it'll help you try new stuff, and it's an easy way to accomplish something in your day.

- Don't drink coffee around your meals if you're vegetarian, especially if you're female. I'm not, but I studied nutrition at uni for a year and this was one of the more surprising facts. Non-animal iron uptake is hindered by caffiene.



What I really should do but don't: Exercise, get up and sleep at reasonable and consistent times, eat at least three meals a day, cut down on coffee. Especially exercise is important vs anxiety, but I just can't find the motivation. Also I should probably start on CBT.
 

Kiwong

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Have to say no. But I do exercise a lot. 60-80km week running burns a lot of energy, and I eat a lot.
 
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