Help me eat! Fussy eater when stressed and now its rediculous. Im starving!

o.k some of you have read threads ive started regarding not being able to eat when up tight or stresed or over tiered.

well im starving dont get me wrong im seriously hungry and i know i need to eat but cant. Im over stressed not sleeping always to uncomfortable got no energy from not eating and sleeping and know i should. Yesterday i ate nothing pretty much unless ya can call a cookie that a started and stopped eating something and a funsize chocolate that i thought i would throw up after eating.

Im 7 weeks preggers no, no morning sickness but feel like i have to eat the right food my body needs or else ill throw it up. Like a lump in my throat its had to swallow what my body says no to. The texture has to be right not to crunchy, hard, cold, to hot spicey, right mouth of grains and smoothness not to much not to little depending on what it is.

heres my no list EVERY ITEM IN THIS LIST even things that have no next to it is something my body feels ill over the thought of consuming.
no garlic
bread
pasta
rice
patato
cereals
yogurt
lettuce/ salad stuff
no tomato
cheese
eggs
lets just say dairy
no spagetti
beans
lentails
soups all soups
no corn any type
no roasts
no burgers
no hotdogs
no rissole
no fruit, tinned or fresh
no toast yes i said bread but no toast smell is off smelling
no sausage rolls
no pies
no quiche
nothing to crunchy in my mouth
No cheesecake
ice cream
desert type food including custard
no cookies
chocolates
No cakes all types
no pizza
mcdonals
subway or any other take out food including especially Chinese or Indian Mexican foods.

PLEASE HELP me come up with something. The day before yesterday i forced down 1 chicken burger but that was it. I have my grumps on im moody tiered and starving but cant eat what smells funny or if my body doesnt like the texture off. Im so frustrated with myself and angry that my body goes like this in pregnancy but this time this is probably the worst ever time.

HELP ME:doh: Please :)

Is the ones that don't say 'no', are they your 'yes' list? LOL sorry, dumb brain today :p

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Is the ones that don't say 'no', are they your 'yes' list? LOL sorry, dumb brain today :p

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Re u pregnant lol no that whole list is what my body is say NO to even the ones that say the no tooo lol

How about Spinich and Mushroom cooked up? Were they on your list?

Protein shakes?

Porridge? Cereal? Sometimes thats all I can eat. I have corn flakes, weet bix, porridge and honey oat cereal coming out my ears, so you're welcome to come round for lunch!

Ah bugger it, just read no cereal. Too bad no soup, I have pea and ham soup coming out my ears too, made some up the other day.


What about... sausages? Umm... a stew? Doughnuts ;) lol! Tuna? I have heaps of tuna too, you're still welcome for lunch!

Pancakes? I know you like pancakes! Actually, I made some of them last night too haha!

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How about Spinich and Mushroom cooked up? Were they on your list?

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no they wasnt lol how ever just u saying that and me reading made me think of eating slime out of a drain with ****roaches stewed lol sorry

at least it was an option.

haha leasha actually this time its bad ive struggled with doughnut seriously just so off them and pancakes nope not happening. My two comfort moste aten items nope not happening any more wonder what sex the baby is hrmmm??!!?? your so kind to offer me lunch hehe but got the ex coming round ds8 is at home today so gotta stay here.

As for cereals we have toasted and un toasted muesli, corn flakes plus the wheat type ones, porridge and special k. none of witch i could consume today.:( Maybe im ill?!? hubbie is very sick today.

Okay what about rolled up cooked pastry with cream cheese spread in the middle of it? I know you said no dairy but hwat about fake dairy?

I went into woolies last night because I couldn't stomach what was planned for dinner. Bought myself a box of Cheerios - don't know why,just picked them up in the cereal aisle. They went down a treat this morning - have just had a second helping. I'm thinking I'm going to be living on them for a while. Oh, and I had a small piece of plain old rump steak last night - it was delicious.

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Okay what about rolled up cooked pastry with cream cheese spread in the middle of it? I know you said no dairy but what about fake dairy?

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thats doesn't sound off putting :) hrmmm i have creamed cheese too hrmmm

saladas, dry bikkies, mountain bread, pita bread?

What a problem to be in.
Have you talked to your Dr/midwife/ about this? Might be worth a call to see if they can suggest something.
Pity that milk is out as you could make smoothies, extra dosed Milo drinks etc..

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What a problem to be in.
Have you talked to your Dr/midwife/ about this? Might be worth a call to see if they can suggest something.
Pity that milk is out as you could make smoothies, extra dosed Milo drinks etc..

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yeah im so annoyed with this stupid body coffee is as good as it gets and thats sometimes forced these days

CANT believe it :wtf: off donuts and panakes and one whom knows me, knows i have survived on these and cookies and cakes during pregnancy and life and now none hey good thing ive droped some weight but that will jump back again so its short lived hehe

thanks for the tips so far everyone keep them coming PLEASE!!!!

LASAGNA

well im gonna try it, cook it and see how it goes wouldn't surprise me if i cant eat it:( thats what happened last night after hubbie very niceley cooked me tea and my body said no.

How about raw cabbage? I couldnt stand smells or tastes in my first month of pg so I ate (probably an unhealthly amount) raw cabbage. I know its a bit crunchy, so maybe not.

BTW if you cant eat the lasagne I'd be happy to help ;)

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How about raw cabbage? I couldnt stand smells or tastes in my first month of pg so I ate (probably an unhealthly amount) raw cabbage. I know its a bit crunchy, so maybe not.

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you have given some good ideas thank you

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if the issue has a psychological basis and causing a physical problem, maybe trying to work on both issues at the same time could help. Have you ever talked to someone about your eating when you get stressed?

take care,

K

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Please don't take this the wrong way, but if the issue has a psychological basis and causing a physical problem, maybe trying to work on both issues at the same time could help. Have you ever talked to someone about your eating when you get stressed?

take care,

K

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to be honest im not offended AT ALL and proud of your hoensty in helping :) and no i have not spoken to someone and yes your right it is a physiological and phycological issue my father is exactly the same too:) maybe i need to talk to someone. But honestly can u eat when stressed?

wow.. there's not alot left is there?

nope but im about to try my luck at some lasagna:)

the lasagne sounds nice
Can you do breadcrumbs?
maybe a lightly breadcrumbed pan fried eggplant?

How about tofu? It's a great source of protein and the silken ones are really yummy?

hrmmm ahvnt thought of that.

pink palace i have egg plant and bread crumbs what do i do with it? what goes with it?


the lasagna went down well after the first bite that was hard, tasted weird but then all was good.

1/2 cup (125ml) olive oil
4 small Lebanese eggplant, trimmed, sliced 5mm thick lengthways
Plain flour, to dust
Salt & freshly ground pepper
Milk, to coat
Purchased breadcrumbs, to coat
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil


Heat 2 tbs olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the eggplant and cook, turning often, for 4 minutes or until light golden. Set aside to cool completely. Discard the oil.
Season the flour with salt and pepper. Coat the eggplant in the flour and shake off any excess. Dip into the milk and then into the breadcrumbs to fully coat.
Heat the remaining olive oil in the frying pan. Heat over a medium heat. Cook the eggplant for 1-2 minutes each side just until golden. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to drain

or you can deep fry it?

hrmm thanks pink palce do i salt the egg plant first then rinse?

i gotta try that what would ya serve it with sauce or what ever?

Hi there,

I know someone else already mentioned it but have u tried Salada's or Sao's?

I'm going through a similar situation atm - I'm hungry but even the thought of alot of food makes me sick, whenever I do eat it sits on my stomach and makes me feels so sick that i usually go to bed at nite just so i can fall asleep n that horrible feeling is gone.

I find that the bit of salt on the Salada's is good.

Hope it helps. =)

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Hi there,

I know someone else already mentioned it but have u tried Salada's or Sao's?

I'm going through a similar situation atm - I'm hungry but even the thought of alot of food makes me sick, whenever I do eat it sits on my stomach and makes me feels so sick that i usually go to bed at nite just so i can fall asleep n that horrible feeling is gone.

I find that the bit of salt on the Salada's is good.

Hope it helps. =)

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actually they do sound good im so glad some one gets me thank you for sharing.

i dont serve it with any sauces when we eat it.
the salt bascially helps to absorb some of the moisture.
It is amazing the amount of moisture an eggplant has.
BUt if you panfry it for a while you will see the moisture out - and then you will be able to salt as you go to help

HTH

OK I'm a little confused. Your OP said no pasta no cheese no tomato & lasagne is full of all those, yet you still managed to eat it.

You could try tuna parcels. 1 small can of tuna, 1 puff pastry sheet, mayo & chopped onion (can't remember if that's on the no list).

I think you need to see someone about your food issues though. It's not good for you to continue like this, not good for the pregnancy & will certainly not be good for your children to grow up with a mum who has so many issues with food.... they will grow up with food issues too. I avoided lots of things during pregnancy but I could still eat a good variety of food.

i know lol how stupid is that hahaha i ment like pasta by its self and tomato by self

ur right that i need to sort out my feeling when im stressed but as soon as the stress drops and i get past that first lot of eating im fine again pretty much. so weird yes very phycological. my dad is the same funny ppl eat when stressed yet i cant . hrmm :)

BTW i found 2 big tins of tuna in cupboard today.

It's amazing what food can do to you. I can only eat HARD boiled eggs and HARD fried ones. Any other sort will make my throw up and have been this way since year dot.
There are certain other foods that I find it hard to bite into and have to mash them against the top of my mouth, yeah weird but that's the way it is.
So squidipa I can understand where you are at. Keep trying to eat in small portions and often. :)

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So squidipa I can understand where you are at. Keep trying to eat in small portions and often. :)

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thank you :hug: sometimes i feel like im such a weirdo

your not weird hun your just you:hug:

Your hubby sounds very sweet and understanding.

I have to agree with a couple of the others, and I think you need to take a 2 pronged attack here, you need to get the sleeping & eating right at the same time as talking to your GP. It is normal to have food aversions during pregnancy but you have pretty much crossed off all 5 food groups.

It almost sounds like you are having an anxiety attack regarding food, and not wanting to eat the wrong sorts. What ever it ends up being you need to talk to someone about possible nutirent suppliments, if you can't stomach real food, for you and your baby.

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It almost sounds like you are having an anxiety attack regarding food, and not wanting to eat the wrong sorts. What ever it ends up being you need to talk to someone about possible nutirent suppliments, if you can't stomach real food, for you and your baby.

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your right:) and i value your imput alot and i will talk to dr, altho this comes like at different times like for instance today im fine i can eat just about anything just not the following

rice
tinned spagetti
baked beans
crisps
chocolate bars
lollies

thats it it changes its not fixed does that make sence i hope so :) hubbbie is great the other night at 9pm made me sausages lol

Sorry it's so yucky for you. I hope you're managing to stay afloat - good food for baby is important *HUG*

Maybe trying a gluten-free lactose-free diet might help?

You sound a bit like you might have some of the same sensitivities as i have daily. I use the low-oxalate diet (found here: [URL="http://www.lowoxalate.info/index.html[/URL]) on and off with gluten-free and i find it helps.

I think:
YES pregnancy is making foods seem yucky
....but also:
- Stress
- Sensitivity

I feel you might be a very sensitive person (not a bad thing!) so you feel overwhelmed in difficult situations, and food is a necessary thing, and food should be fun.

I recommend you try the low-oxalate diet, picking out the foods that don't gross you out too much. Maybe try gluten-free for a bit too - the bread is very different to wheat bread and it's not likely to upset your stomach.

I hope things become easier for you.

thank you for taking the time to post i will check out that link a bit later and i am very interested in what it has to say im just feeling a bit off today :) thank you for your support.

just looked it up and link does not work sorry!

today is one of those days....:crying: i hate myself, and i have a whopping sore throat so that doesn't help much either does it, so now im even more pathetically limited on what i can eat. I hate my stupid body but love my baby inside me. Contradiction yep but im hormonal and sick and need a vent even if it is half baked cause im exhausted!:doh:

That's a great thing with BB, you can vent and get it out of your system. Try and get some rest but see the Dr if your throat isn't any better tomorrow.
DD2 came home last night with a sore throat and had to go to Uni today as it's the first week back. I think a sore throat just makes you feel extra yuk.
Hope you start feeling better soon and get some sleep tonight. :)

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That's a great thing with BB, you can vent and get it out of your system. Try and get some rest but see the Dr if your throat isn't any better tomorrow.
DD2 came home last night with a sore throat and had to go to Uni today as it's the first week back. I think a sore throat just makes you feel extra yuk.
Hope you start feeling better soon and get some sleep tonight. :)

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thanks sweet unfortunately i have seen a dr two in fact nothing much said i have had this about of sore throat for over 6 weeks now, i wonder if ya have had glandular fever before if this is why the sore throats stick around for such a long time? today is read bad tho.
thanks again for your support

If they are looking for glandular fever also get them to check for the virus form. Many years ago I had all the symptoms of glandular fever but nothing showed up. They thought it was a virus form. All I could do was rest, work a few days and rest again. This went on for a few months.
Also go to the dentist and have a check up as was told that this can also cause throat infections.