skaraphoid
Member
Hello, nice to be part of your community.
I want to start by introducing to you my scenario.
I am 18 years old and since i was a child my eating habits have been somewhat peculiar. I have not been able to eat like people would, a huge selection of "delicious food" and "unhealthy food". I don't know what caused my issue but from very young I have hated healthier foods (like most would anyway) but the difference is that I only eat certain things like chips or toast (my list of foods that i eat is very very small, and quite unhealthy.) I hate going round to people's houses because I know they'll offer food - and people would say things like "try this it's new" or "do you REALLY not like so many things?".
To be honest it is incredabilly embarressing. I don't think it's the taste of foods but more the texture.
I'll give you an example. At christmas we have a huge christmas dinner like anyone would - mash potatoes, pigs in blankets yorkshire puddings and the job lot. I would start putting mash potatoe to my mouth and I would instantly gip nearly throwing up, yet with the sausages i love eating them (it was only when i was 16 i started eating sausages - and pizza).
I hate Christmas because my family would make jokes and say i'm such a fussy eater. This is hurtful because they think it's my own choice and are ignorant to the possibility it's an eating disorder. I hate Christmas and usually walk away from the dinner table.
To my friends I am normal and I have discussed with my closer friends this and they make fun - of course I laugh with it, they are overall supportive.
I think it's mushy foods or mixed foods that make me physically sick (as apposed to ill, more like simply wanting to vommit). I could never dream of consuming say something like a curry or spagghetti bolognase. I have my meals with just one item in the menu and rarely go more than 2. sometimes I can't even butter my toast and sometimes even have a tast of brushing my teeth in a morning.(however i've learnt to deal with the gipping)
I have been to dietitions and they don't help, they tell me, "don't eat that, eat this" as if it was a script they learnt to say over and over again and without taking my problem into account just give me a chart. It doesn't help and infact it makes things worse.
I have nowhere to turn. I don't want to eat like this - having potatoe smiley faces or toast for tea - it isn't natural. nor is it healthy.
I mean even if someone could suggest dry crispy foods that are healthy and i could constantly eat I'd love them for life. I want to be healthy I excersise and my BMI suggest i'm "ok".
can anybody help? nutrionists or dietisions alike.
thank you for reading
Adam.
I want to start by introducing to you my scenario.
I am 18 years old and since i was a child my eating habits have been somewhat peculiar. I have not been able to eat like people would, a huge selection of "delicious food" and "unhealthy food". I don't know what caused my issue but from very young I have hated healthier foods (like most would anyway) but the difference is that I only eat certain things like chips or toast (my list of foods that i eat is very very small, and quite unhealthy.) I hate going round to people's houses because I know they'll offer food - and people would say things like "try this it's new" or "do you REALLY not like so many things?".
To be honest it is incredabilly embarressing. I don't think it's the taste of foods but more the texture.
I'll give you an example. At christmas we have a huge christmas dinner like anyone would - mash potatoes, pigs in blankets yorkshire puddings and the job lot. I would start putting mash potatoe to my mouth and I would instantly gip nearly throwing up, yet with the sausages i love eating them (it was only when i was 16 i started eating sausages - and pizza).
I hate Christmas because my family would make jokes and say i'm such a fussy eater. This is hurtful because they think it's my own choice and are ignorant to the possibility it's an eating disorder. I hate Christmas and usually walk away from the dinner table.
To my friends I am normal and I have discussed with my closer friends this and they make fun - of course I laugh with it, they are overall supportive.
I think it's mushy foods or mixed foods that make me physically sick (as apposed to ill, more like simply wanting to vommit). I could never dream of consuming say something like a curry or spagghetti bolognase. I have my meals with just one item in the menu and rarely go more than 2. sometimes I can't even butter my toast and sometimes even have a tast of brushing my teeth in a morning.(however i've learnt to deal with the gipping)
I have been to dietitions and they don't help, they tell me, "don't eat that, eat this" as if it was a script they learnt to say over and over again and without taking my problem into account just give me a chart. It doesn't help and infact it makes things worse.
I have nowhere to turn. I don't want to eat like this - having potatoe smiley faces or toast for tea - it isn't natural. nor is it healthy.
I mean even if someone could suggest dry crispy foods that are healthy and i could constantly eat I'd love them for life. I want to be healthy I excersise and my BMI suggest i'm "ok".
can anybody help? nutrionists or dietisions alike.
thank you for reading
Adam.