Sport Improving the Eating Habits of a Someone With a Food Phobia

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Hello, first time poster looking for some good advice and differing opinions!

I'm a 26 year old primary teacher who (prior to teaching) was fairly active and into my rugby. However, since teaching takes up a lot of my time I've found it harder to get to the gym and eat properly. I often find myself extremely tired after work, and this is most likely to do with my diet (I know it's a strenuous job but don't think I should feel this drained every day) so it's something I want to address.

If like to go training pretty much straight after I finish work (around 5ish), so only have breakfast and lunch breaks. Sometimes I'll go at 8 in the evening so I'll be able to squeeze in some dinner as well.

What are the best things to eat during these times so I'll have enough energy to be able to hit the gym and put in a good stint?

Here's the kicker: I've a pretty shoddy food phobia. I can't eat veg (the texture just makes me feel sick), only just started eating certain fruits (like bananas and most kinds of berries), dislike nuts, fish/seafood and there's probably more things! It's something I'm pretty embarrassed about but believe it or not I'm not as bad as I used to be!

Any advice on what meals I can prepare for myself in the morning and lunchtimes that will get me through the day would be great. I want to work off the extra bit of flab I've got and get toned up again!

Thanks,
Mike.
 
Mike

The best thing to eat is a balanced diet adhering roughly to the food pyramid for proportion, not precise number of portions.
There are ways of getting the forms of food in without the distress, fruit and veg can become a nice smoothie, even chuck in the nuts etc. to change consistency, or the fish for that matter.
Now that I have likely made you feel worse by thinking of a veg and fish smoothie, hopefully you can consider ideas that will help. Herbs and spices can easily disguise tastes, consider that the original idea for curry was to cover the taste of rancid meat, if it can do that it can shield you from the tastes.
Textures wise fruit and veg are not uniform in texture unless boiled to death, find a level you can cope with, raw to blended and go for it.
There is the concept of supplements but in honesty these should always be last resort as they are intended to supplement bad diet not be part of a good one.

If it is pure phobia with physical effects, get some advice from a dietician or chef on how to correct the things you have issue with, they will know how to make food different and what you can try to get balance.
 
Hi Mike,

Just stumbled across your post and have a similar predicament. Just saw this on facebook, looks like it might offer some help!

SHINE TV is developing a new series that will explore the lives of people living with unusual eating habits, phobias and obsessions.

Does your eating control your life?

Do you have an extreme diet, are you scared of certain foods or are you a selective eater?

We’d like to meet a diverse range of people from all over the UK to talk about their eating habits and how it affects them and the people around them.

If you are over 18 and this is you, or know someone who may be interested, please email casting@shine.tv
 
I second the idea of smoothies. If you really dislike the taste of fruit smoothies, you could try a protein shake with milk/whey powder, etc. Hopefully you have a kitchen at your work.

Another food I like to eat on the go is hard boiled eggs. You don't want to eat a lot of them because of the cholesterol, but they make a good snack and you can boil them the night before and store them in the fridge at work (if you have one).

I avoid coffee and other drinks with caffeine because it makes me crash at the end of the day. I stick with water and caffeine free tea and this gives me more energy.
 
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