Trying to lose weight but am very fussy eater...

[Arty_Aurora]

I've managed to get down from just over 16 stone to just under 14 stone, which I'm really proud of. I know I need to do more, but I'm a very fussy eater - I don't like fruit or vegetables at all, except for apples and tomato soup and am very fussy with texture - I don't like bits in my food, which rules out a lot of things, so I have a rather narrow diet - mostly sandwiches, pasta, cheese, etc.

I know I need to change my diet, but because I've been like this for so long and because of the issues I've mentioned above, it's not going to be an easy thing for me to do.

Does anyone here have a similar story? I know a lot of kids are fussy eaters, but I'm wondering if anyone here is or has been a fussy eater as an adult and has any advice for me. At the moment I'm taking multivitamins, but I know they won't give you absolutely everything you need and I'd love to be able to go out to eat without scrutinising the menu for something I know I can eat.

Advice?

[TCR888]

Why not treat yourself like a child and agree with your adult self to "try" everything before deciding you don't like it. After all variety is the spice of life.

[Gelay]

We are alike on some ways and what I have decided is not to change my ways drastically but instead I'm doing portion control. Bought a childs plate at the shop. The ones that has little sections. The biggest ones I put the vegetable that I like to eat and the smaller ones are the for the carbs and meat. Tiniest section is for my dessert. It's a struggle and the weightliss is slow but I'm getting there

[Seuzan]

Why don't you write down a list of all the foods that you know you can eat and then maybe try them in different combinations throughout the week.

You have obviously done brilliantly to lose 2 stones, so my guess is that you have to just keep going even if it is a bit limiting.

It might be fun to try and give some new foods a go though and perhaps play safe by trying some that are not so different from you current ones, just to introduce a bit of variety.

[Hidden]

My hubby is very much the same with the dislikes and texture issue and cooking for him can be difficult at times but rather than force foods on him to change his diet (tried this in the past and failed drastically lol he does try new things that I cook but he doesn't always like what he tries :P) and make lower calorie meals I now weigh everything out, focus on portion size and calorie count everything. He still gets the foods that he can tolerate but it's reasonably sized now and seems to be working so far.

[Hidden]

I think you should try especially as you seem to want to/are willing to try to change your eating habits. I just looked this program up as it is about weight loss and retraining your taste buds. It works for the guy in this who has similar issues bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07czqmx x

[Iwilldothisthisyear Restart Oct 2024]

I have bought a nutribullet & this allows my to make yummy smoothies with kale , spinach & fruit . Totally smooth with no lumps . Quite a tasty way to get your 5 a day .

[Diana]

Blended soups, but hate pulses, can cope with them blended in a soup tho, providing not too many

[AnwenPwll]

My issue is FODMAPS in food - there are some foods whose sugars I find difficult to digest because of IBS. So, no onions, lactose, mushrooms, apples, cherries, wheat, rye, barley, pears, leeks, garlic, runner beans, white beans, chickpeas, black beans, etc. If I do eat too much of these (or any for some of them) I'm ill, so I've had to get used to scrutinising menus. On the other hand, I've become a dab hand at adapting recipes to exclude the things I can't eat. Most people don't believe my casseroles have no onions, garlic or mushrooms in them - they honestly can't taste a difference. My advice is to experiment with combinations of what you can eat, and try adding small amounts of other things in - if you eat meat, try chopping veg like carrot very small and adding it to the meat mixture (or soya mix if you're a veggie). This seems to work with children as they can't spot they've been added and it also diffuses the flavour. And well done with the weight loss! You're a real inspiration!

[Vickiejane]

You are not ready yet. It's all up to u to get healthy the way you are closing new ideas of changing your life to be health. Maybe you need to learn how to cook things the way you would like it. But you are putting your self last. People who want to really lose weight and be health don't look for reason why the can't do it. If there were a shortage of food and you could only get healthy foods and fruit or veggies what would you do? It's all a mind set.