I have a couple of questions, I am hoping to get some assistance on. They have probably been asked on here before. It’s to do with being a selective eater and being on a vegan diet, and help for a skinny person on a vegan diet. It’s not the same as a picky or fussy eater, I am quite limited in what like. I am a newbie vegan, but my previous 50 years was full of eating mainly processed, sweet, savoury and fatty foods, in other words junk. I am still quite hooked on sugar, which i find extremely hard to cut out, so I’ve cut back instead. Whilst I was eating all that crap, I noticed from a young age there was not much variety in what I was consuming. I tended to like just a handful of certain meals, maybe three or four at best. I would alternate these regularly.
Not much changed in my adult life, still ate the same old stuff which wasn’t great quality either. Growing up my whole family ate nothing but this kind of junk food, but they seemed less selective than I was. I have tried a fair few other foods over the years but haven’t had much success. It’s hard to eat something you truly don’t like the taste of. I came to the realisation I have a selective eating disorder. Wasn’t hard to work that out. I feel quite isolated with all this. This may have been one of the reasons why it took so long for me to go vegan, I was worried about a lesser variety than what I used to eat. If you already have a varied wide selection of food before going vegan, the transition may be easier than it is for someone with a limited diet.
My other question is regarding weight loss and weight gain. I’ve always been quite skinny and aswell as having Asperger’s I suffer badly with BDD (body dysmorphic disorder) please look it up if you need to. I have lost some weight since going vegan, not sure if cutting back on sugar was the cause or the vegan foods. I’m not sure. losing further weight has caused my anxiety to soar and make my BDD flare up.
My vegetable intake is very low, my fruits are pretty varied but i tend to have those daily in a smoothie. I tend to eat a few of the vegan alternatives to what I used to eat, but I am finding the variety even more limiting.
You could call it the vegan junk food, but I would never go back to my old diet.
I would appreciate any advice on how to help a limited selective eater on a vegan diet, and also any advice on foods for weight gain that I may like. Thankyou
Lee
Not much changed in my adult life, still ate the same old stuff which wasn’t great quality either. Growing up my whole family ate nothing but this kind of junk food, but they seemed less selective than I was. I have tried a fair few other foods over the years but haven’t had much success. It’s hard to eat something you truly don’t like the taste of. I came to the realisation I have a selective eating disorder. Wasn’t hard to work that out. I feel quite isolated with all this. This may have been one of the reasons why it took so long for me to go vegan, I was worried about a lesser variety than what I used to eat. If you already have a varied wide selection of food before going vegan, the transition may be easier than it is for someone with a limited diet.
My other question is regarding weight loss and weight gain. I’ve always been quite skinny and aswell as having Asperger’s I suffer badly with BDD (body dysmorphic disorder) please look it up if you need to. I have lost some weight since going vegan, not sure if cutting back on sugar was the cause or the vegan foods. I’m not sure. losing further weight has caused my anxiety to soar and make my BDD flare up.
My vegetable intake is very low, my fruits are pretty varied but i tend to have those daily in a smoothie. I tend to eat a few of the vegan alternatives to what I used to eat, but I am finding the variety even more limiting.
You could call it the vegan junk food, but I would never go back to my old diet.
I would appreciate any advice on how to help a limited selective eater on a vegan diet, and also any advice on foods for weight gain that I may like. Thankyou
Lee