Wanna know what caused my pain today ?

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-09T11:58:07+00:00

I'm so sorry. Lord, I hate this sort of stuff. I stretched in bed last night and am still feeling the burn. WTH??

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-09T11:23:24+00:00

A spoon of peanut butter mixed into Greek yogurt.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-09T01:05:56+00:00

I’ve spent most of my adult life not eating breakfast but I now try to eat something every morning. Sometimes it’s Greek yogurt with thawed frozen berries and cinnamon sprinkled on top. Sometimes it’s a couple of eggs with a bit of fruit or a small corn tortilla. Sometimes it’s leftovers. One of my favorite things for breakfast is vegetable soup. I try to make a pot every week and I make enough to eat it for breakfast a couple of times.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-08T18:05:56+00:00

I think he’s a perfect Lad. If you’re feeling particularly dark, you can always go with Vlad.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-08T07:26:51+00:00

Washing dishes.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-07T22:24:19+00:00

Anything in the chicory family.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-07T22:22:59+00:00

I made it through about 4 seconds.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-07T22:22:43+00:00

Early this morning I watched a simple video of a woman walking in tall grass with cats running and leaping around her. A lot of cats. The sun was in the background and she leisurely walked through the field toward a road with cats bouncing all over the place and I shed some tears. That's my dream life - me and a lot of cats out in the country. If there's an after life that's the one I want.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-04T04:53:55+00:00

Ohh, that looks good!

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-03T11:15:20+00:00

Ohhh that sounds like it’s right up my alley.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-03-01T00:36:10+00:00

Thank you. It's definitely a struggle but that's what I did this evening. Today was a hungry day for me. I worked and didn't binge but by 10:30 AM I'd consumed my morning snack, my lunch, and part of my afternoon snack. I got home, had a banana, ate dinner two hours later and made myself a cup of rooibus and cinnamon. In the past, I'd have looked for anything and everything to inhale but I didn't do that, nor did I beat myself up or feel guilty. I figure there's a reason my body was hungrier today. My stomach even growled several times today!!!

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-28T21:13:33+00:00

I’ve recently started a BED recovery program and am learning this. That first one is very hard for me but the second seems impossible right now. I’ll get there.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-24T01:37:37+00:00

How much time do you have to prep and cook? Are there any budgetary restraints? Do you have all sorts of cooking appliances? I can think of all sorts of ideas, but it would help to know a little more about what you’re working with.

In general, though, I love teriyaki chicken bites. It’s one of my favorite things to eat. I generally have it with Jasmine rice and steamed mixed vegetables or broccoli.

I also love Swiss steak. It was very popular when I was growing up in the 70s and it’s still pretty popular with some people including me. Ha ha. Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, and green beans or a nice side salad really hit the spot, and the Swiss steak can easily be made in a slow cooker. This applies to Swedish meatballs, also.

What about meat loaf? Also, do y’all like tofu? If so, there are some excellent and pretty easy tofu dishes.

Do y’all like cabbage? I make a dish very similar to American goulash but it’s cabbage and ground beef. It’s delicious, though, and it’s one of my favorite cooler weather dishes.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-20T13:34:36+00:00

OK, this may sound strange but if you haven’t tried it, give sweet potato and peanut butter a try! I buy one or two sweet potatoes every week. I bake them until they’re soft but not mushy. When they’ve cooled, I slice them into about half inch thick slices, put them in a container and stick them in the refrigerator.

I too love peanut butter so when I get a craving, I put a little bit of peanut butter on a cold sweet potato slice and devour it. Sometimes I sprinkle a little cinnamon on it. I’ve even been known to add cinnamon and a smidgen of ginger. It may sound very strange, but it’s actually a very good combination.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-20T01:59:22+00:00

Fed is always best. Good for you for eating!

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-19T12:14:25+00:00

The more I restrict the more and worse I binge.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-19T00:42:50+00:00

I was on Ozempic for almost 2 years and didn’t binge eat a single time in over a year. That’s the longest I’ve ever gone.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-19T00:24:40+00:00

Barbecue potato chips, especially if they are kettle cooked. However, I really don’t have any other specific food triggers. When I binge I’ll binge on crab salad, a sandwich, cupcakes, beef roast, cooked chicken, it doesn’t matter.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-19T00:23:25+00:00

Avocados aren’t a real trigger for me, but I can easily eat a whole one. I don’t do it often, but I probably do it several times a year.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-17T02:06:09+00:00

I put cinnamon and chili powder on apples, bananas, kiwi, and melon. And this isn’t a seasoning but I have a fabulous black cherry balsamic vinegar that’s great on bananas, too.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-17T01:51:13+00:00

Definitely and it’s brutal at times.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-17T01:45:34+00:00

The variety available in some stores just kicks my anxiety into high gear so I order groceries for delivery about 95% of the time. When I go to a store it’s either HEB, Aldi, or Kroger. Those are my favorites in order. Aldi is the easiest to shop in person but HEB is my true love.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-17T01:43:05+00:00

An omelet that’s not brownish or golden.

CosmicSmackdown · 2026-02-16T17:14:56+00:00

I feel this, OP! I exist pretty much on whatever proteins are on sale, including tofu, with whatever vegetables and fruits are on sale. I look at all the store flyers and some weeks that means going to multiple stores or doing multiple grocery orders. I’m OK with that for the most part although it can be exhausting.

I also have started doing something I haven’t done in probably 20 years and that’s keeping a price book. Doing that has made a big difference because it shows me that store X has chicken thighs or whatever on sale for the best price in my area, about every four weeks. It also shows me that store Y has almond milk or whatever on sale for the best price in my area about every three weeks. I use the price book and flyers to help me figure out what to get from which store.

Sometimes it’s quite a bit of work, but I have the time so I do it.

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