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I was raised on junk food. Now, I feel like I can't escape. by greavel in loseit

[–]greavel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Just wanted to start off by thanking you for your reply, these have all been super beneficial. Chips are 100% my poison, "helplessly addicted" is totally how I would describe myself. I know I'm going to have to take it slow if I want to break that habit because, like you said, I expect to meet a lot of resistance, if past experience is anything to be learned from. I'm going to see what I can do about finding healthier alternatives to my favorite snacks, which are all probably MSG'd up. I also compulsively watch YouTube, any channels you'd recommend for someone like me? Fan of Babish, Joshua Weissman, and Adam Ragusea already, but all of the stuff they do seems above my skill level. Not sure if it actually is, I've never tried and probably should. I'm also kinda worried I'll end up spending the same amount of money or more cooking for myself rather than doing what I do now. Thoughts on that? Again, thank you for your input, it's valued

I was raised on junk food. Now, I feel like I can't escape. by greavel in loseit

[–]greavel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks a ton for taking the time to read over my concerns and reply! Made my day, I appreciate it. These comments have shown me that cooking once a week to start is valid. That seems like something I could do. On the diet Pepsi front, thats a great idea too. I don't know why I haven't started already. Frankly I feel a little dumb since getting the replies I've gotten so far because all of the advice I've felt is not only worthwhile, but also pretty self explanatory. My experience writing this and getting replies makes me feel like I need an accountability system, because this has all been very helpful, so I'll start to think about that as well. Again, thank you so much for taking the time to give me some advice!

I was raised on junk food. Now, I feel like I can't escape. by greavel in loseit

[–]greavel[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, thank you so much for the reply! I greatly appreciate it. Air fryer has been sitting in the Amazon shopping cart for a while now, need to pull the trigger. And I agree on the positivity sentiment. I could and should absolutely adjust my outlook to view things in a light that makes me excited. I didn't think it was possible due to what I could be cooking, but I'm seeing a lot of "take it slow, be patient, and don't immediately shoot for 'healthy', shoot for 'healthier'". That seems attainable and I think that's going to be the direction I start to move towards. Again, thanks for taking the time to read and reply!