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I don't know if this is the right place to post this.

I eat so terribly I'm worried I'll have a heart attack when I'm 30. I'm extremely picky, pretty much everything tastes disgusting to me. I eat fast food everyday. I'm not fat or anything (actually pretty skinny), and I lift, but I'm worried I'll have health problems later down the line because of this. I've thought about going to a therapist or something, because I feel like how I eat will make me die young.

I just want help but I don't know what to do. And no, it's not as easy as "just eat better!". I've tried, if I force myself to not eat fast food and other shit foods, I just end up going hungry. How do I get help? What do I do?

>> No.8791564

>>8791558
Just go to a therapist.

>> No.8791567

>>8791558
If you eat fast food every day then you've just conditioned yourself to like the high levels of salt and fat and such. I guess one place to start would be don't get sodas but drink water with each meal

>> No.8791587

>>8791564
Should I really? I wasn't sure if therapists dealt with cases like this, but only extreme ones such as someone only eating lollipops or something

Also will any therapist work?
>>8791567
I could do that. Would lemonade instead of water work? Idk water with fast food has always been weird, but if I need to do that I can

>> No.8791600

>>8791558
Isnt it, youre more looking for attention? Eat normal, easy on the booze, dont smoke, do excersise.
Youll be fine.

>> No.8791610

>>8791600
>Isnt it, youre more looking for attention?
What? Why would I attention seek anonymously on some random board I never go on.
>Eat normal, easy on the booze, dont smoke, do excersise.
Refer to OP. "And no, it's not as easy as "just eat better!""

>> No.8791624

>>8791558
Maybe you should go to a doctor instead for a medical check up and verify first that you don't have abnormally high cholesterol or blood pressure or whatever.

THEN see a therapist.

>> No.8791640

>>8791610
For that very reason.

Ok, i know its not easy. Sometimes going for long walks clears your mind and you work up an appetite.

>> No.8791641

>>8791624
Right now I'm perfectly healthy. Normal bp and all that. I'm just worried that it will cause heart problems later down the line, since apparently a lot of the time eating poorly doesn't show up till youre older

>> No.8791647

>>8791640
Well I promise I'm not trying to attention seek or whatever

>> No.8791651

>>8791587
W A T E R
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>> No.8791654

Just eat better!™

Force yourself for a month until you stop craving shit.

>> No.8791660

>>8791651
Okay okay
>>8791654
>Just eat better!™
:-(

I don't think it's even a craving thing necessarily. I just really really don't like most foods

>> No.8791683

>>8791587
The point is to cut out all that sugar so no I don't think lemonade would help

>> No.8791689

>>8791683
Okay I'll do water, thanks

>> No.8791698

>>8791660
You're not gonna throw up if you eat a salad and if you do then ABSOLUTELY see a doctor because you are mentally broken

>> No.8791718

>>8791660
Well I guess it can be hard to go cold turkey so if you want an easier way, just order a small drink of whatever and drink water over that.

>> No.8791723

>>8791698
Yeah I won't throw up, but I expect I'll just prefer to be hungry for the whole month, which I can't really afford since I'm riding on the underweight-normal line

>> No.8791728

>>8791558
first order of business kid is to ditch the anime pictures

>> No.8791734

>>8791718
Nah I can completely switch to water, that won't be a problem
>>8791728
My b it was the only worried picture I had

>> No.8791792

>>8791558
Isn't that expensive? Do your parents pay for everything?

>> No.8791828

If you can't go cold turkey, then try making this unhealthy kind of food at home. Do that for a little while and gradually make it healthier. For instance, let's say your regular order at the fast food joint is a burger and fries with a drink. Make something similar at home. After a bit, bake fries in an oven instead of frying them in oil. Then start using leaner meat. Maybe drink sweet tea instead of soda and make the sweet tea a little less sweet each day. Eventually, make something that doesn't resemble fast food. Keep on going with the changes until you have a healthy diet.

>> No.8791842

>>8791792
Pretty much every fast food place has certain meals that are only 1-2$, it's why poor people are usually the most fat

>> No.8791884

>>8791587
Try carbonated water.
A lot of your craving for soda stems from the fizziness.

>> No.8791906

>>8791828
This seems like a good idea. I mainly eat chicken nuggets though so that may be harder to make myself then something like a burger

>> No.8791913

>>8791558
Do you do your own cooking?

I used to be the same. I would never touch anything except kid foods. But once I started cooking my own things and found "that new thing I had never tried/only tried in awful situations" that tasted good, cracked everything wide open for me.

>> No.8791942

If you're worried about cardiovascular health, you should do jogging (or something like that) in addition to a healthier diet and the lifting you already do.

>> No.8791960

>>8791558
Stop watching animu you pedo.
Your life will improve 100%.

>> No.8791966

>>8791906
Whip up some chicken tendies of your own make.
They'll taste far better than any fast-food slop.

>> No.8792005

>>8791913
Not really, I guess I could try cooking though
>>8791966
Will have to do this sometime

>> No.8792015

>>8791689
They make lemonade things you can squirt in water.

>> No.8792240

do you like chinese food? you could try getting vegetable stir fry dishes to see what you might like. Stir fry is simple and fast.
I love vegetables though, so this might not be as appealing to you...

try recreating your favorite things at home, its hard to make homemade food as unhealthy as fast food

have you ever had falafel? if you can get falafel pitas nearby, try that. some ethnic fast foods are a lot better for you. It'll cost more, but you know you need to change something

>> No.8792243

>>8791906
pan fried chicken strips aren't too hard. can be baked too. I add oats to my crust, they crisp up nice

>> No.8792244
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8792244

>>8791558
have u tried... eating a banana

what about.. Oatmeal

chicken.. rice.. These bland foods u cant even eat?

>> No.8792249

Living in fear of dying defeats the purpose of being alive

>> No.8792262
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8792262

God fucking god I hate anime shits

>> No.8792275

>>8792249
>muh fortune cookie sayings

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8792381

>>8791587
>therapist this, therapist that
>bad approaches like trying to eat 1 celery (with no salt) per day
>negative mentality "I've tried but it doesn't work please help it's not easy"
>not even willing to drink water
Start saying buh bye to your family.

>> No.8793042

>>8792240
>chinese food/ stiry fry
don't like at all
>try recreating your favorite things at home, its hard to make homemade food as unhealthy as fast food
will try this
>falafel
ill try these
>>8792244
bananas are good, oatmeal not as much. honestly don't know if i like rice or not, would have to try again
>>8792381
>therapist this, therapist that
what's wrong with seeing this as a possibility
>bad approaches like trying to eat 1 celery (with no salt) per day
where in this thread has approaches like these been mentioned
>negative mentality "I've tried but it doesn't work please help it's not easy"
i do have a negative mentality, because ive tried to fix it but havent been able to. thats why im trying to find help
>not even willing to drink water
dude i literally said i will replace pop with water have you read this thread at all

>> No.8793592

>>8791558
Why do you sound like such a pushover?

Go see a therapist, you sound like you have more problems aside from eating junk

>> No.8793668

>>8793042
>i don't know if I like rice or not
Jesus h my dude

You need to do some of your own cooking and go from there
Rice is pretty fucking basic. If you want it tastier you add a fucking bouillon cube or a bay leaf or something, it's.. it's pretty fucking simple.

It's baffling to me that someone could not have had rice in so long that they don't know if they like it or not. I just. What?

Fuck. Okay. So is it a texture thing for you? How are things gross when they're not fast food?

>> No.8793679

>>8791558
You should consider seeing a nutritionist or dietitian and maybe they'd have some ideas that could help
>>8791842
you're just lazy and unmotivated to cook, and even if it is cheaper than buying from a supermarket you
don't want to realise why that shit food was so cheap when you start getting some seriously expensive medical bills later on in life.

>> No.8793699

>>8791558
Only way to fix this is either having a coming to Jesus moment when you get diagnosed with some shit like diabetes, or staying on a diet without changing. Your tastes will change either way, and what was bitter/disgusting tasting will taste fine in time.

Start with water for two weeks, and go from there. Or wait until the heart attack occurs, then change diet.

>> No.8793745

>>8793592
>Why do you sound like such a pushover?
Seriously dude, grow a pair

>> No.8793779

>>8793668
>So is it a texture thing for you? How are things gross when they're not fast food?
It largely is, yes

>> No.8793855

>>8791558
If you're active you're probably okay.

I'm fat as fuck and I'm 33. If I don't make some changes I'll have some issues in about 10 or so years but 30 is a little young for a heart attack.

Sounds like your real problem is anxiety. Therapy is a waste of time and money though, I took up meditation and it works great for me.

>> No.8794439

>>8791558
I used to be the same when I was younger OP. You just have to work past it, little by little. Like other anons said, start with water. It'll taste like shit but you'll live. Then move on to tasty, still pretty unhealthy food that you make yourself. I used sandwiches with a ton of meat and mayo. Move forward from there, healthier and healthier. You'll make it, and you'll probably feel way better in general too (eating only fast food messes with way more shit than you think.) Stay strong anon.

>> No.8794451

>>8794439
Thank you friend

>> No.8794453

>>8791558
have some self discipline you faggot

eat veggies

go hungry you bitch, fasting is good if done moderately

>> No.8794466

The unhealthiness of fast food has been vastly overblown in recent years, and fast food companies have gone a long way toward making their meals more nutritionally valid since Supersize Me hit. The real thing I would watch for is your sodium intake. Ask the operator to not put salt on your fires. Don't eat fast food cheese, and avoid fast food eggs if possible.