Nothing like the no money diet

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No income means no groceries. My food box was due this week and got pushed to next week. I have food. Yes. I’m not gonna starve. But nothing that sounds appealing. I literally ate scrambled eggs for breakfast and fish sticks for dinner. When calculating the calories I feel like I’m way under eating considering it’s only 528 calories. My ED brain is being triggered and I’m trying to fight it.

Pro is I’m losing weight quick, con is that I feel like it’s an unhealthy trend to be in. My dietician said no less than 1500 calories a day and I’m clearly not hitting that. I know once I get my next food box next week I’ll go back to eating more. For now it feels like survival mode

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Back in 2021 I registered for 3 or 4 food pantries at the same time. Their pickup days were each different so for about a month I went to all three. Maybe find another different food pantry you can go to so you have steady food coming in spaced out over a week or every couple of weeks.

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That’s a very good idea my only problem is I don’t have a car and there’s only one local food bank that delivers and that’s the one I use.

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Hmmm, ask your therapist or case worker if they’ll take you or pick it up for you just until you get a steady income and can afford your own food? Or maybe someone you know would pick up a box of food as a favor and you could give them $5? Maybe offer to pay $10 but arrange it so you can pay the $10 in a month or two.

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i have fears of that in the future that i will starve and found no food.

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You dont have any churches or the like that gives out free food nearby? Even if you have, its clearly not enough :frowning: im sorry youre going through this

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Someone from a charity that sends people groceries reached out to me and I’m crying I’m so relieved. My fridge is now full and I probably have 10-14 days worth of food now. Feeling so much better right now. Feeling like things will work out somehow

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Thats great @Hanna_Foxx . I’m glad you received some relief for awhile.

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Maybe you can try to go to a food bank or look online where they give out groceries. Sorry you have no funds to buy food.

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I got some food this morning from a charity! It was a totally cool thing that I wasn’t expecting! So now I am set on food for at least a little while!

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That’s great! Have you tried applying for an Ebt, Snap card to help pay for groceries. Maybe you can try applying.

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I don’t qualify because of my recent income. I start my new job on June 15th so by the time it would be approved I’d only qualify for like 3 weeks. I think I’ll be okay I just can’t be picky with what food I get. If it was an easier process for me to get SNAP I would but it’s complicated

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Can’t you buy some bread, to go with it?

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Bread to go with what? Also I just got some food today so I’m no longer desperate

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I know. Sorry, I read too late. I just thought it would add calories, if you made a fish sandwich with your fish sticks, or had toast with your eggs, or made a sandwich with your scrambled eggs. That’s good, you don’t have to.

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I appreciate the ideas I really do! The food I got today had a loaf of bread in it so I’ll keep those ideas in mind

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I do like you. Eat 1500 kcal and let my body eat my fat of which I have far tó much of on my body.