Food

Hi spiritinthesky.

My husband passed a year ago last week. I admit it is so hard to cook for one. Myself and my husband loved our food, and now it’s a chore to even put a ready meal in the microwave. I do try and cook a proper dinner but by the time I’ve cooked it I don’t want to eat it. Normally the only time I get a home cooked meal is when I go to our daughter’s. I seem to be able to eat it then I think that’s because I’m not eating alone.

Big hugs 

Sue x

I dont cook often, generally cant be bothered. I try to avoid too many ready meals, often just something I can shove in the oven. I often just snack on whatever I can put my hands on. 

Its hard because Tony did all the shopping and cooking and I dislike both. I wandr round the shops and dont fancy anything. 

Its hard eating alone, we always sat at the table to eat, now its just me on the settee. 

I never sit at the table when I'm alone. Can't face looking across at the empty chair. Keep thinking I should eat more healthily, that if I did I might be less tired, but then I'm too tired to bother to cook. Catch 22! 

Hi Spirit!

The microwave and the air fryer have become my `best friends` anything that is quick and easy  usually a ready meal or something quick in the airfryer. Jay would be giving me beluses if he saw what I eat now. Cooking was his thing and loved doing it. He would cook for an army even though it was only the two of us after William our son moved out. He didn't just throw something in a pot or in the oven he always had to be putting spices and adding other things in too. I do cook for myself still but only every other night and even then it will be something quick. That's how the airfyer is good because you can just throw in some chips or breaded chicken or whatever and at the weekend I will treat myself to a takeaway. Chocolate has become a favourite as well of course. I must say though my waistline has benefitted from my reduced food intake because as I said Jay used to make loads and must admit it was delicious and sometimes if he made a lot and it was too much he used to take the huff and think you didn't like it where in fact you were just full up. 

xx

Hi spritinthesky,

Early on I lived off crumpets, chocolate, crisps and hot chocolate.  I wonder why crumpets  ? Now it's ready meals and air fryer.  My toaster went pop last week and I can't be bothered to replace it. I just use a tray no point in the table, when it's just one. Crisps,biscuits and chocolate are still on the menu. Like everyone lost a lot of weight. 

Take care. 

I've got those folding wooden `TV Tables` they're ancient but I still have them. I'm the same I don't use them and just have dinner on my knee with a tea towel round my neck because I can be a `sloppy eater` and my T shirts or whatever I'm wearing get to try some of my food too. Yes waste of time sitting at a table if it's only you and I do have a dining table but it get used just to put things on. At the moment it has my little granddaughter's pink plastic table and chairs sitting on top of it.

Ill buck that trend as poor eating and dodgy knee means Ive put on weight. Im a comfort eater so stress is the worst thing. 

I feel anxious and stressed all the time. I expect my terrible diet makes it worse. My brain tells me I need to do better, but my apathy keeps me eating junk food. Lack of energy doesn't help. This feels like going round in circles, I want to live better but I'm too tired to try. 

Exactly that, we always sat at the table and like you I sit with it on my lap moving it around the plate

Funny how things change. My mum always had us all sitting at the kitchen table for our meals. On special occasions like Christmas and New Year we sat at the foldaway table in the living room and the `good plates and cutlery` were used and a tablecloth on the table as well. Nothing like that happens now people very rarely eat together as family.