struggling dieting, can you help?

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i was one of the first who bought 'you on a diet'
just lately started to use it.
but still i find it too hard to cook so i eat fatty foods outside

i've a fatty liver that urgently needs my help and also i don't want cancer risks etc..

what would your suggestion be?
tnx

Look at some of the low fat frozen dinners that you can just stick in the microwave. Or you could look up a local health food restaurant and see about getting some takeout from there.

yes, but for these i also need grape tomatoes and those need some preparation, and it's also very hard here to find good and tasty grape tomatoes if at all
i can't eat the available frozen stuff without vegetables

health food restaurant aren't near me. and when i do go to them for a takeout i wait so much time because the place really crowded, and i feel bad to go waiting near people that eat because of my social phobia

what about morning food and at noon?

You could try the blender diet, just take all the healthy and palatable fruits and vegetables and put them through a blender, then store them in Tupperware containers and freeze them until you need to eat.

Instead of cooking daily, you only wash, cut, and blend weekly or less.

Most produce is filling and has a low calorie density, so the more you eat, the less room you'll have for unhealthy food.

Fatty liver has been linked to consumption of high fructose corn syrup.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19282820

The link is to an abstract of a study linking high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to fatty liver. Avoiding HFCS is essential for getting rid of fatty liver buildup. That's counter-intuitive since the term "fatty liver" makes you think that it will be fixed if you cut down on fat but HFCS is what is actually causing it. Avoid all soda. Try to avoid processed foods. If that is not possible, read the label to avoid HFCS. Avoid absolutely all chain restaurant fast food.

Be VERY, VERY careful with packaged food labeled low fat. Many times they will use HFCS to make the food taste better.

Your very best strategy is to do as much home cooking as possible, making sure that no dressings or marinades you use have any HFCS. If cooking isn't working out for you, read package labels very carefully. Many grocery stores have salad bars or delis or places where you can buy food prepared by the grocery store staff cooks. Go for those foods, if available, rather than packaged foods, if possible.

Chapter 2 of You On A Diet talks about HFCS near the end of the chapter and also advises on ways to avoid it. Go back to that chapter for actionable advice.

This is what works for me -

Drink a lot of green tea and water throughout the day. I've found that all the liquid helps to keep appetite down and green tea is supposed to stimulate your metabolism.

Not all fat is bad. Olive oil is good for you. Nuts are both good for you and filling. Meat isn't bad. If you don't like cooking, just get some lean deli meats and make simple sandwiches with whole grain bread. Just don't overload them with a ton of cheese and sauce.

Oatmeal is easy to make and filling.

Restrict sugar. If you drink soda, cut it out or drink much less of it. Use agave nectar or stevia for sweetener in teas or coffee if you go for that.

Don't starve yourself, but if you're hungry in between meals, grab something healthy and filling like a handful of nuts or a halved avocado. And more tea and water. Not sweet stuff or junk food like chips.

If you buy unhealthy food, just stop buying it altogether. Not having junk in the house really helps if you have lower willpower. It's much easier to say no to something you would need to run to the store to get rather than merely walk to the kitchen and see it there.

Maybe try pre- preparing meals in one day for the week? I just picked up a ton of Rubbermaid containers so I can load the fridge with fruit/portioned snacks. If they are not right in front of me, I tend to head for the pizzas and chips.

It probably is the corn syrup giving you fatty liver, not actual fat. However veg oils in general aren't good for you, besides olive oil. Basically, you gotta get in the habit of cooking. I can't give much more advice beyond "just do it" it's hard at first but you will get the hang of it.

As far as food you should eat, basically try for as close to a traditional diet as possible. Think about what your grandmother would have cooked from scratch and eat it. Like, hummus for example is cheap and not hard to make. Same with rice, oats, etc.

When I'm cooking I also like having music on to make time pass faster. If you got the computer near your kitchen, you can go back and forth to the computer, or give your friends a phonecall. Also, you can try crockpot recipes, too, then you have a giant pot of food for the day.

i will use a lot of your advices people

thanks,

yeah i will try doing that again,
i can do shopping friday and cooking saturday

i like to have pre cutted fruits

i really also need preparing some traditional food.

here is a list of what to cook besides the recipes from 'you on a diet':

plau jij
kuba aduma with stevia powder instead of some sugar
well seems the list is short

the point is - i'm pretty picky, for example for perfection in food and also -- picking certain foods

here in israel they use fructose and not corn stuff

i will share more of the difficulties soon - as well as some of the succesess