Hi everyone, I'm xSarabean, and I hate vegetables. Well... some of them. I'm working on it.
Before I started trying to lose weight, I was not afraid to admit that I didn't eat vegetables. I was lucky if I had a 2oz serving of vegetables in a week. My diet consisted of carbs, sugar, meat, and sometimes fruit. I would pick vegetables off of sandwiches and pizza, and gag at the slightest taste or presence of certain types of vegetables in meals. I'm not a super taster or anything, my taste buds are just totally whack from a lifetime of terrible eating. Previous attempts to lose weight were unsuccessful because I would count calories, eat 1500 calories of junk, feel like I was starving, and then binge. Had the right intention, just couldn't execute it because of the type of food I was eating.
So at the end of May, I started Keto in addition to CICO to try and go cold turkey on my sugar and junk food habit. I have learned that I am terrible at moderation, so to exclude certain types of food really helps me until I can get myself under control in that regard. I began to focus on not only counting calories, but also getting nutrition from different types of food. I knew that vegetables--my worst enemy--could be a strong ally in losing weight, so I made a goal to eat at least one serving of vegetables a day.
I started with "gateway" vegetables (kind of like a gateway drug, but healthier and ultimately non life-threatening). These vegetables were vegetables I didn't necessarily hate and I would eat sometimes. For me, it was green bell peppers, onions, cauliflower, and canned peas and green beans.
I prepared those vegetables different ways and in different meals until they became a staple of my diet. These days, bell peppers are my BFF. You can stuff them, saute them, eat them raw, and they are always tasty. I eat cauliflower weekly, and on days when I'm tired, I'll nuke some canned peas or green beans. I've tried making fresh peas and green beans but I wasn't a fan. I tend to like my vegetables soft and mushy (except for lettuce, obv.), so if you have any methods on how to cook fresh peas and green beans like that, please let me know.
I started to adjust to vegetables. There are some successes (I like squash and zucchini now) and some failures (can't stand asparagus or cooked carrots). I've tried a lot over the past few months except for my two WORST enemies: tomatoes and mushrooms. I know that technically neither one of them is a vegetable, but they're healthy and I probably should be eating them.
I was feeling brave this weekend and decided to try BOTH of my most hated. I made a chicken caprese bake yesterday, and a stuffed mushroom today. Gagged my way through the chicken and ended up taking the tomato off, but on a positive note, I actually enjoyed the mushroom once I could get past the texture. Broke even with a failure and a success.
I just wanted to share because I'm proud for forcing myself to incorporate vegetables like a grown adult. I've come really far in appreciating them as I'm losing weight. If you hate vegetables like I did, try cooking them a variety of ways until you find one that you like. Start with vegetables that you don't mind and work your way from there. It's a fun challenge to try new vegetable recipes. Don't be afraid to make them "unhealthy" to start (adding bacon, butter, cheese, etc.). You just need to get used to the taste.
TLDR: Eat your damn vegetables.
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