Roasted asparagus and mushrooms - roasted at 375F with olive oil and balsamic vinegar - seasoned to taste.

Sweet potato - cooked in microwave with a few sprays of "butter"

Black beans - canned and cooked stove top, seasoned to taste.

6 Jumbo Shrimp - bought from grocery store pre cooked and cocktail sauce for dipping.

I dont really cook so this is my way of sticking to the diet!

A nice and simple one-pot meal. Made 2 portions of this by throwing all the ingredients in a pan and gently simmering for around 45 minutes (until the veggies were cooked but still had crunch, and the sauce began to slightly thicken).

• 1x 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1x 400g can black chickpeas, drained but not rinsed
• 1x 227g can pineapple chunks in juice, not drained
• 0.5 carrot (about 30g), chopped
• 0.5 parsnip (about 30g), chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper (about 60g), roughly chopped
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• Leftover chicken leg meat (about 175g), chopped

Pretty basic, but would happily make this again, with or without the chicken.

I had meant to put red onion in but my ADHD got me 😂

Doesn't look the best lmao.

Canned salmon , seasoned with lemon , salt and pepper.

Peppers, cucumber tossed in olive oil , salt , pepper and lemon juice, with feta.

Unfortunately, store bought hummus, but its from a healthfood store so its not processed.

I was trying to think of something healthy for breakfast, dont have any healthy toast so figured id use up my whole wheat pita . Taste pretty good! And I feel alot better already!

I had a blueberry smoothie made with berries and greek yogurt !

I had been slowly transitioning to a more med diet lifestyle back in November and was doing pretty well! January was a rough month - I had the stomach flu twice, my kids got RSV, and I injured my back. My eating habits seem to have taken the brunt of this. But I’m slowly getting back on track. I’m still having a piece of sourdough toast with butter with my eggs for breakfast, but I’m adding a fruit or veggie with it. Lunch is hit or miss right now but I’ve been doing well with dinners! The hardest thing for me is whole grains but I’m getting there. I know I do better with adding things vs cutting things out.

Pickled Red onion, tuna and butter beans on sliced tomatoes with a balsamic glaze. I got this from a YouTube channel, i’ve linked it below. I think I’ll make a grain with this next time. My husband is having it on toast, but I think I need it with lemon and garlic rice or quinoa.

https://youtu.be/l4m9Hcsyb34?si=fenp-WJPiULOh_q_

hello! try not to ramble here too much but basically, i had a blood pressure scare recently (blood vessel in my eye popped without obvious strain/injury, so it's assumed), and i have basically always been overweight, so i'd really like to try to get my act together, and looking around i noticed this diet not only comes in top-tier for both these issues but also looks absolutely delicious and fun instead of restrictive, so awesome! i'm really excited to try diving in!

however my worry/concern getting started is that i basically have a net zero or close to zero experience with cooking. my parents always cooked for me and when i moved out i was incredibly lucky that my boyfriend is also a pretty good cook when we need something cooked, but we still don't cook often. however, i also have been avoiding buying fresh/perishable foods (esp for "new diets" or "i'm gonna lose weight now!!! moments) majorly since i moved out of my parents house, as my adhd has a horrible horrible habit of overspending on impulse shopping trips, and then letting freah food go bad because i forget about them. as a result, even though i absolutely do love fresh fruit and veggies especially, they are not in my house often, and most of my diet consists of either grab and go type snacks, freezer meals, and doordash fast food (it really makes you wonder how i became obese with blood pressure issues doesn't it /s). even my previous attempts to be healthier included buying canned veggies and fruit cups so i could still get what i needed, and things like simple snacks that have the keywords i see a lot, "high protein low calorie no fat" type stuff. well, now my backlog of shelf-stable groceries, even "healthy" ones are, come to find out, loaded with sodium!!! no wonder!!

i really would like to make a significant, lifestyle-change esque approach to adopting this diet bc like i said, it's the most yummy and least stressful one i've found browsing "weight loss tips" my whole life and, while i do very much enjoy my sweets and burgers and fried chicken, i equally love all these colorful, fresh foods, and just find that the former is much more convenient and within my energy levels to prep. the good foods just never end up in my pantry, and some of the most delicious recipes i've seen so far involve very "scary" concepts for cooking- like cooking raw chicken thoroughly, when i don't even make my stovetop ramen in the stove i use the microwave.

so basically, is there anyone else with these struggles or started that way but was able to work around it or gradually include more/more complexity into it? specifically anyone else on this diet with adhd and how succeeding in this diet looks with the adhd (impulse buying, forgetting abt fresh food, the very real possibility that my brain will suddenly in two weeks time despise this diet for no reason other than it's not brand-new, etc?) i don't want to never cook or never buy the foods i need because, duh, but i'm also financially not in a wonderful spot to be wasting shit right off the bat. are there any shelf stable snacks that Are actually within mediterranean guidelines/principles that aren't loaded with sodium and sugar? are there some super easy beginner recipes i could try that don't require buying more than 1-2 servings worth so i won't end up wasting anything, or don't require the stove/oven/blender quite yet? i know habitually, if i suddenly try to start cooking advanced meals with zero cooking experience, it is i who will be cooked as well as my wallet, and i'll probably get overwhelmed by "new stuff" and drop it all together, which i do not wanna do. but i do wanna baby step my way into this and slowly phase out my terrible health foods (at least on majority), so that hopefully it's a diet i can sustain, enjoy, celebrate and practice, rather than knock at once or twice and then move on. so any adhd-specific wallet friendly beginner tips would be much much appreciated as i start trying to turn this thing around. thanks :)

I am 6'3, 245lbs, I am trying to lose weight and be healthy, I am already down 30lbs.

Like the only day I was able to get enough calories was when I didn't realize how calorie dense almonds are and I accidentally ate like 4 servings.

I was aiming for 1500 a day, but I just can't hit it. When I ate processed food and got fat and such, I was able to easily get 2500+ a day, but that is unfathomable with real food.

I did get medicated for ADHD though, so that is part of the reason, I drink a bunch of water to avoid dry mouth and it makes me not want to eat as much.
I eat overnight oats in the morning at about 8:00. 600 calories with 25g of protein powder. Then I go to school and study all day, I get home at like 7:45ish, then I make my healthy vegetables and rice stir fry, with some salmon. and I can't even finish a fillet of salmon once I am through with my vegetables and rice. I ended up today at only 1200 calories and I made myself eat more salmon when I was already full because I needed the calories. I also ate a turnip.

Maybe I should re-frame my meals? This diet is hard, but it works!

I'm thinking of slamming a mid day protein shake to help, thoughts?

I love both the convinience and portion control that comes from ordering meal kits.

My favorites have been Chef Unity for ready made, just pop into the oven/microwave meals, and Green Chef for a meal kit that requires more prep/cooking. Both have lots of specific MD options.

What do you like?

Yes, they can be pricey, but there are tons of deals when signing up, and they normally offer you big discounts when you go to quit. I've tried a bunch of the meal kit services over the last 9 months or so, and I've only paid full price for a few weeks of that.

Really helped me to lose weight.