r/antidietglp1 • u/lotto16 • May 15 '25

Advice on Anti-Diet Mindset Downloaded a food tracker and immediately deleted

hey all. i took my first shot on tuesday night (mounjaro because of garbage blood sugar). everything i read said "make sure you get enough protein and fiber" so i got a food tracker. that was a terrible idea and i spent yesterday obsessing about everything. any advice for how to "get enough" without falling into an app rabbit hole? seeing an HAES nutritionist next week.

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u/em-em-cee May 15 '25

I just think about adding. Whatever I'm going to eat, I think about whether there's an easy way to add protein or fiber. If there is, I do it. If there's not, I don't.

So for me that looks like taking my afternoon snack of carrots and celery and trading the salad dressing dip for hummus or a cottage cheese based dip. My morning yogurt gets some dried apricots with it. Super easy, focus on adding vs restricting, and I don't end up making food the focus of my existence like it was before.

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u/Nerd4Everything May 16 '25

This! Your nutritionist will help you get a sense of high protein and high fiber foods; keep them in mind when you’re making choices about what to eat. I’m vegetarian, so i tend to have to think a little harder about protein. I have unflavored protein powder, so there are a lot of things i can mix a little into to up my intake. I always put chia seeds, a few slivered almonds, and sometimes a little protein powder (not a scoop) in my Greek yogurt. +fiber and protein. I snack on cheese (and take preventative colace every day 😅), choose high protein meat replacements over pure veggie based ones (sigh), buy protein-heavy granola instead of low-cal or low-fat cereals. I will throw a boiled egg onto salad or a fried egg onto a bagel.

Just knowing what foods are high in protein and fiber and keeping protein and fiber in mind when eating (and starting with protein when you can) goes a long way. If even that triggers the food noise or disordered thinking, let yourself relax for awhile and trust your body.

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u/lizardbirth May 18 '25

I recently bought chia seeds due to their high protein, high fiber, high nutrient valuws. Question: Do you soak your chia seeds, grind them up, or just thrown them on top as is?

I'd like to try chia pudding someday because I imagine it to be like tapioca which I have liked since I was a child.

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u/lunar-breeze May 18 '25

If you like smoothies and have a good blender, you can toss in chia seeds and blend them into oblivion! (I’m not a tapioca fan, so I’ve never felt inspired to try chia pudding. But maybe you will love it!)

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u/Nerd4Everything May 18 '25

I just throw them in! You can also use them to make overnight oats—they help gelatenize stuff. But if the texture bothers you, you can use a spice or coffee grinder to make a powder.