Remembering to eat independently

Basically I forget to eat because I don't really feel hunger cues. This has led to large amounts of weight loss in a short space of time in the past. After the last quite scary one my parents set up a system where if they realise I'm not eating they remind me and if I'm in the middle of a distracting thing they'll pester me/help me prepare food.

I'm going to uni in two weeks and I have been trying to find resources to help me set up a plan to remember to eat without the parents there to take notice but have thus far found zilch. It's all either about weight loss plans, not what I need, or about stuff like anorexia and how to cope with difficult emotions enough to eat, quite a lot of which is about distraction which is the last thing I need. I can't go to my GP as far as I'm aware as this is pre-emptive and. as far as I can tell, all referrals in the NHS have severity/effect on life criteria which I don't yet meet and would rather avoid meeting. A private consultation with a dietician is also probably not in my budget

Any advice, resources, plans or techniques that work for you. Literally anything welcome, I'm desperate. 

Parents
  • The most basic option is to set an alarm, or follow a timetable religiously. And then making sure you immediately get food, whatever it may be. The more you can build it into your routine the better. It takes work though, and eventually you will naturally start to prepare meals because you know what to do and when to do it.

    Life doesn’t always go to plan, so it’s an idea to out reminder in places your likely to look.

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  • The most basic option is to set an alarm, or follow a timetable religiously. And then making sure you immediately get food, whatever it may be. The more you can build it into your routine the better. It takes work though, and eventually you will naturally start to prepare meals because you know what to do and when to do it.

    Life doesn’t always go to plan, so it’s an idea to out reminder in places your likely to look.

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