Success with same-ish foods every day?

[Anonymous]

I do this out of routine and lack of imagination.

Breakfast - oatmeal with some walnuts and a bunch of blueberries (and a splash of milk)

Lunch - plain 2% Greek yogurt with even more blueberries (included strawberries today, wow) and 1/4 cup of no sugar added granola.

I enjoy both of these "meals" beyond all reason. This is not all I eat. I usually have a banana and some peanuts during my workday, and a substantial high protein snack before my workout (after work), and usually a fairly large dinner. This is to maintain 115-120 pounds as a 50-something woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the “holy $hit”when you don’t need to wipe….whatever diet causes that I’d love to eat every day

What?

+1

What the heck was that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My lunch basically every day at work consists of two ham sandwiches with horseradish, baby carrots, peanuts, and water.

Really, I do this because I like the food, it's really easy to put together, and it's fairly inexpensive.

I have no idea what the calorie load of that meal is. It's not the best, but it's certainly not the worst!

Hmm. That sounds pretty good, tbh.

[Anonymous]

Yeah I’ve done Weight watchers on and off for awhile so I tend to eat the same 2-3 breakfasts, similar style of lunches (either leftovers or salad) and the same snacks (18 almonds, veggies, turkey jerkey). Dinner is more varied because of my family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overall people who are successful at losing and keeping weigh off tend to eat a lot of the same meals.

I think that as long as you don't get bored eating the same things is very helpful as it removed the thinking. You also only need to calculate calories once

eating more variety of foods help grown your gut biome.
everyone is too busy making Bezos rich to make themselves slightly different dinner.
sigh.

[Anonymous]

Eating the same boring things every day is really the only way I can lean out when I want to. Makes calorie counting much easier. And on the plus side when you do have something outside of your usual meals it tastes sooo good. I don't think I could do it forever but not a bad thing if you are trying to drop a few and improve eating habits.

[Anonymous]

Y’all have inspired me to switch to plain Greek yogurt

[Anonymous]

I've been making a weekly lunch bowl every Sunday, keeping it in the fridge at work, and eating it for lunch every day. It's not the only reason I've lost 10 lbs this spring, but it's part of it.

I vary the exact ingredients and flavors each week so that I don't get too bored, but they all include:
- Whole grains (brown rice, farro, or quinoa)
- Beans or lentils (homemade or canned - usually 2 cans)
- Greens, like kale, chard, or spinach
- Other veggies like celery, carrots, bell peppers, shredded brussel sprouts. I tried cucumber but it gets soggy by Wednesday, so I'm sticking to hardier veggies now. Sometimes I use roasted vegetables.
- Flavorings. One of my favorites includes chopped olives, feta, fresh herbs, olive oil and vinegar. Another option is roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, corn, and an avocado dressing. Or curry-roasted cauliflower, lentils, and a yogurt tahini dressing with lemon juice.

It takes 20 or 30 minutes on Sunday to chop everything and mix it all in a large Tupperware, but then it's ready to go every day. I don't even have to remember to pack up a lunchbox in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been making a weekly lunch bowl every Sunday, keeping it in the fridge at work, and eating it for lunch every day. It's not the only reason I've lost 10 lbs this spring, but it's part of it.

I vary the exact ingredients and flavors each week so that I don't get too bored, but they all include:
- Whole grains (brown rice, farro, or quinoa)
- Beans or lentils (homemade or canned - usually 2 cans)
- Greens, like kale, chard, or spinach
- Other veggies like celery, carrots, bell peppers, shredded brussel sprouts. I tried cucumber but it gets soggy by Wednesday, so I'm sticking to hardier veggies now. Sometimes I use roasted vegetables.
- Flavorings. One of my favorites includes chopped olives, feta, fresh herbs, olive oil and vinegar. Another option is roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, corn, and an avocado dressing. Or curry-roasted cauliflower, lentils, and a yogurt tahini dressing with lemon juice.

It takes 20 or 30 minutes on Sunday to chop everything and mix it all in a large Tupperware, but then it's ready to go every day. I don't even have to remember to pack up a lunchbox in the morning.

I like this idea but have found beans in particular are not good after 3 days. I'd probably do Monday-Wednesday and then Thursday-Friday.