Anonymous
08/16/2025 18:14
Subject: Re:Success with same-ish foods every day?
Yeah, that’s what I do roughly each day. Makes it easier. I’m tall with a pretty fast metabolism and am not trying to lose weight quickly (nor do I have much to lose - about 15 pounds of baby weight), so I aim for 1900 calories a day plus another 700 extra calories a week (so 2000 a day really)
Breakfast - 300 - peanut butter crackers and a piece of fruit
Lunch - 700 - a green smoothie, one of a few frozen lunch options, and a protein bar
Dinner - 700 - whatever my husband makes plus a fruit and a veggie. I just adjust my portions roughly based on calorie density
Dessert - 200 - small bowl of ice cream OR a protein bar and a string cheese OR an ice cream sandwich and some Smart Pop popcorn.
Works pretty well for me! I’m losing between a half a pound and a pound a week.
Breakfast - 300 - peanut butter crackers and a piece of fruit
Lunch - 700 - a green smoothie, one of a few frozen lunch options, and a protein bar
Dinner - 700 - whatever my husband makes plus a fruit and a veggie. I just adjust my portions roughly based on calorie density
Dessert - 200 - small bowl of ice cream OR a protein bar and a string cheese OR an ice cream sandwich and some Smart Pop popcorn.
Works pretty well for me! I’m losing between a half a pound and a pound a week.
Anonymous
08/16/2025 18:07
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
I know a lot of people that do or have done this for weight or health reasons. I frequently do for ease of bringing lunch to work and meal prep. Right now, it’s also helping with health and weight loss. I cook a big batch and portion it out for the week.
My son has gone through periods of time where he’s either been bulking up at the gym or right now, he’s trying to lose some weight because he’s no longer playing his sport and gained. He’s meal prepping too and spent all day cooking and weighing food to make the same thing in containers to count protein and calories for the week.
My son has gone through periods of time where he’s either been bulking up at the gym or right now, he’s trying to lose some weight because he’s no longer playing his sport and gained. He’s meal prepping too and spent all day cooking and weighing food to make the same thing in containers to count protein and calories for the week.
Anonymous
08/14/2025 15:22
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
Not trying to count calories/lose weight, but I eat the same breakfast and lunch most of the time just because I feel best when I eat this way.
Plain whole milk yogurt with berries, chia seeds and nuts, muesli or low sugar granola
Salad with whatever veg we have and some kind of bean/legume/nuts for protein
Plain whole milk yogurt with berries, chia seeds and nuts, muesli or low sugar granola
Salad with whatever veg we have and some kind of bean/legume/nuts for protein
Anonymous
08/14/2025 14:55
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
I poach a large batch of chicken breasts on weekends and chop to have for salads the rest of the week. I also freeze some of it for later in the week. It’s a huge time saver and takes some of the thinking out of dieting.
Anonymous
06/12/2025 12:12
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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.
Anonymous
06/11/2025 23:06
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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 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
06/05/2025 22:37
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
Y’all have inspired me to switch to plain Greek yogurt
Anonymous
06/02/2025 12:47
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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
06/01/2025 07:32
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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
06/01/2025 05:58
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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
05/28/2025 17:06
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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
05/28/2025 17:06
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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
05/28/2025 16:27
Subject: Success with same-ish foods every day?
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.
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.