Staple foods on your weight loss journey

HealthyHappyKyla

For me, the hardest part of losing weight is the food. What are some staples you always have on hand or that is a favorite to help aid in weight loss?!

Verdenal

Skinless chicken breasts and good-quality sardines.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I eat the same foods I always did just in different portions. More protein, more veggies, smaller portions of treat foods, etc.

DavidFitFocus

Nuts, meat roll-ups, black tea

CariJean64

Chicken, turkey, frozen veggies of many kinds, Ezekiel bread, real butter, various fruits, and an incredible supply of M&Ms.

fat2strongbeth

I've learned to love veggies!

blankiefinder

We eat lots of boneless skinless chicken breast, and I try to keep greek yogurt and 2% cottage cheese in the house for days that I am hungry and short on calories.

GrammyPeachy

Eggs, bananas, ground turkey/chicken, broccoli

beautifulwarrior18

Brown rice. If I can't think of anything to eat or I'm just not in the mood for veggies I cook up some brown rice. I love it!!!!! And it doesn't take much to fill me up.

LifeInTheBikeLane

Eggs. So many eggs. My life is incomplete without eggs.

I say, "Guess what we are making for dinner?"

Everyone knows the answer. Eggs.

suzreen

Apples and pistachios. I eat 12 pistachios a day for a snack, and they are more filling than you might think. The apple, same thing. And they're crunchy, which is also satisfying. also, what somebody else said. I eat the same things, just a lot less. And I started this in April 2014, and have not had a full size candy bar in all that time, because I just can't afford it calorically. i have the mini peanut butter cups now, instead. Candy just is not filling, and way too many calories. So other than mostly giving up candy, I still eat the same.

RebelDiamond

tuna salad, grilled chicken breast, baked white fish, turkey mince, loads of veggies (raw and cooked), 100% true fruit straps/fruit and raw almonds, and protein smoothies to name a few.

Tblackdogs

I drink hot tea throughout the day. Nothing in it. I love cheese sticks. 80 calories, very filling. I also eat pomegranates. They take a loooooong time to eat, are very sweet and don't have a lot of calories. I also like chocolate covered frozen bananas. 130 calories, filling and sweet! As they sang in The Sound of Music, those are a few of my favorite things!

DancingMoosie

Salad, I eat a spinach salad for lunch most days of the week. Lunch meat usually goes on it, with some cucumber and carrot sticks, sometimes lowfat cottage cheese, salsa. A lot of veggies, some fruits (especially banana and apple) chicken breast and other lean meats, liquid eggs and some whole eggs. I mostly cut back on extra bread and butter, like on the side of dinner or as sandwiches. Snacks staples are South Beach Diet snack bars, iced tea and diet soda(no calories), Kay's naturals protein snacks, and emerald cocoa roast almond 100 calorie packs. I used to make protein iced coffee a lot too, just brew some coffee, refrigerate over night, then add 1/2 a AdvantEdge protein shake to it--great as an afternoon pick-me-up.

grantwashere

RebelDiamond wrote: »

tuna salad, grilled chicken breast, baked white fish, turkey mince, loads of veggies (raw and cooked), 100% true fruit straps/fruit and raw almonds, and protein smoothies to name a few.

I was like, "She's eating mice?" What the hell kind of a go-to food is that!?! LOL! That was funny. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming......

stephanieluvspb

Pomegranate greek yogurt, bear naked cinnamon granola, peanut butter, chicken....good lord I love chicken crunchy stuff: baby carrots, apples, celery (with pb)

dunnodunno

For veggies:

Cucumber (I like to dip it in various dressings)
Spaghetti squash (you can eat a lot of that for the calories & it's not that bad tasting)
Frozen peas
Grape tomatoes
Cauliflower (I don't make any weird side dishes with it though)

Fruit:

Bananas (nice to put in smoothies or just eat it with peanut butter)
Grapes (frozen can be a nice cold treat)
Watermelon
Berries

Protein:

Cottage cheese (I like to put fruit in it)
Greek yogurt
Steak, Chicken, sometimes fish or pork
Peanut butter

Snacks/Desserts:

Never giving up ice cream
Trail mix
Brownie Brittle (found this at Wal-Mart in the bakery section. So good.)

feralX

boneless skinless chicken breasts, eggs, fish, pork tenderloin, cottage cheese, whey isolate protein powder, casein protein powder, steamed vegetables, salsa, oats, brown rice, Italiano spice mix, seasoned salt, unsweetened cocoa, cinnamon, extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, splenda

dramaqueen45

Nuts, full fat greek yogurt, low sugar hot cocoa with whipped topping, sweet potatoes.

Ethereal_Whisper

Potatoes, cabbage(i've recently found that i love it boiled), egg beaters, bananas, honeydew and cantaloupe(huge ones for me), activia light, 80% dark chocolate, oranges, broccoli, wheat breads, frozen berries.

Maries_wine_calories

Bio protein bars, greek yogurt, low fat swiss cheese slices, melba toast, Ryvita crackers and english muffins are all go-to items that are always in the grocery cart for me

smc864

I grouped them in a way that made sense to me... hope this helps


Eggs, greek yogurt, tilapia, boneless skinless chicken tenderloins, ground turkey/chicken, salmon, tuna, protein powder

Bananas, blueberries, strawberries, spinach (for smoothies and salads),

Frozen veggies... mostly corn, carrots, green beans, peas

Oatmeal, cereal of all kinds, whole wheat bread

Peanut butter, almond butter, salad dressings

Most importantly... CHEESE. Cheese sticks, shredded cheese. I could not survive without cheese

Almond milk, Crystal Lite and Diet Coke (sparingly)

Salsa and guacamole

I eat Chipotle at least twice a week

Sydking

Anything that i can put in my mouth really. i never stick to the same food either so i keep it interesting.

My go to lately has been

Full fat Greek yogurt with Thaini and salt, makes a great dip for carrots.

Brown rice thins and Laughing cow cheese

baked pumpkin

Eggs

Pork Loin chops

Unflavored WPI protein powder - With cinnamon and no cal sugar, or Carob powder or a banana

Any vegetables - I love them all the same and they all have there place.

IIGuardian

Apples. I'm obsessed with trying every kind of apple there is.

Charlottesometimes23

Fruit (pie fruit, tinned in juice and fresh), veges; chicken and fish (frozen crumbed fillets usually); eggs; lactose free plain greek style yogurt (breaking the lactose molecule makes it mildly sweet); low carb, high protein bread; protein bars; peanut butter and vegemite; Laughing cow cheese to use as spread; avocado to use as spread and dips; tea and coffee, flavoured green tea to infuse water

zilannoj

Chicken breasts, ground turkey, bacon, feta, spinach, peanut butter, almonds, bananas

TopazCutie

Frozen fruit makes it incredibly easy to make a smoothie at any time
Vanilla Soy Milk satisfies sooo many cravings; sweet, protein and carb cravings gone
TEA!! and black coffee. No sugar/milk/cream in either.
Granola for when I'm feeling to splurge, or to top on greek yogurt for a nice parfait

42carrots

Foods that I've found to be filling, satisfying and relatively low calorie thus have been eating most or every day:
eggs (just one, at breakfast)
whole grain toast
sauerkraut
cottage cheese - 1% or 2%, usually 1/4c at breakfast, 1/4c at dinner
squash (butternut, buttercup, acorn, spaghetti squash, doesn't matter, they're all delicious and full of nutrients)
broccoli
spinach or kale
raspberries or blackberries
coffee
almond milk
brown rice or chick pea based crackers

not every day, but regularly:
quinoa (pretty high cal, surprisingly)
black beans
tofu or tempeh, or vegetarian meat alternative like tofurky sausage
cheddar cheese
1% plain yogurt
carrots
clementines
apples
sweet potato
cucumber + tomato + red onion + feta
red pepper
hummus
canned tuna or salmon

that's been 90% of my diet for the past month, other than eating at restaurants or getting drunk occasionally and breaking down and eating a bunch of delicious, wonderful pizza

PudgyPanda91

Greek yogurt
Celery
Apples
Spinach and/or spring mix
Quest bars

Tigg_er

peanut butter, Apples, tuna, cashews, eggs,eggs,eggs, laughing cow cheeses, carrots, cucumber, bananas, eggs,eggs, eggs

Pearsquared

Eggs, string cheese, yogurt, bananas, popsicles (the low-calorie ones like Outshine) as a treat.