Anyone that started in the "obese" range would like to share some of their favorite meals?

snowflake930

I started out @ 290# morbidly obese. I am now "normal" weight for my height. I have totally, substituted fresh ground turkey for ground beef, I am pretty sure that I have not purchased any ground beef in over 2 years. I make homemade soups every weekend. Grilled chicken breasts. Pork and turkey tenderloins. I prep everything on the weekends, veggies, fruits, meat etc, and make enough for meals to last the week. Rarely go out to eat anymore, but if we do I always check the restaurants menu on line to help make healthier choices.

obscuremusicreference

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My absolute favourite healthy food blog is skinnytaste.com like the above user stated. And I am always inspired by using Pinterest to find new recipes. On Pinterest you can follow tons of healthy food boards and never run out of ideas. For breakfast, there are tons of ways to mix up overnights oats so I'd highly recommend that as a staple. It's full of protein. In mine I use rolled oats, chia seeds, milk, Greek yogurt and either fruit or nuts, and sometimes things like vanilla extract or shredded unsweetened coconut.

I've tried overnight notes a year ago and it made me sick but I'm interested in trying again? How do you portion and know nutritional content such as calories?

Hats off to everyone in this thread for their fantastic losses! Wow!

As for this question, if you have a food scale, you weigh the container/use the recipe builder to input your ingredients/weigh again/subtract the container/input the number of servings/weigh your share.

Is this true? Sounds like a lot of work. People were telling me how much easier this was then using a measuring cup/spoon.

It's not easier, but it is more accurate. I prefer this method for that reason.

But like someone else suggested, if you're going to be eating the whole recipe yourself, just log it all and make sure the number of portions you consume match the number of portions you put in the builder. Then you would only have to weigh once, when you cook.

gladelilly2

Hey there! Congratulations on starting your adventure. I love making crazy salads that are anything but boring. They are so customizable depending upon my mood. Here's a favorite: 1 c spinach greens chopped dime size, 1/8 c walnut pieces, 1 tblsp. freshly chopped parsley, 1/2 of a small nectarine sliced thin, 1/4 c feta cheese, 1 tblsp olive oil, 1 tblsp red wine vinegar. Then just a pinch of cracked black pepper. Toss that around in a bowl and voila! Lessen the feta if you're not a feta lover. The parsley and black pepper make the salad too. I substitute Pink Lady apples instead of nectarines when nectarines are out of season. When peaches are in season, I use those. Good luck to you and remember; every day is your day. Live it!

ng_jenice

I prep my meals for five day all at once. I keep two to three day then I freeze the the rest . It helps me eat clean .

fitchlets

wow, i am love all of the tips and support. thank you all SO MUCH! I had 3 kids in 3 years and I'm so ready to get healthy for these beautiful babies I have

jamesbhynes

Mango salsa, I make it to go on shrimp tacos and it's delishious. I can have 3 tacos 8 inch tortillas with 4 shrimp on each and the mango salsa and a little bit of spicy mayo plus a small side salad for around 500 calories. Basically dice up 1 mango in about 1/2" chunks, 2 fresh jalapeno peppers seeds removed and minced pretty small, 2 or 3 green onions (scallions) diced and 1 pickled roasted red pepper diced and a little lemon juice to moisten it all up. Good topping for fish and pork also.