Same meal everyday.will it work??

miacoleamore

It would be so much easier for me to eat the same things every single day for at least 1 week so that I don't have to spare the moment find something clean to eat.any simple few ingredient ideas that I could purchase weekly for 40 or less dollars and have already prepared for that week?? Please help..I don't have much time to meal prep but I do want to get the necessary nutrients to stay healthy and lose weight.something that simple modifications could maintain weight in the future as well.

mccindy72

There are a lot of foods that don't take much time to prepare. You don't have to eat the same thing every day, and in fact if you try that, you're likely to get bored and stop doing what you're doing. If you have one day where you have free time, a lot of people find success making meals ahead for the week and just reheating them when time is short.

Try reading the first post in this thread also: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

miacoleamore

mccindy72 wrote: »

There are a lot of foods that don't take much time to prepare. You don't have to eat the same thing every day, and in fact if you try that, you're likely to get bored and stop doing what you're doing. If you have one day where you have free time, a lot of people find success making meals ahead for the week and just reheating them when time is short.

Try reading the first post in this thread also: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

Thank you. That's very helpful

mathandcats

I eat the same dinner for many days in a row and don't get bored. I usually switch up what I'm eating for breakfast. Sometimes I'll be eating the same thing for lunch as well, but not always. As long as you are meeting your calorie goal you will lose weight.

LaVidaDeNiki

So I meal prep the same meat for my Monday thru Friday lunches, mostly because I work a lot and rather not worry about it on a daily basis. For example, this week I'm using salmon. But, I season them differently even tho I'm prepping at the same time. A few will be lemon pepper, a few teriyaki, etc... That way you're prepping all at once, but allowing variety throughout the week.

V_Keto_V

There's no big problem eating the same thing everday. Out of boredom, I will just use different spices and seasoning.

Christine_72

I have the same breakfast,lunch and snacks every single day. I'm surprised I haven't got sick of it yet.
I do prefer routine and structure though

999tigger

yes, it all depends on the person and whether they get bored with food. I cna if need be go months, but soemtimes I like variety. Oats is a good staple breakfast and then you cna do 100s of variations to jazz it up.

An alternative can be to pre plan and pre prepare suff, so its ready or just needs warming up.

glovepuppet

the less variety in your diet, the less chance you have of getting all the nutrients you need. does that meal plan contain absolutely everything?

katesmithnn

I believe with any weight loss plan it is really important to keep at it long enough to experience the benefits, see the results, and form new habits. Keep in mind that it takes about 3 weeks to structure a habit. Weekly food prep is no different. Don’t drop idea if it doesn’t work out the first time. Or the first few times.

Adjust and rise above. Expect to make adjustments along the way. Food prep is about making your life easier. Sure it takes a little effort and time upfront but it is worth it. It is so rewarding to open up the refrigerator door and see healthy delicious meals and snacks ready to eat.

Look for simple and easy quick meal plans to prepare.With a littile extra effort, you can manage weekly meal plans and you will find easy afterwords.

becalee26

My lunch and breakfast are pretty much the same. I like it that way.

Soopatt

I also have a lot of repetition in my diet, mostly because I am only prepping for myself and it saves on waste. If, for example, I buy a punnet of apples, I pretty much have to only eat apples as my fruit for days until they are finished. If I bought apples and bananas at the same time they would go bad before I got to eat them. Same pretty much applies to all my fresh food, but a lot of it freezes if I prep it.

Overnight oats is really easy and has changed my breakfast routine. It takes 5 minutes to make my batches for the week and I freeze 3 of them. I have probably 6 or 7 meals that I eat and rotate. I am so used to making them that I do it almost robotically, so it is no big deal.

Pinnacle_IAO

miacoleamore wrote: »

It would be so much easier for me to eat the same things every single day for at least 1 week so that I don't have to spare the moment find something clean to eat.any simple few ingredient ideas that I could purchase weekly for 40 or less dollars and have already prepared for that week?? Please help..I don't have much time to meal prep but I do want to get the necessary nutrients to stay healthy and lose weight.something that simple modifications could maintain weight in the future as well.

Part of pushing through is finding the discipline to take action and reach a goal.
Most fail.
And even those who lose the weight, again, most gain it right back. They stop working.
Winners who see this journey to the end and maintain the results are workers with passion, attention to detail and discipline. The failures are the ones who won't break lazy habits and look for short-cuts.
This is my observation.

Best of luck to you

kazminchu

I think it depends on the person. For example, 8 months of the year I will have tuna salad for lunch every work day. The other 6 I have soup. I still really enjoy my tuna salad every day, but my colleague is horrified because she gets bored after eating the same thing for 2 days running.
Do what works for you. You can always try having prepping the same thing for a week's worth of meals and seeing how you get on. If you get bored, try something else.

supersocks117

It depends on you. I LIKE to eat mostly the same thing, for many days, and then when I am bored, I switch it for something else I eat for many days I have eggs every day for breakfast with similar fillings (omelet), fairly same snacks (unless I find something new I feel like trying), 1 of 2-3 lunches (leftovers, salad, a frozen burrito) and then dinner is whatever DH feels like, or my Mom made (I eat there 2-3 days per week usually), or maybe something I felt like trying - but DH and I rotate the same few meals once per week. Then my dessert/night snack is one of a few things. I might try different flavors. I might eat out once in a while. But mostly it's the same food and I find it easier and I am not bored.

sixxpoint

I don't understand how people can eat the same thing every single day. like sheep in a pasture. Maybe it is due to a lack of creativity in the kitchen, but that type of monotony would drive me crazy.

Eating like this can also restrict nutritional variation in a diet or lead to a build up of contaminants or an overdose of certain vitamins and minerals depending on the foods you consume, e.g. liver, brazil nuts, canned tuna, etc.

kazminchu wrote: »

8 months of the year I will have tuna salad for lunch every work day.

Yikes! Congrats on your Mercury contamination goals of 2015!

kommodevaran

Soopatt wrote: »

I also have a lot of repetition in my diet, mostly because I am only prepping for myself and it saves on waste. If, for example, I buy a punnet of apples, I pretty much have to only eat apples as my fruit for days until they are finished. If I bought apples and bananas at the same time they would go bad before I got to eat them. Same pretty much applies to all my fresh food, but a lot of it freezes if I prep it.

This is what I do/think too, but I can have 3-4 different sorts of fruit at any time, because I eat 3-4 sorts of fruit every day. I do the same with spread for crispbread, cheese, yogurt, anything: Finish old before open new. I use a lot of the same vegetables; some are very versatile and keep well: carrots, cucumber, onion, garlic, chili, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, parsnips, peppers, celery. I buy the more perishable vegetables, like asparagus and lettuce, and fruit like fresh figs and berries, less often, because I need to eat them so fast. The freezer is my friend. I cut/portion and freeze stuff like bananas, meat, bread, and buy frozen vegetables and berries, and single frozen meat. I live alone too, and I don't find it hard to feed myself well and have a fresh and varied diet of all my favorite foods, and the waste is almost non-existant. It just takes a litle bit of planning.

Reinventing_Me

Try baking a salmon fillet or boneless skinless chicken breasts. You can freeze some of it and thaw/warm it when you want it. You can pair it with salad or veggie...or make sandwiches or wraps. You can also make tuna salad.

Shannakay87

I suggest meal prep a few meals. I'll eat the same meal for 2-3 days then i get bored. I use my oven a lot for seafood and chicken breast. steam veggies and make salads in advance. I never repeat the same breakfast.

Francl27

I'm not sure it would be very balanced.

mbaker566

I nearly always have the same breakfast. my lunch and snacks are similar day to day. dinner is different
spices make all the difference. prep some chicken. add spice per the sort of meal you are pairing it with=rice, veggies, noodles