do any of you always eat the same things for simplicity?

monikker

wondering if anyone goes for pure simplicity with their diet and either ignores or doesn't have cravings for diversity in their diet - roughly eating the same things day in and day out? I know one guy on here said he's eaten the same breakfast for the last 10 years. my guess is women and people with families would be less likely to do this. but, curious if there are more people. basically adopting an "eat to live" mentality instead of "live to eat" and either ignore feelings of being tired of the same food or just don't have those feelings.

nvmomketo

Me! I have BPC with protein powder for breakfast everyday. Sometimes I add bacon or an egg.

My snacks are almost always pepperoni sticks or nuts.

Dinner is usually some sort of meat and a veggie, often raw and in a cheese dip since my kids prefer raw veggies.

I think I eat the same stuff because it is easier with a family. I'll make them try some new stuff but we have about ten dinners that we rotate through (pizza, spaghetti, chicken nuggets, pork chops or roast, meatballs, tacos, broiled fish, chilli, sausages or bratwurst, egg bake), with a new dish a couple of times per month.

I am much more "eat to live" than I used to be.

annalisbeth74

I do! I will get on certain food kicks and eat the same things for weeks on end. First it was quiche. Then it was chef salads. Now I'm hooked on the lightly breaded chicken tenders. I'm single, though, so I don't have anyone to feed but myself.

@nvmomketo - I have often thought about adding protein powder to my coffee, but I'm scared to try it! I'm afraid I won't like it, and then I will have ruined a perfectly good cup of coffee. Lol

AppetiteControlFreak

I have pan seared salmon quite often. Rotisserie chickens and salads made at the grocery store too

Easy is just easy

If I was dealing with preparing meals for others maybe I would care about it more

Kitnthecat

I love easy. My kids are young adults so can prepare their own meals as well, but even they generally eat similarly to me. I could eat bacon and eggs, burgers with cheese, and other meats simply prepared everyday. The only thing I do for variety is to keep changing up the meat. Now I'm dreaming of a burger topped with cheese, bacon and an egg....

nvmomketo

annalisbeth74 wrote: »

@nvmomketo - I have often thought about adding protein powder to my coffee, but I'm scared to try it! I'm afraid I won't like it, and then I will have ruined a perfectly good cup of coffee. Lol

Just don't put it in coffee that is too hot if you use a whey powder - it will curdle. LOL

I use one that is vanilla flavoured and sweetened with stevia. I tried another one (Vega) and it was horrible. I think it depends on the powder.

GaleHawkins

I have been doing this since 1969. If I get to talking in the parking lot when I pull up my food may be getting cold at my table. Yes unless I am short on my breakfast at home is always the same.

110challenge

We definitely go in kicks of the same food items on rotation, but then we'll switch to something else for another few weeks. For example, 2 months ago we were eating spinach salad as a side every single day (and LOVING IT), now we're definitely on a cauliflower casserole kick and I haven't had a spinach salad in weeks. We make chili at least once a week every week (and have for 3 months), super crunchy chicken at least once a week every week, loaded potato cauliflower casserole at least once a week every week, and then the rest is more up in the air (might do a ham, might do steak, usually do zoodles but the sauce varies etc. etc.).

Sunny_Bunny_

I pretty much eat the same few things all the time and don't really get tired of them. I'm not a huge fan of cooking from recipes so I keep things real basic.

V_Keto_V

Yes, there is nothing wrong with having robot like consistency.

DietPrada

I eat the same array of stuff every week. I would have probably 3 or 4 variations for lunch, BPC for breakfast, and meat of some kind for dinner. Sides are usually broccoli, green beans, avocado, ricotta cheese or something similar.

AppetiteControlFreak

I was reading the various posts.

It dawned on me...

I along with others that have consistently lost weight or controlled weight, have eaten a very consistent group of foods that work for me

When I get bored with success I will get bored with this

I few and look better than ever in my life. Can't say I'm tired of it yet!

So I love my food rotation that works!

I have gotten a few good ideas from
Others to add in.

Nice thread

MoiAussi93

I will eat certain things for weeks or even a couple months and love it. Then I will suddenly get tired of it and stop eating it completely. Eventually it comes back into the rotation.

I live alone, and don't cook elaborate meals very often. And when I do I end up eating several meals worth of it. Simple and repetitive is good, it means I don't have to stress about what to eat or spend much (if any) time planning meals, it means my shopping goes very quickly because it's usually repeat items I buy every week and I know exact;y here they are.

mlinton_mesapark

I've only been doing the LCHF thing since late May, but generally speaking, I'll get on a cycle of eating the same group of foods for about a season, then switch things up a little when the season changes. More fish, fresh vegetables and fruits in the summer. More stews, braises, winter squash, chili in the winter. Breakfast is almost always either just scrambled eggs and coffee with HWC or a minor variation on that. I snack on cheese, avocado, nuts, full-fat unsweetened yogurt or dark chocolate pretty regularly.

This is all regarding food at home. In a restaurant, it's a different story, and I'll often choose something I wouldn't take the trouble to make for myself.

I'm a mom of 3 young kiddos, so prep time is a big deciding factor. I batch cook and freeze family meal-sized portions of sauces, broth and beans. My mom has a spaghetti meat sauce recipe she handed down to me. I now use it with zoodles, over cauliflower, or as the red sauce in low carb lasagna made with zucchini or eggplant instead of noodles.

LuizH

I have settled into eating pretty much the same thing every work day. My husband cooks for himself and the kids during the week so I only need to worry about myself. Weekends are different, I cook for the whole family because I have more time and I tend to allow a few extra carbs to make food prep easier and allow a bit more variety for the kids.

On a weekday, breakfast is coffee, very occasionally I will have some meat (like today I had a craving for chicken satay so I grabbed a few from the supermarket on my way in to work)
Lunch is either just cheese (which drives my co-workers who are all on Weight Watchers mad) or cheese and ham if I've been to the gym, aiming for 500cal altogether
Evening meal is either steak or pork chops (or some other meat depending what was in the short-date aisle in the supermarket) with mixed veg and plenty of butter, apart from Thursday night when I have a treat of curry with poppadoms, which I've recently discovered are reasonably low in carbs.

I love the foods I eat and I'm still losing weight so I see no reason to change. When I reach my goal weight I expect I will add back in some starchy veg but continue to avoid grains so I don't expect my meals to change very much

inspirationstation

I eat eggs for breakfast 5/7 days per week. I eat tuna/mayo/avocado/sriacha over spinach for lunch several times a week. And cheese for a snack.

Dinner is the wild card. I love to cook and try new things and my family likes diversity. So that is the time of day that I change things up.

mrron2u

I make the same breakfast casserole every Sunday that I then cut into 4th's and that covers me M-Th. I've been doing this for months now. I have my same old same olds for lunch time. Places I go and order the same thing as I know exactly how to put them into my tracker. I have been trying to add at least one new recipe each week for home dinners. The family is enjoying some variety there.

slimzandra

What I eat changes constantly. I am always trying new things, sadly I also waste a lot of food. My friend laughs that I get bored going to the same restaurant more than 3x.

The most consistent change since this LCHF WOE is my increase in egg consumption, I try to do something different with them weekly. What I avoid stays the same. No breads, no pasta, no rice and grains, and avoid sugars and starches.

DietPrada

Can I just point out that even people with a poor diet tend to eat the same things every week. It's easier to do, especially when you're making lunches for work and such.

NewSue52

I constantly try new things. I figure that if this is going to be my WOE forever then I have to have some variety. I like to cook and have time to do so. I am easily bored by food and am not crazy about leftovers so I do a ton of research to find things I like

Bob314159

Maybe me - I've eaten the same breakfast 95% of the time for years. It's fast to make, fills me up, but a little too high in carbs - so I've been adjusting it a little. This week I skipped it on two days so far - had fried eggs instead.

For the last 2 or 3 years I had my wife's Gluten free pancakes one day a week. Way too high - even leaving off the blueberries and maple syrup.

The rest of my "new foods" I eat much of the same thing day to day - it's simpler and also faster logging into MFP. I eat very little cooked food - I don't have the time or patience, and I have to cook for the rest of the family 3 days a week.

monikker wrote: »

I know one guy on here said he's eaten the same breakfast for the last 10 years.

KarlaYP

I tend toward the same meats and veggies, but do try to change up the recipes for variety. We do get bored eating the same things. It's just a rotation, sort of.

Keto_T

There are two hugely successful LCHF people that I follow. What I've noticed about them is 1) LCHF, obviously 2) 1200-1300 calories per day, pretty consistently and 3) they tend to eat the same simple things over and over. While I am not as strict as they are, I tend to cook larger meals and eat leftovers for several days.

nicintime

EbonyDahlia wrote: »

Can I just point out that even people with a poor diet tend to eat the same things every week. It's easier to do, especially when you're making lunches for work and such.

This.

Bad habits or good habits, most of us are creatures of habit.

Developing good habits that work is key for long term success, and as a lifelong yo yo dieter my perspective is that anything that doesn't work long term is pretty much worthless.

Initially, being very intentional about the HUGE variety of delicious low carb options and recipes available can greatly help in the transition to a low carb lifestyle.

Once you are fully fat adapted and happy it seems very natural to lock in on foods that "work", with side trails from time to time if you feel the need.