Anyone else happy being quite boring with diet

rosnz

I guess I'm just not a 'foodie' (for example if we are going out my husband will say "oh I wonder what there will be to eat" and I'll say " I wonder who will be there"! ) I just wondered if anyone else was a repetitive quite boring eater ..I have the same breakfast, lunch and snacks each day and just vary the dinner. Lunch changes by the season - salad in summer, soup in winter. Food has just never been a big thing in my life … can anyone relate ?

capaul42

Sort of. I do love food and love trying new things. That being said, I like consistency too lol. Same breakfast and lunch most every day. Same with snacks, though over half my snack calories are coffee lol. Even my dinners are usually the same-ish: pork/chicken, startch, veggie.

Part of that is that my partner can't eat a lot of foods. Almost no spices either so it limits what I can cook. We play it safe most of the time and choose things we know are good and "safe" for him to eat.

I also find it a little comforting not having to think too hard about what I'm having for a meal lol.

daniip_la

I love food and love to eat, but I'm happy eating the same thing every day. Sometimes I make one huge meal and eat it three times a day until it's gone.

Catawampous

I have to admit I do get food bored. "Here is chicken number 4,859,159". So I do look constantly for ways to spice things up and add a different taste to things. Usually that's only dinner though. Typically I'm good with breakfast and lunch being relatively the same.

sunnybeaches105

Not really, no. There's a reason I was fat at one time, and it wasn't because I wasn't interested in food.

VintageFeline

I am not a creature of habit when it comes to food. I would be happiest eating something different for breakfast, lunch and dinner every meal, every day of the year. Alas, that's not really practical. So breakfast is pretty much the same (porridge generally, going through a granola with Greek yoghurt phase at the moment as a bit warm for hot breakfast!) but all bets are off for lunch and dinner. Can be frustrating actually because I can't ever decide what i want in the supermarket or when I get home and open the fridge. I'd rather be boring!

beanjo020297

I get extremely bored with my food. I enjoy eating out so much because of it (and it's a great way to gain weight

jwcanfield

I AM a foodie - which is part of the weight issue. Love recipes calling for extra virgin olive oils, ribs slow smoked on the grill, making and comparing cheesecake recipes, prosciutto in the brussel sprouts, ... . Not good for calorie counting. I can do it but have to be sure that quality is exchanged for quantity. Tightrope.

dragon_girl26

Big time foodie/aspiring amateur chef here. If I could be happy with the same things over and over, probably wouldn't have been where I was when I started here. As it is, I'm amazed at all that I made it this far (85lbs down).

zahra59

Food got me here fat and just blah so I wish I had your problem

_dixiana_

I relate to a lot of what @capaul42 said.

I eat the same breakfast and lunch for months on end. It's less stressful for me and makes grocery shopping super easy.

With that said I love food and I love to travel so when I do go out Or travel I don't worry so much about "healthy" but I keep the portions reasonable.

Lounmoun

rosnz wrote: »

I guess I'm just not a 'foodie' (for example if we are going out my husband will say "oh I wonder what there will be to eat" and I'll say " I wonder who will be there"! ) I just wondered if anyone else was a repetitive quite boring eater ..I have the same breakfast, lunch and snacks each day and just vary the dinner. Lunch changes by the season - salad in summer, soup in winter. Food has just never been a big thing in my life … can anyone relate ?

If you are content then it is not boring to you.
I love food. I love cooking. I love trying new things. I love making old favorite recipes. I like planning meals. I think about food a lot.
I still have the same 5 things for breakfasts or snacks and lunch is salad, sandwich or dinner leftovers. I decide what I am going to eat all day every morning. It is just practical to have a limited selection for some meals. I'm still eating what I like. I can't spend all day in the kitchen cooking and cleaning up even if I love food. I cook something different for dinner almost every day.

arditarose

I like fine foods. I don't like cooking fine foods, logging fine foods, or messing around in the kitchen for more than 20 minutes. I eat the same things every day. I'll pretty much do it for like...a year, then switch.

PinkPixiexox

I love food - I love what I choose to eat of a day so I don't feel the need to switch it around. Possibly I just can't be bothered to look into new recipes/products but it works for me!

kommodevaran

Lol, "sort of" and "not really", me too

I love to eat, I look forward to eating, I love to cook and eat my own food, I think it tastes great and is satisfying, but I know it will seem boring to others. I have a semi-set meal plan, but I alternate and rotate components, from what's cheap, tempting and in season - I love to try new ingredients from time to time, even though I mostly stick to my old favorites - so I'll never have the same exact meal twice. I don't fuss when I cook, but I prepare carefully. I use shopping lists, but I am flexible and mostly shop by category. I use recipes only for inspiration and hints.

I used to think food didn't interest me, but that was because I ate uninteresting foods, and way too much.

Terpnista84

I'll be doing that this week. I made a crustless quiche to eat for breakfast this week. For lunch, chicken breast with cilantro avocado dressing, cilantro lime brown rice, and broccoli. For dinner/post-workout, a protein shake. All foods I enjoy plus it's cheap and convenient and will keep my calories consistent.

jolybac

I can relate. I don't get excited about food. Just a means to an end (keeping me alive!). I pretty much eat the same stuff all the time and have to work at changing things up when cooking for the family. Cooking & eating are kind of a hassle. Candy is a different story. Candy is why I'm fat.

rybo

Yes/no. I eat the same lunch everyday and a lot of the same foods in general. However I do love to cook and make different meals and when I go out to eat I want good & interesting foods.

MommyMeggo

My husband is like you. Can eat whatever- and have the same things everyday. Then some people just care about food...like me.

At breakfast Im wondering what will be for dinner. I cant eat "whatever" just to be full. I have to like it.
I like eating and eating a variety of things. I dont mind a few staples but when its time to eat I do a happy dance.
And I dont care who is at the party (not literally) - I want to know whats to eat and what I can bring! LOL.

I WISH I didnt care so much and could just eat whatever to be full.... So my challenge was to find things that excite me that fit into my calorie goal that I can eat often, that wont burn me out, and also allowed me to feed my family.

Derpy_Hooves

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

Not really, no. There's a reason I was fat at one time, and it wasn't because I wasn't interested in food.

Unfortunately same for me.
Mind you, at the moment I do pretty much eat the same all the time, simply because it's easier.

kristen6350

I found while trying to lose weight, consistency made it easier. You knew what to buy at the store, you knew what to prep. It was easy when I single, but now I have to think of what my BF might want in the house. Consistancy is easier when you aren't forcing others to be consistant...LOL I'm sure if he wanted something else that badly he'd go to the store and buy it and make it, but it's my "job" to do the cooking and grocery shopping. I don't think he should have to comply to my diet, so I work around it...

tcay584

If I had a personal chef, I would want variety. Having to think up new things while staying within my macro needs is a pain in the kitten, though. I batch cook on Sunday and have the same things all week. Except Date Night on Thursday where we go a bit on the wild side and have some fun!

kshama2001

rosnz wrote: »

I guess I'm just not a 'foodie' (for example if we are going out my husband will say "oh I wonder what there will be to eat" and I'll say " I wonder who will be there"! ) I just wondered if anyone else was a repetitive quite boring eater ..I have the same breakfast, lunch and snacks each day and just vary the dinner. Lunch changes by the season - salad in summer, soup in winter. Food has just never been a big thing in my life … can anyone relate ?

I am a foodie...but I have the same breakfast and few lunches and save my creativity for dinner.

I've had the same breakfast smoothie for a good 6 months and am finally thinking about a change. It's sooooooooo satiating though. Maybe I'll change it up when it gets colder, instead of just using warm tea to make it warmer,

dustedwithsugar

kshama2001 wrote: »

I am a foodie...but I have the same breakfast and few lunches and save my creativity for dinner.

I've had the same breakfast smoothie for a good 6 months and am finally thinking about a change. It's sooooooooo satiating though. Maybe I'll change it up when it gets colder, instead of just using warm tea to make it warmer,

Recipe please?

RoxieDawn

I guess am boring 5 days a week but on weekends, I consider my weekends 'Open Season' for flavors and mixed calorie choices.

But I actually like what I eat during the week, so even though its the same foods and I like what I eat, is this really considered boring? Never thought of it like that, maybe its lazy, or maybe it consistency in keeping things on point..

MoveitlikeManda

I tend to have the same breakfast and dinner most days, biggest reasons its easier to log if its already there ad i just need to weigh and alter the portion size an bit.

I then changed things every few weeks so im eating a different dinner for a few weeks

but right now im hooked on tuna thin bagles so i eat that alot .......am sure I will get bored at some point and change it again but im more than happy having the same thing.

MoveitlikeManda

tbh I gained weight the same way,

I used to have nothing but coffee with milk and 2 sugars through out the day....could be up to 18 mugs
and then have a big dinner, usually a take away and wine after the kids were in bed and i then spent the rest of the night drinking full fat coke, could be up to 6/7 cans a night

the difference is I now count the calories and tink about what im eating and when, i still have days where i live on coffee until dinner lol but even if i do that i make sure my calories are still on track rather than having a massive chinese

upoffthemat

RoxieDawn wrote: »

I guess am boring 5 days a week but on weekends, I consider my weekends 'Open Season' for flavors and mixed calorie choices.

But I actually like what I eat during the week, so even though its the same foods and I like what I eat, is this really considered boring? Never thought of it like that, maybe its lazy, or maybe it consistency in keeping things on point..

I am like this a lot too. I tend to eat repetitiously because it is food I like, I know what the calories are, it is easy to prepare, but I also have a few meals where I get creative and try new things. I do enjoy cooking.

If I go out to eat I will seldom order the same thing from the menu that I have ordered before if it for dinner, but eating out for dinner is usually once a month or less. For lunch at Subway it is always the same chicken breast sandwich I like best.