Wondering about people who eat the same foods

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  • WalkingMermaid_
    WalkingMermaid_ Posts: 205 Member
    I literally eat the same foods everyday, and I like it that way. I am celiac, vegetarian and I don't consume milk dairy either, so my choices can be somewhat limited. But I get to eat foods I love everyday, feel healthy AND lose weight, so it's a win win! I have staples that I work around and can sometimes mix things up a little if I feel like a change.

    It makes shopping easier too :happy:
  • Bella_Figura
    Bella_Figura Posts: 4,330 Member
    My foods vary very little from day to day too. My main reason for doing so is that it's much easier for me to avoid temptation if I've already planned what I'm having to eat, and if I know exactly how it fits into my macros. I have my 'go to' foods that I prepare and log in advance, and the only meal I tend to vary a little is dinner, since that's the meal that I share with my hubby. Breakfast and lunch are solo meals for me, so I don't feel the need or inclination to mix things up - the most I'll change is the protein source (even then I tend to cycle through canned tuna, humous or cannellini beans, with chicken, chorizo or cheese as infrequent exotic additions).

    Life is simpler, easier, cheaper, less stressful and less tempting this way!
  • JCES10
    JCES10 Posts: 37 Member
    Honestly I don't like to eat the same food everyday but I've noticed that I've always eat the same food at least every few days, so eventually you learn the caloric value of all your repeated food.
  • Ta11asan
    Ta11asan Posts: 26 Member
    i eat pretty much the same thing for breakfast, lunch and snacks every day ....dinner is always different.

    works well for me.

    Tim
  • Sizethree4Ever
    Sizethree4Ever Posts: 120 Member
    It's actually been proven that eating the same foods everyday can be helpful to weight loss because it takes away the temptation to over eat when offered lots of choices. That said you have to make those repetitive foods good nutritional choices in order to get the nutrients you need.

    This has always been true for me. Too much variety causes me to overeat. I love food and I don't want to miss out on anything.

    For hundreds of years, before travel was common, people ate the same basic foods all their lives and were healthy.

    This !!
  • aneexer
    aneexer Posts: 29
    I cook a large casserole dish of dinners like tuna pasta bake with heaps of veg that keeps me going for almost a week then I have a lentil dish with spinach, chicken and mushrooms in so that also does me a week.
    So yes I basically eat the same thing for a few days before change.
    Lunch is always a cup of soup which I enjoy different flavours each time. I dont get bored with what I eat and I am finding I am losing weight :)
  • robvasi
    robvasi Posts: 3
    I am a bodybuilder wanna be; working in that direction. I eat the same foods every day; easier to shop if nothing else. I am new to Fitness Pal. Is there way all the foods for one day can be selected for the next day without going through the process of building the meals?
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    I have a collection of foods that I rotate within my diet. It does help having things onhand that you know fit your goals.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I am a bodybuilder wanna be; working in that direction. I eat the same foods every day; easier to shop if nothing else. I am new to Fitness Pal. Is there way all the foods for one day can be selected for the next day without going through the process of building the meals?

    I think you have to do each meal separately but you can click on tools and then "copy" and then you'll choose a date to copy it to.

    I do think there's benefit to getting a variety of foods though. Especially when it comes to veggies.
  • robvasi
    robvasi Posts: 3
    Thank you for your reply. My veggies consist of Spinach, Broccoli, and Kale. I am not sure if that is enough variety or not.

    I find the app and the web page rather frustrating to use; but I am new to it, so no doubt it takes some spool-up time. I just scanned several bar codes and they don't show up, so it seems I have more to learn.
  • law110
    law110 Posts: 43
    I was just reading about Matthew McConaughey losing weight for his movie and he ate the same thing everyday. (tapioca, fish and veggies, fish and veggie plus red wine).

    It reminded me that I used to do this for b-fast and lunch when I was successfully thin for most of my life -. ie (PB toast, Starbucks skim mocha, 1/2 turkey sandwich) or once it was (watermelon, salad with tuna and cottage cheese) -

    Sort of a light bulb moment of what works for me!!! "alright, alright, alright!"
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    Hi I was wondering who out there tends to eat the same foods every day. It would seem like a really easy way to lose weight. Let me rephrase that lol. It seems like it would be easier not easy. Anyone who does this? What is your mindset? I wonder if I could do this. I know people dont eat the "exact" same foods everyday but what about same lunches or dinners etc....curious :)

    I have almost the same breakfast and lunch everyday, both are salads 1 with 6-8 egg whites the other with 4oz of chicken. I make my own dressing for salads and love it... have for years ... I think that is how I have it all the time.

    Dinners I change up all the time... there is no trick I figure out what is best for my body and have that. You wouldn't pour sugar into your gas tank would you? So why put it in your body ... ;)

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