What's the main food you eat on your weight loss journey?

newstart1988

What's the main food you eat on your weight loss journey?

seska422

Chocolate.

Well, I eat a wide variety of basically the same things that I ate before I started losing weight. However, I do make sure to have a little chocolate every day for no other reason but that I like it a lot.

Weight loss is about eating fewer calories than your body uses. How you get there is up to you. IMO, the closer you can stay to your normal way of eating, the easier it is to stick to a deficit.

Lounmoun

I eat the same foods I always did just in appropriate portion sizes for my goal.
How I typically eat:
Breakfast- things like Greek yogurt, granola bars, cereal with milk, sandwich, dinner leftovers, fruit, cottage cheese (about 200-300 calories)
Lunch- things like sandwich, salad, or dinner leftovers (about 300-500 calories)
Dinner- something different every night of the month. (about 500-600 calories) I have soup once a week usually.
Snacks- things like fruit, chips, popcorn, pretzels, chocolate, cookies, granola bar, carrots, celery, broccoli, trail mix, deviled eggs, pickles, cottage cheese (about 100-300 calories)

MalkinMagic71

Pizza. Lots of pizza.

tlflag1620

Meat. And eggs. And cheese. And butter.

Oh, and peanut butter and nuts. And veggies, especially salad, green beans, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts.

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FeraFilia

I eat a lot of different foods, but the most common are overnight oats (every morning for breakfast), chicken breast I've cooked in the slow cooker used in different meals, Greek yogurt, and cheese.

cerise_noir

All of it...in moderation.

SusanMFindlay

Breakfast is usually whole grain toast with almond butter and marmalade (weekdays) or whole grain toast with butter and eggs (weekends).

Lunch is lots of vegetables plus either cheese and crackers or a Subway sub or similar (weekdays). Pretty variable on weekends.

Dinner is highly variable. Proper portions of what I consider to be "normal food". I try to make sure I include a decent portion of vegetables.

Snacks vary but often include dark chocolate (almost every day), fruit, Wasa crackers, yogurt (sometimes Greek), etc.

I try to have a glass of milk every day. Sometimes it has protein powder in it. Lately, I've been brewing chai tea, mixing it 50-50 with the milk then reheating to proper drinking temperature in the microwave. I also drink tea (hot or cold) and a couple of diet sodas every day.

AnvilHead

cerise_noir wrote: »

All of it...in moderation.

^ This.

leanjogreen18

Bread

ccsernica

The edible ones.

MelanieCN77

cerise_noir wrote: »

All of it...in moderation.

This. Things I like but smaller portions and sometimes bulked out with veg if I feel the need for volume. One piece of toast with an egg instead of two, one cup of pasta with 3-4oz protein and some veg instead of a bowlful with cheese on. Just little choices here and there.

lady_ghost

Veggies Greek yogurt and protien shakes

courtneyfabulous

Food.

livingleanlivingclean

The main food I eat is the food I like to eat. Sometimes I eat food I don't like so much, but that's not often.

kommodevaran

Is this a trick question? Variety is important for health and well-being, and you can eat anything in moderation and lose weight.

elisa123gal

Organic mixed salad greens pre washed in those plastic tubs.. Love them.. eat them everyday with olive oil and rice vinegar. So easy to grab and mix..

amusedmonkey

I find myself doing lots of grains and grain based foods, but then again, that's what I've always done. Vegetables too, easy bulk for the calories, again, I've always loved them so no much different there.

sardelsa

Pasta probably

JeromeBarry1

Main? I eat all food groups and vary the contribution from each group.

crzycatlady1

cerise_noir wrote: »

All of it...in moderation.

Yep, did this during my active weight loss phase, then I did this during almost 4 years of maintenance and I'm still doing this now that I'm in a short weight loss phase to lose some vanity pounds. I eat all the foods I like, I've just learned how to fit them into my calorie goals

Machka9

A lot more bread than I used to eat.

suzilla53

Plain Greek yogurt, It's my one crutch.

H_Ock12

Chick-fil-A nuggets, bacon, eggs, shredded chicken

jgnatca

All the foods. My current big go-tos:

Oatmeal and Greek Yogurt for breakfast. I add raisins and nuts.

Baby carrots, edamame, crackers, hummus, black bean dip or cheese strings for snackies.

Mio for my water during the day and chamomile for bedtime.

Leftovers for lunch. I might put them in a whole wheat wrap. Add a fruit.

Dinners are planned around the protein which starts with a roast on Sunday, transformed in to a pasta dish on Monday, a slow cooker stew on Tuesday, and a reheated casserole on Wednesday (assembled on Sunday). Other dinners may be a stir fry, omelet or breaded and baked chicken/fish.

And beans. Typically several bean based mains a month like a chilli.

The dinner carb is rotated through pasta, grains, and potatoes.

More leafy salads in the summer, and heartier veggies in the winter (squash, frozen peas and corn).

kbmnurse

Whatever I want. I am careful about portion sizes.

seymourabs

Tuna and crackers. Bumblebee makes a really great small 300 calorie portion box. You can add side veggies and fruit depending on what you need for calorie spend. Sometimes I have it for both breakfast and lunch on very busy days.

Calimama123

The main staples are:

Ground turkey
Oatmeal
Eggs
Plain FF Greek yogurt
Various vegetables

Protein really helps keep me full in a deficit so I eat a lot of extra lean turkey.

My day is pretty boring but literally is pretty much:

Breakfast: oatmeal with veggies and poached eggs

Lunch: ground turkey with vegetables

Dinner: ground turkey with vegetables

Snacks: fruit and Ff Greek yogurt

Sabine_Stroehm

The ones that fuel my body, are tasty and nutritious. A lot of plants (vegetables, beans pulses, lentils...), nuts, seeds, lean proteins (lots of fish, some chicken, some red meats), some whole grains (steel cut oats, brown rice, 100% whole grain breads), some cheese and eggs.

SKristianM

Cows.