Does anyone just eat normal food not lot of veggies

Shadow1974mfp

Can anyone show me a food plan if yours that just eat normal food. I like just plain foods. No fancy stuff. Have four stone to lose. Thank you.

Lietchi

The terms 'plain', 'normal' and 'no fancy stuff' are very subjective. I find eating a lot of vegetables perfectly normal

Can I ask why you need a food plan? I've never followed any food plan to lose weight, I just eat the foods I like to eat in more appropriate quantities. And once I reach my goal weight I will continue to do that, with an adapted amount of calories to stay at maintenance.

Redordeadhead

Why aren't vegetables normal?

NovusDies

This might help you:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

lemurcat2

I would say I eat a bunch of normal foods and not a lot of fancy foods, but I don't consider vegetables fancy. The "fancy" stuff I eat sometimes I'd consider restaurant foods or some expensive meats or spices. Not broccoli, zucchini, cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, spinach, etc.

Anyway, the NovusDies link above is highly recommended, as if you have strong ideas about the foods you want to eat, a food plan with a bunch of foods you might not like is going to be tough. Adjusting your current diet will be easier.

mullanphylane

Not sure why folks are putting words you didn't say in your mouth. 😡 Or did I miss your statement that veggies aren't normal plain food? 🤦‍♂️

Anyway - my food plan is to Eat Less, Eat Better, and Move More. Reduce calories by eating single servings - not the usual 2, 3 or more I used to eat. That includes all manner of plain, everyday food such as meat, 'taters, gravies, veggies, and anything else one might consider normal food. Oh, and the occasional fancy food, too.

Using My Fitness Pal, I've learned how to reduce empty carbs (white bread, cakes, cookies, pancakes, added sugar, etc.) and eat more complex carbs found in vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, etc. It also helps me keep track of other basic nutrients such as proteins, fiber, and fat.

My plan is to relearn how to eat more healthy foods in healthy amounts so that, when I hit my weight goal, it will be an ingrained habit.

So, learn what foods are bad for you and reduce them to as close to zero as you can. That doesn't mean a sweet treat is out of the question, but make it a treat and not a daily meal.

Lietchi

mullanphylane wrote: »

Not sure why folks are putting words you didn't say in your mouth. 😡 Or did I miss your statement that veggies aren't normal plain food? 🤦‍♂️

Not in the post itself, but seems implied in the title of the thread

janejellyroll

mullanphylane wrote: »

Not sure why folks are putting words you didn't say in your mouth. 😡 Or did I miss your statement that veggies aren't normal plain food? 🤦‍♂️

Anyway - my food plan is to Eat Less, Eat Better, and Move More. Reduce calories by eating single servings - not the usual 2, 3 or more I used to eat. That includes all manner of plain, everyday food such as meat, 'taters, gravies, veggies, and anything else one might consider normal food. Oh, and the occasional fancy food, too.

Using My Fitness Pal, I've learned how to reduce empty carbs (white bread, cakes, cookies, pancakes, added sugar, etc.) and eat more complex carbs found in vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, etc. It also helps me keep track of other basic nutrients such as proteins, fiber, and fat.

My plan is to relearn how to eat more healthy foods in healthy amounts so that, when I hit my weight goal, it will be an ingrained habit.

So, learn what foods are bad for you and reduce them to as close to zero as you can. That doesn't mean a sweet treat is out of the question, but make it a treat and not a daily meal.

If someone says they want to eat "normal" food and not a lot of vegetables, that seems like a pretty clear statement that vegetables are outside the realm of foods that are considered normal. And as someone who eats a lot of vegetables, I agree that my dietary pattern is seen as abnormal by many. It's not an offensive statement, it's a reflection that most people (at least in the US, where I live) aren't even meeting the minimum recommendations for vegetable consumption, let alone eating a lot of them.

nighthawk584

Not to be snarky, but aren't veggies normal? That being said, you can lose weight eating cheeseburgers every day if you stay at a calorie deficit. Will that be the most nutritious route? NO! Learn to like SOME veggies . They are very beneficial to your health and you can eat a lot of them with fewer calories involved.

Chef_Barbell

Shoot I eat caviar every meal... 🤙🏼 Fancy and all that

janejellyroll

nighthawk584 wrote: »

Not to be snarky, but aren't veggies normal? That being said, you can lose weight eating cheeseburgers every day if you stay at a calorie deficit. Will that be the most nutritious route? NO! Learn to like SOME veggies . They are very beneficial to your health and you can eat a lot of them with fewer calories involved.

Exactly. You can lose weight eating exclusively calorie-dense foods in the context of a calorie deficit. That said, this style of eating would be unsatisfying for many people because the overall volume of food would probably be pretty low and it might lack some of the components that help drive satiety. This is why vegetables, especially lower calorie ones, are embraced by so many who are managing their weight successfully, OP. They're not just delicious and nutrient-rich, they also help us eat more food each day.

NovusDies

I didn't read it as vegetables were abnormal. I read it as though eating an abundance of vegetables was abnormal. I probably eat a highly abnormal amount of vegetables compared to many.

quiksylver296

I eat "normal things". You can check out my diary, if you are interested.

spiriteagle99

I eat much the same diet as I ate before I lost weight, just less of it. I track all food and exercise so I know how much I can eat and not gain. Start by tracking what you're eating and see what you can cut back and what foods you are willing to substitute that are lower calorie or more healthy. For example, I love whole grain bread and cereal but have never cared for whole grain pasta. I like baked potatoes but learned I can easily live without fries. My husband hates vegetables. I eat them every day and give some to him, but not a lot because I hate wasting them. (The dog eats most of his.) He does like salad, but puts so much high calorie dressing on it we avoid it most of the time, because his version just isn't healthy. Knowing what you are eating can make a big difference in helping make smarter choices.

Shadow1974mfp

Apologies if I offended anyone by saying normal . What I meant was I'm just into the plain foods as in my cereal sandwich and dinner I.e. that I wouldn't be into having salads for lunch and lots of veggies are not my thing. That's all just looking for a bit of advice. No offence intended. Thanks and if anyone can help further please do. Thank you 🤩

deannalfisher

sure i have cereal pretty much every night as a bed time snack; i had bagel bites with cream cheese in them today - as long as i log it - anything goes (for me within moderation)

AnnPT77

I agree with Novus: If you haven't, consider the link below, that he also posted.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

(even though linking it looks tackier, coming from me ).

You can eat the foods you like, and only make whatever changes you want/need to fine tune your eating so you're eating the right amount (calories-wise) of things you personally enjoy eating, and that meet your personal goals for nutritional quality (though the thread linked above recommends some nutritional strategies, you can ignore the ones you disagree with, and just use the method outlined to figure out how much to eat, of foods you enjoy, in order to stay full and hit a calorie goal).

No special foods are required.

rheddmobile

Here’s my suggestion. Eat what you normally eat for a week, but log everything. I mean everything, every drink, every condiment, and if you prepare food at home, weigh your portions. Don’t try to eat healthier or reduce calories - you’ve lived this long eating this way, another week won’t hurt anything. Then after the week is over look at your diary and see how many calories you are in the habit of eating, and what your nutrition looks like.

Then you can decide what changes will give you the most bang for your buck. Some foods you may decide to eat less, for example having half a takeout sandwich one day, and the other half as leftovers. Some foods you may find that just reducing your portions leaves you too hungry and you would prefer to eat other foods.

The thing about vegetables is that most of them, when prepared plainly, are very low in calories. When you see that if you want pizza for dinner you are only going to get one slice if you want to fit your calorie budget, you may find that filling up on a salad suddenly doesn’t sound half bad, compared to nothing. But you can eat anything you want as long as you stay within your calories.

Danp

I work, a lot, but that's OK because I really enjoy my job. But the flip side of this is that I don't have very much free time. Couple this with the fact that I really dislike cooking, am terrible at it and live alone so don't have anyone to cook for means I rarely, if ever eat 'home made' food.

So my 'normal' and 'ordinary' is generally a mixture of takeaway that I pick up on the way home from work or ready-made meals that I can stick in the microwave when I get home. Eating this way has had no negative health impacts and hasn't stopped me losing weight in the slightest as I'm maintaining the required calorie deficit. In fact since I've lost a significant amount of weight (>100lbs) I'm measurably fitter and healthier than I've ever been.

Eating this way is so simple, easy and convenient for me that I've found losing weight to be pretty effortless. I just eat food I like at times and in quantities that let me meet an appropriate calorie deficit and that's as complicated as it gets.

Theoldguy1

Shadow1974mfp wrote: »

Apologies if I offended anyone by saying normal . What I meant was I'm just into the plain foods as in my cereal sandwich and dinner I.e. that I wouldn't be into having salads for lunch and lots of veggies are not my thing. That's all just looking for a bit of advice. No offence intended. Thanks and if anyone can help further please do. Thank you 🤩

So you don't include vegetables as part of your typical daily eating?

Shadow1974mfp

An odd carrot here or there might find it's way. But for instance i don't eat rice or noodles or pasta. Dont like stirfries. So I would eat eggs and sandwich for lunch and my dinner spuds and meat and a treat here and there