Healthy meals

Peggy9924

Hi everyone, my name is Peggy. I’m 39 years old and I currently weigh 311 pounds once I seen that scale I gotta wake up call I am done having babies and it’s time to get my body back. Can someone please help me with some inexpensive meal choices, I have two toddlers so don’t have a lot of time And my toddlers don’t eat nothing by the way, so it’s been really hard so this is mostly for me

claireychn074

It’s difficult for us to suggest good ideas as we don’t know what you like, and also in the UK so my food availability could be different to yours.

I personally like fish, and UK supermarkets have white fish “dusted” with seasonings rather than batter, which you can cook quickly from frozen. At the same time you could chop a potato or sweet potato into slices and drizzle with oil - like half a tablespoon, sprinkle with paprika and salt and pepper and pop in the oven. Then you could buy some big bags of cheap frozen veg - whatever you like - and you can steam a load of that or microwave it. It means you can throw the fish and chips in the oven and leave them for 30 mins and microwaved veg takes 5-10mins. It’s a quick to prepare, should be cheap, and a “healthy” (to me) meal.

But how does that sound to you?

TracyL963

Start by logging foods you usually eat. Some will surprise you (both good and bad). Logging current foods is a good learning tool for portion control and satiety.

You don't have to re-invent your eating habits. But more likely need to tweak (and improve) them. Baby steps.

Protein, fat, and fiber are filling. My breakfast used to be sugary cold cereal and milk. Portions were much smaller than I anticipated and not very filling.

So now one of my breakfast go-tos is a Greek yogurt parfait. I add Fiber One (or other high fiber) cereal, slivered almonds and berries. This brings both protein and fiber numbers up. The almonds add a bit of crunch and fat.

"Healthy" eating has many definitions. Strive for more fruits & veggies if you don't eat those already.

Finally, don't just think about this in terms of losing weight. You will need to continue some of your newfound healthier habits to maintain the new you.

Check out the sticky thread for getting started. Lots of good advice there:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

FibroHiker

I had to start cooking a separate meal for myself back when my offspring were younger and I was trying to lose weight. They were all very picky eaters (who have improved a lot as adults).

For better health overall fish is your friend. A poke bowl is such an easy meal to make. I use my rice cooker to make the brown rice. I just fill it and turn it on. Then wait for it to be done. You slice up the raw ahi, add your poke marinade (soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and sesame oil), and add a few diced raw veggies like cucumber and green onions. That is a protein packed meal that doesn't take much time to prepare.

I also combine 1/2 tbsp of maple syrup and some Dijon mustard on top of a salmon filet. Then bake it in the oven at 400 for 12 minutes. Easy to do! If you put aluminum foil on your baking sheet it's easy clean up too. The maple mustard salmon is low calorie, nutrient packed, and so good!

Since I have been incorporating more fish into my diet, I feel better, my calorie totals are lower per day, and I'm back to dropping pounds again after the slow trickle I was experiencing for so long. I also read that Japan experiences the least percentage of dementia per capita as their citizens age and their diet is mostly fish based.