eating the same thing

MonolithTMA

I drink one of my green smoothies and eat mixed nuts for breakfast and lunch. I enjoy them and feel good after, so that has been my routine. Supper is usually something different every night.

CakeFit21

Bacon and eggs forever. Every day until the day I die.

Actually, these last few days 3+ cups of various sauteed veggies have ended up along side my beloved bacon and eggs. The change is good, but the stars are the same.

jniece55

Not me-I have to mix it up some or I will get bored like the other girl said. I like knowing that with tracking calories with MFP that I can have a variety of things just as long as it is within the calorie range. Some mornings I have greek yogurt, some I have bagel things, a protein shake. Lunch I normally have some sort of lean cuisine and change that up. Just works for me.....I guess whatever works!!

mandiam

AH! so happy to know I'm not the only one. I got concerned when I didn't see a reply for 10 minutes. ha!

You all are so right--
my work provides apples and bananas so i don't have to buy anything except:

mixed nuts
natural almond butter
Sweet Potatoes
Veggies
And I buy "meat bundles" at the beginning of the month for $100. Lasts me ALL month and it's GOOD meat and tons of variety...great for my crockpot dinners!

oh---SO glad to see i'm not a weirdo. I enjoy these foods so much--i'm sure i'll switch to something else in a month or so. :P

NWCountryGal

I am with you on this, I eat the same meals breakfast and lunch often, over and over. Dinners vary a little with diff. meats etc but someone told me this is not bad at all. It is easier to stay on track, for me. If I get tired of something, I will change it. As long as food is nutritious, and I eat enough calories, it will do me just great!

No, you are not alone;) denise:drinker: :drinker:

Hey everyone-

I just want to see how alone i am on this. I eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch during the week. (weekends are the same breakfast, but lunch usually changes up a bit)

Breakfast: 1/2c mixed nuts with coffee and water
Lunch: Apple, Banana, Granola, All natural Almond Butter

Honestly, after my 20mile commute to work, the breakfast fills me up completely...and then the lunch can pretty much get me through until my commute home.

Am i the only one who has found meals that just work for me? For dinner, it's always mixed up with different meats, random and odd veggies, and sweet taters--so i'm getting to try new things for dinner.

NWCountryGal

I'd starve just eating this but hey, to each his own;) denise

You're not alone. Every day I eat an apple and a zero % fat Chobani yogurt for breakfast. Once in awhile there' ll be a different fruit on-hand or God-forbid, I'll run out of yogurts, but pretty much that meal works for me on a daily basis.

NWCountryGal

Yep, I'm a bacon and egg girl too:) I love some cheese mixed in a multi grain toast;) denise

Bacon and eggs forever. Every day until the day I die.

Actually, these last few days 3+ cups of various sauteed veggies have ended up along side my beloved bacon and eggs. The change is good, but the stars are the same.

heytherestephy

I'm pretty much the same, usually some sort of egg concoction for breakfast (1 piece of toast with half an avocado and 1 egg, or bell pepper egg rings and 1 piece of toast) or maple & brown sugar oatmeal. Lunch is almost always a bowl of home made soup or leftovers from dinner the night before or a small sammich from my work (only if i biked/ran for it hahahaha).

dinner is whatever my boyfriend makes when i'm not working, and when i am working usually a big salad or a veggie sub.

careyannal

I eat a lot of the same things every day too. If it works for you, why change it??

Glassgal01

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davisrl0

Me too. I eat the same thing every week day. I eat differently on the weekends. But on Sunday afternoons, I prepare 5 salads, 5 morning snacks, 5 afternoon snacks...so that during the week, not only do I eat healthy, but I can just grab and go in the morning. I do switch up the types of foods/toppings from week to week, but Monday thru Friday of the week, evey day will be exactly the same. Dinner is the only thing that changes every day. Ive found what works for me.

Breakfast: Protein shake
Morning snack: greek yogurt/cottage cheese mixture with fruit and something crunchy (like granole or fiber cereal) to top it
Lunch: Salad with different dressings and protein from week to week
afternoon snack: almonds
Dinner: varies

BUT....on the weekends....dont you DARE give me a salad!! lol

HurricaneElaine

Monday through Friday, breakfast is almost always low-fat yogurt with 1/2 a cup of high fiber cereal mixed in. Every once in a while, I splurge on a bacon-egg-and-cheese English muffin. Lunch and dinner is different every day though.

AlexandraLynch

I am an Aspie, so I like sameness. When I don't have dinner leftovers to eat up for breakfast, I eat a plain roast beef sandwich and a serving of baked chips, a can of Diet Coke, and a 32 ounce glass of water. Every day.

It doesn't make my head hurt, it doesn't weigh me down, it doesn't bind me up or give me the runs, and it's within calorie guidelines. So it works for me. (Plus, I don't "feel like" I'm on a diet when I can have chips, and that is purely a psychological issue from a teenage diet I was put on.)

2Bgoddess

yup, my breakfast is one of three things. egg white omlette, flax z hot cereal, or gluten free chex.
lunch is veggie stir fry, salad and chicken, or low carb wrap with cucumber ham and cream cheese.
supper is meat and veggies, sometimes rice or potato.

I have snacks tho. a.m. low carb tea biscuit, pm, yogurt and arrowroots.

FrustratedYoYoer

Yes i pretty much eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day and keep my snacks the same too. My evening meals aren't that varied either....I know what I like and what will fill me up and that's good enough for me. When I get bored I swap items around slightly but essentially stick to the same formula:

Breakfast - cereal bar

Morning snack - cereal bar

Lunch - sandwich, snack bar & yogurt

P.M snack - yoghurt and cereal bar

Dinner: rice, pasta, potato or noodles with either tuna, prawns or quorn. I also have chicken as well every so often.

If I'm at placement for uni I might have a ready meal at lunch instead and a kiddies variety pack of cereal in the morning but everything else stays the same.

Works for me!

CyberEd312

I joke and say I am somewhat of a repetitive eater, for the last 38 months I pretty much have the exact same thing for breakfast and most lunches everyday. It works for me and I don't get tired of it. My suppers are even somewhat of the same. I normally choose from 5 or 6 different combo's. I always say keep it simple stupid, so if it works than I am not going to mess with it... Best of Luck

juliedee6

I so the same thing too. It means you don't have to think about food. Thinking about food makes me crazy!

paulaviki

I have the same thing for breakfast and lunch on workdays. Partly because it's easy to track and partly because I have to so I use up the food before it goes off!

I don't find it boring and I do mix it up for dinner and at weekends.

petiteLady89

I don't eat the same exact thing every day, but have like 3-4 things I alternate between during the way. Makes it more simple to plan out, cheaper on the budget. I used to eat the same exact thing day after day, but it got old and I wanted variety. So I've been trying to add a new meal/idea 1-2 times a month.

farway

Like the majority I also eat very similar things every day, at the moment lots of fruit, fresh veg & salads as they are all in season, but tend to swap them around a bit, so maybe fruit lunch one day, salad lunch the next

I like the MFP calorie method as I can see what is OKish or not [just had grilled gammon steak which came in at over 350 calories] but the rest of the veg hardly counted, so still kept in limits

SoDamnHungry

Yeah, I do the same. I eat the same thing every weekday, at least until dinner. I happen to like it a lot, too...