eating the same thing

I eat the same thing pretty much every day. I am not very creative with my dinners either.

Breakfast :
Quaker weight control oatmeal made with skim milk--I just alternate flavors of maple/brown sugar, cinnamon, banana bread
Glass of OJ
Coffee with skim milk and stevia

Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
Salad made with spinach, grape tomatoes, chicken, lite honey mustard or lite Italian dressing
Apple
Fage Greek yogurt--one of the fruit ones

Snack:
1/8 c almonds

For dinner I usually eat either baked chicken or fish with veggies, tofu lettuce wraps, or black bean lettuce wraps. I will usually also have some kind of fruit, maybe dipped in greek yogurt (or frozen fruit mixed in greek yogurt) as dessert. I don't deviate from this much on weekdays and recently read something that said routine meals are considered a habit of healthy people.

I pretty much eat the same thing every day, all meals, even on the weekends. It's easier to prep for the week and cheaper too, buy in bulk! I alternate my "after diner" based on cardio or weight days. The only real difference being 8 slices of PB toast & 1/2 cup cottage cheese vs. 4 slices of PB toast and a giant bowl of cereal. Just make sure it's a good variety of food and there's no reason not to.

Yep I'm the same, I've found what works for me and I try to basically stick to it. Most people would find it boring, but if I allow myself to stray too much I get carried away because I LOVE FOOD.

Same here! My breakfast and snacks are usually at the same time everyday and the same things everyday. I eat chicken for lunch and dinner- but that is where I get creative!

I eat the same breakfast, lunch and snack during the work week. Having that decision already made for me makes it way easier for me to stick with my plan. It is essentially the same reasoning I use for working out in the morning before work. If my day begins after I have a run under my belt, I have fewer opportunities or excuses to screw it up.

I dont always eat the same things

But when I do I tend to have more success - it's the repeat-ability of the daily totals

same here. M-F I'm pretty much a robot. Breakfast is some kind of all fruit smootie (coconut water or almond milk with whatever type of frozen fruit i have at the moment). Lunch is some kind of grain salad with a ton of veggies and some type of spicy element. Dinner i'll change it up a bit depending on leftovers or what day of the week it is. That consistency helps me keep on track with my cals. Then on weekends I live it up!

My meals are pretty much the same way.

Breakfast:
1 slice wonder smart white bread, toasted
1 tbsp peanutbutter
1 banana

I switch it up sometimes and have:
1 slice toast,
1 egg
1 banana with 1 tsp pnb on it

right now I am on a low fat gallbladder attack diet so I am eating
2 slices toast
1tbsp grape jelly
a banana

Usually lunch is a salad or a sliced cucumber, with a sandwich, or a fish filet or tuna fish, sometimes soup

Dinner is whatever we have planned out on our menu. It varies a lot. Hamburgers, chicken, steak, porkchops, and then veggies.

Snacks are usually greek strawberry yogurt, a fiber one chocolate chip 90 calorie bar, some more fruit, carrots, chocolate pudding with almonds in it. A lowfat string cheese if I am low on protein for the day.

I eat the same or similar things over and over again, and it's part of the key to my success.

Yep I'm the same, I've found what works for me and I try to basically stick to it. Most people would find it boring, but if I allow myself to stray too much I get carried away because I LOVE FOOD.

^ This

And I don't control myself when I get it. Call me what you will, but I just need the total control, or none at all, its pathetic.

I eat the same thing almost every day. Dinner gets switched up from time to time but I like what I like. It fits perfectly into my macros and it's tasty. Win!

In my pre-MFP days, I had the same exact thing every day, except for weekends. And I would LOVE to get back to that - I just need to find the things that work within my calories & macros NOW and not the crap I used to eat daily. Holy cow!

I don't get "bored" with the same thing every day because it's going to be something I love - it saves time and money and routine makes me feel safe & happy! LOL

Yep, I eat one or two eggs over easy with one or two pieces of toast and oatmeal with brown sugar for breakfast almost everyday for the past 2 months. Before that it was an egg over easy on an english muffin with turkey bacon and pepperjack. Then it was salmon and pepper jack on an english muffin, then almond butter on an english muffin with a tiny bit of honey.

I pretty much slide into something different every two months.

I am the same way...It's kind of nice to know I am not the only one. :happy: I have friends on here who comment on it (not in a bad way though) & it just works for me. My only concern is since I eat the same thing for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks does the body adjust to that somehow - It is better to mix it up some? I have not had a whole lot of success with my weight loss & sometimes wonder if that could be PART of the problem. :ohwell: Just a thought.

ETA: I am so glad that the OP started this topic b/c I have been wondering if I am weird b/c of the way I eat (I am VERY picky). I never thought about asking on the forums about this. Thanks for doing so!!:flowerforyou:

EATA: I just saw the two posts behind mine & I guess that answers my question about it stalling my weight loss b/c they BOTH have had significant losses!! Congrats to you both!!

I have a list of meals that I really love, and I choose from them. It's not crazy to know what you like and what works for you. If you're not bored with your menu, then chow down

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.