Do you eat the same things everyday to stay on track?

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  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I try to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch during the work week. Dinners are not the same thing every night but there is usually some pattern of similarities from week to week. Weekends are not as strictly planned. I like to have a late morning breakfast brunch that takes me through to dinner.
  • shayyyface
    shayyyface Posts: 66
    certain foods that i love i eat everyday/almost every day like yogurt and granola bars and oatmeal. and my meals never look that different but i have to switch it up week to week.
  • TravelDog14
    TravelDog14 Posts: 317 Member
    I do eat a lot of the same things, but not necessarily to stay on track, it's more about what is easy to stick in my work lunch box that I can graze on during the day.
    I'm in a car most of the time with no access to a microwave or other way to heat up a meal so I have grab and go (hopefully healthy) things to eat over the course of my shift.
    Also, before I started MFP, I pretty much ate the same stuff everyday, just way too much of it and too many cookies and cakes.
  • isitsororo
    isitsororo Posts: 116
    Absolutely not. I'd be unhappy and bored. I can stick to my goal just fine.
  • ermahgerdkate
    ermahgerdkate Posts: 14 Member
    For the most part, I do. I am in a college cafeteria, and doing keto whilst on it, so my options are pretty slim to begin with. I guess the more accurate way to answer this questions is to say that I have a list of what's okay to eat while I'm there (about 5-10 different meal options) that I shuffle three times a day, seven days a week. Sometimes if I want to change things up, I'll go to a restaurant or something, but even there I only have so many options.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I eat the same thing for breakfast most days (milk and cereal and fruit). I also tend to eat the same thing for lunch - but it's a variety of the same thing - a sandwich with meat and cheese. Dinners and snacks I vary. If I had to think of what to eat at every meal I'd get confused and then I tend to under eat.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I do best when I stick to a limited menu of meals whose calorie content is known. There have been studies demonstrating that people eat more when offered a variety of choices. People naturally want to sample new things and they lose track of the calories. Think of how you behave at a cocktail reception with really good appetizers and servers presenting trays to you every five minutes. It's hard to resist.

    So long as your basic small repertoire of meals is healthy, there's no reason to worry. For centuries, people ate the same limited meals and did well. I also take a multivitamin every day, just in case.
  • mommyrox05
    mommyrox05 Posts: 238
    I do a LOT of the same thing. I usually eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch...and then do something diffrent for dinner every night.
  • lbesaw
    lbesaw Posts: 267 Member
    I did at the beginning. I had a "go to" list of 2-3 options for each meal. Once I got on track I started introducing different things and mixed it up a bit. Good luck!
  • puddy29
    puddy29 Posts: 77
    yes i pretty much eat the same thing but i switch up the friut and the protein but make sure it the same portion size. Like someone else said it's easier for not have to think about what i going to eat this way there is no chance i would make a bad food choice trying to decide at the last minute.
  • Helen_Luvnlife
    Helen_Luvnlife Posts: 230 Member
    I like to eat a variety. This is less boring and gives a wider variety of nutrients. If you need some menu ideas go to everyday heath meal planner. Its a great tool
  • summerfool
    summerfool Posts: 72 Member
    I'm a creature of habit and tend to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch. I generally make 3-4 different meals for dinner in a two week span which leaves lots of leftovers that I then rotate. I don't tend to get bored of eating the same thing and if that happens it's usually six months after eating the same thing and then I mix it up for a few weeks and then go back to the same old thing.
  • csuhar
    csuhar Posts: 779 Member
    I use Mon-Fri menus, for sake of time and also b/c it relieves me of having to figure out what to eat for lunch/dinner during the week (both for myself and for family). So, I generally eat the same thing for lunch during the week and it's something I prepare and then freeze on Sunday. Dinner is diff every night, but the menu is planned out on Sunday. My snacks generally don't vary too much during the week. Sat/Sun, since I am not as pressed for time, are more flexible and I don't plan ahead (unless I have brunch/dinner plans).

    I'm basically in the same boat. For convenience sake (and also in the name of keeping costs down), I usually prepare a breakfast, lunch, and snack recipe on Sunday and usually agument them with the same snacks, too. Most recipes seem to be for 4 people, so it's close to having one serving per day. Then, the only meal that's left to prepare is dinner. I do it because I don't really have the time during the day to prepare them each day and going out to eat usually isn't beneficial to my schedule. But they do have the added benefit of being able to copy the previous day's menu for Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack entries.
  • tmpeter32
    tmpeter32 Posts: 1
    I try to eat the same stuff during the week! I normally eat a larger breakfast on the weekends. Scrambled eggs or pancakes is always a yummy treat on the weekend.

    I'm still trying to find out what's best for me to eat and try to keep me full the longest!
  • dan_IRL
    dan_IRL Posts: 204 Member
    I'm trying to get into a routine like this. Take the potential for making a bad decision out of the equation. Put together a list of go to breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack idea.s

    I pack my lunch most days but some days I go out with the gang for lunch. I put together a small list of go to restaurants and go to meals at each one of those restaurants. So when I walk into the place, I don't have the temptation of getting the 2lb burrito or the mile high pastrami sandwich.
  • reteed
    reteed Posts: 22 Member
    I have a 28 day menu plan loaded onto MFP so that I can log Day 1 breakfast, Day 1 lunch, Day 1 snack, Day 1 dinner and I usually log my food the night before. I go to the grocery store with a list of items needed for the next 7 days meals. If we happen to go out for dinner with friends, I check my meal for dinner and make adjustments. (I know what I'm going to order before I even get to the restaurant.) If I'm over in calories, I adjust the other meals throughout the day and I might not get a snack that day or I might do without my serving of carrots at lunch. For example, if you look at my diary for today, I am using my day 3 meal plan. However, this morning I had scrambled eggs so I deleted my day 3 breakfast and inserted my day 5 dinner (tacos), then deleted the tortillas I would have normally used for tacos and inserted scrambled eggs. This afternoon I plan on going to the gym to burn my extra calories and lift some weights. All will be well in the world at that time! Tonight after dinner after I close everything down, I will log my day 4 breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner and will be ready for tomorrow. Good luck and have fun! :happy:
  • jadelyndsey
    jadelyndsey Posts: 150 Member
    Do you eat the same things everday while trying to lose weight or do you change it up? I think part of my 'not being able to stay on plan' is because there are SO many food choices and I get overwhelmed. I know it's not ideal for long term (boredom) but I think I might try making a week or two meal plan and just have the same things everyday. Might allow me to stick to my calorie goal better without impluse choices ...

    The first time I did this, I lost 30lbs over about a year and had an extremely varied diet.

    This time around, for easiness and for the fact that I know it will help, I have a couple lunches that I know the exact calories/content of and a couple of dinners of which I rigidly stick to, just so that I know where I am in the day. I'm going to the pictures tomorrow with my boyfriend though and I think our plan is to get something to eat out, uh oh! :P
  • brittyboo07
    brittyboo07 Posts: 109 Member
    No I like to mix it up a bit.

    The only thing that might really be a repeat are my snacks.

    Laughing cow cheese is a snack staple for me! I usually mix up what I put it on. Like right now I am using the cracked pepper triscits and when they are gone I will switch to something different.

    I am also doing no carbs (bread, pasta ...) after lunch so my afternoon snack is typically always apples and something to go with it. Next week I'm planning on boiled eggs as a snack staple.

    I guess I tend to try and use things up so thats why i have the same thing for the whole week. Give it a try and see if it is something that works for you! Good Luck!
  • Bikini_Beast
    Bikini_Beast Posts: 33
    I eat the same things because I'm way to lazy to plan variety for myself and the food I eat gets the job done.
  • Apazman
    Apazman Posts: 494 Member
    On Sunday I shop for the following:
    Onions
    Broccoli
    orange Bell peppers
    Chicken breast
    beef for stir fry
    Yakisoba noodles
    rice
    canned tuna
    whole wheat bread
    eggs
    ground beef and ragu pasta sauce

    I chop and prep all my food, you can see pic in my profile.
    Then Pre make some tuna, Mayo w/olive oil and sweet relish
    then pre make my ground beef and ragu sauce
    put them all in containers

    When I get home I have a choice of what to eat:
    -- Tuna-fish sandwhich and tomato soup
    -- Sitr fry chicken and rice
    -- stir fry beef and noodles
    -- Spaghetti if I want some more calories

    Now you don't have to do it this way, it just works for me. The idea is just to HAVE FOOD AT HOME TO BE COOKED AND READY TO EAT IN UNDER 8 MINS. NO GOING OUT TO EAT!

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