is this ok?

pink0lily
pink0lily Posts: 36
in Health and Weight Loss
is it ok if i eat the same thing for dinner every night? i eat 4 ounce chicken breast with 1/2 cup brown rice and 1 cup of onions and peppers? i LOVE this meal..but i dont know if i should mix it up or not

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  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    I say, if it feels good, do it. But I hope you're getting some variety at your other meals!
  • LiziAB
    LiziAB Posts: 55
    I usually have the same breakfast. It is ok unless you get really sick of it.
  • LindseyAlyssa
    LindseyAlyssa Posts: 156
    As long as you are getting enough nutrients there isn't a problem. Especially if you like it!
  • never124get
    never124get Posts: 163
    As long as you aren't getting bored lol personally I like to mix up what I eat (ground turkey, fish, chicken...) but I'm not exactly sure it will effect anything. Most every day for lunch the past two weeks I've been eating soup salad and like 4 crackers and I've still met my nutritional goals.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I say, if it feels good, do it. But I hope you're getting some variety at your other meals!

    ^^basically this
  • Snackman88
    Snackman88 Posts: 36 Member
    Do what works best for you
  • Sunka1
    Sunka1 Posts: 217 Member
    I agree that it is fine but as long as somewhere in your day you get your leafy green veggies. I repeat meals quite often but I never go a day without some green leafy veggies (kale, spinach, collards or even mixed greens)
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    The universe will end if you eat this meal more than 200 days in a row.
  • pselders1
    pselders1 Posts: 18 Member
    I am just a newby here but I would think as long as your keeping your calorie goal and doing plenty of exercise you should be fine. I would just be scared that it would get boring and tempt me to fall back on old comfort food.
  • Shabadu
    Shabadu Posts: 211
    Eating the exact same thing, at the exact same time every day, is absolute GOLD for your metabolism.
    Of course, normal nutrition rules apply.
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 638 Member
    Nope that sounds good, you may get bored with it but I think you will see results with that as long as the rest of your meals are balanced. :)
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    That sounds ok...pretty balanced and healthy. As long as you're not bored. (I would be, but that's me not you)...I say go for it!
  • pink0lily
    pink0lily Posts: 36
    well thanks yall...ive been eating this meal everyday for a month...not sick of it yet lol
  • RyanWilson1993
    RyanWilson1993 Posts: 409 Member
    Yes but man that could get boring!
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    that sounds yummy. If your willing to eat it everyday go for it!
  • Tecia1970
    Tecia1970 Posts: 94 Member
    As long as you aren't getting bored with it, go for it!
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Eating the exact same thing, at the exact same time every day, is absolute GOLD for your metabolism.
    Of course, normal nutrition rules apply.

    Hmmm, can you explain what you mean?
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    Eating the exact same thing, at the exact same time every day, is absolute GOLD for your metabolism.
    Of course, normal nutrition rules apply.

    Hmmm, can you explain what you mean?

    yes, do tell.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I rotate between two different lunches throughout the week. Hell, some days I eat the same thing for lunch and dinner. Just depends on what I'm craving.

    Do whatever works for you.
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    Eating the exact same thing, at the exact same time every day, is absolute GOLD for your metabolism.
    Of course, normal nutrition rules apply.

    thats-gold-jerry_zps0479f50b.png

    But seriously, please explain!
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    I only eat like three different foods/recipes on a regular basis. If you're getting proper nutrition and you like to eat the same thing every night there's no problem.
  • DaniAni19
    DaniAni19 Posts: 91 Member
    I make a batch of a main course (protein) each week and portion it out in food storage containers. I'm Vegetarian, so it's mostly a bean and vegetable combination. After eating this meal for dinner every evening, I actually look forward to it. What I have found keeps things interesting is having a different steamed vegetable along with it or a low calorie salad.
  • Shabadu
    Shabadu Posts: 211
    Eating the exact same thing, at the exact same time every day, is absolute GOLD for your metabolism.
    Of course, normal nutrition rules apply.

    Hmmm, can you explain what you mean?

    yes, do tell.

    I have had a lot of replies asking what I mean.

    When I was 22ish, I lost over 100lbs in about 4 months by doing exactly this.
    I would eat the same breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner every day, at the same time every day.
    The gym trainer gave me the eating plan, and it was just over 1500 calories per day.

    Now that I am into my 30's, and heavier than I was back then, I asked the dietitian at work why this worked so effectively.

    She said that the 5 small meals each day helped my body to burn the calories, thinking of it like a fire. If you throw 5 small twigs on it, it burns them easily. However if you throw a big log on there, it smothers the fire. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. The other thing she said is that eating the same thing every single day means your body knows what it has to do, and when. It boosts metabolism as your body is conditioned to accept the exact same amount of energy in the same form at the same time each day, and can burn it so easily.

    I am by no means an expert, but it makes sense to me, and it worked.
    By the end of 4 months I was so tired of the same old crap that I went off healthy eating completely, however I still managed to keep the weight off for over 3 years. (I gained it all back after a messy breakup but lets not go there)

    Anyway, I hope that explains some, perhaps use google for more information as I said I'm certainly no expert.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Eating the exact same thing, at the exact same time every day, is absolute GOLD for your metabolism.
    Of course, normal nutrition rules apply.

    Hmmm, can you explain what you mean?

    yes, do tell.

    I have had a lot of replies asking what I mean.

    When I was 22ish, I lost over 100lbs in about 4 months by doing exactly this.
    I would eat the same breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner every day, at the same time every day.
    The gym trainer gave me the eating plan, and it was just over 1500 calories per day.

    Now that I am into my 30's, and heavier than I was back then, I asked the dietitian at work why this worked so effectively.

    She said that the 5 small meals each day helped my body to burn the calories, thinking of it like a fire. If you throw 5 small twigs on it, it burns them easily. However if you throw a big log on there, it smothers the fire. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. The other thing she said is that eating the same thing every single day means your body knows what it has to do, and when. It boosts metabolism as your body is conditioned to accept the exact same amount of energy in the same form at the same time each day, and can burn it so easily.

    I am by no means an expert, but it makes sense to me, and it worked.
    By the end of 4 months I was so tired of the same old crap that I went off healthy eating completely, however I still managed to keep the weight off for over 3 years. (I gained it all back after a messy breakup but lets not go there)

    Anyway, I hope that explains some, perhaps use google for more information as I said I'm certainly no expert.

    Your trainer was misinformed regarding meal frequency and metabolism.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/820577-meal-frequency-rev-up-that-furnace-lol
  • Shabadu
    Shabadu Posts: 211
    Fair enough too. I'm not gonna argue with somebody who has done countless research activities.
    (However if we are getting technical, my trainer wasn't the one who mentioned meal frequency, or metabolism. He did however give me an eating plan over 10 years ago, which worked, by the way.)

    In which case, what must have worked for me was what I was originally speaking about, which was eating the same thing at the same time every day.

    Does that not work also? Or was my 100lbs loss in 4 months a fluke?

    All I know is what worked, and I explained what I meant, (answering a question asked by multiple people about what I meant)

    Do I recommend either approach? no. Do I say stay away from either approach? no.
    Do what you feel like doing, if it's working, enjoy it and keep going.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Fair enough too. I'm not gonna argue with somebody who has done countless research activities.
    (However if we are getting technical, my trainer wasn't the one who mentioned meal frequency, or metabolism. He did however give me an eating plan over 10 years ago, which worked, by the way.)

    In which case, what must have worked for me was what I was originally speaking about, which was eating the same thing at the same time every day.

    Does that not work also? Or was my 100lbs loss in 4 months a fluke?

    All I know is what worked, and I explained what I meant, (answering a question asked by multiple people about what I meant)

    Do I recommend either approach? no. Do I say stay away from either approach? no.
    Do what you feel like doing, if it's working, enjoy it and keep going.

    No-one said it would not work - it's just not necessary - as the link with all those studies shows.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    You will hate it after a while
  • symonspatrick
    symonspatrick Posts: 213 Member
    I have been thinking about doing the same thing with pepperoni pizza just to see how many years it will take me to get sick of it.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    I've never heard that there was a metabolic effect, but there were some studies about the psychological role of variety in diet.

    Dietary Variety, Energy Regulation, and Obesity
    http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul1273325.pdf

    This is a more recent one at Cornell, but I don't have access to the full text:
    http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March12/FoodNumber.html

    And there was another one by Jane Connor in 1987, but I can't find that one (just newspaper articles about it).

    Here's one on maintenance:
    Amount of Food Group Variety Consumed in the Diet and Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance
    http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=kine_fac

    The tl;dr seems to be that people seem to eat more when confronted with a wider variety of tasty foods. Which seems about right to me.

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