Wondering about people who eat the same foods

It's actually been proven that eating the same foods everyday can be helpful to weight loss because it takes away the temptation to over eat when offered lots of choices. That said you have to make those repetitive foods good nutritional choices in order to get the nutrients you need.

I eat almost the exact same basic meals for breakfast and lunch every day.

Breakfast - 6 egg whites, one whole egg, one piece of toast with sugar-free jelly

Lunch - 1 cup whole grain pasta or brown rice, 4-6 oz lean protein, 1-2 cups vegetables


To change it up, I add in different spices such as red pepper flakes, garlic, etc. to make the meals seem different week to week and day to day. Also, I vary the types of fats I get such as adding sesame oil to my lunch to make it seem more like Chinese food.

Dinner changes day to day since my wife and I split the cooking duties but it always has vegetables and lean protein.

It's my world. Welcome to it. Most of my days are pretty much the same. PB sandwich first thing, oatmeal next, sammie with turkey next. No variation til dinner and I try to design dinners that are close macro wise. I prelog everything so I know what to expect. Then when I get a bit hungry (like I did this morning) I know if I have room for a little snack and can stay within my allotment. I know where and how I can treat myself (can I splurge on the hot fudge sundae at McD's or will an ice cream cone suffice).

Having boring taste buds helps immensely. Slow and steady may win the raise, but dull and boring never hurt either.

i am so sick of brown rice it isn't even funny -_-

M-F 6am-4pm is usually the same thing everyday if I went to the store and prepared my foods. Dinner is always different. I do it for convenience.

I prep most of my food for the week in advance. My breakfast and snacks are pretty much the same every week day. It's really easy way for me to know what I'm going to be eating without having to rely on MFP to calculate the numbers for me, since I know them all.

I eat almost the exact same basic meals for breakfast and lunch every day.

Breakfast - 6 egg whites, one whole egg, one piece of toast with sugar-free jelly

Lunch - 1 cup whole grain pasta or brown rice, 4-6 oz lean protein, 1-2 cups vegetables

^^that's a good idea. You can at least swap out your fruits, veggies and proteins to make sure you maintain balance and variety to get all of your nutrients, and then you have dinner to play with.
I almost always eat the same breakfast, but my lunches and dinners vary.

I do fairly often, at least for breakfast and lunch. Earlier this week was all banana's and almond milk for breakfast. I does make it easier to track. Not as much hunting and searching for accurate calorie counts

Agreed. I batch cook lunches, and so I just freeze it in portions and then heat one up each day. Some people hate eating the same thing and get bored. I also tend to go out to eat with friends a few times a week, so I don't always have the same thing for dinner or on the weekends. Plus, eating mostly the same thing every day means that I have a pretty good idea of how many will be left for dinner on a given night when I'm going out, and I can try to plan ahead for it.

Because I do not like preparing food, I eat practically the same thing. I change up on the weekends. I prepare my food, put them in baggies and pop in freezer. I even order practically the same thing when I eat out.

Pretty much I eat the same thing for breakfast, snack, lunch. Dinner is always a little different.

I end up eating the same kinds of foods most of the time simply because it's what I keep buying at the store. I buy what fits my budget and gets me the greatest nutritional value for my buck. That basically ends up being chicken, eggs, whole grain products, fruits and veggies, greek yogurt, and a couple treats like ice cream.

I basically always have eggs or oatmeal for my breakfast foods. Dinners almost always involve chicken cooked one way or another. Snacks are greek yogurt, fruit, or some kind of treat.

I wouldn't necessarily say it makes it easier to lose weight but it does make it pretty easy to put meals together

I wonder if sticking to the same foods every day might lead to nutritional deficiencies. I think you'd want to make sure you were getting all the vitamins and minerals you need. Personally, I couldn't survive on the same thing every day. I love variety and would go nuts not getting to have anything different.

I've eaten the same thing (cooked differently sometimes, but the same foods) every day for 6 weeks... down 12 lbs. I prep and portion all of my food on Sunday and then I can just grab and go all week.:

Breakfast: 1 packet of oatmeal; 4 egg whites
Snack 1: 2 oz ground turkey and 20 almonds
Lunch: 4 oz chicken breast; .5 cup rice; .5 cup vegetables (I eat most of this at lunch time and save a small amount to eat before I head out to the gym after work)
Snack 2: Light Greek Yogurt
Post Workout: Protein Shake
Dinner: 5 oz chicken breast; 1 cup vegetables

Sometimes I'll throw in a sugar free candy or a multi grain cracker when I just can't stand the monotony, but then I get on the scale, see the results, and that's usually enough to get me back on track.

I eat the exact same thing every day for breakfast and lunch, and it's absolutely because I don't want to take the time to search for new foods in the database. I'm just busy at work and don't have time for all that.

I chose regular meals that I can make small changes to so that I can have a little variety while getting the right amounts of what I need from it. Feels easier to me too because I also pick simple to make meals that I could even work out while cooking and then eat when I am done.