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Meal plan or no?

mujocujo
mujocujo Posts: 1
edited February 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey,

Just been thinking about whether or not I should get on a meal plan. I know that if I did I'd know what to eat and following it wouldn't be a problem. But, I just feel like its a 'cheat' way to lose weight, or just achieve goals in general. Personally, I feel that losing weight, gaining muscle or just fitness in general is something that I should 'learn' about without any 'loopholes' should I say.

Just been thinking about it. What does everyone else think?

Cheers

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  • SharonNehring
    SharonNehring Posts: 535 Member
    Plans like Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig are helpful for some folks. I feel these programs do not help you learn how to eat properly, correct portion sizes, how to handle special occasions etc. I say if you do one, be sure to put in the effort to learning proper diet or you'll easily regain when you go off it.
  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    I agree. Part of this health and fitness journey is learning how to make this a permanent lifestyle. Learning how to plan meals for yourself is the biggest part of the puzzle. The biggest rule I stick to is eat foods with 1 ingredient (whole foods such as chicken breast, salmon, fruits, veggies, nuts, etc). This is a very good way to learn to eat intuitively.

    Meal plans can be helpful in the short term, but they don't really teach you much.

    Allan
  • malditaka
    malditaka Posts: 2
    I didn't do a meal plan but I joined WeightWatchers and went to meetings. They gave me tips and were a big support system. That's how I learned to live a healthier lifestyle. I lost 50 pounds while on WW and juggled maybe 5 or 10 pounds on and off. Since then, I've just been using MFP and what I learned from WW. I've lost 15 lbs in 6 weeks so far since I've been logging my meals with MFP.
  • HardyGirl4Ever
    HardyGirl4Ever Posts: 1,017 Member
    I've done many meal plans. I recently learned that I cannot, because personally, I go broke. The problem with the ones I've had are that they have different meals every day, so it's a lot more food to buy, and then it's too expensive for me to keep up with.
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