What did you eat?

Hi, so I'm just curious as to what you guys have been eating to help you lose weight? I've been sticking to fruit smoothies and brown rice for the past week and don't really see much of a difference....
So what has helped you guys?

I eat all the foods! You can look at my diary. What I eat now is what I ate to lose what I have to this point.

Ice cream. I ate ice cream last night and this morning I was down 0.5 lbs. I can only infer based on this data that ice cream leads to weight loss, and not that whole calorie deficit thing.


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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Hard boiled eggs, sharp cheddar, lots of veggies (roasted Brussels Sprouts, asparagus, broccoli), salads, chocolate dipped bananas with all natural peanut butter.

I ate 5 See's truffles last night, and still woke up this morning to see a new low weight! 6.5 lb lost now. I just eat less (smaller portions) and have added Shirataki noodles, alot more vegetables, and more fruit into my diet. I eat less bread now, but I still eat it.
Oh and I've been eating homemade cheesecake too You can lose weight eating whatever you want, as long as it fits your calorie and macro goals. Though I must admit I usually go over on carbs and under on protein.

Basically the same things I always ate, just less of them.

If I had to eat just brown rice and smoothies I would stay fat.

Instead I ate everything I always did before... chicken, steak, fish, veggies, fruit, lots and lots of ice cream, cookies, cakes.

What everyone else said. Stuff I normally eat, just less (verified by weighing all my foods). Oh, I did opt to try the "35 calorie slice" bread for my occasional sandwiches, and fat-free Greek yogurt for some "healthier" substitutes to white bread and mayo and high cal dressings. Other than that, same types of foods and keep it at my moderate calorie deficit.

Cardboard, styrofoam packing peanuts, and sunlight. I can barely walk, and my vision is starting to fade away, but I lost 6 lbs. :-)

Your ticker says you lost 26 lbs already. What did you eat to lose that?

My diary is open.

The truth is you can eat anything and as long as you burn 3500 calories, you're going to lose 1 lb. of fat. It's much healthier to eat balanced meals though. MFP does a good job of setting your macros at appropriate amounts to ensure that your calories are being filled up with healthy foods.

Many typical meals/snacks of mine often include:

Dannon - Light N Fit yogurt (strawberry cheesecake is my fav!)
South Beach Diet - Good to Go bars (dark chocolate is my fav since it only has 6 g of sugar)
Salads (I usually put fish, olives, and grape tomatoes on my salads. The only dressing I ever use is Delallo 100% lemon juice. Some dressings (often store bought) can really make a salad unhealthy.)

Hi, so I'm just curious as to what you guys have been eating to help you lose weight? I've been sticking to fruit smoothies and brown rice for the past week and don't really see much of a difference....
So what has helped you guys?

eating actual food

Sometimes I have yogurt oooor Talenti oooor pizza. Sometimes tacos. Anything that helps me meet my macro/micro goes for health and things

I eat the same foods but less of it.

Same here, going ok.

Diary is open and I'm losing 1 pound a week (which is what I want to be losing).

I should point out that diary's goal (2200) is my approximate maintenance, not my calorie goal for weight loss. I aim for 1700-1800 cals, but anything below 2201 is a win for me as far as I'm concerned.

My diary is open.

I can't actually remember what I ate before, but I eat quite a lot of salad with all sorts of things added (it's a convenient way to get protein), and loads of vegetables and fruit. I'm not into the drinking your food thing (other than wine, of course) or protein powders. I like food that started out as something I actually recognize.

Starchy foods like bread, pasta, and rice are easy for me to overeat and don't satisfy my hunger as well as protein, fat, and veggies, so now I limit myself to having these foods once a day and I measure them. I decided that things like crackers and chips were just not worth the calories, especially since they don't fill me up! If I'm going to have something high in calories like pizza, I consciously adjust what I'm eating the rest of the day to make it fit. I'm lucky enough that I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so those things usually aren't worth the calories to me either. On the rare occasion choose to eat dessert, I "make it fit". I've reduced the amount of alcohol I drink (again, usually not worth the calories, I'd rather have food!).
Here's a typical day for me:
Coffee with cream and sugar, some fruit and cheese, a lettuce wrap with turkey breast and a measured amount of dressing, raw veggies and dip, a handful of nuts, rice, chicken or beef, veggies, and sauce. Water throughout the day. On days that I exercise, I eat 2 eggs with a little fat beforehand. If I'm especially hungry (workout days!) I have more fruit and another serving of cheese or nuts.

It surprises me that so many people say they eat "whatever they want". Even though it's technically true that you can make anything fit into your calories, I personally wouldn't be able to eat "whatever I want". For me, if I want chips, I'm eating the entire bag and hating myself. If I have an appropriate serving of starches multiple times a day, I might stay under my calories, but I'll be starving and once again, hating my life! In my experience, having fewer starchy foods and more protein and fat helps me reach my calorie without being hungry.