1500cal diet consist of

Mine tends to be a bowl of fruit for breakfast (200-300 calories), chicken wrap or similar for lunch (around 600), some sort of meat and vegetables for dinner (anywhere between 300 and 600), then the rest in chocolate.

Though my days also vary from 1200 to 1900 depending on how much exercise I've done, but 1500-1600 is the norm.

I eat about 1500 a day and my diet is extremely varied. Today breakfast was coffee, strawberry yogurt with granola on top. Had a protein shake after exercise which I normally don't have. Lunch was leftovers- rice, teriyaki shrimp, carrots onion and spinach. I might have a snack later- maybe an apple and/or pretzels with a diet soda. Dinner will be some meat and vegetables, maybe including a small amount of starch as well like potatoes. I like to eat a few dark chocolate covered acai berries for a sweet bite after dinner. I also have 80 calorie ice cream bars that I can eat if I have room in the budget.

Today:

Breakfast: 113 grams of cottage cheese

Lunch: heading out with my boss. I'll be getting a Greek salad with shrimp which I'm estimating at 700 calories. Unfortunately the restaurant isn't a chain so I can't look it up. Depending on the looks of the salad I might bump it up to more.

Dinner: Italian sandwich on sourdough bread

That'll bring me close to 1,430, I have wiggle room for snacks.

Like others have said you can eat anything you want. I prefer protein-rich foods while I'm at my desk job so I don't have the urge to snack a ton.

Breakfast- Berries and coffee
Lunch- Pita with 6oz roasted chicken with mashed avocado
Dinner- Salad with italian dressing and salmon
Snack- TBD

Or, you know, pizza and wine. 1500 cals are you to use as you'd like!

Yeah, I think you are a little low for a male. I did that too when first starting. Now I’m ramping up my calorie intake because I have noticed my energy level dropped. But it doesn’t hurt to experiment a little to see what works for you. I don’t think it will hurt you short term, maybe a week, I just wouldn’t do it for months.
For me, I was overeating a bit and drinking to many sugary drinks, soda and juice. I cut the high cal drinks, switched to water and flavored water and cut down on my food portions. This drastically cut my calories, so now I am upping my calorie intake slowly and working on accurately logging my food and drinks.
Keep reading the forums here, I think you'll find the old timers, the ones that have allot of posts, give good advice. Good luck to you on your journey.

jamesPercy1985 wrote: »

Ok I know some think it's silly to ask how others keep to a 1500 cal diet but when your mostly having porridge , chicken with rice , chicken with broccoli, and potatoes it can get a little boring,

It's not silly, it's just that you're unlikely to find your way based on someone else's way. At least not with that broad of a question. Everyone is different, and since it doesn't strictly matter WHAT you eat or WHEN or broken into how many meals/snacks, you really do have to figure a lot of this on your own.

Like, you don't need to have mostly porridge and chicken. Why not have pizza? Or what do you like? Have steak. I used to have steak all the time on 1500. You have to learn what keeps you happy and full, and make it fit. Try pre-logging some things and making tweaks ahead of time. Like, how much steak would you eat? Now what's left in your budget for that meal, and what would you like to fit there? When you have a meal idea figured out, give it a try. How'd it work out? Did you stay full? If not, troubleshoot. Make sure you're getting lots of fat and protein to stay full. And if you want something like pizza, start looking around at menus for pizza that would fit in your calorie budget. Or look at frozen options and add some toppings and spices.

If you want recipes, SkinnyTaste is a good resource.

And up your calorie budget!! 1500 is unhealthy, and it's making this more difficult than it needs to be for you.

my diary is open but summer breakfast is a smoothie(fruit, juice, almond milk, protein powder) and coffee with cream and sugar, lunch is left overs from dinner so chicken and veggies, bbq cheese burgers, pasta salad etc...dinner see lunch.

Snacks typically yogurt and chocolate.

If I exercise...watch out...and I typically do.