Lazy Diet ideas

fryga
fryga Posts: 1 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
So I'm on a "Lazy Diet" for 2 weeks now, which amounts to eating frozen calorie counting meals (that I bought on sale at $2 a piece), and not exercising (I tried once 20 min. workout but got really hungry afterwards), so I only stick to 1,200 calories a day goal, and so far I lost 3 pounds. Now the lazy diet works for me cause I only keep track of one 1,200 calories goal, and the less effort, the easier it's for me to stick to it. Any success stories of similar effort? Any suggestions on inexpensive and quick low calorie meals that will keep me feeling fed for at least 3 hours?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,029 Member
    Losing weight is about calorie deficit. How one reaches that is approached many different ways, but you don't need to exercise or eat perfect to do it. Where it becomes a problem is when the "lazy diet" isn't your diet for life. That's when people start regaining because they found it too restrictive for them to continue for life.

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  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    You can eat what you like as long as you are eating at a calorie deficit, so your 'lazy diet' is clearly working for you so well done. I would suggest incorporating fresh foods and veg at some point if you can, purely because your body likes food like that! :) Good luck!
  • Nanogg55
    Nanogg55 Posts: 275 Member
    It's all about "calories in vs. calories out". If you want your weight loss to be sustainable you need to find a method of eating that you can keep up indefinitely. Over long term you need a plan that will give you the proper amount of calories, proteins, fats, carbs, vitamins, etc. to sustain a healthy lifestyle and that will equal or be less than the total calorie burn you need for a day. (The amount depends on if you are maintaining or losing). I tend to eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch most days and focus on lean protein and lots of roasted veggies for dinner. But that is what works for me. Pick something that will keep you satisfied and not too likely to break out in binges. An occasional binge is not the devil BTW. Just remember to track EVERYTHING you consume.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,304 Member
    If you exercise and feel hungry afterwards, that's ok - just eat something.

    MFP is designed for you to eat back ( at least most) of your exercise calories.

  • bloody88
    bloody88 Posts: 120 Member
    edited September 2015
    I eat milk with cereal for breakfast and dinner.
    So that leaves me to decide only about one meal and the extras as i call them. Extras are usually one ir two of the following: a fruit, some ice tea if i go out, eggs after working out and stuff like that.
    As for thay one meal, i find baked chicken breast trimmed from any fat on it with yogurt, flat fresh beans and tomato to satisfy me and to not let me hungry.
    Also it requires like 5min to prepare plus like 1h for the chicken to get baked.
    If i were you, i'd find 2-3 meals with lean protein and vegies and i would eat the one or the other depending on my mood to fill the "main"meal day.
  • Werk2Eat
    Werk2Eat Posts: 114 Member
    I will admit, I go off the wagon and yoyo every 2-3 years. I alway reach my goal weight, its just hard to stay there, lol. Those $2 diet frozen dinners work very well for me. I used, and still use them as a base. I will grill some bonless, skinless chicken breasts and vacuum pack them to add to one of those frozen dinners so they are more filling and only add an extra 100-150 calories for a 4 ounce portion. I do these with cheap cuts of beef on sale and portion them and freeze them aswell to add to the frozen dinners. I also add a small bowl of frozen veggies like broccoli or carrots to eat with the meals. Most of the meals end up being less then 500 calories and are very filling. I always skip either breakfast or lunch or both and i never go to bed hungry and have no problem eating 1200-1500 calories per day. If i exercise i purposely eat back atleast half of what i burn extra.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i would hate feeling like i have to eat frozen meals for the rest of my life.

    but if it works for you and you can maintain it long term.....
  • Werk2Eat
    Werk2Eat Posts: 114 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    i would hate feeling like i have to eat frozen meals for the rest of my life.

    but if it works for you and you can maintain it long term.....

    It would suck for someone who cant cook. And had to eat out or eat frozen meals. But some of those frozen meals are really tasty for being low calorie. And adding a healthy small portion of protien (meat) to these frozen meals works wonders.

    One of my favorite frozen meals is the mac N cheese. You get a big portion and only 300 calories. If i tried to make it from scratch that same portion would be 500-700 calories. I brown and drain 4 ounces of hamburger and add it to the mac N cheese along with some chili powder, onion powder, and cumin and its the best tex mex hamburger mac N cheese ever, and only 470 calories total.

  • Lil_lifter
    Lil_lifter Posts: 18 Member
    Bung 5 or more trimmed chicken fillets in the oven on sunday evening, season and add a couple of spritzes Frylight. Bake for 20-25 mins (depending on thickness) - You've a big load of chicken to use for the week. Saves you chopping and frying every single time (the effort). You can shred it and add to salads, pittas, wraps etc.
  • Lil_lifter
    Lil_lifter Posts: 18 Member
    Also -Invest in some pre-prepped egg white (e.g. Two Chicks brand) and use it to make frittatas. They are so easy to make, just fry up a load of leftover veg, add three whisked eggs + egg whites, fry for about 6-7 mins on medium heat then pop under the grill until it firms up. You can add a sprinkling of cheese on the top for flavour. You'd get about three lunches out of one, they're low cal, low carb, and full of veg.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Do you think you can sustain this for the next 10 years? Sure you might lose weight in the short term, but you won't have learned anything really useful that will help you to maintain a healthy weight for the rest of your life. Unless of course you intend to eat frozen meals every day for the rest of your life. Which is sort of sad.

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