Do you guys eat the same thing everyday?

Most the time I try to make one meal oatmeal because it keeps me full longer and its really healthy. Other than that I try to be healthy but have variety.

Nope! But I tend to look food up before I consume it if I don't have any clue how many calories are in it.

I take low calorie items and whip up random low calorie meals with those items. There are meals I make a lot bc they are easy and quick but I try to add in variety as I go.

I hate eating the same thing every day but it's really the only way I can ensure I don't cheat. I reckon there are people out there who have the time to really research and cook up different healthy recipes but unfortunately with my very busy work schedule and long commute to work I don't have time to do that :0(

I stock my pantry and fridge with the same type of food which I know are in my calorie intake for the day - getting into the habit of knowing what I'm going to eat makes it easy to stick with it. Every once in a while I change it up though. For example, one week chicken the next veggie patty, et.

Not EXACTLY the same, but the same as far as portions. Breakfast is usually 1/4 cup dry oatmeal with cinnamon and flaxseed and blueberries and then 3 eggwhites + 1 whole egg scrambled with veggies and I vary the veggies. Lunch is 1/2 cup cooked brown rice and then whatever meat is leftover from the night before + a low sodium v-8 and another veggie. Snack is a protein bar and dinner varies, but I usually don't have carbs at night. I have found that I HAVE to plan ahead in order to be successful. Otherwise, it becomes a "eat whatever" day. THAT rarely ends well...

I am never surprised by how many calories are in something I prepare at home because I take AGES to shop as I read every single label & compare things. However if I happen to eat out I can be HORRIFIED when logging food later! :noway:

I do tend to eat some things the same just because I love them. But can only eat the same thing for a few months b4 I MUST have variety! Like I used to have eggs & toast for breakfast every day ('cause I'm diabetic and my nutritionists have always recommended protein for breakfast - especially eggs). After 2-3 months I got sick of that and switched to oatmeal. Which I change up just a little by sometimes using honey, sometimes brown sugar. Sometimes add almonds and/or blueberries. There's enough variety there to not make it boring. Same thing with lunch, supper & snacks. There are certain things that I just love and tend to buy a lot - but I keep rotating them in & out every month or so.

I think having the phone app is very helpful, If I am not home I can use that app and help me to make better decisions!!!! Do seem to eat alot of the same over and over though!!!!

I usually eat the same couple of things...just rotate the meals, especially for breakfast and snacks

I usually only eat about 2 or 3 different things for breakfast and lunch Monday to Friday so I know pretty much what calories/food groups are going to be consumed in advance. Supper I have different things all the time and I experiement a little at the weekends when I have more time to figure everything out!

I tend to eat a lot of the same things; I just move them around and add different (low fat/low cal) condiments to spice them up. I find that I have about 4 staples for breakfast that I rotate through. It's also helpful to have stuff prepped the day before or frozen so that you can put meals together quickly and easily.

If you find that you're going over daily and very surprised by what you're eating/the calorie amount, why don't you try to plan out a few days ahead of time? Even if you don't end up eating exactly what you've planned, it will give you an idea as to how much you can eat and still remain within your caloric goal. Another thing I've started doing is that any time friends make plans to go out, I try to look up the restaurant we're going to ahead of time, see what's healthy on the menu. That way once I'm there, I already know what is a good choice vs unhealthy choice, and it makes it easier to avoid temptation if you see the numbers and have the knowledge.

Finally, try putting together a few days by breaking down your calories into meals. For instance, if you're eating 1300 cals/day, breakfast would be 350, lunch would be 350, dinner would be 350, and then you've got 250 to either tack onto a couple of meals, or spread out as a few snacks. You'd be amazed by how MUCH you can actually eat if you choose dense, low calorie whole foods like veggies and fruits, stay away from processed carbs, and choose lean sources of protein (chicken, fish, greek yogurt, eggs, beans, tofu)...

you'll get the hang of it girl, just keep up the great work!

Like for dinner I had grilled chicken, mashed potatoes & a TON of veggies. Seems healthy, right? But it still came out to over six hundred calories. Even when I try to make things at home & have them be healthy, I feel like I'm failing. :sad:

Over 600? Was it the potatoes? You could try sweet potatoes instead to cut the calories down.

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I'm a substitute teachers aid, and so I always pack the same thing for lunch.. Turkey or Roast beef sandwich on wholegrain bread, oranges, and water. For breakfast its always either a bagel thin or eggs and toast.. dinner is whatever I feel like at the time. I'm one that hates change, so anything too major of a shock would prob. kill me(ha ha).

I log all my food for the coming day in the morning before work. Keeps me more accountable without a chance to 'make it up as I go'...sometimes I might vary but not much. I never eat out and my food diary is pretty boring. Pretty much the same thing everyday but it works for me. I have to keep it strict or I fall off.

Like for dinner I had grilled chicken, mashed potatoes & a TON of veggies. Seems healthy, right? But it still came out to over six hundred calories. Even when I try to make things at home & have them be healthy, I feel like I'm failing. :sad:

Well if you talk to a dietician/nutritionist (as I have many times) or even look it up on the web, you may be shocked what a "serving" is. A serving of meat is the size of a deck of cards. Mashed potatoes I believe is 1/2 cup. On veggies you can prolly go pretty wild - unless you have 'em the way I like 'em - with butter or cheese sauce, in which case you gotta measure out the proper amount. Restaurants in America give us such HUGE portions that we have no concept of what we really need. When I started eating TRUE portions a few weeks ago, I thought I'd starve. Turns out that it's not an issue 'cause I eat every 3 hours anyway. :happy: