What do you eat!!!
Ladybug_1794
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whats a list of thing you eat regularly to help you stay fit and healthy???
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Whatever I feel like that fits within my calorie alotment for the day...
Typical day for me:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and coffee with creamer
Lunch: Leftovers from previous nights dinner or if I don't have any, a frozen meal with a salad from the work cafeteria
Afternoon snack of another greek yogurt or a Kind Bar
Dinner is usually a protein (grilled chicken, pork tenderloin, salmon), a starch (rice or noodles), and a vegetable
After dinner - wine and maybe ice cream or some dark chocolate
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- Greek yogurt or cottage cheese with berries
- chicken breast (lots of chicken breast)
- ground turkey mixed with salsa - frozen in individual servings for grab & go ease
- frozen veggies - so easy to dump into a container of chicken for lunch at work
- whole eggs & egg white in a carton
- baby carrots - my go-to "OMG I MUST EAT ALL THE THINGS" snack
- Quest bars
- casein powder (makes a better mug muffin than whey and mixes nicely with yogurt)
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I eat a lot of vegetables - as it's getting to be Fall, I bake acorn squash and butternut squash and eat LOTS. No toppings needed. I eat spinach in my eggs in the morning, then have grilled chicken over a spinach salad. I try to keep both raw veggies for snacking and lots of easy-to-microwave frozen vegetables. I love the mixed vegetables, green beans, and carrots. Fruit is good too. I love bananas - either fresh or frozen.
Protein is the only thing that keeps me full - hamburgers, shrimp, tuna fish, chicken. But vegetables let me eat LOTS of food which I still think I "need". Not sure if it's just habit or what, but when I see that I can eat a FULL plate or two of food, I'm much happier. Fruit is a nice dessert.
Now, if I could just stop the late night snacking!0 -
breakfast - oatmeal with unrefined coconut oil
snack - celery sticks with almond butter or caramel almond sea salt kind bar
lunch - pouch of salmon with boiled egg with broccoli, carrots and tomatoes all with a lime squeezed over it
snack - almonds/walnuts and string cheese
dinner - protein and a veggie
and water, water and more water!0 -
Typical:
breakfast- overnight oats
mid morning snack- coffee with creamer
lunch- salad with tuna or beans (pescatarian)
dinner- rice, tons of veggies, and some sort of protein-- faux meat, real fish, etc.
late snack- weight watchers ice cream!
I also drink 100 oz of water each day and one bottle of flavored sparkling water0 -
Ladybug_1794 wrote: »whats a list of thing you eat regularly to help you stay fit and healthy???
My shopping list usually looks like this:
eggs
Greek yogurt
carrot sticks
whatever fresh fruits & veggies I find on sale
string cheese
coffee creamer
2% milk
coffee
whatever meat I find on sale
protein bars
maybe peanut butter if it's on sale
coffee
decaf tea bags (I like the rooibos red tea)
lunch meat - whatever strikes my fancy that week (and is on sale)
ice cream
whatever frozen veggies I find on sale
bread (when I'm cutting calories I go for sandwich thins, flatbreads, or pita pockets usually)
nuts of some kind (again, I like what's on sale)
maybe some hummus
iced tea or snapple
cat food (that's not for me)
My meals look like this:
Breakfast:
Greek yogurt or eggs and coffee with milk and creamer. I might add things like nuts, veggies, fruit, a slice of toast, etc.
Lunch:
a sandwich with an ounce of nuts, string cheese, and baby carrots on the side.
Afternoon snack:
protein bar usually with a bottle of iced tea, diet soda, or diet snapple.
Dinner:
Some kind of meat veggie combo. It really depends on what's in the fridge.
Evening snacks:
ice cream - one serving as weighed on a scale
string cheese, Greek yogurt, hummus & veggies, or nuts as my calories allow
a cup or two of decaf tea once my calories run out
Eat foods that you like in portion sizes that fit your goals.
Get plenty of fats & protein for healthy and satiety.
Get plenty of fruits & veggies for the micronutrients.
Fill in the rest of your calories with carbs, sweets, and treats as you see fit.
Personally, I think it's helpful to figure out your own meal plan. That way you can customize it to what you like best, you can eat when it works best with your schedule, and you'll be developing great habits that will help you once you reach your goals and transition to maintenance.
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Mostly fruits, veggies, whole grain breads and lean, white meats....tuna, tofu, occasional peanuts.0
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Breakfast: Chia pudding or instant breakfast with almond milk (I don't like dairy milk) during the week or eggs, bacon, and fruit on the weekend.
Lunch: Soup and greek yogurt or leftovers. I might add a fiber one bar if my soup is super low calorie or I want something sweet at the end.
Snacks: Coffee, water, tea. Deli meat slices, bowl of cereal with almond milk, yogurt, pretzels, nuts.
Dinner: Usually something homemade. I try to get protein and veggies in with each dinner and there's sometimes a grain of some sort whether it be pasta, rice, or bread.
Dessert: Ice cream bar or avocado chocolate pudding.
I also have beer almost every night and I go out to trivia night at a great tavern with the family once a week where we share a couple baskets of waffle fries and I try some craft beers. I just make sure I have a high protein meal, like bacon and eggs, before I go. I find I eat less fries that way.
This is all what currently works best for me though. It took me some time to figure all this out and it is still not perfect, but it is better than the past where I wasn't concerned with my eating habits.0 -
1/2 cup Light and Fit Vanilla yogurt - 55 calories
1/8 cup fresh blueberries - 9 calories
1/8 cup fresh red raspberries - 7 calories
YUM!! - 71 calories
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Food, glorious food.0
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Food, a bit of everything. Variety and moderation makes it all good and healthy. Sometimes I eat food substitutes but that doesn't make them unhealthy.
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Anything I want within calorie goals, however having said that I try to eat my fiber, choose more vegetables than meat on my plate, drink my water, avoid processed foods and control my snacking by planning portions ahead of time.
Favorite choices to keep me on the path are: chicken, tilapia, shrimp, salmon, lean ground turkey, farm fresh eggs, really good pasta (just 2 oz dry at a time), Fiber One Multigrain Bread, mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, avacados, carrots, garden and snap peas, green beans, fresh spinach, hearts of romaine, yellow vidalia onions, garbanzo beans, red potatoes, bing cherries, grapes, strawberries, lite string cheese (for compulsive food grabbing control), Vic's lite 1/2 salt popcorn for snacking. Good journey to you!0 -
I eat some food from every food group every day, and I like most foods. A list? You're going to regret that
Fresh/fridge: pomelo, apples, pears, oranges, melon, mango, pineapple, plums, passion fruit, lychee, pomegranate, apricots, physalis, loquats, longans, rambutan, grapes, lime, figs, mangostan, cherries, tangerines, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots, cucumber, rutabaga, kohlrabi, romanesco, romaine lettuce, onions, garlic, chili, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash (zucchini), peppers, artichokes, celeriac, celery, mushrooms, corn, parsnips, butternut squash, liver pate, salami, caviar, whole milk, yogurt, greek yoghurt, semi-hard cheese, cream cheese, brie, blue cheese, parmesan, butter, mayo, pickles, lime curd, eggs, smoked salmon, mackerel, trout and herring, pickled herring, cold cuts, oysters, shrimp.
Frozen: strawberries, blueberries, banana, green peas, green beans, mushrooms, spinach, edamame, pork chops, lamb chops, beef chops, minced beef and lamb, chicken thighs or wings, salmon filets, smoked trout, surimi, sliced bread, diced bacon.
Dry/tinned goods: crispbread, beans and lentils, passata, herring, mackerel, tuna, sardines, jasmine rice, arborio rice, barley, spaghetti, pasta shapes, rice noodles, polenta, semolina, oatmeal, millet, tapoica, cocoa, coffee, tea, sugar, salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, sauces, spices, lemon and lime juice, olive and sunflower oil, balsamic and apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, honey, maple syrup, sesame seeds, pine nuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, brazil nuts, peanuts, pistachios, peanut butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, almond butter, biscuits, beef jerky, dates, raisins, dried apricots, canned fruit, coconut milk, canned vegetables.0 -
kommodevaran wrote: »I eat some food from every food group every day, and I like most foods. A list? You're going to regret that
Fresh/fridge: pomelo, apples, pears, oranges, melon, mango, pineapple, plums, passion fruit, lychee, pomegranate, apricots, physalis, loquats, longans, rambutan, grapes, lime, figs, mangostan, cherries, tangerines, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, carrots, cucumber, rutabaga, kohlrabi, romanesco, romaine lettuce, onions, garlic, chili, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash (zucchini), peppers, artichokes, celeriac, celery, mushrooms, corn, parsnips, butternut squash, liver pate, salami, caviar, whole milk, yogurt, greek yoghurt, semi-hard cheese, cream cheese, brie, blue cheese, parmesan, butter, mayo, pickles, lime curd, eggs, smoked salmon, mackerel, trout and herring, pickled herring, cold cuts, oysters, shrimp.
Frozen: strawberries, blueberries, banana, green peas, green beans, mushrooms, spinach, edamame, pork chops, lamb chops, beef chops, minced beef and lamb, chicken thighs or wings, salmon filets, smoked trout, surimi, sliced bread, diced bacon.
Dry/tinned goods: crispbread, beans and lentils, passata, herring, mackerel, tuna, sardines, jasmine rice, arborio rice, barley, spaghetti, pasta shapes, rice noodles, polenta, semolina, oatmeal, millet, tapoica, cocoa, coffee, tea, sugar, salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, sauces, spices, lemon and lime juice, olive and sunflower oil, balsamic and apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, honey, maple syrup, sesame seeds, pine nuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts, brazil nuts, peanuts, pistachios, peanut butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, almond butter, biscuits, beef jerky, dates, raisins, dried apricots, canned fruit, coconut milk, canned vegetables.
Lol love this list. Gives me some options to try that I've never tried yet!
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So I see a lot of people drink coffee and Greek yogurt?? What does coffee do for you?0
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Ladybug_1794 wrote: »So I see a lot of people drink coffee and Greek yogurt?? What does coffee do for you?
Well, I think I eat yogurt, - and the Greek style is even thicker than the ordinary kind - usually mixed with nut butter or nuts and a sweetener.
Coffee (and tea) is hot, tasty and has no calories. So it provides warmth, taste, and no threat of weight gain
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Ladybug_1794 wrote: »So I see a lot of people drink coffee and Greek yogurt?? What does coffee do for you?
I drink coffee because I like it and it keeps me from being a terrible person first thing in the morning. Nothing to do with my weight loss.
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Ladybug_1794 wrote: »whats a list of thing you eat regularly to help you stay fit and healthy???
Protein, fruits, vegetables, grains, fats... I eat regular food.
I do try not to exceed the sodium goal by too much and prepare a lot of food at home.
Beans, lentils, beef, chicken, yogurt, pasta, rice, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, fruit, full fat cheese, broccoli, zucchini, ham, eggs, regular butter, whole wheat bread, peanut butter, popcorn, granola bars, chocolate, olives, pickles, soups/stews, oatmeal, water, unsweetened tea...0 -
B: eggs, low cal bread for toast w/ zero cal spray butter and ultra thin cheese slice, that way I can have my fav egg sandwich for breakfast w/o eating 600 calories. Or I have instant oatmeal.
L: Usually leftovers from dinner, but I also keep low cal soup in my desk at work. Chipolte is within walking distance and I go there once a week as long as I don't get sour cream or guac I stay under 600 cals.
D : I eat whatever I feel like cooking, just weigh it out and track it. Spaghetti, meatball subs, taco "chili", texmex ravioli. I just use ground turkey instead of beef, no cream sauces unless its fat free cream of mushroom soup, to make chicken.
S: Fruit, applesauce, fruit snacks, nuts, 100 cal packs, yogurt, fun size chocolate/candies, low fat ice cream bars, or reg ice cream now and then.
For me I have found that I try to find low cal options like w/ my breakfast, so that I can still enjoy my fav foods. But I don't restrict any particular food completely. Like I enjoy fried chicken strips from a local chain, I went on Saturday and got a snack combo. If I tried to eat only "diet" food I wouldn't be able to maintain this lifestyle and I'd never reach my goal of losing over 100lbs.0 -
My regulars include:
Oats
Grilled chicken
Spinach (in the form of a salad, with tomatoes, etc.)
Olive oil
Greek yogurt
Almonds
Sweet potatoes
Whey protein
Protein bars
Quinoa
Eggs
I eat most of those things a minimum of four times a week.0 -
diannethegeek wrote: »Ladybug_1794 wrote: »So I see a lot of people drink coffee and Greek yogurt?? What does coffee do for you?
I drink coffee because I like it and it keeps me from being a terrible person first thing in the morning. Nothing to do with my weight loss.
This.
OP - not every item you consume has to have a specific stand alone benefit. Some of them are just enjoyable and in the context of a primarily nutrient dense diet, you can eat or drink things that just taste good - like ice cream, coffee, wine....
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tons of veg, fruit, legumes, lentils, oats, potatoes and sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, lean sourced protein (I eat a lot of fish and chicken), eggs, almonds, avocados, the occasional pizza, sometimes brats, tasty hamburgers hot off my grill, red wine, vodka, a nice Scotch, and a good craft beer once in awhile.0
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Ladybug_1794 wrote: »So I see a lot of people drink coffee and Greek yogurt?? What does coffee do for you?
in the context of your diet as a whole, you can include many things simply because they are pleasurable. enjoyment and happiness are a big part of health and wellness. being healthy and fit doesn't mean everything has to be 100% awesome nutrition...you have to look at your overall diet as a whole and put things in perspective and context.0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »Whatever I feel like that fits within my calorie alotment for the day...
Also whatever I feel like that fits my calorie goal. I also have a personal rule of trying to eat vegetables with each meal and getting a good variety of vegetables (although I tend to prefer what's in season when things are in season here -- but in the winter, oh well).
A typical day for me:
Breakfast: 2-egg vegetable omelet with feta (usually some kind of green, like spinach or kale, and some other vegetable, like broccoli or zucchini or asparagus, maybe also onions or mushrooms); some other protein source on the side (cottage cheese, plain greek yogurt, smoked salmon); if I am in the mood/want a bigger breakfast, maybe some fruit. Coffee with breakfast.
Mid morning snack: more coffee. ;-)
Lunch: leftovers or a salad with protein (low cal dressing made at home with mostly vinegar, a little olive oil), occasionally I will buy lunch from a place that has food that fits my plan (Pret a Manger has lots of options I like).
Mid afternoon: depending on my workout schedule I might snack here, and it could be a protein bar or some nuts and fruit or maybe some fruit and greek yogurt, just depends on what I want and have brought with me.
Dinner: variety of meats (often fish, but also chicken, pork, lamb, beef, venison, etc., and I am trying to make this beans more often), plus a couple of different kinds of non starchy vegetables, at least, plus (usually) a starch like corn or potato or sweet potatoes or pasta, etc.). Sometimes I might add a sauce that I make or a little cheese or a salad or substitute dairy or fruit for the starch (or another vegetable if I need to cut calories). I cook things in a little olive or coconut oil or occasionally butter -- just watch the amounts.
After dinner, if I have calories, I will have a half cup of ice cream or a little cheese or chocolate or some other end of the day extra.0 -
Ladybug_1794 wrote: »So I see a lot of people drink coffee and Greek yogurt?? What does coffee do for you?
Tastes good.0 -
Greek yoghurt (unsweetened, plain) with fruit (preferably berries); oatmeal and flax or chia seeds for breakfast; fish, chicken and tons of veggies. Quinoa and Farro instead of white rice. Water and tea instead of soft drinks or juices.
Coffee is apparently good for your metabolism and I have two cups before doing my marathon training.
Stef.0 -
Pancakes, egg whites, bacon, turkey chili, cottage cheese, fruit, veggies, pizza, frozen yogurt, almond/cashew milk milk, grilled chicken/fish/pork chops/turkey. These are the things I eat most.0
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Ladybug_1794 wrote: »What does coffee do for you?
Wakes me up. I have 2 kids and not enough sleep.0
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