1500 calorie meal plan

Vossii wrote: »

I am having trouble staying under my calorie goal. I need ideas of meal plans to help me out. Let me know what you eat during the day

Is there a reason your goal is set so low (very short, very overweight)? Your goal is probably too aggressive, so you could decrease your per week loss (down to 1 or 0.5lbs) to eat a bit more each day. You can also work out to earn "extras" which you can and should eat some of.

I'm right around 1500. Here is what a typical weekday looks like:

Breakfast: Coffee with milk and either Greek yogurt or a banana
Lunch: Homemade soup (right now it's either beef barley or chicken noodle), a lunchmeat sandwich in a flatbread wrap or a salad with eggs, red wine vinegar, and feta cheese
Dinner: Whatever the family is having, but my portion is weighed out. I sometimes substitute brown rice for a potato because I like it better. So if we are having burgers and mac n' cheese, I have that too but I weigh it out and actually put it into MFP right before I eat so I know if my portions are appropriate.
Snacks: Pretzels, cashews, apple with peanut butter, turkey pepperoni, cheese with cucumbers, popcorn from the air popper, sometimes a bit of chocolate if I have calories left to spend and I'm craving it.

MFP gave you 1500 before exercise. You can add some extra calories that way.

This site has interesting suggestions:
https://www.eatthismuch.com/

My kcal goal ~1400.

Breakfasts usually consist of my coffee + greek yogurt and granola or (this week) grits + 2 slices bacon
Lunches: varies; leftovers, homemade lunchables (crackers + cheese + deli meat), salad, sandwich + fruit or chips/goldfish. Last week, I made soup on the weekend and then portioned it out every day for work.
Dinner: What don't I eat? I usually allot about 600-700 cals (biggest meal by far). I cook for our family, so chicken, pork chops, hamburger, meatballs, mini-meatloaves, whatever. Plus, I usually have a drink with dinner or a beer.

I don't usually snack during the day b/c I like a heavier dinner meal. If I do, it's a partial portion of crackers or an apple + peanut butter, etc.

This week hasn't been a good example, but feel free to peek. My diary is open...with all of my calorie surplus details (it keeps me accountable). Good luck!