Eating frozen food will help me loose weight?

Only drawback is that if this is your go to, what do you do when you need to prep your own food? Unless you're going to stick to eating that way, chances are high that weight regain will occur if you go back to eating your own meals since these are all pre prepped and measured.

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I bring them to work for lunch, it helps me say "No" to the office fast food pool of I am not hungry when they start debating the merits of BK Whoppers vs. Arby's Roast Beef. I had to find a brand I liked before I settled on this solution. I still eat out with the office once in a while, but it's on my terms.

I would rather have a wholesome, home cooked meal prepared from scratch, whole ingredients than a highly processed...and rather unpalatable frozen dinner with tiny portions for the calories they contain.

As you can see, I'm not a fan...I just think they're nasty sodium bombs...which for me has an additional con of pushing up my blood pressure as I am hypertensive...plus I really don't think they taste very good...all I can taste is salt...I find food in general to be pleasurable so I like to taste the actual food. I'm also a foodie...so kind of snobby when it comes to what I eat.

i've lost weight on frozen foods, but i made sure i was within my calorie limit and i supplemented them with lots of fresh non starchy vegetables, some fruit and a little dairy.

if you want to go frozen meal route, id recommend brand research first. a lot of them are full of preservatives and sodium and what not. I like smart ones, they seem to not be too terrible on that. I dont eat them a lot, maybe 2-3 times a week if that for lunch at work. Better than eating McDonalds and some of them are satisfying. I'm spoiled and love home cooked, comfort food mostly though. Nothing better than cooking a big delicious meal and getting to take leftovers the next day!

I started taking a lean cuisine to work with me last week, but all week of small lunches lead to a binge weekend. This week I still only have those stocked in the fridge but I will be trying to eat two, but next week I'm ditching them. I have food prep time this weekend and will make similar meals myself. I'm sure it doesn't take too long and it will be worth it for me to have more satisfying and less expensive than eating two.

I think for people who are just starting out with calorie counting and portion control, they can actually be a really helpful tool since everything is preset for you. I also think they can be good for people who don't like to cook, don't know how to cook, or who tend to fall back on eating out quite a bit. As others have said, they are sometimes high in sodium, which may not be a problem for most people (it isn't a concern for me) but they also may not be terribly filling.

I keep a stash of them in my freezer at home to take to work on days when I don't have leftovers or time to pack a proper lunch. However, I supplement them usually - I add in extra chicken (buy those precooked chicken breast strips) or frozen veggies, or get a salad from the work cafeteria too.

I enjoy the Evol brand of meals, I find them a little more filling than the Lean Cuisine and Weight Watchers one, but they don't go on sale as often.

I bring frozen Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers with me to work and I love them. They are low cal, taste good, decent portion sizes. I don't really have time for meal prep very often so they are a lifesaver!

There are a few I like, and I'll have them for lunch a couple times a week, and perhaps one for dinner if I'm making something for the family I don't like. I particularly like the Thai dumpling soup as a low calorie lunch option.