Can't do the boring food

You can eat a plethora of fun and exciting foods and lose weight. I've lost 20+ lbs and have had beer, wine, various meats (still have rib steak vs tasteless filet or pork ribs/rib roast), pizza....and even the occasional chips and popcorn. The key is moderation...really you should work on a diet that appeals to you and go from there.

I eat the same thing I always did, just less of it, logging the calories and meeting my calorie goal including exercise. You don't have to abandon all of them to lose weight, you need to eat at a calorie deficit which the goal setter here will give you a calorie goal with deficit if you use it. Ditch the eating plan.

Ninkyou wrote: »

I eat the same foods as before, just less of them. I still eat fast food, chinese, pizza, ice cream etc but I moderate it and balance them with other foods like chicken, steamed veggies, fruit, etc. If it's not sustainable or the way I'm going to eat forever, I'm not going to stick to it. So I fit them into my calorie goal.

This. I go to Allrecipes.com and find something I think I'd like, maybe cut out or cut down on the fat, then add it to my MFP recipes and portion it out appropriately. I wouldn't be able to live on such a restricted diet, either. For me, that would be the road to failure. I will say that I've added a lot more vegetables to my diet, though.

increase your spice cabinet, find the "skinny" versions of the meals you crave and move on. I cook at home and try to eat minimally processed foods to help control what I am eating. While chicken is fantastic some times I want a different lean protein like seafood! Make sure you are eating a variety of foods to have a diverse profile of nutrients. With that being said, i always try to have a few basic staples that I can lean on when i don't want to think about food.

Ugh, Stop torturing yourself! The only thing that is REALLY going to make a difference to your weight is how many calories you consume per day. Outside of getting enough protein to maintain the amount of muscle you already have(or enough to help you gain more if thats part of your goal), it doesn't matter where your calories come from or how you space them out during the day. 6 meals a day would make me want to shoot myself in the face. When you have to divide your calorie allowance by 6, that only gives you 200-250 calories per "meal". I'm confident in saying, I can't think of a single 250 calorie "meal" that I would find satisfying OR appealing, and eating all day like that makes you hungrier overall. I've seen multiple people mention that eating breakfast sets thm up for failure cause it makes them hungrier, but if they don't eat till later in the day, they're able to stay on target and not be hungry. I personally prefer to stick to a couple really tastey 400-600 calorie meals and then use the rest of my calories for snacks. Today I had a pretty generous serving of 4 cheese rotini alfredo with baked chicken breast for under 600 calories! People can claim that all kinds of things are the "best" and "fastest" ways to lose weight, but the only diet that will really work, is one that you can actually stick to!