Idk what to eat..
crystalcassarah315
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I'm new to dieting so I'm having trouble finding things to eat.. i want to lose weight, but im getting tired of plain salads,Baked Chicken and Tuna.. My Slim Fast Shakes for Breakfast don't hold me over for more than and hour now.. I just need new ideas/recipes on breakfast, lunch, dinner and even snacks. (I'm not a big fan of broccoli or steamed and boiled vegetables) I just feel like if i keep going with the same old stuff. Ima just give up.. Can someone please help me..?
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Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
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1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.0 -
Eat whatever the heck you want - just fit it into your calorie goal. If you want to eat salad and baked chicken and tuna, go for it. If, however, you want some variety in your eating, DO IT. You need to be learning how to eat for the rest of your life; presumably that will include more than salad and tunafish. There's no need to restrict yourself to bland boring food. Eat what you want, just less than you did before. It can be hard to let go of the diet mentality that is so pervasive but the sooner you get your head around it the better off you'll be. You can literally eat ANY FOOD and still lose weight as long as you're in a caloric deficit.0
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Try and eat foods in their natural state. Avoid all the processed stuff. Will you eat veggies if they are in a stir fry?0
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I thought fruits weren't good to eat ofteb because of the sugar.??Xiaolongbao wrote: »1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.
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Really? Thank you! A bunch of people have told me that salad and chicken would become my bestfriend when trying to lose weight.Eat whatever the heck you want - just fit it into your calorie goal. If you want to eat salad and baked chicken and tuna, go for it. If, however, you want some variety in your eating, DO IT. You need to be learning how to eat for the rest of your life; presumably that will include more than salad and tunafish. There's no need to restrict yourself to bland boring food. Eat what you want, just less than you did before. It can be hard to let go of the diet mentality that is so pervasive but the sooner you get your head around it the better off you'll be. You can literally eat ANY FOOD and still lose weight as long as you're in a caloric deficit.
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There is no need to do that.Try and eat foods in their natural state. Avoid all the processed stuff. Will you eat veggies if they are in a stir fry?
You can eat fruit, ice cream, a biscuit. Anything you like as long as you are under calories and you will lose weight.crystalcassarah315 wrote: »I thought fruits weren't good to eat ofteb because of the sugar.??Xiaolongbao wrote: »1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.
For health reasons it is best if your diet consists of a large amount of fresh whole foods. Some dairy and lean proteins, then fill in the rest of your calories with what ever you like.
There are no bad foods, only bad diets on the whole. Enjoy everything in moderation.
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crystalcassarah315 wrote: »I thought fruits weren't good to eat ofteb because of the sugar.??Xiaolongbao wrote: »1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.
Natural sugar doesn't count, don't worry about sugar in fruit
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Is there anything else you can put with it besides one of those two (cucumbers or mushrooms?) I don't like either..Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
http://greatist.com/health/35-quick-and-healthy-low-calorie-lunches
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crystalcassarah315 wrote: »I thought fruits weren't good to eat ofteb because of the sugar.??Xiaolongbao wrote: »1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.
Natural sugar doesn't count, don't worry about sugar in fruit
sugar is sugar is sugar. It DOES count, ask any diabetic if they can eat fruit with abandon because it "doesn't count." That's rubbish.0 -
crystalcassarah315 wrote: »Is there anything else you can put with it besides one of those two (cucumbers or mushrooms?) I don't like either..Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
http://greatist.com/health/35-quick-and-healthy-low-calorie-lunches
how about some grilled tomatoes?
You really can eat whatever you like (within your calorie limits) and lose weight.
The reason so many people recommend vegetables (aside from their nutritional benefits) is that they're low calorie and bulky so you get a lot of food for your calories.0 -
crystalcassarah315 wrote: »Is there anything else you can put with it besides one of those two (cucumbers or mushrooms?) I don't like either..Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
http://greatist.com/health/35-quick-and-healthy-low-calorie-lunches
One apple or pear or berries.
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Do you like soup? During winter, I make a big pot of soup and eat it all week for lunch. That's a great way to get protein and veggies and still keep it lower calorie. Most soups that I make have 300 calories or less per serving. I made an italian turkey soup for the last two weeks because I LOVE it. Find some recipes and cook! I eat salad with chicken several days a week, but it's because I really enjoy salad. Plus Kroger has a great salad bar and it's cheap. But if I didn't enjoy salad, I would eat something else.0
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crystalcassarah315 wrote: »Is there anything else you can put with it besides one of those two (cucumbers or mushrooms?) I don't like either..Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
http://greatist.com/health/35-quick-and-healthy-low-calorie-lunches
This is why I rarely link recipes. Just eat whatever the hell you want! Think food groups. Foods usually have more than one nutrient, so what constitutes a food group is not written in stone; it will vary depending on who you ask, but roughly, you can split foods into these groups: Vegetables - fruit/berries - grains/potatoes - nuts/seeds - meat/fish/seafood/beans/eggs - dairy - fat/oils. Have some food from every group every day, and aim to get a variety of each group through the week. To build up a meal, pick and choose from the different groups. Start with things you know you like. Then try to widen your horizon. Try a new food every week.0 -
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crystalcassarah315 wrote: »I thought fruits weren't good to eat ofteb because of the sugar.??Xiaolongbao wrote: »1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.
Natural sugar doesn't count, don't worry about sugar in fruit
sugar is sugar is sugar. It DOES count, ask any diabetic if they can eat fruit with abandon because it "doesn't count." That's rubbish.
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I have eaten mac and cheese, pizza, cake, cookies, candy, steak, rolls, bread. All of it on a pretty consistent basis and lost 34 lbs. You weigh it you log it. If it fits you eat can eat. Of course if you have medical issues where you have to watch certain nutrition keep that in mind.0
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crystalcassarah315 wrote: »I thought fruits weren't good to eat ofteb because of the sugar.??Xiaolongbao wrote: »1. Skip the shakes and eat real food.
2. Presuming you are preparing your own food then think about what you want to eat, find a recipe and then adapt. I find that you can generally leave out oil and sugar from any recipe without it really affecting the taste (apart from cakes but even with them you can usually safely halve the sugar suggested by a recipe).
3. Cook/prepare in bulk.
4. Fruit and nuts make great snacks as long as you're logging them.
Natural sugar doesn't count, don't worry about sugar in fruit
I second this. Raw sugar in fruit is okay and recommended.0 -
And you didn't have to change anything in the ingredients..??You ate it how ir came??ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »I have eaten mac and cheese, pizza, cake, cookies, candy, steak, rolls, bread. All of it on a pretty consistent basis and lost 34 lbs. You weigh it you log it. If it fits you eat can eat. Of course if you have medical issues where you have to watch certain nutrition keep that in mind.
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I will try this! Thank you so much!kommodevaran wrote: »crystalcassarah315 wrote: »Is there anything else you can put with it besides one of those two (cucumbers or mushrooms?) I don't like either..Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
http://greatist.com/health/35-quick-and-healthy-low-calorie-lunches
This is why I rarely link recipes. Just eat whatever the hell you want! Think food groups. Foods usually have more than one nutrient, so what constitutes a food group is not written in stone; it will vary depending on who you ask, but roughly, you can split foods into these groups: Vegetables - fruit/berries - grains/potatoes - nuts/seeds - meat/fish/seafood/beans/eggs - dairy - fat/oils. Have some food from every group every day, and aim to get a variety of each group through the week. To build up a meal, pick and choose from the different groups. Start with things you know you like. Then try to widen your horizon. Try a new food every week.
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It really just depends on what's in the soup??geogirl0626 wrote: »Do you like soup? During winter, I make a big pot of soup and eat it all week for lunch. That's a great way to get protein and veggies and still keep it lower calorie. Most soups that I make have 300 calories or less per serving. I made an italian turkey soup for the last two weeks because I LOVE it. Find some recipes and cook! I eat salad with chicken several days a week, but it's because I really enjoy salad. Plus Kroger has a great salad bar and it's cheap. But if I didn't enjoy salad, I would eat something else.
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That's much better!!crystalcassarah315 wrote: »Is there anything else you can put with it besides one of those two (cucumbers or mushrooms?) I don't like either..Egg or two and two strips of bacon for breakfast with sliced cucumbers or grilled mushrooms.
Ideas for lunches with calories listed.
http://greatist.com/health/35-quick-and-healthy-low-calorie-lunches
One apple or pear or berries.
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crystalcassarah315 wrote: »And you didn't have to change anything in the ingredients..??You ate it how ir came??ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »I have eaten mac and cheese, pizza, cake, cookies, candy, steak, rolls, bread. All of it on a pretty consistent basis and lost 34 lbs. You weigh it you log it. If it fits you eat can eat. Of course if you have medical issues where you have to watch certain nutrition keep that in mind.
Not really! We started our mac and cheese with different cheese but, that was mostly for taste. I eat smaller portions than I use to or I find a way to make it work. If you love it there is no reason to stop eating it. I do eat more fruits and veggies but, I will always make room for foods I love.0 -
Food does not have to be bland. If you don't know how to use spices then it's time to learn, because they can make a world of difference. For meats and vegetables: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~aibrantl/cookingwithherbs.html. Once you learn the flavors you can experiment. I just did cauliflower rice with cumin and chives with a dash of salt...delicious0
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You definitely need VARIETY in order to stay on the plan. Also the more you get out and walk or exercise, the more food you can "afford" to eat. Good luck and keep logging!
Here's what works for me...
Rule 1 - I plan ahead and log everything.
Rule 2 - Never exceed my daily calorie goals, I eat ANYTHING, but in much smaller portions than I used to.
Rule 3 - Since I'm a Type II diabetic, I never exceed 55 grams of carbs in a meal or snack.
Here's today's food diary based on those rules:
Breakfast
Fage - Yogurt- Greek 0%, 1 cup
Blueberries, 1 cup
Quaker - Original Instant Oats, 1 packet
Drinks - Coffee With Whole Milk, 250 ml
Lunch
Wasa - Whole Grain Crisp Bread, 4 slice
Generic - Lemon Juice, Fresh, 20 ml
Cream Cheese - Whipped - Breakstone's Temptee, 2 Tbsp (23g)
Acme - Smoked Salmon, 4 oz
Drinks - Coffee With Whole Milk, 250 ml
Dinner
Earthbound Farm - Organic Half and Half Salad Mix, 2 cups
Generic - Homemade Vinaigrette Dressing, 0.5 tbs
Jack's Chicken Braise, 1 serving(s)
Snacks
Apple Fresh - Granny Smith Apple, 1 medium (154g)
My total numbers for today:
Calories 1,606
Carbs 144g
Fat 60g
Protein 121g
Cholest 299mg
Sodium 2,457mg (high from the salmon!)
Sugars 52g
Fiber 27g
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You are going to hear it here all the time, the only thing that matters is eating less calories than you are burning. CICO (Calories in less than Calories Out) The reason some people preach about whole foods and salads and such is they tend to have less calories and you can eat more bulk of food than processed food and you may feel fuller.
My advice would be to find what works for you.
A huge help for me has been pre-logging my food. It not only keeps me honest, but I know when my next food is coming and I tend to eat a few times a day. I have a lot of snacks... or my lunch or dinner may actually be eaten twice. I have a pack of fun size candy bars in the trunk of my car, I eat one or two a week and I pre-log them so I know they are coming. Come summer they will have to go in the freezer, but I live in Wisconsin and it is frozen right now and works. I don't deprive myself, I just make treats really small and I anticipate them and plan ahead.
These are all actually relatively new things to me, but I would say things have just clicked for me finally. I want to do this for me. It doesn't feel like I am depriving myself, it feels like I am setting some rules that allows myself to thrive. Rules don't have to be a bad thing.0 -
Thank y'all so much for he advice!0
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