Boring food... Need some change... Help

You're only going to gain weight if you consume more calories than you're burning. How many calories are you eating now? You can eat fruit, waffles, yogurt, rice, whatever, within that calorie level.

You might see a temporary increase in water weight gain when you increase your carbohydrate consumption (if you are currently low carbohydrate), but staying in a calorie deficit should even things out.

Carbohydrates are nothing to fear.

I find a lot of ideas on Instagram by searching hashtags. Pinterest is also a great resource for recipes. If you are making something from scratch, enter it in the recipe builder to make sure that you are staying in your calorie range. Carbs, or any food for that matter, should not be scary. Everything in moderation. As long as you are staying in your calorie range, you should be fine.

I saw a joke about one guy asking another what Pinterest was, and the second responded, "When your wife spends 8 hours staring at her phone, then you eat salads out of mason jars for a week - that's Pinterest." That's me. I LOVE Pinterest, and almost my entire thing is food-related. (Most of it healthy, some of it not-so-much, but I get one cheat day a week, and that's what that's for). SkinnyTaste is a great Pinterest-er/blog for recipes, and she has all the nutrition information for all of her dishes. Some of them do call for some random ingredients here and there, but I either just pass on those or sub out the randoms for something more 'traditional.' The "Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet" cookbooks are also really good (and I know you can find many if not all of the recipes online) and also include nutrition information with the recipes.

If you look at your macros on your MFP diary you'll see that you should actually be taking in a good amount of carbs, particularly if you also exercise. It's just a matter of choosing the RIGHT carbs. Oatmeal and fruit is one of my FAVORITE breakfasts. Sure, it's carb-heavy, but there's no refined sugars or simple carbs and an additional plus is that it always keeps me full for a nice long time, unlike a lot of other breakfasts. You can always look into making some 'swaps,' gradually if necessary. Start by switching from white pasta to wheat or one that is made from veggies, then in time switch to actual veggies (spaghetti squash, zucchini noodles, etc.). An added bonus is that it really makes the sauce the star of the show!

What I do is think of what I really feel like eating, then look up 'healthy X recipe' on Google.

A very standard macro ratio is the 40/30/30. 40% of your calories come from protein, 30% from carbs, and 30% from fat. It equals out to a very balanced diet with enough carbs to keep you energized and enough protein to keep your muscle. Just stay under your calorie goal at that ratio and you will be fine. While still being able to enjoy carbs.

Sexedee10 wrote: »

I need help. I'm doing OK losing weight but here is my problem... I'm bord of the food. I see people eating yummy looking foods and recipes but I'm scared to do it and gain weight... I'm not good at coming up with recipes. I eat boaring stuff.. Boiled eggs, protein shakes, grilled chicken and veggies, salad... Etc... How do you guys lose and get away with eating fruit, waffles, yogurt, rice.... Etc.... I'm so scared of carbs.... HELP

Calling boiled eggs boring makes me sad. I mean, yogurts aren't that high in calories and neither is fruit.. I'm not sure why you can't have a side of Apple along side your grilled chicken. Or some yogurt with berries for breakfast? Protein waffles? Brown rice? Just portion things out correctly. Weigh things or use measuring cups at least