People who eat the same thing most of the time, or meal prep- what do you eat?
DisruptedMatrix
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For the next two weeks (and maybe longer?) I plan to eat:
3 eggs and margarine for breakfast
an apple for a snack
chicken caesar salad with croutons and carrots for lunch
a margarine and cheddar cheese baked potato for dinner.
a cup of milk
It comes out to 1000-1100 calories
3 eggs and margarine for breakfast
an apple for a snack
chicken caesar salad with croutons and carrots for lunch
a margarine and cheddar cheese baked potato for dinner.
a cup of milk
It comes out to 1000-1100 calories
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That seems like not very much food.
My day is usually something like:
2 poached eggs w 1/2 cup oats and sautéed vegetables for breakfast
a yogurt or a protein bar
Some lean meat with vegetables for lunch
usually another yogurt
Dinner is whatever I make for the family, it varies a lot.
I usually hit around 1500c1 -
Why0
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ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »Why
It's a lot easier to avoid temptation that way, and the above is one of the few things that will actually keep me full in between meals.0 -
You do know that severe restrictions, along with that low of calorie content usually lead to bingeing and things of that nature.
"Take the sugar away from the diabetic and the first thing they want is sugar"... Wise words from my CNA instructor I had.1 -
DisruptedMatrix wrote: »For the next two weeks (and maybe longer?) I plan to eat:
3 eggs and margarine for breakfast
an apple for a snack
chicken caesar salad with croutons and carrots for lunch
a margarine and cheddar cheese baked potato for dinner.
a cup of milk
It comes out to 1000-1100 calories
It isn't wise to go below 1200 calories. What was the calorie goal MFP suggested for you when you entered your information in the profile? Mine is 1810 daily.
My breakfast doesn't vary much - cereal with milk and sometimes yogurt, two slices of toast spread with margarine or jam or marmalade or honey, sometimes a boiled egg, and a cup of tea with milk no sugar. The other meals vary a lot more.0 -
1,200 so....DisruptedMatrix wrote: »For the next two weeks (and maybe longer?) I plan to eat:
3 eggs and margarine for breakfast
an apple for a snack
chicken caesar salad with croutons and carrots for lunch
a margarine and cheddar cheese baked potato for dinner.
a cup of milk
It comes out to 1000-1100 calories
It isn't wise to go below 1200 calories. What was the calorie goal MFP suggested for you when you entered your information in the profile? Mine is 1810 daily.
My breakfast doesn't vary much - cereal with milk and sometimes yogurt, two slices of toast spread with margarine or jam or marmalade or honey, sometimes a boiled egg, and a cup of tea with milk no sugar. The other meals vary a lot more.
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Why are you eating so far below your calorie goal? are you exercising at all?0
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I would get bored in 2 days and buy a pizza lol.
My wife and I meal prep every Sunday for the work week and switch it up on the weekends (including a cheat meal). Here are some of the usual items:
Breakfast
-English muffin, egg, turkey sausage & mozzarella
-Oatmeal, 2 eggs
-Greek yogurt, granola & hard boiled egg
-Home made breakfast burritos
-Omelette with bacon
Snacks
-Protein Shakes (pre-made or DIY)
-Protein Bars (Kirkland Costco)
-Lenny & Larry Protein Cookies
-Cashews, Fruits, Beef Jerky, Pretzels, Skinny Pop etc.
Lunch
-Ground turkey, black beans & cottage cheese
-Chicken, rice & veggie mix
-Street style tacos, pinto beans & rice
-Zoodles, chicken & alfredo
-Turkey meatloaf & veggies
Dinner
-Steak, sweet potato & veggies
-Chicken, mashed potato & veggie
-Pork chop, beans & rice
-Pizza
Cheat Meal (Saturday)
-In-N-Out Burger, Pizza, Beer, Wing Stop, Steakhouse, Beer, Fast Food, Beer, etc.
Hope this helps in some way.
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I am not eating "so far below your calorie goal". I'm eating 100 calories below. Wow. Wonderful responses /s0
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and yes, i go for walks.0
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DisruptedMatrix wrote: »Ya know what? you guys can screw off (am I allowed to say this?). I am not eating "so far below your calorie goal". I'm eating 100 calories below. Wow. Wonderful responses /s
That's helpful.
Do you even read anything on these boards?2 -
Yeah, I hate it when people tell me I can eat more and still lose weight.
People aren't being a-holes. They're telling you that 1200 is usually the bare minimum and by going under, you're just depriving yourself and making it harder. Sorry for actually caring.
I asked about exercise because you burn extra calories doing that, which drops your net calorie intake even further.1 -
Yes, I read these boards
I did a lot of research. Going below 1,000 calories would be bad for my body type. -1 -
My decisions are based on hours of research so yeah, I'm going to go with the scientists, nutritionists, doctors. thanks. but thanks for 1. judging me without knowing what my daily goal was 2. assuming i did no research.
I'm really feeling the caring.-2 -
10am snack - wheat thin sandwich with 17g of peanut butter and 7g of strawberry jelly
Lunch - Panera Ancient Grain and Chicken salad
2pm snack - 1 lowfat greek yogurt cup
Dinner - I package Kroger stuffed mushrooms, 1 bag of frozen stir fry veggies, 1/2T olive oil
This pretty much Monday - Thursday, week after week.0 -
DisruptedMatrix wrote: »Ya know what? you guys can screw off (am I allowed to say this?). I am not eating "so far below your calorie goal". I'm eating 100 calories below. Wow. Wonderful responses /s
Actually, in perfect world numbers, you *are* eating way below your calorie goal because you're not eating exercise calories back either.
But it really depends on if you're weighing your food and how you're estimating exercise calories.
Also, I eat pretty much the same things everyday. I eat light earlier in the day so no breakfast, some turkey jerky for an early afternoon snack and then either a tuna pouch, shredded chicken from whole foods, or grilled chicken strips from subway for lunch.
Dinner is usually cottage cheese or greek yogurt with some protein powder mixed in, a banana, cantaloupe, some cereal with unsweetened coconut milk, a corn thin with some whipped cream cheese and low sodium turkey, eggs, and lots of cookies and chocolate (but I walk A LOT so I can eat all that).
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Also, if your deficit is over 100 calories each day you really shouldn't be saying anything to me I'm very annoyed by this reception. 0
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You should cut out all that margarine. and those nasty croutons with creamy Caesar dressing. and instead of that baked potato(e) try a baked yam, with just A LITTLE BUTTER and some cinnamon instead of that artery clogging cheese. Do you like Avocado's ?? Use MFP to your advantage and cut out all the nasty sugar you can. Look up a Dr. Mercola web site. Very honest info there................3
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DisruptedMatrix wrote: »My decisions are based on hours of research so yeah, I'm going to go with the scientists, nutritionists, doctors. thanks. but thanks for 1. judging me without knowing what my daily goal was 2. assuming i did no research.
I'm really feeling the caring.
Geesh people! She just asked suggestions! MFP suggests that I eat around 1300 calories a day, I usually end my days between 150 and 200 under... it works for me that way.2 -
DisruptedMatrix wrote: »Ya know what? you guys can screw off (am I allowed to say this?). I am not eating "so far below your calorie goal". I'm eating 100 calories below. Wow. Wonderful responses /s
Actually, in perfect world numbers, you *are* eating way below your calorie goal because you're not eating exercise calories back either.
But it really depends on if you're weighing your food and how you're estimating exercise calories.
Also, I eat pretty much the same things everyday. I eat light earlier in the day so no breakfast, some turkey jerky for an early afternoon snack and then either a tuna pouch, shredded chicken from whole foods, or grilled chicken strips from subway for lunch.
Dinner is usually cottage cheese or greek yogurt with some protein powder mixed in, a banana, cantaloupe, some cereal with unsweetened coconut milk, a corn thin with some whipped cream cheese and low sodium turkey, eggs, and lots of cookies and chocolate (but I walk A LOT so I can eat all that).
Okay. Ignoring how offended I am that people immediately assumed i was ignorant and tried to tell my my diet was wrong before even asking if i exercised and how from the get go that one girl was just.... uggghhh... caring my butt.... that actually is a problem for me. two days ago i ended up walking off almost all my calories. but I don't get 10k steps in each day on average before exercise... which MFP assumes.0 -
well, maybe not 10k, but they definitely assume I'm getting some walking in, and aren't accounting for me working from my bed.0
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DisruptedMatrix wrote: »Also, if your deficit is over 100 calories each day you really shouldn't be saying anything to me I'm very annoyed by this reception.
Sorry you are annoyed, but since you've read the boards & MFP thoroughly, then you KNOW why below 1200 is frowned on, and you how people would most likely respond, and you chose not to share any of your extensive research & rationale in any of your posts. People post every day about eating less than the recommended amount and I think others just get a little frustrated with it. It really doesn't sound like 1000 calories to me, but what would I know about that, I've only lost 148 pounds.7 -
My meal prep for the week consists of slow cooking 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts to shred. I use these for sandwiches and wraps for the week.
My day usually goes:
Breakfast (320) two eggs, scrambled with green onions and 2 slices of bacon (the ready serve microwave kind) with coffee.
Lunch (330) tortilla wrap with lowfat mayo, baby spinach and shredded chicken. Coffee.
Dinner (600-800) is usually 100-130g of lean meat, steamed frozen veggies and maybe a starch (either pasta or potatoes).
Snacks (300-500) usually are coffee (I drink a lot of coffee lol) and popcorn chips, fruit, dark chocolate or something I've baked.
I'm currently in maintenance but my diet was pretty much exactly this while I was losing too. Only difference is my weekends are usually higher as breakfast on weekends is 750-850 calories.1 -
breakfast-Bowl of honey bunches of oats, i usually use unsweetened almond milk
lunch-Chicken breast, broccoli and brown rice. sometimes I switch out the chicken for salmon.
dinner-some times my dinner is the same as my lunch or i'll have a veggie burger with a side of veggies
for snacks i usually have fiber one bars or strawberries, i also drink a lot of water during the day, i keep a bottle with in reach at all times.0 -
I eat close to the same things every day ...
10:30 am - 1 crackers & cheese snack
12:30 pm - 1 banana
2:00 pm - lunch. This is usually steamed veggies, chicken, and brown rice, but might vary a bit. This week, for example, I had soup two days.
3:30 pm - 1 yogurt (150 grams)
4:30 pm - 2 kiwi fruit or a mandarin orange or an apple
6:00 pm - 100 grams of cottage cheese, cucumber slices, maybe carrot or radishes + 2-4 rye crackers with a bit of margarine
8:00 pm - dinner. This varies but is usually steamed veggies with something.
9:30 pm - 150-200 grams of yogurt
11:00 pm - toast with nutella and honey
And occasionally a few cheese crackers to end my day if I'm up past about 12:30 am.
Grand total: about 1600 to 1800 calories.
I'm on a net-1400 at the moment, and usually burn 250-450 calories worth of exercise so this is within my calorie limit.
When I was actively losing weight, I was on a net-1250 at first and then a net-1350. In order to do that, I had to drop the toast with nutella and honey unless I put in quite a bit of exercise that day.
Personally, I wouldn't want to net anything lower than 1250. In fact, MFP put me down to 1200, and I manually raised it to 1250 because that gave me just a bit more room to work with.0 -
............what does "working from my bed" mean?? I've found doing calisthenics from atop a mattress is difficult because it gives too much....1
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Breakfast :
-either 3 pcs of veggie bacon, cucumber, and mayo on a roll with a cheese stick
-or 3 eggs, veggie bacon and a couple of 'chicken' tenders
Lunch : (don't always eat)
-2 eggs over medium, an English muffin and 2 pancakes
Dinner :
-a couple of hard boiled eggs and maybe a package of oatmeal
Snacks :
- some kind of sweet
- meatless pepperoni pocket0 -
I eat the same thing most days..
For breakfast, 1 whole egg mixed with 1/3 cup of egg whites scrambled and a corn tortilla. And coffee
Post-workout I usually eat a veggie burger patty with sometimes a corn tortilla or a slice of GF bread (I'm gluten and dairy intolerant).
For lunch I eat grilled chicken breast, about 100g of rice or quinoa, and green veggies (peas, broccoli, or sauteed kale usually).
For dinner I eat some variation of the same, or sometimes salmon or white fish (mahi mahi or grouper, whatever I can buy fresh here). Sometimes I eat lentils for lunch of dinner also/instead.
And then at night I have a protein shake (with PlantFusion) with PB2, cocoa powder, and almond or soy milk (depending on how many calories I have left). Or sometimes protein shake with strawberries and almond milk. If I need more carbs I have a piece of fruit.
I eat 1200-1300 calories a day.0 -
I do vary mine a little depending on my mood but mine goes a little like this (M-F):
Breakfast:
Coffee
Kodiak Minute Muffin
or
Kodiak Pancake Cup
or
Nature Valley Protein Oatmeal
Lunch:
Soup- I make them on Sunday's and portion out, freezing some.
or
any one pot dish I meal prep on Sunday's to portion out for lunches.
Dinner:
Salad with grilled chicken
or
Dr. Prager's Veggie patty with a side
or
Grilled chicken with a side
Snacks:
Noosa yogurt
Fruit
Snackimal Chocolate Chip cookies
Greek yogurt
I am on a restricted sodium diet and have had weight loss surgery. I'm also trying to clean eat, non-GMO, and semi-vegetarian as much as possible (I eat no meat, fish, or seafood other than chicken and very occasionally turkey). My daily calorie count averages 1200.0 -
DisruptedMatrix wrote: »Also, if your deficit is over 100 calories each day you really shouldn't be saying anything to me I'm very annoyed by this reception.
Sorry you are annoyed, but since you've read the boards & MFP thoroughly, then you KNOW why below 1200 is frowned on, and you how people would most likely respond, and you chose not to share any of your extensive research & rationale in any of your posts. People post every day about eating less than the recommended amount and I think others just get a little frustrated with it. It really doesn't sound like 1000 calories to me, but what would I know about that, I've only lost 148 pounds.
Food is not weighed right anyways.. fruit, etc.. and the ones that look weighed (???) are suspect.. Food scale is lacking and it looks like 1100 calories are more than that.
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