People who eat the same thing most of the time, or meal prep- what do you eat?

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.

............what does "working from my bed" mean?? I've found doing calisthenics from atop a mattress is difficult because it gives too much....

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.

lorrpb wrote: »

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.

My advice...instead of asking a bunch of random people if something is ok, then getting offended when they say it's not...try it for a few weeks. What is there to lose?

To lose .5lbs a week (I only have 5-7 to lose, so that makes sense for me) I can eat 1630 calories. Some days, depending on my "life" I might make it to 1200. Sometimes 1100...and I'm 5'11 and almost 38 years old. I feel fine. I'm not hungry, because I eat things that fill me up. If that diet fills you up and gives you energy, do it. But if in a few weeks you start feeling like crap (hair is thin, you are super tired and your personality changes), up your calories. No one can tell you what is right for you.

If I were you, I'd add some veggies on to your potato for dinner and use butter instead of margarine. I prefer "real ingredient food".

Good luck finding something that works for you. That's why we are all here!

I have a 1250 daily calorie goal. In a perfect world, I wouldn't eat my exercise calories (not many because I just walk), but sometimes I eat into them.

My stats:
Sept 1 2016 weight: 256
MFP SW: 246
CW: 229.5
GW: 150 +/-

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5'6"

I'm pretty consistent with breakfast and lunch, with much more flexibility on dinner (since I prepare and eat that with my family). Breakfast is low sodium V8, an egg (scrambled or boiled, on thin crackers (50 calories for 2 crackers) with coffee and half and half. On weekends, I forgo the V8 and make an omelette with two eggs and veggies and feta.

Lunch is two more of those crackers with a laughing cow cheese wedge, a protein such as tuna or salmon or chicken or whatever meat is leftover from dinner and a can of vegetable soup (under 150 calories for soup). Sometimes the soup is just fresh veggies if that's what I have around, but the idea is a fat, a carb, a protein and two servings of veggies for lunch and I try to keep it under between 300-400 calories total. When I am working at home and can cook myself lunch, I have sauted spinach and mushrooms.

Snacks are typically various fruits and veggies based on what I have around but have been apples, watermelon, carrots, cucumbers, etc. If I'm sluggish I'll add a protein like peanut butter or hummus with one of my snacks.

Dinner is the most flexible. Sometimes we grab food at Chick Fil A (grilled chicken sandwich with superfood salad), Noodles & Company (small penne rosa with grilled chicken), Chipotle (kids meal with chicken quesadilla, pinto beans, white rice, and veggies), or Modmarket (one half cheese and mushroom pizza with side arugula salad). That's about adventurous as I have been eating out and it takes a lot of planning.

Dinners I have cooked at home have been stir fry, baked potato soup, chicken/mushroom marsala, various grilled meats with veggies and potatoes.

My diary is open so feel free to check it out.