Eating same meal everyday?

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  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,186 Member
    serindipte wrote: »
    I read that people who are naturally thin tend to do this.. not sure how true that is, but it makes sense.

    I am thin but I don't do that. It would be boring for me and my husband.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited February 2020
    sdavis484 wrote: »
    Does anyone else eat the same meal (lunch) everyday (m-f) to cut down on decisions and to make tracking so so easy? Also, do you skip snacking or a nibble here and there bc then you don't have to track it? I do!

    I eat something similar every day. Lunch is a sandwich made from 1 slice bread and 2 oz meat, yogurt, and a fruit. I vary the meat, yogurt flavor, and fruit. Dinner is more often than not a stew and I will eat it a few days in a row. I vary the stew by using different proteins and flavor profiles. My bedtime snack is 2 hard cooked eggs, 2 oz cheese, and more yogurt. I vary the flavor of yogurt and the cheese. Using different proteins, fruits, and veggies in the stews (although there seems to be onions in everything) helps me get well rounded nutrition.

    I snack but I buy single serve packages of things like nuts so I can track easily.

    I do best if I don't have to think too hard about what to eat. I also freeze some of my stews and buy a few frozen dinners to keep just in case.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    Not for extended periods of time. In a given week I might every day eat the same perishable foods I bought on the weekend or keep eating a perishable dish that I cooked until they're all gone, but then I usually would buy or cook something different the next time (unless it's a fruit or veggie in season that I really love).
  • Sophi_allheart
    Sophi_allheart Posts: 45 Member
    I make a big pot of soup on Sunday/Monday, and eat it for dinner everyday. It cuts down on cooking time, and soups are generally pretty low calorie. Plus I hate cooking, so I don't have to cook more than once a week. Then I can also try a different soup every week so it's not too similar... It's been going pretty well!
  • nighthawk584
    nighthawk584 Posts: 2,023 Member
    I have my go to foods that I eat everyday, like veggies, fruits, nuts, salads, and rotate my meat proteins around during the week. I make it as easy as possible on myself and don't get bored with it. It works for me but I'm single and don't have to please anyone else :)
  • Lolinloggen
    Lolinloggen Posts: 466 Member
    My weekly breakfast and lunch are pretty standard when I am at my office. Makes life easier in prep and as you say less decision needed. That said if you look at my breakfast and munch over al longer period of time you'll see subtle shifts as well. So pretty standard does not mean written in stone
  • SnifterPug
    SnifterPug Posts: 746 Member
    Yes and no. I tend to eat the same things each week, but I do make sure to have a large variety of protein sources, fruits and veggies within those parameters. I don't think you get enough variety of micronutrients otherwise.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    No. The chef in me cringes at the lack of variety.
  • gremloBBPT
    gremloBBPT Posts: 51 Member
    Somewhat. Very often, I'll repeat one meal 2-4 days in a row. I'm cool with it, but I don't think I could go longer than that.

    I do tend to eat the same 6 or 7 meals for about a month at a time, though. Then I switch the combo up. This happens to me naturally. I don't plan for it; it's just a pattern.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    No. The chef in me cringes at the lack of variety.

    Same here.
  • papayahed
    papayahed Posts: 407 Member
    I eat oatmeal for berakfast most morning. At first I thought it would be boring but it's nice to not have to think about it and I find I have eggs for dinner a lot more often.
  • Sylphadora
    Sylphadora Posts: 75 Member
    I do a type of intermittent fasting called OMAD (one meal a day) and my daily meal consists of pretty much the same foods every day. I think most people repeats at least one meal every day.
  • djwinch
    djwinch Posts: 33 Member
    I've had the same thing for breakfast, lunch and dinner for coming up two years.

    Fruit and Yoghurt for breakfast.
    Bowl of couscous and mixed veg for lunch
    5 days of veg, potato and meat, 2 days of chilli con carne for dinner.

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