Does anyone just eat normal food not lot of veggies

The terms 'plain', 'normal' and 'no fancy stuff' are very subjective. I find eating a lot of vegetables perfectly normal

Can I ask why you need a food plan? I've never followed any food plan to lose weight, I just eat the foods I like to eat in more appropriate quantities. And once I reach my goal weight I will continue to do that, with an adapted amount of calories to stay at maintenance.

This might help you:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

mullanphylane wrote: »

Not sure why folks are putting words you didn't say in your mouth. 😡 Or did I miss your statement that veggies aren't normal plain food? 🤦‍♂️

Anyway - my food plan is to Eat Less, Eat Better, and Move More. Reduce calories by eating single servings - not the usual 2, 3 or more I used to eat. That includes all manner of plain, everyday food such as meat, 'taters, gravies, veggies, and anything else one might consider normal food. Oh, and the occasional fancy food, too.

Using My Fitness Pal, I've learned how to reduce empty carbs (white bread, cakes, cookies, pancakes, added sugar, etc.) and eat more complex carbs found in vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, etc. It also helps me keep track of other basic nutrients such as proteins, fiber, and fat.

My plan is to relearn how to eat more healthy foods in healthy amounts so that, when I hit my weight goal, it will be an ingrained habit.

So, learn what foods are bad for you and reduce them to as close to zero as you can. That doesn't mean a sweet treat is out of the question, but make it a treat and not a daily meal.

If someone says they want to eat "normal" food and not a lot of vegetables, that seems like a pretty clear statement that vegetables are outside the realm of foods that are considered normal. And as someone who eats a lot of vegetables, I agree that my dietary pattern is seen as abnormal by many. It's not an offensive statement, it's a reflection that most people (at least in the US, where I live) aren't even meeting the minimum recommendations for vegetable consumption, let alone eating a lot of them.

Shoot I eat caviar every meal... 🤙🏼 Fancy and all that

I eat much the same diet as I ate before I lost weight, just less of it. I track all food and exercise so I know how much I can eat and not gain. Start by tracking what you're eating and see what you can cut back and what foods you are willing to substitute that are lower calorie or more healthy. For example, I love whole grain bread and cereal but have never cared for whole grain pasta. I like baked potatoes but learned I can easily live without fries. My husband hates vegetables. I eat them every day and give some to him, but not a lot because I hate wasting them. (The dog eats most of his.) He does like salad, but puts so much high calorie dressing on it we avoid it most of the time, because his version just isn't healthy. Knowing what you are eating can make a big difference in helping make smarter choices.

Here’s my suggestion. Eat what you normally eat for a week, but log everything. I mean everything, every drink, every condiment, and if you prepare food at home, weigh your portions. Don’t try to eat healthier or reduce calories - you’ve lived this long eating this way, another week won’t hurt anything. Then after the week is over look at your diary and see how many calories you are in the habit of eating, and what your nutrition looks like.

Then you can decide what changes will give you the most bang for your buck. Some foods you may decide to eat less, for example having half a takeout sandwich one day, and the other half as leftovers. Some foods you may find that just reducing your portions leaves you too hungry and you would prefer to eat other foods.

The thing about vegetables is that most of them, when prepared plainly, are very low in calories. When you see that if you want pizza for dinner you are only going to get one slice if you want to fit your calorie budget, you may find that filling up on a salad suddenly doesn’t sound half bad, compared to nothing. But you can eat anything you want as long as you stay within your calories.