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anyone eat the same thing everyday?

jc86

I'm thinking about just eating the same thing for breakfast and lunch everyday to make shopping and planning easier. Does anyone else do this? Has it made things easier? What do you eat? I need ideas !

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contingencyplan

I do. Lunch every day is a burger made from 93% lean beef cooked on the george foreman grill. Dinner everyday is whole grain pasta with a source of protein.

FitBunnyEm

I pretty much do. For 2 reasons really, mainly for fuel for my workouts, and so I don't have to worry about planning meals/what I'm going to eat that day that's within my calorie goal

i do this ^^

Di3012

I'm thinking about just eating the same thing for breakfast and lunch everyday to make shopping and planning easier. Does anyone else do this? Has it made things easier? What do you eat? I need ideas !

Hell yeah, I take salmon and cucumber sandwiches virtually everyday I go to work and have done since 1st January 2012 lol. I eat a lot of Quorn and baked beans too, they fill me up.

Oh and eggs, I love eggs, not just the white, all of it. That reminds me, I just ate three for breakfast, have to go log it in my food diary.

olong

That's why looking at Friends' diaries is helpful... you get ideas of other things to eat or you're reminded of foods you haven't had for a while. Check out other Foods & Nutrition boards for different foods / recipes.

lelstar

I do, my breakfast, morning tea and afternoon tea are almost all the same (weekends are different) so it gives me more flexibility with lunch and dinner.

Zichu

I would say I would eat the same food for Breakfast and Lunch almost everyday. I do switch it up a bit, say instead of having a sandwich, I will have a wrap, or the same sort of food like chicken, but make a different meal of it.

Breakfast, I enjoy eggs, which I have everyday. I have them Scrambled or in an Omelette, rarely do I fry/scramble or boil them, but I still enjoy them that way. I have Baked Beans with it and either Turkey Sausage or Bacon. If I want my breakfast pretty quickly, I will scrambled the eggs and most likely choose bacon over sausage, otherwise, I will make an Omelette. I will also sometimes make myself a Hash Brown from scratch which are great.

I used to have Oatmeal about 2 or 3 times a week, which would push my daily egg consumption to lunch which would replace crisps.

Francesca3162

I have certain things in rotation, but generally it is the same food each day for breakfast and morning snack, then lunch and afternoon snack... I think it is a personal choice for me, as I like to save the bulk of my calories for dinner (hubby is a chef) and he is not concerned with his weight or anything.. so I eat whatever he cooks but will modify it by portion size or no sauces etc.

Feel free to peek at my diary.

mariagabriella

breakfast - 100g raw chicken breast
lunch - 200g raw chicken breast
dinner - 200g raw chicken breast

obviously ate it with other stuff...

I usually plan way better but lately I've been eating the same stuff. no wonder I'm getting bored of nutrition and my weight loss isn't as good as usual - I'm not motivated.

I'd recommend keeping a variety.

Miss_dannii

Yeah I do. Coffee for breakfast, a bagel for lunch and either noodles or a Weight Watchers meal for dinner

fionarama

its a really good idea to eat exactly the same thing every day - that way if you weight yourself in a week and find you haven't lost anything you can take one thing out or make one small change and see if thats the difference. its a very good way to manage things.
if you eat all sorts of different foods you can find it very hard to pin point what is or isn't working.
you should eat very clean however if you do this and make sure you get a good balance.

it does make it all a lot easier to plan and diet that way its less complicated. then have one cheat meal a week to give yourrself variety.

mom2mozart

Most days for breakfast I eat a Thomas Light Multigrain English Muffin with Polaner All Fruit (I keep various flavors so I can switch it up). Sometimes I use whipped butter, other times I use Almond Butter. I usually have a cup of tea or coffee. i haven't gotten bored. Lately I've added a piece of fruit or Chobani Greek yogurt because I get hungry quickly afterward if I don't eat enough. Sometimes I drink a glass of milk with it too.

For lunch I eat leftovers from dinner the night before a lot. Other times I'll have some fresh fruit or vegetables and a yogurt.

cramernh

I'm thinking about just eating the same thing for breakfast and lunch everyday to make shopping and planning easier. Does anyone else do this? Has it made things easier? What do you eat? I need ideas !

Absolutely! My protein smoothie in the morning, and about late morning I have a small one-sliced based breakfast sandwich. Easy simple... and I am never bored!

DirtyOldLady

My breakfast is pretty much the same thing every day.

I almost always have muesli, with coffee if I remembered to set the coffee pot up the night before, or tea if I forgot the coffee. I'm narcoleptic, so when I get up there is not a lot of cognition taking place--but I can count on Zombie Girl to fix cereal, take pills, and drink caffeine just as a matter of rote. If I don't have that cereal stocked, and in the correct place on the kitchen counter, my zombie self has been known to just skip the food part of breakfast, which leads to bad hunger-driven decisions later in the day. So I have a large stockpile of Bob's Red Mill Muesli in my pantry. :laugh:

I get a lot of variety in lunch/dinner and snacks, though! I've been using vegetarian menus from the Fresh 20--they come up with a shopping list of 20 fresh items every week, and give five dinner plans with recipes that use those 20 items. I chose vegetarian, but they have omnivorous and gluten-free options. I've tried a lot more vegetables and spices in combinations I would never have thought of on my own. My friends are probably tired of hearing about it, :blushing: but I've been so excited to have this culinary adventure without having to do all the planning, and even if I cut the recipes in half, there's plenty left over from supper for the next day's lunch. The Fresh 20 is a paid subscription site (I think it was worth every penny) but there may be other sites out there that offer similar menu planning.

squishycow7

breakfasts on workdays are pretty much the same every day- coffee and an egg or two

As for planning, I make all my work lunches on Sundays and pack them up in tupperware. Although it's not the same every day or week, I generally do a cup of frozen veggies + a protein (chicken breast, burger patty, or something) unless there are leftovers we're getting rid of. It helps a lot!

I also make all my breakfast eggies ahead of time. I fry them, stack them on a plate then every morning I take one out and microwave for 30 seconds. Really not as gross as it sounds

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msallymae

I switch it up for lunch and breakfast. but i make dinners that mainly consist of ground turkey meat and chicken. i make pork tenderloin alot as well, i love my light pulled pork tenderloin recipe - super easy !

phillieschic

I eat a lot of the same foods every day...basically because planning is easier and less expensive. I try to use the same foods and prepare them different ways...just to mix it up a little.

It's all about what works for you.

mazasmusings

I eat the same breakfast and almost always the same lunch, though sometimes lunch will change a bit if there are leftovers from the night before's dinner. Some might find it tedious, but to me, it's a routine in a job where there isn't much routine.

omanitshann

I do that a lot while I'm at college since I'm not at home, and have to buy my own (and the caf food is gross). I basically had cereal with raisins and almond milk for breakfast, and a peanut butter jelly and banana with almonds and greek yogurt for lunch every day. I'd try to change it up for dinner. I think it's fine to do if your on a budget. I never really got bored of it.

fluffysexyme

I do. It's oatmeal/bagel sandwich (egg whites, whole wheat bagel thin and meat of some sort). Lunch is usually left overs or a salad dinner just depends on which state I'm in.

blonde71

I have a rotating meal plan, of sorts that I just stick to because it's easier being a mom. Plus, shopping and logging are pretty much a no-brainer for me. Weekends I veer off-course a little bit because I eat out a lot with my family.

TinaHumphries

Yup, I eat more or less the same thing of breakfast every day and also lunch is a switch between 2 or 3 different things.

I was pretty much the same when I was eating unhealthily, I would rotate certain foods out of habit.

I have not become bored of either the healthy eating or the unhealthy eating and if I do start to get bored, I'll just look for something else of the same calorie / health benefit

MouthyMatthewCHANGED

My weekday meals are pretty standard, to be honest with you. I tend to have much the same thing for breakfast every day, and then each day of the week is much the same as the day of the week before it.

It works well for the way my personal life is set up at the moment (my other half works a later shift and doesn't get to eat till around 11 p.m.).

So the routine aspect works well for both of us. We know that Monday is "X-day" and Tuesday is "Y-day". It just makes things that bit easier and simpler.

And then at the weekends we make sure we vary things up and try something new.

The weekday thing makes the weekly shopping easier (which I have to do on my own because of the other half's work pattern) and allows me to plan my calorie intake quite methodically as well.

medicinemantoo

I kind of do and don't.

I'll eat the same thing everyday for about a month, then I change it for the next month. works for me.

Trajikmajik

I know I eat the same breakfast everyday and alternate lunches during the week. It helps with planning and shopping quite a bit.

Luxxmundi

I nearly always have the same breakfast, which is toast because I don't have time to do much else. Lunch and dinner normally change, but i'll have the same dinner 2-3 times a week, because I like it, or fancy it and its quick and easy.

samandlucysmum

I eat pretty much the same breakfast and lunch everyday, and the same snacks, but I vary my main meal, I am a stickler for routine, so it is good for me.

HauteP1nk

I do have a tendency to stick to the same foods, but it gets boring fast. What I do though is each week buy easy foods for breakfast and eat the same thing for at least one week in a row. For lunches I always try to bring my leftovers from the dinner the night before...

2hmom

Pretty much,just so much easier to log and purchase groceries for the family and then me. I use different spices,herbs,cheese, low sodium soy sauce and vinegars on the veggies so it's not too boring.

veggiesaurus15

I eat pretty much the same thing everyday. I read that when people eat a large variety, they are not as likely to be successful in losing weight and keeping it off because of the temptations, but I guess it depends on the individual. I found that eating pretty much the same thing everyday has helped me be successful and it is easier because I always know what I need, but on that same note I love what I eat and I may switch it up slightly. Maybe switch between a few of the same meals several times per week, and one different meal that is a treat each week?

sc1572

pretty much everyday i have cereal, almond/soy milk, bananas, apples, carrots, and a pb sandwich...i've lost almost 30 lbs. and still love them all!