Do you get tired of food easily? - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

BrandNewJen · 02-19-2008, 03:37 PM

I'm so jealous of these people on here who can eat the same thing, every day, for YEARS and never get tired of it.

I am NOT like that at all!!!!

I was eating veggies and low-cal dip as a way to get my veggie intake up... at this several days a week for a couple weeks and now I won't go NEAR it anymore.

We've been eating healthy tacos at least once a week and now I'm all "Taco-d out" as I put it.

Does anyone else have the same problem?

It makes it extra tough b/c I have a limited menu of healthy meals in my repetiore (sp?) that fit my husband's picky tastes and are things I like to eat....

::sigh::

Amarie2pt0 · 02-19-2008, 03:49 PM

Yeah - I would absolutely LOVE to be happy eating the same thing everyday. I can do some things often (like breakfast or nighttime snack), but I can't do lunch or dinner repeatedly. I have a hard enough time eating leftovers until they run out. Eh.

illinichick · 02-19-2008, 03:52 PM

Yeah, I haven't been able to eat oatmeal in months... sad, right?

And I really really liked oatmeal before.

zenor77 · 02-19-2008, 05:34 PM

I do get bored with eating the same foods all the time and I'm glad! Eating a variety of foods is healthier for you anyway. You have a better chance of getting all the vitamins you need if you eat different foods vs the same thing day in day out.

I love to cook and am always experimenting and finding new finding new healthy recipes.

LittleMoonRabbit · 02-19-2008, 06:06 PM

I get bored rather quickly when it comes to dinner. however, I have no problem eating the same breakfast every day. Weird, right?

readyfreddy · 02-19-2008, 06:25 PM

yeah im good with routine but then i get sick of the food! and its a new routine lol

junebug41 · 02-19-2008, 07:21 PM

Funny, I eat vegetables by the pound and even I can't do veggies and dip everyday... BOR-ING.

LittleMoonRabbit- I'm the same way! You would have to pry my breakfast smoothie from my cold dead fingers, but a single lunch or dinner menu is only good for a week before I have to rotate it out.

Zenor- I'm on your page. Variety is key. If I'm burned out on carrot sticks I'll pack some edamame or add a side salad to my lunch (if I'm not having my tub-o-salad).

artsnsmarts · 02-19-2008, 10:12 PM

I go through phases -- I looooooooove one food for a couple weeks and then I can't STAND it anymore!! It's really frustrating!!

Razz44 · 02-19-2008, 10:58 PM

Definitely. I never get tired of certain snack foods, but "real" foods I definitely get sick of. I am so bored with dinner.

jillybean720 · 02-20-2008, 07:55 AM

I think it's normal to want variety. I am jealous, too, of those who have had such success by eating the same things all the time--I wish it were that easy for all of us (well, I know it's NEVER easy, but you know what I mean!). Rather than being able to stick with the same few things all the time, I have to continually search for new ways to prepare my chicken or new salad ressings to make or new ways to try my veggies, etc. I actually hate cooking, so it's really not fun for me to have to change things up all the time

I will say lately I've been eating a lot of the same foods, but I prepare them diferent ways. I'm on South Beach, so for right now, all grains (pastas, rice, breads), breads, and most fruits are out for me. I eat a lot of eggs, but I got sick of omlettes and scrambled eggs very quickly, so now I eat egg salad instead. Or I cook my eggs over easy and eat them over Canadian bacon with some cheese melted on top, sort of like a wannabe Eggs Benedict. I eat chicken almost daily. I actually have chicken both for lunch and dinner today. But it's different each time. I like baked chicken with bbq sauce, avocado, and melted Swiss cheese; or baked chicken with bbq sauce, bacon, and melted cheddar cheese; or grilled chicken chopped up for salads; or chicken and broccoli stiry-fry; or chicken in an Asian marinade with edamame; or grilled chicken with honey mustard and mashed cauliflower; or cold chicken salad...even with the same basic food, there are lots of possibilities

frog0726 · 02-20-2008, 08:14 AM

I'm the same way. I'm tired of the same old same old, but I'm not adventurous enough to try new stuff (or should I say to try new stuff on the kids).

souvenirdarling · 02-20-2008, 09:19 AM

I think I get tired on a monthly basis. I moved out from home April and am still adjusting to cooking a variety of meals. It's easier to make a big batch and make it last

I eat a lot of different foods through the day, and though its usually the same things every day, I feel I still have variety. As long as I get all my vitamins.

suitejudyblueeyes · 02-20-2008, 09:29 AM

I'm kind of halfway between the 'tired easily' and 'never tires' camps. I really dislike a lot of repetition (lunch- and dinner-wise) within weeks, but from week to week I could repeat my meals exactly and be happy. So I won't have the same meal twice in a week for dinner -- but I'll have it for dinner once and lunch the next day, and then not again until at least a week later.

That being said, I have probably 2 weeks' worth of easy dinner recipes in my short-term memory, and that allows me a great deal of flexibility when making dinner. Lunches get very repetitive (soup...salad... sammich), but I try to force some variety in there with the kinds of things I put on my salad... the things I put in my wrap... etc.

I get burned out on raw non-leafy veg very easily. I'll never get tired of spinach or romaine lettuce, but you hand me a carrot three days in a row and I'll end up chucking it at you. Don't get me wrong, I love almost all veggies, but... cooked.

CurvaceousCutie · 02-21-2008, 03:16 AM

i dont know about u guys but like i am totally turned off by french fries. lol i used to eat that 24/7 n now i look at it n it grosses me out. lol

suitejudyblueeyes · 02-21-2008, 08:31 AM

I wish!

I still love french fries... But now I usually bake them at home.