I average 1400 to 1800 calories a day.
I eat a TON of vegetables. My goal is to eat at least 5 servings a day. I often surpass that.
I eat no bread at this time. I eat no oats or any other wheat products. I have IBS and have found them to be a large culprit in my diet.
I stopped drinking alcohol except for a very occasional glass of wine or beer.
My average daily meal:
Breakfast: two scrambled eggs, one piece of thick cut applewood bacon and usually zuchini/mushrooms/onions/jalapenos mixed in. A scramble.
Lunch: It can range from a two egg/egg salad with celery on the side or a tuna salad. I must have mayo in my life. I make big salads sometimes. Usually my salad dressing is just balsamic vinegar. I also eat a lot of sliced bell peppers or other raw veggies for snacks. I used to use hummus but recently cut it out to see if it helped improve my gut more.
Dinner: I bake a lot of chicken. I'll usually have half a large baked chicken breast chopped up in some variety of veggies. I have a spiralizer and make a lot of zuchini pasta, just a quarter cup of alfredo with asparagus, mushrooms and tomatoes thrown in, I have an amazing chicken alfredo. Sometimes I alternate pesto or homemade tomato sauce.
I also have fish/hamburger meat/steak etc. I get creative and make awesome stuffed bell peppers etc. I just find ways to make veggies the focus. I don't really eat potatoes except for yams/sweet potatoes. If i'm craving mashed potatoes I mash cauliflower.
For snacks: I will roll up high quality turkey meat around a little bit of avocado and some mustard. Or I'll have salted Pumpkin seeds. I recently cut out cheese too. Made it a bit harder, but I feel better.
I guess it'd be described as a "paleo" diet. I however have to meal prep two days a week to make it happen. It's mainly just baking 6 chicken breasts, 20 eggs or so and chopping up a ton of vegetables. The rest of the "cooking" I do daily and it doesn't take me long. I do eat out on occasion. I do have cheat days as well. But I reserve them for special occasions.
This weight loss took me 4 months. So I averaged 5 to 6 #s a month. Most people expect to make big numbers. But I think that expectation results in people becoming discouraged and giving up. It takes people years to gain that weight. Expecting to drop it quickly is often unrealistic. There are weeks I lose nothing, and weeks I lose 2 lbs. These 18 weeks though that I've stuck to it has resulted in long term success.
Stubborn fat! Can't lose weight.
