I am starting the weight loss journey again and would like to know some of your daily meal plans to get some fresh ideas.

And do most of you eat 3 or 5 smaller meals.

Thanks for sharing....

I have got to be the worst role model on here, so I will start and the best ideas will follow by other posters.

Breakfast: coffee, small salad, vitamin tablet

Lunch: salad

Dinner: beer

Repeat.

BF -- wg cereal with fruit; or egg/chz on english muffin; or toast & peanut butter. I usually have a fruit with breakfast or some time in the am.

LUNCH -- leftovers; or a sandwich and/or soup; or salad with protein like hb egg or lean meat or chz.

DINNER -- most any favorite dinner that we make with at least 2 veggies and/or salad, which includes lean meat and a complex carb most of the time. Occasionally, I may just have lean meat and veggies/salad with a wg slice of bread.

SNACKS -- lots of fruit, mostly fresh or dried (apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries, pears, pineapple, melons, etc); yogurt; celery boats; hard-boiled eggs; UNsalted nuts like almonds; chz & wg crackers; tst/peanut butter occasionally; cereal trail mix occasionally.

Now, this is when I stick to plan of course; my meals are usually great. I am doing better this week with my snacking (always been my nemesis).




IAN ~ that's a big ... there's no protein in there unless you just didn't mention it??? You're plan doesn't sound very balanced to me. You could add a couple pieces of fruit, some protein, and a little dairy in there. A complex carb or two wouldn't hurt either, such as oatmeal or corn, etc. unless you have an allergy to wheat or something like that ...

Thanks Justwant2Bhealthy that looks like a great plan do you count protein or anything...

My lunch probably won't be very helpful since I live in Korea and my school provides it, but I'll put in mine too.

Breakfast: corn flakes w/yogurt and strawberries OR english muffin w/peanut butter OR oatmeal w/ peanut butter.

Lunch: cup of white rice, cup of soup, 2 veggies (1 is always kimchi), 1 protein (usually seafood stir fry, slices of beef or pork, or an egg)

Dinner: brown rice with chicken breast and seasonal veggies OR whole wheat pasta with chicken breast, seasonal veggies and plain tomato sauce, OR homemade chill with chicken, beans and tons of veggies.

I usually don't snack but when I do it's recently been nature valley granola bars, pretzels, celery sticks with salsa and cream cheese or frozen grapes. I have a limited source of healthier snack foods here that are cheaper.

Do you really worry about cooked or raw veggies.

Here's mine:

Breakfast: instant oatmeal at work on weekdays; either cereal with berries and almond milk or whole-grain low-cal toast with soy bacon on weekends, + coffee and measured amount of creamer.

Morning snack: usually a piece of fruit. Don't always eat it, though.

Lunch: weekdays: bean or lentil soup, raw veggies. Weekends: sandwich / veggie burger, raw veggies, pop chips.

Dinner: large salad, loads of veggies, measured amount of croutons and olives, low-cal yogurt based dressing

Then: varies. Usually some sort of vegetarian protein (black bean tacos, vegetarian quesadillas w/cheese, veggie burger, tofu) or perhaps pasta, with variety of veggie side dishes. This varies alot.

Evening snack: diet hot chocolate, maybe fruit and fat-free whipped cream, jello, et cetera.

I see you are vegetarian. I was thinking about trying to eat that way but love fish and cheese too much..

CC ~ I don't count my protein, but try to have some with each meal and snack. About once a week we have bacon & eggs & toast for brunch (forgot to mention that). I had cut my meat servings down, but increased them a bit becuz my iron was low; that didn't help, so the doctor has ordered for separate iron supplements on top of my daily + and other vitamins.

What other vitamins do you take?

Wow, some of you eat some really yummy, healthy stuff!

Here is mine for today

Breakfast
2 steamed eggs
1 jalapeno Quejos (manioc root bun)

AM Snack
A few strips of red bell pepper

Lunch
Greek vanilla yogurt with (all mixed together)
1 chopped nectarine
1 small handful mixed nuts
1 small portion flaked coconut

Snack
Smoothie made of Vegan protein powder, low fat milk, mixed fruit (pineapple, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries)

Dinner (coming up soon ha)
Butternut squash ravioli with mixed veggies thrown in (red bell pepper, fresh tomato, fresh zucchini); scoop of Vegenaise for "sauce"

Thanks justwant2behealthy. I put those things in my lunch salad. I hope it's enough but I'll take my chances.

Misti in Seattle sounds like a great menu..

a few of my standbys:

breakfast at Cracker Barrel: oatmeal with a banana and turkey sausage

breakfast at home: whole wheat waffles with peanut butter and berries OR scrambled eggs and a flaxseed-olive oil-banana-walnut muffin

packed lunch for work: 2-3 T hummus, 4-5 whole wheat crackers, raw veggies, yogurt OR a gopicnic ready-to-eat meal OR a big Greek salad (lots of cucumber & tomato, roasted red peppers, garlic-stuffed olives, small amount of feta cheese, fat free Italian dressing)

dinners: veggie burger with a slice of cheese + veggies OR whole grain pasta w/ tomato-onion-wine sauce and a Johnsonville chicken sausage (grilled then sliced and tossed with the pasta) OR chickpea stew (Moroccan spices, diced tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onion, chickpeas); I serve this one with chicken to satisfy DH

Thanks! I love eating the way I do. Quite often I have a big salad for dinner with bunches of mixed fresh veggies. And I eat almost all organic and very few processed foods. I also have access to an excellent natural market, which has a great hot and cold foods bar, which I make use of.