Tired of your food?
 

I have been eating wonderful tree ripened peaches, vine ripened tomatoes, cucumbers and grapes and more. All of a sudden yesterday, I felt like I couldn't face another peach or tomato. Has anyone else ever had this happen? Doesn't count if you hate tomatoes in the first place :lol:.

Maybe I just need more variety, but it seems like all of the healthy stuff has a certain similarity. I chose some different things out of the freezer for today. I just don't want this to be the beginning of the end of my diet...It is not like I specifically want something else and, to my credit, I didn't eat a bunch of bad stuff to make me feel better about the deteriorating relationship between me and tomatoes.:(

I have felt this too. Especially during harvest season when there is so much fresh produce.

Change it up a bit. Try a new fruit/veggie you've never had or maybe prepare it differently.

Don't let it get you down. You've done too well to let a tomato rule your life. ;)

yes i have that happen to me...i get on a kick and eat something for weeks straight...and then totally bored with it. Just try shaking things up with different fruit...and then maybe the old ones will appeal to you again

I think pear season is about to start! I am glad to hear that I am not the only one.

Got completely burned out on yogurt after eating it nearly every day for 2 years.

I'm so very fortunate. I eat the same lunch about 6X a week and have been for months on end. So far, I'm still loving it.

I did tire of egg white omlettes a few months ago and gave them up entirely. But, I've just gone back to them again recently and have been enjoying them once again. That just might happen with you and your tomatoes. So, yeah, give them a break - for now.

If you're getting bored, I certainly think it's time to do a little experimenting. Try some new veggies. And some new ways of preparing them. I recently discovered acorn squash - wow, is that good!!! I really, really think it's important to love what you're eating. Makes it so much easier to stay with this. In fact I absolutely could not stick to my plan if I didn't love everything I was eating. And I do change it up a bit, tweak the menu here and there. Sounds like you need to do the same.

Yes. I was doing Deliciously Yours. It was a good start to get a handle on portion sizes and the like, but after the second week, it all started to blend together. Today I got my final delivery (off the 4 week starter plan) and as I was unloading it, I realized how unappetizing it was to me. I have Peapod coming tomorrow, so after picking out a few entrees that I really like and a couple of the snacks, I repacked the cooler with ice, wrote "FREE FOOD" on it in marker and left it on the sidewalk in an area where homeless people in the area tend to hang out. A bit extreme, perhaps (and for some reason I felt a little condescending), but I knew I wouldn't eat any of it because I just couldn't stomach the thought of it, and it going to waste or being thrown away seemed to be a huge shame when there are legitimately hungry people right outside my door.

I OD'd on broccoli not too long ago. I loved it and ate a ton of it until one day I took a bite and gagged. It was months before I could face it again!

I don't have that problem. I DID, on past diets. That's why I decided that I wasn't going to restrict myself or cut out food groups. I've gone on total rabbit diets and I ALWAYS got burned out and ended up gaining back all my weight. I'm typing this 20 minutes after having a Dove dark chocolate bar. But then I had a half a light muffin for breakfast, cottage cheese and tomatoe and cantaloupe for lunch, and a salad and grapes for dinner. Yesterday I had grilled chicken and corn, ham and swiss on a low carb tortilla....

I don't get burned out because I don't eat the same stuff constantly. I LOVE fruits, but I always have a variety. Pineapple one day, cantaloupe the next, watermelon, blueberries...just bought some strawberries earlier, and I have a bowl of apples, oranges and bananas. There are a LOT of things you can eat that are healthy, and a lot more you can eat in moderation and still maintain your calorie range, to prevent boredom from the same foods all the time.

Also, if you don't like tomatoes, and you've been eating and haven't developed a like for them, you may be setting yourself up for a failure by continuing to force yourself to eat something you dislike. Find healthy alternatives that you DO like, so you'll be sure to enjoy eating them, allowing you to more easily stick with them.

I get tired of eating the same thing over and over. I was prepping the veggies for my veggie omelet last night and I thought, dammit, if I have to eat one more omelet with mushrooms and zucchini for breakfast, I might kill someone. So I had cereal with yogurt and berries instead. Yum!

There are tons of ways to eat healthily, and the nice thing is that mother nature encourages dietary diversity. You spend a couple of weeks eating nothing but asparagus and finally, when you get to the point that you can't bear it any more, something else is available and delicious. Ditto pineapple, peaches, tomatoes or whatever else.

Wanting variety in your diet should have NO IMPACT on your 'diet'. It's perfectly natural. Just think of new and delicious things to make. :)

(I am, however, jealous of my boyfriend, who can happily eat the same damn spinach salad with chicken for lunch, day in, day out. I can't do it.)

You're not alone! Two months of healthy eating are beginning to bore me. I was so used to eating DiGiorno pizzas & sweets, Hot Pockets and other microwave convenience foods that I've had to change and really think about what to eat!

How about allowing yourself low calorie small portions of the food you've crossed off the list? I get a hugely satisfying two pizzas a month ... but I buy the small 4 inch size with veggies & cheese, or chicken & veggies. A much better choice than a full size pepperoni or supreme, which are major no no's now.

Have you tried garlic or red pepper flakes, parm. cheese or a tiny bit of salad dressing to add flavor and zip to your foods? That's helped me alot with black beans, steamed veggies & chicken breast.

This wk end I'm surfing the food threads here at 3FC to write down some recipes I've seen ... fried rice type dishes, new to me foods to combat boredom. Good luck!

p.s. When I really get an extended craving for some verrrryyy bad food, I stand in front of the full length mirror without clothes on. I can see a difference since losing 17 lbs. and walking so much. I'll be *amned if I'm gonna put that weight on again!!!!!:devil:

Same way! It's so hard for me cause I don't cook and I don't like a lot of foods (cannot stand lettuce, tomatoes, most veggies.) So I try to eat a lot of take out food that's considered healthy. For example, I probably had the Grilled McChicken sandwich 5 times this week. Always with a green bean side dish, sometimes carrots (from a can of course).

Breakfast is either Raisin Bran or boiled eggs...and plain tasting things get real old reaaal quick. I only like 3 types of fruit so I got to juggle that.

I struggle with this because I still have the urge to eat one, big unhealthy meal a day (like a medium pizza with some cokes) that would be within my calorie limit and still be delicious. Ahh.

Egg white omelets make me gag. Scrambled egg whites with mushrooms -- blech. I'm currently OK with 3 egg whites and one whole egg scrambled with NO mushrooms (love the 'shrooms, just not in eggs anymore)...
I NEED PROTEIN IN THE MORNING, and other than eggs, what else is there????

It happens to me, but only if I eat the same thing too often; I need a little bit of variety, so as long as I get it, I'm okay with my food (healthy stuff has a ton of options, now that I've gone into researching more, and often it only takes a few herbs of spices to help).

What's odd is that now, it's all my old, sugary stuff I tend to find blah and boring--same old bland after-taste and added sugar in everything, no matter where I turn. Probably this is a good thing.

Heh, whatever you want. Will the Breakfast Police arrest you if you eat non-breakfast foods? Have a turkey sandwich or something :)

I will eat the same thing for several days/weeks/months in a row till one day I've just had enough. I did that with yoghurt earlier in the year and with a certain brand of breakfast cereal.

Unfortunately, I don't get sick of eating cheese. Losing weight would be so much easier if I could...

Hehe. My colleagues and friends often find me 'disgusting' because I happen to eat jam, eggs, tuna or a nice little steak in the morning at times. I like my cereals like almost anyone else, and sometimes use breakfast to eat bread or butter (else I just don't eat any, which isn't good either), but when I'm hungry, I'm hungry, and anything will do the trick.

I'm not sure where that cultural bias of having certain foods only for breakfast comes from. Does anyone know?

I find lifes too short to eat loads of fruit/vegetables when I can just calorie count umm...not junk food exactly, but not fruit/veggies either!

On the other hand, my life will certainly be shorter if I don't eat any good stuff. My general rule is that I try to fit 3 portions at least of fruit/veg in everyday, the rest of it is...who knows? Some days its wildly unhealthy. At least I don't starve or binge atm.

Maybe one day 5 a day will be a goal I'll be able to face ;)

I'm an EX healthfreak, I used to live off rabbit food

emily
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That's right! There are no breakfast police! Sometimes I like to have a protein drink (I make them myself) or cottage cheese or something like that for breakfast.

I once was on a "diet" that called for eggwhite omelets and lots of turkey. I never could stand egg whites by themselves, and frankly, there is no point is tossing out the yolk of eggs. I eat whole eggs when I want them. As for the turkey, I still can't stand it. :p

Jay

I keep with fruits and veggies that are in season (butternut squash, here I come!) and that pretty much keeps me from getting bored with those!

Happened to me last year!

Ditto

Wow, sam here! I love healthy foods, don;t get me wrong, but when my cooking abilities limit the ingredients, I tend to use the same ingredients over and over again, thus limiting variety. Yup, yogurt, egg whites, broccoli, these were items I always abused, hehehe.

That just makes me want to have roasted veggies in the morning.

WOW. You sound just like me. I used to live off rabbit pellets too. Npwadays, I find it more fitting to eat something I really want so as long as it's not like I eat it everyday and that the calorie count falls within range. I find that after a satisifying meal, its much easier to resist anything after it so as long as it was satisfying. However, if I ate a salad that I really wasn't in the mood for, and provided it was unsatisfying, I have a higher chance of eating junk later on!

Ha! Yogurt and broccoli. Those are two things I am sick of, too.

I did a lot of Lean Cuisine at the beginning. I love it when they are $2 apiece.

I totally agree with the philosopy of eating things I like. Usually I like everything except maybe okra :lol:.

Shy Moment, I totally understand about plums. That is exactly how I am feeling about tomatoes right now. Last weekend, we visited family and I sat outside and ate tomatoes right out of their garden. Like the next day, I didn't want to see another tomato. Ever.

I do the same thing - eat too many carrot & celery sticks for lunch, and bananas for breakfast, and all the sudden get sick of them. Go to the grocery store and try some new veggies, or try cooked instead of raw (frozen veggies can be microwaved without any added fat, etc.), or vegetable soup or something like that. Just switch it up a little bit. ;)

I tend to rotate types of vegetables every week or so, so I don't get sick of them: a variety of salads made from a bag of Romaine, vegetables marinated in balsamic vinegar and roasted, steamed vegetables, a mix of raw vegetables dipped in hummus, vegetable soup, etc.

I've had sauteed vegetables for breakfast before!

freiamaya - other breakfast protein ideas: tofu, cottage cheese, yogurt/cheese/milk has some protein, lean ham.

I get this with the seasonal stuff growing around here and in the garden, not quite so much with the foods I prepare, though I remember enjoying salads quite a bit when I began this and then I decided I hated making salads for myself!

People often ask me how long I pick the asparagus in the spring. The answer is, "Until I get sick of it," which, interestingly enough, pretty well corresponds with the month or so you're recommended to pick for. I've even gotten sick of sweet corn in July/August! Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to get sick of sweet corn this year as it didn't do too well—I only had it 3-4 times.

I'm currently sick of summer squash and sadly, running out of gas on gorgeous heirloom tomatoes. Pretty tired of cantaloupe too! Canning and freezing is reducing the guilt somewhat. I froze several 3-cup bags of shredded zucchini, and some green beans and carrots so far. Canned salsa, sandwich pickles, and pickled beets. Going to freeze the pasta sauce I like from the Moosewood cookbook—I use it in lasagna as well.

I still feel gulity though, as my dad talks about how he was satisfied with squash, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots for supper. I know when I tried that about a month ago when everything began being in season that it threw me out of whack and I decided I felt a lot better still having a protein and some whole grains with my meals.

Re: the Breakfast Police --
I saw a show where a woman who had lost a phenomenal amount of weight did so by reversing her meals. She got up at 5am, made breakfast for everyone (cereal, toast, etc.) and made herself DINNER (salmon, veggies, rice, the whole nine yards). For lunch she had lunch. And for dinner, she had juice and toast!
While it really worked for her, her DH said that his biggest problem with this routine was that he couldn't take her out to dinner anymore, and that they hadn't enjoyed dinner out with friends for the past two years.
Hey, whatever works!!!

You should nix the McChickens. I know McDs considers them healthy, but that's a very broad overstatement. If you don't like cooking (which I don't either), try getting frozen grilled chicken breasts or strips. You can heat them up in the microwave strait out of the freezer. And you could try frozen veggies for your carrots and green beans to reduce the sodium and give you more of the nutrients.

But even if you're not a veggie eater, or a cook, there's really a lot out there. I just had ham and swiss on a low carb tortilla with some strawberries. You can have a lowfat or even fat free cottage cheese, frozen turkey burgers (I fix mine on the grill, but you CAN do them in the microwave) on the low carb wraps instead of a hamburger, I also nuke WW or South Beach or Lean Cusine meals when in a rush. I use the lower calorie meals such as these to get in my pizza fixes.

If you really really gotta get fast food though, McDs may be one of the worst places to get it. I will usually go to Wendys if I need fast food. But I do prefer a sit down meal in a real restaurant.

Thanks for the tips, I'll have to look into that. I never knew you could buy frozen chicken breasts, I thought they only came in bloody packages. :( BTW, I'm from West Virginia too. :smug:

Oooh, which part? I'm in Huntington.

Wal*Mart WAS carrying a bag (where you get the fried chicken and stuffed chicken) in the freezer section. I BELIEVE it was Banquet brand. It was herb seasoned roasted chicken...100 cals a piece. But they took it out, in favor of more greasy, battered and fried merchandise. ::sigh:: They don't make it easy on us. But Krogers may have it, or something similar. I usually just get the Tyson grilled fajita strips. They're still processed and have more sodium than grilling chicken yourself, but they HAVE to be better than McDs. I think just about anything is better than McDs. LOL

I think with the lack of A/C and that I just love getting out so much in the summer, that I just don't like cooking at ALL in the summer. But in the winter, I will grill large packs of chicken and freeze some. They're more expensive, but if you get the thin and fancy, you shouldn't have to trim anything or deal with them, just season and toss them on the grill. I usually just spray them with I Can't Believe it's Not Butter and sprinkle some Mrs. Dash on them and put them on an indoor grill like a George Foreman. I do the same with turkey and salmon. Then you just pop them in the microwave and it's fast and healthy.