What is the healthiest meal to make in order to lose weight?
What are your go to meals for weight loss? Do you tend to eat the same things every day?
I'm sorry if this has been asked already. I'm looking for healthy meal options. Right now I'm eating an omelette for breakfast every morning and turkey casserole (ground turkey, black beans, brown rice, low sodium taco seasoning) for lunch every day. I don't know what to make for dinner most days, so I either eat the bad meal that my family is eating or go without. I generally find it easier to make a big batch of something on the weekend, divide it into portions, then freeze it.
Please let me know what your go to meals are. Starting an effort to lose weight, what's some of your favorite healthy recipes?
My mom is battling kidney cancer right now, and to show solidarity, I've started an effort to lose weight (I'm currently 260 pounds and want to get to 220). I love to cook, which is what got me into my weight problems in the first place, and I think I have a pretty high skill level. What are some of your favorite healthy recipes? I'm also a college student, so cheaper meals would also be super helpful. Pretty much I have been hitting the gym for the past month, but my diet is the worse. I have nobody to blame but myself. What is something I could eat every day until I hit my goal weight wise! Then i'll try something new. I'm 5' 10" was 245 lbs, down to 229 right now...after this weekend though the scale says 234 but that's ok.
I love chicken, eggs, tuna. Pretty much all veggies. Should I just try to focus on different variations of those? I'm serious when I say this, I love working out, but dang...I love food. So I figured, what if I figured out a set of meals I can eat every day that would be within my calories. When at the gym I mainly focus on weight training, so i'm not really sure on the calorie burn I have. So I'm trying to lose about 50lbs of fat in about 5months, a bit of a lofty goal I know, but I actually started working out a few months ago. I haven't seen much progress, so I was looking at my diet as even though I cut back on sugars, soda's, junk food and etc, my calorie intake is still pretty high.
Problem is that I don't have a whole lot of time to cook for myself, so I was relying on pre-packaged stuff too much, not realizing just how calorie dense they are. Every time I look online for cheap/simple recipes though, the sites I find call for a ton of "specialty" items that'll likely go bad before I use it again or expect me to buy a $20usd roast that'll likely sit in the freezer for months because I dont have the energy to cook it. Does anyone have a good source of recipes for this kind of thing? I kinda rotate lunch and dinner meals, but chicken breast is a staple. Maybe some lean pork cuts or steak. Veggies like broccoli, asparagus, etc. Canned chickpeas and brown rice are fast and filling sides. I make quick tofu stirfrys with mushrooms, spinach, and other stuff lying around when I have no ideas and it's usually a 20-minute ordeal. I do try to make cooking less time-consuming since I'm also a full-time student, so I usually cook a bunch of the meat/sides in one day, then spread it across several meals. For almost all men and most women this much of a deficit for weight loss is excessive and most of the science says this approach is not sustainable, nor does it result in keeping weight off long term. I would look into how to properly diet to lose weight. If this were a 3-4 week cut, i might not have a problem, but after a month of that high of a deficit, the lack of glycogen stores will start affecting your hair, skin, nails, immune system, the list goes on.
Tuna, sardine and eggs are your best friends here, good protein/calories ratio. Also include some chewy vegetables (beet, carrot, broccoli or whatever you like) as they will satiate you easier. You can use those on whole bread or make some dough yourself, although you said you don't have much time, you can make them on the weekends or just use the whole bread.
I'm 20 and I live with my parents. All of us are overweight, ranging from myself and my mother being slightly overweight to my father as obese. My mom and I are embarking on a journey to lose extra weight and slim down/get in better shape, but my dad wants no part in it. My mom and I each have about 40 pounds to lose, but my father has nearly 100 pounds that he could stand to lose.
Don't try to cook low-calorie meals by using low-fat etc. This is a fast path to failure. Nobody wants to eat sad food all the time. Instead focus on what those calories are. Some foods pack a giant nutritional punch even while being high in fat or whatever (eggs, avocado), while others are almost pointless to eat and will leave you very hungry not long after (potato chips,
When you're making pastas, switch 1/3 to 1/2 of the pastas for frozen green peas, and cooked everything in boiling water. It's very fulling yet with less calories and more fibers and vitamins. You can also try chili sin carne (corn instead of meat) or mashed black and red beans in bolognese sauce. And if your dad really need the meat taste, add some beef stock. Also, use whole wheat bread and pastas and brown rice instead of regular. Congratulation for your decision and good luck!
My go-to for a low-carb breading is simply ground up pork rinds, romano cheese, italian seasoning blend, and garlic power. About a 2:1 ration of pork rinds to cheese. Pulse it all up in a food processor, and it's good to go. For an easy "breaded" chicken start by pounding a boneless skinless breast and coat with a bit of soy flour. Next dip in a beaten egg mixture then in the pork rind mixture pressing as needed. I like to cook it in a bit of olive oil to make it nice and crispy, and finish in a 325 degree oven.
Eat more vegetables and legumes, less red meat and processed meat, less sugar, more fiber, less unhealthy fats (fried foods, potato chips) more healthy fats - fish, avocado, olive oil, chicken. Shop mostly from the outside of the grocery store and don't buy packaged foods that contain unnecessary added sugar.
I love to cook, and I'm quite good at it, but I have no experience in making light, healthy recipes. Cost isn't necessarily an issue--we're okay with paying a bit more to eat healthier things, and we've cut out snack food so we have that extra money to toss at healthy food as well. What are some recipes that I can make that are healthy enough to allow my mother and I to continue on our diet (getting rid of almost all bad carbs while also counting calories) while also satisfying my father? He pisses and moans if he doesn't get his meat and potatoes at every meal. Considering he doesn't cook, he's going to have to deal with it anyway, but I'd prefer not to hear him whine about it every night. I am a male, 5'7, 164ish lbs right now, and i am eating around 2000 calories (500 cal deficit) to lose .75 lbs per week. This is reasonable. Some might even cut more aggressively at my height and weight. The main takeaway here is there is a good body of research that shows a slow and steady approach creates better long term results. We've managed to cut out diet soda/regular soda entirely from our diets now. We drink a ton of water with some diet snapple on the side, and we purchased a really great tea maker that we use to make iced tea and put it in the fridge. I think it's Takeya? We make it hot so we can add just a little bit of sugar (so it's more of a sometimes thing than an all the time thing) and that helps with sweetness cravings, too. Also, those 60 calorie jello pudding packs are great for when you NEED THE CHOCOLATES. I would try making the things you've always liked, just slightly healthier. So for example, if you want a big fluffy omelet, have one - just leave out the yolks. You'll still have the taste, minus about 50 calories per egg. If you want a tuna salad sandwich, have one - just use a tiny bit of light mayo, and a lettuce wrap instead of white bread. If you want banana pudding for dessert, have it - just use sugar-free pudding mix, skim milk and all the fresh sliced banana you want. You can increase the veggies and cut out the noodles of homemade chicken soup and still have all the flavor without the carbs and calories of pasta. If you want a crunchy snack, you can slice cucumbers with a little sea salt.
Substituting small healthy changes is a good way to get people to adopt a healthier diet slowly but surely. Sometimes the changes are barely even noticeable.
Anyhow, I wish you all the best luck. My brother decided to start losing weight as a new year's resolution. He's down to 180 pounds from 250! It's amazing what portion control and little healthy changes can do!
I'm sorry if this has been asked already. I'm looking for healthy meal options. Right now I'm eating an omelette for breakfast every morning and turkey casserole (ground turkey, black beans, brown rice, low sodium taco seasoning) for lunch every day. I don't know what to make for dinner most days, so I either eat the bad meal that my family is eating or go without. I generally find it easier to make a big batch of something on the weekend, divide it into portions, then freeze it.
Please let me know what your go to meals are. Starting an effort to lose weight, what's some of your favorite healthy recipes?
My mom is battling kidney cancer right now, and to show solidarity, I've started an effort to lose weight (I'm currently 260 pounds and want to get to 220). I love to cook, which is what got me into my weight problems in the first place, and I think I have a pretty high skill level. What are some of your favorite healthy recipes? I'm also a college student, so cheaper meals would also be super helpful. Pretty much I have been hitting the gym for the past month, but my diet is the worse. I have nobody to blame but myself. What is something I could eat every day until I hit my goal weight wise! Then i'll try something new. I'm 5' 10" was 245 lbs, down to 229 right now...after this weekend though the scale says 234 but that's ok.
I love chicken, eggs, tuna. Pretty much all veggies. Should I just try to focus on different variations of those? I'm serious when I say this, I love working out, but dang...I love food. So I figured, what if I figured out a set of meals I can eat every day that would be within my calories. When at the gym I mainly focus on weight training, so i'm not really sure on the calorie burn I have. So I'm trying to lose about 50lbs of fat in about 5months, a bit of a lofty goal I know, but I actually started working out a few months ago. I haven't seen much progress, so I was looking at my diet as even though I cut back on sugars, soda's, junk food and etc, my calorie intake is still pretty high.
Problem is that I don't have a whole lot of time to cook for myself, so I was relying on pre-packaged stuff too much, not realizing just how calorie dense they are. Every time I look online for cheap/simple recipes though, the sites I find call for a ton of "specialty" items that'll likely go bad before I use it again or expect me to buy a $20usd roast that'll likely sit in the freezer for months because I dont have the energy to cook it. Does anyone have a good source of recipes for this kind of thing? I kinda rotate lunch and dinner meals, but chicken breast is a staple. Maybe some lean pork cuts or steak. Veggies like broccoli, asparagus, etc. Canned chickpeas and brown rice are fast and filling sides. I make quick tofu stirfrys with mushrooms, spinach, and other stuff lying around when I have no ideas and it's usually a 20-minute ordeal. I do try to make cooking less time-consuming since I'm also a full-time student, so I usually cook a bunch of the meat/sides in one day, then spread it across several meals. For almost all men and most women this much of a deficit for weight loss is excessive and most of the science says this approach is not sustainable, nor does it result in keeping weight off long term. I would look into how to properly diet to lose weight. If this were a 3-4 week cut, i might not have a problem, but after a month of that high of a deficit, the lack of glycogen stores will start affecting your hair, skin, nails, immune system, the list goes on.
Tuna, sardine and eggs are your best friends here, good protein/calories ratio. Also include some chewy vegetables (beet, carrot, broccoli or whatever you like) as they will satiate you easier. You can use those on whole bread or make some dough yourself, although you said you don't have much time, you can make them on the weekends or just use the whole bread.
I'm 20 and I live with my parents. All of us are overweight, ranging from myself and my mother being slightly overweight to my father as obese. My mom and I are embarking on a journey to lose extra weight and slim down/get in better shape, but my dad wants no part in it. My mom and I each have about 40 pounds to lose, but my father has nearly 100 pounds that he could stand to lose.
Don't try to cook low-calorie meals by using low-fat etc. This is a fast path to failure. Nobody wants to eat sad food all the time. Instead focus on what those calories are. Some foods pack a giant nutritional punch even while being high in fat or whatever (eggs, avocado), while others are almost pointless to eat and will leave you very hungry not long after (potato chips,
When you're making pastas, switch 1/3 to 1/2 of the pastas for frozen green peas, and cooked everything in boiling water. It's very fulling yet with less calories and more fibers and vitamins. You can also try chili sin carne (corn instead of meat) or mashed black and red beans in bolognese sauce. And if your dad really need the meat taste, add some beef stock. Also, use whole wheat bread and pastas and brown rice instead of regular. Congratulation for your decision and good luck!
My go-to for a low-carb breading is simply ground up pork rinds, romano cheese, italian seasoning blend, and garlic power. About a 2:1 ration of pork rinds to cheese. Pulse it all up in a food processor, and it's good to go. For an easy "breaded" chicken start by pounding a boneless skinless breast and coat with a bit of soy flour. Next dip in a beaten egg mixture then in the pork rind mixture pressing as needed. I like to cook it in a bit of olive oil to make it nice and crispy, and finish in a 325 degree oven.
Eat more vegetables and legumes, less red meat and processed meat, less sugar, more fiber, less unhealthy fats (fried foods, potato chips) more healthy fats - fish, avocado, olive oil, chicken. Shop mostly from the outside of the grocery store and don't buy packaged foods that contain unnecessary added sugar.
I love to cook, and I'm quite good at it, but I have no experience in making light, healthy recipes. Cost isn't necessarily an issue--we're okay with paying a bit more to eat healthier things, and we've cut out snack food so we have that extra money to toss at healthy food as well. What are some recipes that I can make that are healthy enough to allow my mother and I to continue on our diet (getting rid of almost all bad carbs while also counting calories) while also satisfying my father? He pisses and moans if he doesn't get his meat and potatoes at every meal. Considering he doesn't cook, he's going to have to deal with it anyway, but I'd prefer not to hear him whine about it every night. I am a male, 5'7, 164ish lbs right now, and i am eating around 2000 calories (500 cal deficit) to lose .75 lbs per week. This is reasonable. Some might even cut more aggressively at my height and weight. The main takeaway here is there is a good body of research that shows a slow and steady approach creates better long term results. We've managed to cut out diet soda/regular soda entirely from our diets now. We drink a ton of water with some diet snapple on the side, and we purchased a really great tea maker that we use to make iced tea and put it in the fridge. I think it's Takeya? We make it hot so we can add just a little bit of sugar (so it's more of a sometimes thing than an all the time thing) and that helps with sweetness cravings, too. Also, those 60 calorie jello pudding packs are great for when you NEED THE CHOCOLATES. I would try making the things you've always liked, just slightly healthier. So for example, if you want a big fluffy omelet, have one - just leave out the yolks. You'll still have the taste, minus about 50 calories per egg. If you want a tuna salad sandwich, have one - just use a tiny bit of light mayo, and a lettuce wrap instead of white bread. If you want banana pudding for dessert, have it - just use sugar-free pudding mix, skim milk and all the fresh sliced banana you want. You can increase the veggies and cut out the noodles of homemade chicken soup and still have all the flavor without the carbs and calories of pasta. If you want a crunchy snack, you can slice cucumbers with a little sea salt.
Substituting small healthy changes is a good way to get people to adopt a healthier diet slowly but surely. Sometimes the changes are barely even noticeable.
Anyhow, I wish you all the best luck. My brother decided to start losing weight as a new year's resolution. He's down to 180 pounds from 250! It's amazing what portion control and little healthy changes can do!
