What I'm Eating

I basically eat the same stuff over and over again. I love what I eat so it doesn't feel like I'm dieting at all! It didn't start this scaled down but has evolved to this over time. For example my breakfast tacos used to include turkey bacon, lots regular cheese, eggs, and flour tortillas. When I started tracking calories on MyFitnessPal I started making one small change at a time. I first switched to reduce fat cheese (I knew I wasn't giving up my cheese!), then switched the flour tortillas for corn, then went from 2 pieces of bacon to splitting 1, then to not eating the bacon at all. Small changes over time are very easy to manage and have equaled big weight loss for me!

Here's basically what I'm eating on any given day:

Beverages

Coffee every morning w/ sugar free creamer & Truvia

Diet Dr. Pepper like it’s going out of style

Breakfast

Spinach Omelet

2 Eggs

Handful of spinach (approx 1 cup)

Onions & Bell Pepper

1 slice of 2% fat free American Cheese in the middle

Oatmeal

Quaker quick oats w/ Banana and 1 pack of Truvia

Breakfast Tacos

2 corn tortillas

Egg whites

1 slice of 2% fat free American Cheese

Salsa

Snacks (10:30A & 3:00P)

Oatmeal (I’ll eat the oatmeal as a snack if I have the omelet for breakfast)

Cocoa Roasted Almonds

Texas Toast Seasoned Croutons (5 croutons = 35 calories)

Fruit (Usually a peach or a cup of cherries)

Single serving frozen veggies

Small salad (1 cup of veggies w/ 1 tbsp ranch & a few croutons)

100 calorie popcorn

Lunch (This takes less than 10 minutes to prep. I make this every Sunday. Each recipe makes 5-7 servings = Lunch for a week! I pack them individually and put half in the fridge and the other half in the freezer.)

Regular Chili

1 Can of Bush’s Chili Beans

1 Can of diced tomatoes

1 ½ chicken breasts

1 bag of mixed frozen vegetables

1-2 tbsp of olive oil

Onion

Garlic

Chili seasoning

Sautee onion & garlic and brown the chicken in the pot with 1-2 tbsp of olive oil. Add beans, tomatoes, and vegetables. Stir in seasoning. Simmer on lowest heat for 25 minutes.

White Chili

1 can of cannellini beans

1 cup of chicken broth

1 ½ chicken breasts

1 bag of mixed frozen vegetables

Onion (I use green onions in the white chili)

Garlic

White Chicken Chili seasoning

Sautee onion & garlic and brown the chicken in the pot. Add beans, broth, and vegetables. Stir in seasoning. Simmer on lowest heat for 25 minutes.

Dinner

Veggies & Meatballs

2 beef or turkey meatballs

½ Cup of Ragu Lite or Marinara sauce

1 cup of veggies

*Sprinkle of parmesan cheese for a treat!

Large salad

2 cups of veggies

½ Grilled chicken breast

5-7 croutons

2 tbsp dressing

2 boiled eggs (if I didn’t have them for breakfast)

Baked Fish w/ Veggies & Salsa

After Dinner (If I have calories left over)

Protein Shake w/ 1 cup of fruit & spinach

1 dark chocolate square (Extreme dark 88% cocoa) w/ ½ tbsp of low fat peanut butter!

Banana w/ dark chocolate square melted over it & peanut butter. YUM.