My meals are pretty simple during the day and that is because Im taking advantage of my love of veggies. I buy them in the frozen bags and try to keep a good variety. And I do try to buy fresh veggies once or twice a week. But its simply faster to use the frozen veggies. All I do to them is just boil some water, throw in the veggies just barely long enough to warm through (I hate over cooked veggies) and then drain.
Then once that is done I'll add some cubed tofu. Dont knock it. Eat it raw and you'll never want to taste it again because it is truly bland. But tofu takes on the flavor of anything it is cooked in or soaked in, etc. I'll marinate it in vinegarettes, light sauces, etc. I also cook up some Chicken or Turkey cutlets and chop that up and add it to everything.
When I go to work, I will take three 1-cup servings of veggies mixed with about two tablespoons or so of meat and tofu and then I will drizzle on some type of vinagerette, light dressing, etc to add some flavor to it all and spice it up. I'll take along some snacks as well, something low carb, lean protein, etc. About every 2 to 2-1/2 hours I will eat one of the veggie packs and then something sensible in the eveing after I get off work. It works out pretty well but you have to discipline yourself to prepare in advance. Otherwise you wake up in the morning and its far too easy to say well I dont have that made up or cooked so Im just going to skip today.
I do get thes WICKED cravings at work for Reeses Peanut Butter cups as I really really love peanut butter and chocolate but I usually do well with that as long as I have some veggies as the fiber in them keeps you full. But I cheat every now and then.
The key thing is prepare ahead. Prepare your food in advance or at a minimum have a menu of sorts of what you will eat throughout the week. It seems like a lot of work but it is really a time saver and is very helpful in preventing deviations to things not so good for weight reduction.
Hope that all helps out some. Its slow, and my weight has fluctuated, but Im staying on course and just take it in stride. I come home and I try to stay active outside around the house for an hour or two to help with weight loss. Coming home and plopping on the couch or in front of the PC helped to get me where Im at, so I gotta do the opposite to get where I want to be.
