I've been trying to make a diet for myself for such a long time now but I feel like it's so overwhelming trying to plan out different meals for each day of the week. I've given up so many times and today I had the same thing happen. I was wondering if any of you think I'm trying to be too strict with it and instead should opt to just eat healthier on a daily basis. Thanks guys.

you shouldn't be having different meals for different days of the week... it should be the same meals everday.

If you're just trying to lose a little weight than certainly "just eating better" is better than eating like crap. But my personal experience is that "just eating better" only works for a little while. I stopped losing weight and had to get strict with my diet. I guess it just depends on your goals, But counting calories to me is the best way.

That's going to get boring fast.

i don't eat for fun

Your life sucks.

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Why would you say that?

If you don't mind doing it that way, fine, but it certainly isn't necessary.

This is one of those places where everyone has to find what works for him or her. My experience has been that the most successful people are able to be "strict" about following the game plan set up, yet there has to be some flexibility built into the game plan in the first place that works for you.

For me, I need to be logging my calories, tracking my food intake. Otherwise, I just don't pay attention to how much I've eaten, the timing, or the macronutrient breakdown, & then I slip into bad habits - e.g., not eating enough early in the day or during afternoon time in my office, which means that I make poor nutritional choices later in the evening when I try to catch-up. I do like eating a lot of the same foods (and I stick to the same foods for certain situations - breakfast, post-workout, etc.).

However, I could not plan meals out for an entire week! Instead, I keep healthy food choices around my home, with me at work, and I keep in mind what nutritional breakdown I'd like to achieve (caloric range, target protein, and so forth). By tracking several times a day (very quick on my computer), I'm able to stay on track and make adjustments. I try to go "off tracking" about once per week, when I try to eat healthy but not nearly as "strict" in recording everything. Again, it creates more flexibility for eating out or wiht other people. The totals vary day-by-day, but the overall effect is pretty good.

Good luck!

Well I'm not looking for any strict goals, I just need my diet to compliment my track workouts. I know my goals for my ideal body for my events but that's not my main concern, I just need to get on path and eat better. I've heard eating the same things everyday is bad for you. Is there any merit to this claim?

We're kind of alike, except I can stay on track almost all day, then I load my food into fitday after dinner and adjust my nighttime snack to hit my numbers


btw calz, I basically just view food as fuel as well, but I try to shake it up a little... although some of my meals, especially breakfast are the same every day.

Actually, having more different kinds of healthy foods is more likely to be healthier, as well as being more interesting. You might not be able to get every healthy food that you want to eat in a day's meals, but you are more likely to get them into a week's meals.

Diets dont work. Merely prescribing exercise fails for most people.

Its a whole lifestyle change. disconneting with unwanted habits and create new positive ones, finding your values - do your actions match your values?, managing stress, creating a routine. Theres a lot to explore and its something that my university emphasizes - its purely evidence based work. Unlike pharmalogical companies that insist on drugs when other better options are avaiable, same with dieticians and many more, the food pyramid was influended by the meat industry and that.

Anyway, option two is better. You might need some assisted guidance though.

that's the worst advice I've ever heard