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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I realllly realllly need to start eating healthy....especially since I'm not riding lately I feel like I've gained myself a few extra pounds and I feel sluggish and tired all the time. I look at all the healthy eating things on Pinterest but they are always weird things or have things I don't like in them.
Who is eating some easy healthy meals and can tell me how to make it and what to buy? I am attracted to very bad foods and I could eat all day long and sometimes I do. Any help would be appreciated!!! |
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 Texas Taco
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Location: Bandera, TX | Just start with baby steps: Lots of vegetables, lean meat and very limited bread, pasta and rice. Try to cut out sugar and sodas. I really like using Quinoa to fill the void of pasta and bread. Pretty good stuff if you mix it with vegetables. Use olive oil for cooking. Try to reduce processed food.
One meal at a time….
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 Ima Fickle Fan
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Location: Texas | My advice is to go back to basics. The closer to nature your food is, the healthier it is. By this, I am saying to cut out the processed crap. You didn't say what your diet currently is, but start with cutting out all soda (diet too), getting rid of refined sugars and flours, and not eating anything you get through a drive-thru or can eat from a box.
Increase your lean proteins, whole grains, and fruits and veggies.
Other than that, it all comes down to calories in vs. calories out. Granted not all calories are created equal. 100 calories from a donut will be readily converted to sugar and stored as fat, whereas 100 calories from lean chicken is broken down into amino acids, which are the building blocks for bodily functions.
One of the easiest meals we have at our house is lettuce wraps....and I cheat on prep. I buy a preroasted chicken and shred it up (remove all the skin). The wrap part is romaine lettuce. I then top it with salsa, tomatoes, avocado, olives, cheese, etc. Whatever sounds good.
The healthier you eat, the easier it will become. Also, the healthier you eat, the less tasty the bad foods will taste. |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | A year ago I went cold turkey and gave up everything that was bad for me plus I started exercising. I lost 30 pounds wayyyyy faster than I ever expected to. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I dont eat a lot of fast food....every now and then I do. I drink ALOT of pop! I also love love love bread and pasta!!! I love fruit and veggies but I guess I don't know how to creatively make it so it's the same old stuff and I get bored so I go eat some pasta or something lol |
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Location: Kentucky | I've been eating much better for two weeks now. Water only. I've been working with a personal trainer too. I've lost the "puffiness" in my stomach, and I've lost one pound last week. I do feel better, but I can only imagine how I'll feel in a month, or six months.
It's easy when I'm home to eat healthy. I just went to Kroger and bought a bunch of fruits, veggies, chicken, tuna, and rice. If you have trouble eating away from home, then try prepping your meals. I don't do anything fancy because I just started. I eat a lot of peanut butter for protein with apples and bananas. Protein will keep you full. It's much easier once you start and make it a habit. |
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 Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | My go to meals are steamed veggies, and bake chicken or salmon.
I try and have a salad too. I love rice and pasta so I try and cut that out. I've replaced most of my pop with ice tea, unsweetened has 0 calories. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| There are a lot of great sauce recipes out there that use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
I love overnight oatmeal for breakfast. Google it, lots of recipe variations
Brown rice cooked in chicken stock is much better than brown rice cooked in water - just watch the sodium. I am not an organic nut by any means but found a local health food store to have very cheap low sodium organic chicken stock, like significantly lower sodium than anything else I had found.
There are some good whole wheat pastas out there.
Make sure you have a good spice cabinet at your disposal. Fat and grease taste good, so they don't need as much seasoning. But healthy food does not have to be a dry piece of bland chicken breast of you know how to cook it. |
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Location: Lala Land | the magazine Self has a lot of great recipe's on their website that are actually stuff you would want to eat. They had spaghetti and meatball, nacho's, and lots of other goodies! They are all available for free and they have great exercise tips. |
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Location: Lost with the rest of the MINIONS! | CYA Ranch - 2014-01-21 1:25 PM A year ago I went cold turkey and gave up everything that was bad for me plus I started exercising. I lost 30 pounds wayyyyy faster than I ever expected to.
Could you give us a short list of what you gave up that was bad for you? It seems like whatever plan I look at, each one has something different that it considers bad! I exercise regularly, but am having a hard time shedding pounds. |
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 IMA No Hair Style Gal
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| Alas...I have given up my love of potatos. I could eat them for every meal....
I have replaced them with sweet potatos and kale chips...
If I want a snack...instead of potato chips I make kale chips or go for a greek yogurt, or an apple with peanut butter.
If I am making dinner and need a side....if I don't have rice I go for a sweet potato. |
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Location: USA | I LOVE eating fat free Ham with egg whites (a little cheese if you want it) and toasted wheat bread. It is SO good and keeps me full for hours! It makes good breakfast or lunch or dinner food! :D |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | I have just started on this eating healthy journey as well and this article made it seem so simple to me. I try each day to limit sweets (which I LOVE) and eat lots of fruits and vegatables and I am also cutting way down on the processed foods I eat.
http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm
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 Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | stick to natural foods.. no seasoning no stuff no gravy no nothing.. fresh chicken breast.. you can add baby leaf lettuce to it and broil.. steamed veggies.. and water.. NO other gunk.. think of it as this.. every bad thing that goes in your body will clog it and weigh it down and you are what you eat..
eat fresh raw and natural..I dont understand why people put all the stuff on the food.. its meant to be enjoyed in its own natural way.. not smothered in gunk. if you have to smother it.. you must not like it.
few weeks you will feel much better and your body will love you. |
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Location: On a paint horse... | Watch your portion size. Sometimes its not so much what you are eating, but how much! ...and LOTS of water!! |
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Location: Southern Pennsylvania | I'm the same way. I try to eat healthy, but I have trouble sticking to a plan. My new favorite saying/diet(lifestyle) quote is " Try to eat recipies with 5 or less ingredients. It is from a paleo website, but it is something easy for me to remember and repeat when I go for a meal or snack. Good Luck. I'm enjoying reading your post.  |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I need to start making things to take to work with me. I always just end up snacking on what the kids eat. I just love me some ice cold Pepsi! That's going to be the hardest! Thanks for all the advice so far! I know once I get the hang of it, it will be great and I will feel better but it's so much easier to eat bad lol |
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 Witty Enough
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Location: CTX | I would like to eat healthier too, but my biggest problem is: I hate almost all vegetables, especially cooked or boiled!!! I can't eat them, will gag and can't swallow......
Been like that since I was a little kid. Used to drive mom crazy, but now she sees I really can't eat them... And I absolutely love bread, rice and pasta's.... I don't really eat a lot of fast food, so that's good, but other than that.....I need help!!!! |
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Location: Lost with the rest of the MINIONS! | Bumping up for more ideas  |
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 I'm Here!!
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Location: Is it Summer Yet? | stay to the outside of the grocery store, fruit, veggies, meat (chicken, fish (yuck)), egg whites, greek yogurt (plain with fruit and a little hney = yummieness)
WATER - I read somewhere most everyone is dehydrated, and that makes you gain 8lbs a year. Tha's crazy. I measure my water when I first get to work, then I know that 2.2L container needs to be gone before I go home. Do the same thing when I get home. |
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