If you know me, you know how much I hate dieting. I LOVE food and used to have the hardest time fitting healthy food into my routine of counting calories. I quickly discovered that dieting was overwhelming for me because I hate to cook. Although I am pregnant now, I discovered a way to “diet” before I had my sweet baby girl in my belly.
Over time I was able to come up with a simple diet that takes less than 10 minutes for each meal, is affordable, and meals I can eat every single day and never get tired of.
It’s important to mention that I am pretty aggressive with my calories and when dieting I only consume 1200-1400 calories. I am able to still feel full and drop weight like I want. Feel free to add other meals/snacks to your routine that are quick and easy.
Breakfast
There are two meals I alternate for breakfast. Typically I make avocado toast in the morning, but if I run out, or my avocados aren’t ripe, I go with peanut butter blueberry toast.
Avocado toast is simple, quick, and genuinely delicious (even for a girl who prefers boxed macaroni for a snack).
Check out this reel that shows the simple avocado toast recipe that I use. For my alternate breakfast, I make toast, spread healthy and clean peanut butter on the toast and add frozen blueberries on top.
Both of these breakfast meals are super quick, easy, affordable, and I don’t get tired of them! Not having to think up new meals/recipes for breakfast is what made clean eating in the morning so easy for me.
Lunch
For lunch, again I try to stick to a couple easy, healthy, and repeatable meals that I don’t get tired of. I like to opt for a lunchmeat sandwich with a fruit or veggie side. Switching up your lunchmeat, cheese, and side combo keeps your sandwiches interesting while remaining simple.
If I decide against a sandwich, I like to opt for a salad + healthy side like yoghurt or add protein to the top of the salad like ham lunchmeat or baked chicken.
Dinner
Now, dinner is where I’m able to be more free. Because I made healthy choices through the day, I typically let myself have whatever I want for dinner. Often we have tacos, spaghetti, chicken alfredo, or burgers and macaroni. The only thing I keep in mind here is portion. I typically feel pretty hungry by dinner time and my eyes are bigger than my stomach. When I get too much food, I end up overeating and making myself miserable. In addition, I end up wasting a good amount of food.
To avoid this, I like to make my plate with half the food that I THINK I want. I can always go back for more, but I’ve found that I rarely do!
These tactics are a perfect way to keep your diet in line without restricting yourself too much. It also keeps mealtimes affordable and making meals so much less overwhelming!
