eat same foods everyday?

A question I get asked quite often is:

“Do I need to eat the same foods everyday to lose weight?”

The answer is no.

...but there’s a little more to it than a simple no. Let’s dig in further on this particular question today.

You can eat the same foods everyday, different foods everyday, same foods some days different foods on others, it really doesn’t matter cos as long as you’re in a consistent calorie deficit you’re gonna lose weight.

While that’s the full answer to that question, there are actually benefits eating similar foods on a regular basis. Eating similar foods regularly can help with staying on track as you’re less likely to eat something else outside of your diet based on impulse.

For example if you’re plan ahead and eat the same lunch everyday you know that your lunch fits your diet goals and as long as you stick to your planned lunch you’re 100% on track. The chances of you suddenly eating fast food for convenience is a lot lower compared to playing the “what’s for lunch” game everyday and letting some kind of mental roulette decide.

Eating same foods daily is a viable strategy, not a necessity.

There are a lot of variations of this you could play with too, such as eating the same foods everyday except on days with special events. Or if you’re eating 3 meals a day you could set that 2 meals a day are always the same, and 1 is different based on your preferences.

There’s no right or wrong way to do it, at the end of the day it’s the total calories you’re consuming on a regular basis that matters the most for losing weight and not the types of food you’re eating or when you’re eating it.

I hope reading this gives you more flexibility in your diet!