quick tip to be more consistent

One of the questions I get pretty often is:

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

And of course the answer is no, it’s not a necessity at all to be eating the same foods day in day out to lose weight. You’re gonna lose weight if you’re consistently in a calorie deficit regardless of the different types of foods you’re eating.

But…

Eating similar meals on a regular basis does have its perks. It can help with consistency if you’re struggling with it.

How?

Eating similar things everyday takes away impulsive meal decisions which then gives you a higher chance of staying on track.

Say you usually eat with your friends at work, everyday can be slightly different depending on what you all agree on versus you bringing your own lunch from home and joining them wherever they go. Your home lunch guarantees you’re on track for that one meal.

It’s easy to go through life and put meals and diet in the backseat then wonder why you’re not making any progress. It’s easy to decide to grab the quickest thing from McDonalds or KFC when you’re low on time, which you could have avoided if you just prepared your own lunch beforehand.

Not that McDonalds and KFC will completely screw up your diet, but your chances of overeating become a lot higher. Especially if you’re you’re not tracking thoroughly.

Don’t look at this as a all or nothing.

Eating similar meals regularly doesn’t mean 100% of the time. Just 70-80% of the time will already be massively helpful. 

Having a plan in place gives you a default to fall back to when there’s nothing special going on. When there is something special going on then of course go ahead and make the adjustments you need to make.

Flipping a coin on a daily basis on what to eat for your meals can work, but also has a higher chance of messing up compared to having it planned out before hand. 

If you watch my stories on IG where I share my meals here and there you’ll see that it’s actually quite the same stuff. Those are my “normal” days. Occasionally you’ll see me post foods outside of the norm and that’s usually when there’s a special event, or I got bored of the similar stuff and wanted a change for a bit.

I’ve found eating similar stuff regularly saves me a lot of time. I don’t have to constantly think about what I’m gonna have for my next meal, and I’ve already pre-calculated portions and calories so I don’t have to measure meticulously every single day too.

Not something you must do, but a strategy to consider if you’re finding it hard to stick to your diet.

Hope this was helpful!