I emphasize a healthy weight loss meal plan when talking about my breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas.
There are a few things that you should keep in mind when creating a healthy weight loss meal plan.
Start by finding an eating plan that fits your lifestyle and preferences. Once you have a plan, be sure to stick to it as much as possible.
You may find that you are more successful when you make small changes to your diet rather than overhauling everything at once.
When creating your meal plan, be sure to include healthy foods that will help you lose weight.
Try to avoid processed foods, sugary drinks, and excessive amounts of saturated and unhealthy fats.
Strive for a balanced diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.
I usually cook big meals the first couple of days I’m back from traveling.
I love food so much and I like the feeling of eating tons of healthy foods all at once.
After that, I switch over to what I call the healthy portion method.I can just have one healthy meal and that’s it.
I do eat a healthy breakfast (eggs with toast), a healthy lunch (a salad), and a healthy dinner.
I just make sure it’s one healthy meal, a healthy weight loss meal plan (that’s how I defined it) and I’ll be good.
We all have moments of weakness, but usually, if you stay consistent, you can drop the weight that easily.
Best Foods as my Healthy Weight Loss Meal Plan
Start by eating lots of fruits and vegetables, I try to eat as much fruit as possible.
Make sure it’s dark green, my favorite fruits are strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, melon, bananas, apples, pears, and grapes.
I try to stay away from berries and vegetables that come from the green family since they’re much lower in calories. (I prefer things like cooked carrots and steamed green beans)
I try to stick to whole grains and make sure that it’s the best quality I can afford.
Healthy bread, whole grain pasta, and low-fat cheeses are my favorites.
I eat small snacks every half an hour, usually a fruit, sometimes a carb-protein combo (I love a healthy salad with mixed greens, egg whites, cheese, avocado, garlic, and almonds).
If you’re a vegetarian or vegan, you can still keep the weight down with foods like nut butter (I love almond butter and cashew butter), unsalted nuts, soybean cheese, and milk, rice, gluten-free bread, rice cakes, or quinoa.
You can also have healthy appetizers, just eat a little more often.
My favorite appetizers are a salad with walnuts, cranberries, walnuts, apples, sunflower seeds, carrots, fresh veggies, black beans, garbanzo beans, and chicken.
Make sure you have one every day and just add a little bit more on a different day for variety.
I’ll just drink healthy juice and water.
Water is so important. Water keeps your weight healthy, gives you tons of energy, and you should drink at least half of your daily amount (240 ml).
I Don’t Usually Drink during Lunch because I Eat a Heavy Meal.
If I’m having a really heavy salad, I’ll make sure it’s a veggie soup or a nice rice dish.
I love rice dishes. I love my rice pasta with tomato sauce, sauteed mushrooms, roasted peppers, onions, and garlic.
My favorite rice is basmati rice with lemon juice, herbs, tomato sauce, black beans, corn, and onions (that’s called a vegan salsa), but if I’m trying to lose weight I try to eat the more healthy rice such as quinoa (the easiest grain to eat), whole grain brown rice, brown rice, or basmati rice (that’s one of the healthier rice options out there).
You can get dried fruit at the grocery store in a fruit roll-up or bag, or buy fruit snacks that have a bit of protein or grain or something else.
My favorite is bananas with apple butter (that’s vegan).
I usually have oatmeal for breakfast (that’s my favorite healthy breakfast), it keeps my energy up and I’ll usually eat it with a cup of black coffee.
It’s good for both of us, the coffee keeps me awake and gets my heart going, and the oatmeal makes me feel full of energy.
Sometimes I add a little almond butter, nut butter, or fruit like berries.
My favorite lunch is my wrap with beans and vegetables (maybe some avocado and spinach), which keeps me full for about 3-4 hours (again if I do have a heavy salad with my lunch, I’ll eat a little bit more later at night).
My favorite snack for breakfast is a muffin with some nut butter or fruit like an apple or a banana.
Sometimes I have a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese, sometimes I have a green juice with protein (that’s usually breakfast), and sometimes I’ll eat a rice cake.
My Best Healthy Dinner
You can have healthy dinners that have a bit of dairy or meat, like roasted veggies with mushrooms, onions, garlic, black beans, cauliflower, rice, and chicken.
When I have meat, it’s either grilled salmon or baked chicken, sometimes both. I usually cook with a lot of healthy ingredients (onions, garlic, and more).
If you cook with extra healthy ingredients, that means it’s going to be healthy and taste good.
When I cook with healthy ingredients, I never want a full dinner. It’s best to have a light meal and eat just a few hours before you go to bed.
I eat dinner when I go out with my family, and at home.
I try to eat dinner around 6 pm. When I have lunch at home (usually it’s a salad with vegetables and some protein, then maybe I have fruit like a banana or a mango), I’ll eat that just before going to bed.
When it’s a weeknight, it’s better to eat dinner at 6 pm, then eat some food after that until 8 pm (8 pm-9 pm).
That’s when you want to get your energy back, that’s when you’re going to have a healthy snack. You don’t want to have a heavy dinner, then a snack later (that’s going to keep you awake).
That’s why I usually go to sleep at 9 pm, and eat something in the morning before I go to work.
Best Drink for a Healthy Breakfast
At lunchtime, you can have some juice. Sometimes I get a smoothie, but when I get a smoothie (like mango or apple) I don’t eat it until later. I usually drink juice when I go to the gym (in the morning), and then I drink a cold drink like water, milk, or a blackberry or blueberry smoothie with protein (like oats, nuts, and more). Sometimes, I eat some food for lunch. It’s better to have something light when you go to work, or you’ll have a heavy meal later (like in the afternoon).
It’s better to have food at breakfast. That’s why I get my juice in the morning. Sometimes, I get a little sandwich in the afternoon. But when I’m on the road, sometimes I get a meal just before I leave the house, then eat a healthy dinner at around 9 pm or 9.30 pm.
Eat like this and you’ll be healthy and full of energy. This is why preparing a healthy weight loss meal plan is vital for modern life.
