To enjoy eating the same thing everyday?

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for context, I am on Mounjaro. I used to be 150kgs and I’m now 98kg and going down.

someone at work pointed out how odd it is that I eat the same thing everyday.

I will always have Greek yoghurt with berries in the morning. In the summer they’re fresh, in the winter they’re frozen.

for lunch it’s whatever I’ve batch cooked. Usually something like a stew or a casserole, or soup. With homemade bread if I fancy it.

for dinner, it’s something else batch cooked.

at the weekend I put a lot more effort into my good. For example this week I will make my own ham and sourdough and have sandwiches for lunch for the weekend (and a couple of days after!)

I really like not having the old obsession over food. To me now food is nothing more than an inconvenience that I have to tick off from my day. I get enough protein, vitamins and all the rest. I tend to eat 8-10 portions of fruit and veg a day.

when I’m on holiday/it’s a special occasion I’ll obviously shake it up. If I want to grab lunch at work, I will. It’s not like I have to stick to a rigid plan. I just like it.

AIBU?

I might be missing the point here but other than breakfast, it doesn’t sound like you’re eating the same thing every day?

I was the same when on the jabs, just didn't give a shit about food anymore.

I don't understand? If the batch cooked lunch and dinner items are different things each day- then its not the exact same thing every day! Just the youghurt and berries are.

That sounds like you have the same breakfast every day then similarish lunches and a range of dinners. Isn’t that what most people do? I’m surprised your colleague is surprised!

It’s the same thing each week, sorry. So for example this week it’s been soup for lunch all week. Next I think it’ll be beef stew. I don’t vary from day to day but week to week.

I was literally eating the same thing every lunchtime - for the best part of a year. (I’m on mounjaro for reference) I thought I didn’t care about food and was happy to eat the same meal, daily, until I wasn’t. Now I don’t think I could ever eat it again, the thought of it makes feel ill. I think I’d manage with the same meal on weekly rotation though - quite easily.

I’m on it too and don’t feel the need to do this, have had salmon, steak, black cod and a burger this week so far. You do you though, no one really gives a shit either way :)

I have to do that because I eat very small portions so you cant really cook easily in such small portions so I cook something and it keeps me going for days

If it makes life easier just stick to it. So long as it's a balance if nutrients and vitamins it's fine.

I'm not on WLI but I have been slowly losing weight and getting healthier over the last year or so. I have boiled eggs and toast every morning (keeps me full so I don't snack). In the winter I make a large stew/soup on a Sunday that I eat for lunch every day, in the summer I have a salad rather than a soup. Evenings are a rice, pasta or veg meal (no junk, nothing fried, nothing sweet).

I'm not bored of it, it's working for me (4 stone down!) and it keeps me on track. I was obsessive for the first 6-12 months and only ate this, but now I am
more flexible. I got some stick from colleagues initially when they were cracking out the cake and biscuits that I refused, but now they don't even offer!

See I’d happily eat roasted red pepper and tomato soup with homemade rolls everyday for the rest of my life 😂 but I do tend to hyperfixate on things anyway

I’m not on the jabs and have always done this, I thought it was pretty normal honestly!? I pay £££ for Hello Fresh to encourage me not to eat the same things for dinner every night too lol.

I thought it was! It was only when we chatted about what’s for dinner today and I said I was having the same thing again everyone raised an eyebrow

I can’t imagine anything worse than getting in from the gym and having to stand and cook. I can just get dinner out of the fridge and microwave it and I’m done in five minutes 😂

I've eaten the same breakfast and lunch for the past 8 years or so, and rotate about 5 different batch dinners, I can easily eat the exact same thing every day for weeks.

When on holiday, eating out or poorly it's different, though, of course. But 90% of the time I have my set menu.

I do eat a wide range of foods in my set menu though! Loads of veg.

I do the same. Im not on MJ but I just batch cook a soup & have it everyday. It’s just easier.

I've had the exact same lunch every single work day for about a decade. I like it, it suits me and it needs no thought, perfect. (I'm on mj now, but other than portion sizes and snacking, I don't think I've changed much food wise.)

I eat the same thing for lunch every day and the same dinner 3 days in a row. Not on wli (normal weight). The only reason is I like it so why change?

I do too! Until something goes slightly wrong with the dish and then it’s game over for me.

Sounds fine to me. I have the same breakfast, lunch and supper everyday. Then I'll batch cook and eat the same thing all week.
Although in the summer I got abit obsessed with hummus and rice cakes and ate them for tea for about 3 months!😄

Yeah this was me with leek and potato soup. Then it went a bit funky and I can never trust it again 🥲

Oh my mum does this. I can do it for a bit - I'll happily have a chicken sandwich for lunch every day when I'm wfh - but I get really fed up with eating the same dinners over and over. We used to have the same dinner every Saturday and Sunday night when we were kids ( mince based - cheap!) and it still makes me feel ill to think about it 35 years later.

I can't see any issue with this, it seems sensible. My only concern would be whether you're getting a good mix of nutrients if you're always eating the same thing.