Fish, chicken, turkey , cottage cheese , eggs , greek yoghurt, berries, lentils, beans, couscous, quinoa , and veg make up my diet , practically no bread or added fats - like butter ( I miss bread and butter still ) and I stick to one milky coffee a day
I dont calorie count though , just make sure whatever it is Im eating, half the plate is veg
Last night was a 3 egg mushroom omelette topped with some feta cheese , served with a huge side salad, then later in the evening, when I would be looking something sweet, I had a big bowl of melon, raspberries and strawberries . DH ate the same - just he had a bread roll with the omelette and a big dollop of ice cream on the fruit
Today for brunch it will be bacon medallions , mushrooms, tomatoes and scrambled eggs and dinner is roast chicken and roasted veg - carrots, parsnips, potatoes - all done in the air fryer with a spray of olive oil, cabbage and peas
I don't avoid carbs, just don't eat as many. When I sit down the the dinner I start with the meat and veg, leaving the spuds to last, I dont want many by then
Whatever you plan, make sure you are getting enough fibre, I add oat bran to my breakfast yoghurt along with seeds. Really makes the yoghurt very filling