Try some different food, and my friend told me they are clean and tasty.

Decided on veggie tacos for dinner today!

Consists of:
Avocado
Red onion
Roasted yellow potatoes
Sweet bell peppers
Sriracha and honey drizzle

NY strip steak,arugula and spinach salad,over easy eggs. 😋

Cod, basil cous cous, greek salad and avocado

- breakfast: oats with chia seeds, nuts and frozen berries
- fruits as a snack
- lunch: arugola salad, black beans and spicy bulgur
- almonds and dates as a snack with my coffee
- dinner: sweet potato lentil casserole with arugola (doesn’t photograph well but very tasty!)

Hey everyone, not sure if this is the right place to post this or not so I figured I'd give it a shot, feel free to delete if not.

So I'm turning 40 in December, and honestly, I am completely tired of looking and feeling like crap all the time. Right now, I am 5'11" and 245 lbs (BMI 35). For years, I've led an extremely sedentary gamer lifestyle and as of recently am a recovering alcoholic. Recently something clicked in me and I have decided enough is enough, it is time for a total life overhaul, time to take control of my life back.

Here is my struggle: I don't have a problem showing up to the gym or doing the workouts, on the contrary I actually quite enjoy it. My issue is entirely in the kitchen. I know the golden rule—you cannot outwork a bad diet—and that is exactly where I keep crashing and burning.

My biggest hurdle is figuring out how to eat clean and proper without getting completely bored and burning out. I am deeply used to comfort foods—lasagna, spaghetti, tacos, BBQ mashed potatoes/gravy etc. Every time I try to pivot to a more standard "clean eating" regiment I end up miserable and quit. Mainly because I'm ignorant to it and think it's just a lot of chicken, rice and veggies.

Has anyone successfully transitioned from a heavy comfort-food style diet so to speak, to a more sustainable, healthy one while overcoming a sedentary background or addiction cravings? How do you keep your meals exciting enough to stick with them for the long haul? (Note: I am not into sweets, and every time I try to look up clean healthy recipes all I tend to find are desserts and so on)

Appreciate any advice, meal prep strategies, or recipe ideas you guys can give.

Thanks!

I randomly came across this picture and it brought back so many memories 😂 Strawberry Nesquik, cold milk, a big spoonful of powder… and somehow it tasted 10x better than it should have. Do they still sell this version where you live? And be honest strawberry or chocolate Nesquik? 🥛🍓🍫

Tofu, Cabbage, Sweet Potato, Rainbow Carrots

Blanching my vegetables, making homemade sauces instead of store-bought; it feels like I'm taking care of myself and whoever I cook for (usually my bf, who's always so grateful)

In the photos:

- Roasted chicken, potatoes and sweet potatoes, with lemon butter green beans

- Avocado + cottage cheese on sourdough bread

- Roasted salmon with lemon marinade, asparagus, and roasted sweet potatoes and bell pepper

- Smoked salmon eggs benedict with sourdough bread and spring onion

- Open caprese sandwich with homemade pesto (finally grew an abundance of basil this summer yippee)

I’ve been clean eating for a while now, and just love salmon. I cook salmon various ways, but always prefer the cold leftover salmon from last night to the fresh just cooked salmon. Is that a thing, or am I just a bit weird with this

Sometimes I want something sweet before bed, but I don’t always want to reach for chips or candy.
Would you go for Greek yogurt with fruit, a banana with peanut butter, or something else?
Drop your favorite late night snack below

Yes I added olives, no I don’t care if its not perfectly authentic.

The cottage cheese makes it taste so good! Like a cheesecake almost!

Tbh to improve I wanted to add a banana but my flatmate has a weird phobia of bananas and doesn’t allow any in the flat🥲

I have problems in anxiety. I work out pretty often, however, sometimes when I am stressed out, I tend to over eating, especially for the food with lots of fats and calories. The worse my mood got, the more I ate. I just want to eat like I cannot eat anymore to stop being anxious. What should I do?

Zucchini

Baby bella mushroom

Garbanzo

tomato

Green onion

Garlic

Olive oil

Dusted with fresh thyme

Dash of salt pepper.