What do you bring for lunch for work?

[Gregg2]

Thanks, I guess I can split it up instead of just having one huge lunch, why are you so calorie focused at 160?

Because I just passed 160 and am at 155, but 5 months ago I was at 196.

I was gonna say 'cause that's how you stay at 160.

That's my "winter weight". I usually drop to 155 in summer.
For lunch: crackers and cheese, or celery and apple with peanut butter, or carrots and a piece of stick cheese, another kind of fruit (pear, orange...) if I don't have an apple, then still another kind of fruit (grapes, kiwi, stawberries...) to go with my one indulgence: homemade cookies! Wash it down with a half glass of water.

Not a lot of variety, but I don't need that. I eat a good breakfast, and dinner is the best: home cooked!

 

[iLucas]

For lunch lately i've been bringing either peanut butter or some type of pasta, I bought these alfredo fettuchini dishes from the local grocery and they are quite good

 

[leenak]

Most often it is dinner leftovers.

 

[jalagl]

I normally bring food for lunch 3-4 times a week, it really depends if I go out the previous night and arrive too late to cook something.

Normally I bring some type of meat (steak, fish, chicken) plus some vegetables and a salad. Today, for example, I brought some fish, vegetables, avocado, a mixed greens salad with raspberry vinagrette and an apple for dessert.
Also some yogurt for a late afternoon snack.

 

[iowamensan]

Work at a school. Lunch lady provides for me. $2.50 a day.

 

[robanga]

I rarely bring a lunch to work but do bring snacks, (fruit, protein etc.). I have gone from eating out for lunch about 75% of the time to eating at home during lunch about 75% and out 25%. I have the luxury of not working far from home. I still have to east at restaurants some of the time because of business meetings etc

Not eating out makes a big difference in helping me maintain weight.

Eat every two hours....something.

Eat vegetables, fruit and protein -- very little flour or simple carbs. Tons of fish and very little beef. For me its the perfect diet for middle age.

 

[CC424]

Breakfast -

1/2 cup of oatmeal
1/2 grape fruit
4 egg whites

Mid morning-

Apple

Lunch-

1 grilled chicken breast
1 cup of broccoli

Mid Afternoon

1 light yogurt

Dinner

Either 2 bags of trial mix or the same thing I ate for lunch

Down 58 pounds since 5/10... Now I'm stuck at 212... I would like to get down to 200.

 

[Eldiablojoe]

Down 58 pounds since 5/10... Now I'm stuck at 212... I would like to get down to 200.

CC424, congratulations on your weight loss so far!!!! Nice going!!

If you haven't already looked into it, I believe the secret that has made my losing weight almost easy and pain free is a free iPhone app (and corresponding website) called LoseIt!

I HIGHLY recommend it

Hope this helps!

 

[b777forever]

I usually do this

I usually do this,coz can save money,nd i like cooking!

 

[toolbox]

i pick my lunch up on the way to work, either ham and salad or cheese and salad roll with a nice healthy bottle of water. ( or the occasional red bull LoL )

Or

if we sneak out to the bakery during work hours i will get pies from there. But most of the time Ham and salad rolls mmmmm

 

[ThaDoggg]

For years I've only been eating sandwiches. I also back some type if fruit. I find sandwiches are the easiest to make and I don't like bringing food in containers. I do get jealous though of some of the smells.


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[Patdt13]

For college I usually have:

A PB & J Sandwich
cookies
gold fish
Nalgene bottle full of peach iced tea.

 

[Synchromesh]

I usually do this:

-On drive into work, 1 piece of dried toast (60 cal). Gets metabolism started.

-After settling into work, 1 banana (90 cal.).

-About mid morning, fruit (strawberries, pineapple, whatever). My grocery store sells pre-packed containers of cut berries, etc. (about half-pound or 1 cup aka 8 ounces). About 75-100 cal.

-Lunch time, a homemade dry sandwich of turkey, swiss, lettuce, etc. About 230 cal.

-Lunch time, a lean cuisine frozen meal 300-400 cal.

-Lunch time, strips of bell peppers, about 2/3 of a cup. About a full sandwich sized ziploc-type bag (14 calories).

-Mid-afternoon, apple slices (grocery store sells a container of 5 pre-packed washed, cleaned, sliced apples bits), 30 calories

-Mid-afternoon, baby carrots. (grocery store sells a bundle of 4 pre-packed cleaned, washed baby carrots. About 30 calories.

-Late-afternoon, a Quaker chewy granola bar. 100 calories.

-Dinner time, a glass of wine or two (200-400 cal).

-Dinner time, anything else I want- reasonably of course. Chipotle burrito, or Z-Pizza, or Corner Bakery, etc. Up to 1000 calories.

This is a day's total of about 2300 calories which is just enough to maintain my 160 pounds, even losing a half-pound a week so I supplement by having a cheater day on the weekend (Chicken Parmigiana, Mexican food, etc.)

Hope this helps. I mix up the foods a bit, but yeah- unfortunately I eat a lot of the same during the day, except for the dinner meal.

If I had to count my calories like that I would probably go on a shooting spree.

Btw, all the weight numbers posted in this thread are irrelevant unless you specify height. Because dropping from 190 to 160 can mean very different things if you're 5'5 and 6'2.

 

[Xeperu]

I usually order something in, today Sushi. Tomorrow something else, it's a surprise everyday!

 

[Tomorrow]

I work from home when I'm not at a jobsite, so I have pretty much whatever I want.

When I'm at a jobsite, the company Amex covers lunch.

I've never been much on bringing my lunch to work, even when I was in an office. That was always my hour to get the hell out of there and decompress for a while.

 

[rickywarner]

I bring below thing for lunch for work:

-Reuben Sandwich
-Pancakes
-Corn Dog