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I am in a rut too. Lol. I love my click coffee Protein Shake with milk every morning. I eat string cheese, boiled eggs, tuna salad and my favorite....boca veggie chicken patty with a slice of cheese on top. Those are my favorite go to foods. Today though...I had a in and out cheeseburger Protein style wrapped in lettuce and it was so good. Obviously I would never do this on a regular basis but I needed a change. I also found a good meat at Applebee. They have a grilled lemon chicken with quinoa. Its under 540 calories. I just ate the chicken though so it was less. Its nice every once in a while to do something different

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Thanks for all of your answers! It looks like the good news is that a lot of us have healthy food ruts going on!

Something Iโ€™ve noticed is that these food ruts are based on convenience foods or easily prepared foods โ€“ like yogurt, deli slices, cheese, and Protein shakes. That seems to make sense, since most of us donโ€™t have the time, energy, or interest in cooking a lot now, Still, I wonder if some of the gourmet chefs on here get into food ruts or not.

WL Warrior, Yes, food ruts are definitely a strategy for success! Find what works, and do it, over, and over, and over again! The fact that cutting out a lot of foods and depending on a limited variety can help you lose weight is one reason why a lot of the fad diets work, too (for a time, until you get sick of them). I think thereโ€™s research also to show that the fewer different foods you have at one meal, the fewer calories you eat because your taste buds get tired so your appetite goes down sooner.

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