Things I Ate This Week Maintaining My 80-Pound Weight Loss
I gotta be honest — I start every day with the intention of completing a what I eat in a day to share with you guys, but I always end up slacking. It’s been a week since I actually followed through with documenting everything perfectly.
So instead, here are just some of the things I’ve eaten this week on my maintenance journey, down about 80 pounds. I will say this week I wanted to reel it in after last week I saw a higher number than I’ve seen in a while after a weekend in Hershey, so I just went back to the basics and it came right back off. That’s why I don’t stress — but these are some staples that help!
The Comfort Foods That Still Fit
Let’s start with what everyone’s thinking about: “just a moment for the most perfect dorito to exist.” Because yes, I still eat Doritos. And that perfect triangular chip covered in nacho dust? It happened, and it was glorious.
My love for English muffin pizzas knows no bounds too. Pizza sauce, melted cheese, on a toasted English muffin — it’s comfort food that doesn’t derail anything. Sometimes the simple swaps make all the difference.
Morning Fuel
My mornings usually start with Trader Joe’s egg bites and my coffee — always with Nutpods creamer. The egg bites are clutch when you need protein but don’t want to think too hard about breakfast.
Other mornings it’s Kodiak pancakes with 2 eggs, which gives me approximately 27g of protein right off the bat. Or my lemon blueberry poppy seed pancakes when I’m feeling fancy.
The Magic Spoon Situation
Magic spoon fruit cereal with fat free Fairlife milk, bananas, and blueberries has become my go-to when I want something that feels indulgent but isn’t going to mess with my goals. It’s colorful, it’s crunchy, and it scratches that cereal itch perfectly.
Real Life Meals
Not everything looks Instagram-ready, and that’s the point. That bowl of lean ground beef with mushrooms, marinara, protein pasta, and part skim ricotta? “Not pretty but” practical. It’s filling, it’s protein-heavy, and it gets the job done.
Then there’s what I called “my most eaten meal of all time” — chicken, asparagus, and a loaded baked potato. Simple, satisfying, and I picked on more chicken while waiting for everything else to finish cooking because that’s real life.
Quick Fixes and Favorites
Some weeks you live on breakfast sandwiches. Turkey sausage, egg, and cheese on a high fiber English muffin became my car breakfast more than once. And that lean burger on an English muffin with Trader Joe’s fries? Sometimes you need comfort food that fits your goals.
For snacks, I’m obsessed with those little snack packs of crunchy roasted edamame beans. “Lots of protein and fiber for a little snack.” The sriracha flavor hits different.
Protein Strategy
One of my favorite protein bars ever is that Blue Unicorn double chocolate one. And for drinks, I like to add protein water to a cup with ice and cut it with regular water — makes it less intense but still gives me that protein boost.
I tried the OATH clear protein in raspberry lemonade flavor from a Target sample and it was SO good. Sometimes discovering new products keeps maintenance interesting.
The Real Talk
This week also included wine and a turkey wrap at cheer bingo, and coffee outside with no snow on the ground (which felt like a win honestly). Because maintaining weight loss isn’t about eating perfectly — it’s about finding a sustainable way to live.
When the scale showed a higher number after that Hershey weekend, I didn’t panic. I went back to basics for a few days and it came right back off. That’s the beauty of maintenance — you know what works, and you don’t stress when life happens.
These aren’t all my meals from the week, just the ones I remembered to document. But they show what real maintenance looks like — a mix of practical choices, comfort foods that fit, and not stressing when things aren’t perfect.
