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Originally Posted by jvernacchio

You need to get some serious variety in your diet/feedings or you will simply burnout and fall off of it. Variety is the key to a successful program if you lock yourself into a rigid form of eating your are far more likely to snap and fall off the wagon. If you need good solid eating ideas check out the following

Precision Nutrition

Or

Amazon.com: The Metabolism Advantage: An 8-Week Program to Rev Up Your Body's Fat-Burning Machine---At Any Age: John Berardi: Books

Second this. These are great resources. Also, besides the boredom factor if you eat the same foods over and over you will miss out on many nutrients. If you have a an apple in the AM have some berries in the PM. If you have tilapia for lunch have chicken for dinner, etc. Tilapia is a great protein source but much lower in nutrients than fish like salmon or tuna.

For fats use olive or flaxseed oils (but don't cook with flax), almonds, natural peanut butter, whole eggs, avocado. salmon is also a great source of both healthy fat and protein.