Well I am eating around 1900-2000 calories and I do NOT weigh 195 pounds!!
CTH I didn't run as much this summer as I planned to...besides running has never helped me to lose weight, it helps me firm up whatever size I am. I have to eat right to lose weight.
As far as prep goes, I buy mostly frozen veggies. I cook up the chicken in a crock pot once every 5 days, and same with the steak. It's only 18 oz steak in the entire week and 2 lbs chicken the whole week so not much work.
Just now I am home for lunch...I got out the chicken and weighed 3 oz. I microwave the rice a bag at a time and put it in a tupperware. So I got out the rice and heated it up, less than a minute. Then I put the asparagus in the microwave, two minutes. Since the portions are small it never takes more than 5-10 minutes to heat it all up....3 oz of baked potato, cut into small slices, only takes about 3 minutes in the microwave...
I have to eat the same meal again at 2:40 (chicken, lettuce, asparagus, rice, apple) so while I heat up one batch I measure out another and put it in a bowl to take back to work. Not too tough...no more time than it took standing in line at the fast food places.
