I am looking for some suggestions towards weight loss. I am 5'2" and weigh 160lbs. I swim 2 to 3 times per week for an hour. I also have a sedentary job writing and recently its been harder to get time to go to the swimming pool more than 3 times a week.
I know my eating habits lend to my troubles with weight loss, and that I don't get enough exercise. I typically have either an apple or english muffin for breakfast. Most days I will have a home prepared latte so that equals one cup of milk and 30 calories for the international syrup I've been using. The actual coffee I use says it doesn't have calories. So I usually eat around 220 to 300 calories for breakfast. Unless I have tea, which I do about twice a week.
Lunch is often a salad or crackers, cheese, and meet. So again its about 300 to 350 calories for lunch. On a good day I won't have any chips, but I may have a second latte or tea.
At dinner, I often have nachos, steak, or a chicken dish. I'm a fan of stir fry or sesame chicken- not fried though. Most of the time I try to add vegetables to the dish like carrots, broccoli, corn or I'll have fruit with cottage cheese.
I've cut back on having anything for dessert most days, but I would say at least 3 times a week I'll have a couple cookies, a bowl of ice cream, or chips later in the evening. There are definitely times when I eat more carbs or have soda, usually when i get tired from over working. And I'm a big stress eater.
I'd like some suggestions in what foods might be more appropriate given that I have a slow metabolism due to hypothroidism. My problem is that I'm picky- I enjoy German dishes like brautwurst, Asian items like stirfry, pizza, bbq, steak, salads, but I'm not big on French, Greek, or Sushi. In fact I'm not keen on fish, unless a restaurant prepares it or I can find some good fresh halibut. Soups tend to be minestrone or potato, sometimes Ramen. I do like Mexican such as burritos or enchiladas. I was wondering if anyone had some recipes or even a cookbook they like that might help with the metabolism issue.