Eating to Feel Better...Advice?

[curseofcurves]

Like the majority of the population, I don't eat very healthy. It's never been a big issue, but lately I've been really interested in changing my diet so that I will feel better after I eat instead of always feeling full, bloated, and just generally blah. I feel like my digestive system is currently a little out of whack and think it partially has to do with my diet.


My boyfriend and I are college students with little time and little money and we eat out a lot. We eat a lot of pasta, sushi, pizza, toasted sandwiches, and the like. We also eat a lot of meat like lamb and beef.

In general, I want to eat healthier without going to an extreme. Specifically, I want meals that aren't hot and heavy (like pasta or most one-pot meals) or greasy and fried (like fast food or American style dining). Whenever I consider healthier options, I think salad, but I would like other suggestions. We don't have a lot of time to cook meals at home, so I'm looking more for suggestions for dishes when we eat out or things to make quickly at home. Also, we like Asian, Mediterranean, and Indian food if that helps.


Any advice is welcome. Thank you.

[beccahart]

Try grocery store rotesserie chicken. shred chicken. mix up a ceasar salad. put tortilla in oven with shredded chicken and pepper jack cheese.
heat till cheese is melted then fold in half and add salad. delicious!!

[beccahart]

Try grocery store rotesserie chicken. shred chicken. mix up a ceasar salad. put tortilla in oven with shredded chicken and pepper jack cheese.
heat till cheese is melted then fold in half and add salad. delicious!!

[iamwomanhearmeroar]

Buy a wok and make stir fry. It's fast and easy. Just heat up some olive oil. get a little jar of galic and a few spices, they have an asian style spice out. Chop up some onions, green, red whatever color peppers you like. I usually chop up some tomatoes to. Any veggie you like will do. Instead of meat, try some kidney bean, just throw them in the wok. Stir it around for a while. Put it over some brown rice, or whole grain pasta. There you go. I eat like this pretty much every night. I change the veggies I throw in there for variety, change the spice I use every once in a while. Just try new things. I am a college student as well. I have been eatting like this since december and I changed a few other things in my diet as well. Like increase the amount of fruit I eat. If I am at school and I get hungry, I'll buy a piece of fruit instead of a muffin, or fries. w/e I posted more of what I have been doing on the weight section of "Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss." In December I weighed 190. In the begining of March, I weighed 150.