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A day's worth of lazy girl meals that helped me lose fat, gain muscle, and maintain my physique for 4 years

  • You can simultaneously be a "lazy girl" and a healthy girl (or any other gender).
  • As a health reporter, I rely on a selection of simple, tasty, high-protein meals.

If you want to live your best "lazy girl" life but still hit your health and fitness goals, that's entirely doable.

As a fitness and nutrition reporter who cut her body fat percentage in half four years ago (and has more or less kept the same physique since), I rely on a selection of easy, tasty, high-protein meals and snacks.

If you need some inspiration for how you too can live your best, healthy "lazy girl" life, I've created a sample day of eating.

But remember, all bodies are different and require slightly different amounts of food and nutrients. To lose fat, you need to be in a calorie deficit, and what this means for you will depend on your weight, activity levels, gender, age, genetics, and more.

We all have different preferences and tastes too, so what works — and is sustainable — for me, might not necessarily work for you.

For this reason, it's best to see someone's daily diet as inspiration rather than a meal plan. Dietitians and nutritionists have previously told Insider that influencers sharing "What I eat in a day" posts can be problematic for various reasons.

"It may create a false illusion of what 'healthy eating' looks like or what people should be eating, which can trigger disordered eating," registered dietitian Tai Ibitoye told Insider.

You shouldn't compare your diet to someone else's in a negative way and it's important to take what people online say they eat with a pinch of salt, but there's nothing wrong with discovering new recipe ideas and meal inspiration.

With that said, here's an example of a day of "lazy girl" meals I eat, which are easy, tasty, and nutritious.

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