ignore meal prep, you'll lose weight 10x faster

13 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Eric Roberts argues that conventional meal‑prepping—typically repetitive chicken‑and‑broccoli dishes—creates boredom and leads to diet failure. He proposes a two‑step alternative: first, batch‑cook a versatile protein source (e.g., chicken thighs or ground beef); second, purchase ready‑made side dishes such as rice, salad bags, pasta salad, or sweet potatoes. By mixing protein with varied sides, the diet becomes less monotonous, making it easier to stay in a calorie deficit and achieve faster weight‑loss results. Roberts also directs viewers to a link in his bio for a calorie‑deficit calculator.

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Once you ignore trying to meal prep, you'll lose weight 10 times faster. Most people try to meal prep by making these chicken and broccoli meals that you and I both know you fucking hate. So then by Thursday, you're like, fuck this, I'd rather be fat. You eat like an asshole for a couple of days and then try to get back on track Monday with the same chicken and broccoli meal prep. That's never going to work. So instead, Think about meal prepping as number one, batch cooking protein sources. So cook all the chicken thighs at once or all the ground beef at once. And then number 2, buy pre-made sides like pre-made rice, pre-made salad bags, pasta salad, sweet potatoes, because then you can just take the protein sources and mix and match whatever sides you like. And it's not so daunting as eating the same boring meal that you hate every single day. You'll actually stick to your calorie deficit better and you'll see faster results. And by the way, if you need to know what your calorie deficit is, just click the link in my bio.