What in the blazes are you guys eating

I read the "Weigh Down Diet," and it really worked for me in the past- basically, you can eat anything you want, but ONLY if you are actually hungry, then stop once you're not hungry anymore (not full!) I've slacked a bit since the first time I tried it, but am getting back into it now- I really like to "munch" too, but try to chew spearmint gum whenever I've got the munchies, cause nothing tastes good with spearmint! Don't deny yourself, or you'll go crazy! Good luck!

I eat everything I ate before, just less of it. And more fresh veggies. And a LOT more water.

A lot of people's diaries are open (including mine) check em out!
You want to eat more than 3 times a day anyhow!
I go for fruit, or coffee, things that add to my daily needs ergo milk in my coffee etc.

i love my snacks too. i eat popcorn EVERY SINGLE DAY and dropped my weight doing so!!! i love it! i use the flavor powders. nacho cheese and white cheddar are my fave. not a sweets person so the salty crunch is very satisfying.

Oh - and I can't wait to eat until I'm hungry. I wish i could - but I have to eat on a schedule. Unfortunately, I never get a little hungry - I go straight from not hungry at all to I want to eat my own arm - lol. So, I have to make sure I never get hungry. For me, that means eating first thing in the am, again at about 10:30 (snack), 1:30 (lunch), 4:00 (snack) and then supper as early as 5:30. I'm not a night time snacker luckily - but I'm sunk if I don't get that late afternoon snack in. All will power is gone!

Breakfast: 3 egg whites, slice whole wheat toast, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup fresh peaches
Snack: fruit (apple, grapes, orange, grapefruit)
Lunch: 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup broccoli, 5 oz cooked shrimp
Snack: Kashi honey almond flax granola bar
Supper: lean chicken breast, 1/2 cooked pasta, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 to 1 cup whole steamed green beans
If I get the munchies I add another piece of fruit, some raw carrots, almonds, or a 100 cal bag of microwave popcorn.

Check out Michis Ladder ( you can google it) and I try to stay in the top 2 tiers as much as possible.

Hey, I have created my own principles based on trial and error. My average weekday eating looks like this:

Breakfast: a banana or an apple with a hot drink (Hot drink is either coffee with skimmed milk no sugar, or green tea: at my desk- i dont like eating in the morning)

Lunch: apple, 2 slices of high bran or high fibre small cut bread (55 cal pieces) with 30g peanut butter (no butter) sometimes a packet of quavers or wotsits OR sometimes a banana (crisps or banana, not both)

After gym (usually burn around 400 cals): either some sushi from tesco (170-240 cals depending on which one) or an alpro soya milshake (175 cals)

Dinner: a ready meal (which ever one looks best depending on cals/fat/sodium left for the day) with a pile of green veg

Snacks: I try to keep my snacks to fruit, but often turn to quavers or wotsits, so long as its within the cals/fat/sodium budget!!

Seems to be working so far,although i do tend to steer slightly off-course at weekends!!!

I'm a grazer too but that's not a bad thing, as others have mentioned. If my calories are tight, I find that there are a few snacks that give me a lot of "bang for the buck" so to speak. A little greek yogurt with a tablespoon of granola is really filling and satisfies cravings for me for a good long while. I just ate a baked sweet potato today that was delicious... a little one will set you back only a bit above 100 calories plus any sugar that you may add - I added a Tbsp of brown sugar but I don't think I really needed it in retrospect.

For meals, substitutes for bread rock - the flatouts as mentioned are great, so are the 100 calorie deli flats or light whole grain muffins.

I don't follow any particular diet other than trying to eat as many whole foods as possible while trying to eliminate as many refined flours and sugars and processed junk as I can, while logging calories and exercise with MFP. Good luck!

today I had:

Breakfast: French toast (1/4 cup egg beaters, 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1/4 cup skim milk, cinnamon and splenda)

Lunch: 1 cup (this is a lot) of home cooked pinto beans and fruit salad (apple, banana, 1 teaspoon of coconut flakes, 4 maraschino cherries, 4 large strawberries and 8 green seedless grapes, 1/2 teaspoon of mayonnaise)

Snack: banana smoothie

Dinner: Chicken and white bean soup

All of that was right at 1200 calories and less than 1500 g of sodium! And I'm completely full!

I'm a snacker too-- and I really think that done correctly, snacking can HELP with healthy eating rather than hinder it. Snacking helps keep your metabolism ticking away, and can keep your blood sugar level more steady throughout the day. It keeps your energy level up, so you're more likely to keep active rather than getting sleepy halfway through the afternoon. At least, that's my theory.

My standby quick snacks:

Fresh fruit (I have a big bowl of clementine oranges and another that usually has apples, bananas and pears in it, right on the counter close to the fridge-- strategically positioned so that it is in fact easier to grab a piece of fruit instead of opening the fridge!)

Dried fruit (I love prunes, dried cranberries, and dried mango)

A piece of whole grain toast or Wasa crispbread with laughing cow cheese, yogurt spread or some cottage cheese.

Raw veggies and hummus.

A dill pickle! This is my go-to when I'm craving something salty. Pickles aren't exactly *healthy*, since they pack a lot of sodium, but they are a heck of a lot better than potato chips or most other salty snacks-- only 15 calories per spear for the ones I get. (I can't eat popcorn-- it tends to upset my stomach-- but I'd think that would also be a feasible salty snack alternative.)

When I want something sweet outside of fruit, I'll have a glass of almond milk with a little bit of chocolate syrup, or I'll mix some cottage cheese with a small amount of fruit preserves and spread it on toast or crispbread.