Just wondering

I precook my chicken too. I just found a nice container at Aldi's - went back for more and they were all gone will have to keep my eye open for another shipment - it was a nice container, with a spot for a fork (a nice one too included) and a container for the salad dressing. I have been making a nice salad the evening before and putting it in the fridge for the next day so it is all ready and then just add chicken or whatever to it. One suggestion I saw on the boards which I have to start doing is making your own 100-calorie snack bags - just premeasure out 100 calories of your favorites and prebag, then they are ready when you need them and are much cheaper than buying the 100 calorie snacks

Oh Lord...Girl I wish I could help but Im very off track right now myself !

I can totally relate. My husband and I were in the habit of eating out way too much. When we did buy groceries, it was a lot of frozen meals that were quick and convenient. Once we had our twin girls, I started thinking about what I was going to do when they got older and needed regular meals. I didn't cook! So my husband and I sat down and started planning out our dinners for two weeks at a time. That allowed us to think ahead of time about the nutrition, so I could plan to incorporate vegetables into the meals.

Now we eat much healthier, and also save a lot of money! I had no idea how much money we were wasting before. Now we actually use what we already have in the house instead of letting it go bad, and we stick to our grocery list. It's been a life-saver!

A few things that I do for myself is I only eat lean meats - chicken, fish, turkey. I very rarely eat beef. If I do, it's for a special occasion and is a lean steak. I eat very little fried food, as I don't buy any for our house. Again, if I do it's very rare and is a special occasion thing. I eat dark chocolate to satisfy my sweet tooth. I'm sure you've heard this before, but it really is more satisfying. I used to hate it, but for a new years resolution I said no sweets except dark chocolate. So now that I'm not eating a bunch of crappy sugary junk, the dark chocolate is perfect and delicious. And I can get by with one or two small pieces to calm a craving.

All of these changes in addition to some others have really helped me start to change my lifestyle.

That is so very true my family was the same way we only ate out on Fridays. The last few weeks I have been cooking everyday except Fridays because it is easy to eat hamburgers, fries, etc all processed food is a huge cause of being overweight!

ive found i can always eat healthier at work when i have planned my lunch and ready made it the night before.

one thing i have learnt from my time on MFP is that i snack way too much so im making a concentrated effort to always have a bottle of water next to me and something interesting to read and those so called 'hunger pains' soon go away. because im not really hungry, im bored.

im also not eating carbs after 2pm, this can be quiet difficult at times but the best thing to do is prepare something the day before. convenience snacks are usually expensive/unhealthy snacks.