Tips for staying below calories?

Plan out what you're going to eat at the beginning of the day. It makes it much easier to stick to then logging it as you go. Also, check out how caloric the foods you're eating are. A big salad with a little bit of dressing is going to be a lot bigger but less calories than a hunk of steak.

Sugar free jellies are good for snacks - you can buy ready to eat pots or make up from powder - less than 10 kcals - you can have a few

I'm a picky eater too so maybe I can give some helpful hints. Ok so there is of course the obvious and eat more fruits and veggies since they are usually pretty low in calories. With the foods that you like, find healthier options of them. For instance, I love bread so instead of white bread I now eat Whitewheat bread which saves me 20 calories. I love cheese, especially string cheese as a snack so I get the light cheese which saves 20 calories. Little things like that can make a big difference. For lunch I buy the 100 calorie packs, that way I can control how much I eat of something and won't go overboard but still get my fix of deliciousness.

I hope this helps!

I have started eating more protein and less carbs and I can tell a huge difference in my appetite. I'm not wanting to snack near as often. Hope this helps!..Good luck

I make sure that breakfast and lunch are fairly small (under 600 cals total for both), and then I have a decent number of calories left for either a large dinner with dessert, or some small snacks and a moderate dinner. (I vowed at the beginning that I would not let this interfere with my 2 sons and husband getting the calories they need at dinner. The boys are very active and have huge calorie requirements, so I can't feed them "diet" food, and I'm not fixing a separate meal for me. If I do I end up eating my special "diet" meal, and their food too!!)

I dropped 43 pounds doing this, and have maintained now for 8 months. I also make sure that I burn at least 200 calories in exercise pretty much every day. I'm very petite, and I know that I have to keep making these decisions for life if I am to stay in a healthy weight range.

It's not easy, but you can do it. Just ask yourself, am I really hungry, or do I just want to eat? Most of the time I find that I just want food for pleasure, and not because I'm hungry! You have to learn to discern the difference. Don't increase your calorie allowance, that will just slow down your loss.

Good luck.

Each week, I put each of my meals on post it notes. I have four categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. I give myself around three to for choices for each, and I can change what I want each day depending on what I'm in the mood for. I also know that mixing any of them won't go over my calories. That way I get variety, and I'm able to stay under my calories.

Super cold water and sugarfree gum help me out quite a bit. The colder your drink is the more calories your body has to burn to warm it back up. Also, sugarfree gum is only 5 calories for 2 pieces.

What everyone has suggested is good so far. In addition, can you burn any more calories every day to help? Walking 30 minutes a day can burn I believe 150 calories right there. I take a quick walk around the block on both my breaks at work. Walking around also helps on breaks so you're not tempting to hang around inside and maybe end up snacking.

Veggies are key for me becauseI like to snack too.Raw carrots and celery eat to fill me up when I want to save my calories for meals. Also lots of water helps

I agree with previous posts. Try to plan your day before. I try to do it in the morning. since you are a picky eater, enter what you would chose to eat. If you exceed your calories, maybe tweak it a little.