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I love to have left-over boiled baby potatoes and Success brown rice in the fridge for just such a moment. Even 1/4 cup of potato or brown rice is a filling carb and yummy!

I do the following: ALWAYS eat where you can look up the calories on line in advance so you can plan what to have; ALWAYS drink water instead of soda or sweetened tea or a milkshake; NEVER eat dessert. If you do those 3 things you are already good. Then, choose something that is 500 calories or less -- or if it's more,…

me too me too -- even my own foods are missing -- where did everything go?

SOUP is the answer for the veggies. Absolutely try lots of soups and fit some vegs in that way. For fruit -- I love cooked apples and pears, try that, they are yummy with a shake of cinnamon and nutmeg on top.

Protein always with bread. So -- peanut butter on the toast -- or cottage cheese -- or Greek yogurt -- a cheese stick -- melt some cheese on the toast -- or one scrambled egg with cheese melted on top -- my personal fave breakfast is poached egg on a bialy with a slice of Swiss cheese on top.

Soup with lots of veggies (hence lots of fiber) -- there are plenty you can buy that are 100 calories per serving or less -- or you can make them at home on the weekend and have them during the week, even better because you can control what's in them. Just be CAREFUL of the sodium content in canned soup. Some are very high.

I think I responded to you a long time ago -- but maybe it was someone else. I have 9 CDs out, two are doubles. They are on cdbaby and amazon -- you would need to look for Mel White (me) or Mel White and Various Artists (lots of people sing with me).

2 prunes; for salty, Pringles honey butter wheat stix (1 serving) or Special K popcorn chips, buttery flavor; for ice cream cravings, Trader Joe's mini blueberry cheesecake wedges, 80 calories, or a homemade low-sugar lemonade ice pop

YES to the warm bread! But also ice cream -- cinnamon butter flats -- and cereal. Ok Universe -- uncalorie these items! :)

I totally understand. Several years ago I lost 73 lbs all on my own. Then I had a fall that threw everything out of whack. I wound up only 20-ish pounds under my high weight from before. Here I am trying again -- probably the 20th time since my fall in 2010 -- tracking calories, waters, exercise, pushing myself when I…

Hi Rusk -- I'm Mel White and my CDs are on cdbaby and amazon -- look for me or Mel White And Various Artists.

Hey Amanda Diamond -- I used to be in a band about 40 years ago (!!) -- but since I found my spiritual path, I have recorded 9 CDs (two of them doubles), with other people who are wonderful (Broadway, folk, cabaret etc) singing with me, of my original inspirational non-denominational music -- applies to anyone who believes…

I like this -- treat, not cheat. Much better term. Thanks!

Thanks Ken Hogan! I feel that being careful and accountable does not ALWAYS have to mean no fun!

I try to factor mini-cheats into my day every so often -- I still stay under my calorie allotment. For instance, yesterday I knew I would be in Princeton where The Bent Spoon has amazing flavors of artisan ice cream. So I made sure to get my exercise in and ate a light supper so that a small cup of ice cream would not tip…

I really have tried to cut them out completely. But without something in my coffee or tea I can't drink them, and I really like a cup of coffee in the morning and tea or iced tea later on. So I am trying to find a way to deal with that. Nectresse has helped a lot. It is all natural, no calories, made from monkfruit. And it…