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Not thinking about my my weight all the time!!!!! Getting back into my "skinny" clothes Lounging around in my undies without being afraid to look down Not wearing a t-shirt and shorts over my swimsuit when I go swimming Being able to eat the occasional brownie or piece of pie without wondering if people are looking at me…

Ooh, that sounds yummy. Spring rolls are also great with tofu. At the deli where I used to work, we filled them with lettuce, sprouts, tofu, and rice noodles and served them with thai peanut sauce. Soooo yummy! Unfortunately I moved to a smaller town that doesn't have an asian foods store, so I haven't been able to eat…

Carrots (with ranch dressing if you don't use too much of it). Apple slices. Any kind of hard, crunchy fruit or vegetable makes a great tasting snack that takes a little while to eat. Banana chips are yummy too, but have more calories than most raw foods - still, they take quite a while to eat and if taken in moderation…

This sounds like a great thing to make for my family without having them complain about my feeding them wimpy diet food.

Ooh, I can't wait to try this one out!

This is my favorite way in the world to make spaghetti, and it is a great way to provide a meal for non-dieters without having to fall off the health wagon yourself. The sauce has no meat in it, which people often scoff at, but without variation they are always surprised at how great it tastes - the taste and texture of…

I've never been able to give up my night snacking - like a lot of the people who've already posted I find it much easier to eat less during the day. I am usually always hungry at night and (even if I don't eat at night) can't stand the thought of eating early in the morning. I think some people have different biological…

From what I have heard - and I'm not a doctor or anything - it is okay to eat less than 1200 calories for a short time, but it's unhealthy to eat less than that for too long. I don't know exactly how long that is though. Personally, I wouldn't do it for more than a week, and I probably wouldn't have the willpower to do it…

Well, yes, that's true, and I would certainly prefer to have a doctor answer my question, but I can't really afford to go the the doctor whenever I want, so I posted my question in the hopes that perhaps someone here had heard the answer from their own doctor or had read it in a nutrition book or something.

Follow Skinnier_Me's advice and also ask her doctor to talk to her about it.

I like most of the Lean Cuisine frozen dinners, but most of the other brands of diet frozen meals I've tried have tasted so bad that I've thrown them out and had a sandwich or something instead. If you'd rather not have frozen food there are lots of easy ways to have a low cal lunch that is a lot healthier than any frozen…

I am doing a 900 calorie diet and common sense tells me that it's not healthy to do this for an extended period of time, but how long, exactly, is it ok to be on this diet? I've heard everything from three days to two weeks. As of now I'm planning on switching to a 1200 calorie diet within no more than a week.

One of my relatives had the same problem and solved it by filling a wine glass with reduced calorie fruit juice or diet soda to recreate at least part of the pleasure of drinking a glass of wine. She would still drink real wine a couple of nights a week as a treat. This helped her not only by reducing the calories she got…

I had the same thing happen (I put 2lbs per week as my goal and the next page said 0.8 lbs per week) and I agree that it's because the site sets a minimum of 1,200 calories per day. I changed my calories per day goal to 900, which put me at 1.3 lbs per week. Last time I did a 900 calorie diet I lost more like five pounds…

Congrats on getting below 300! Here's hoping for your continued success!

Hi! I'm from Mississippi and my short term goal is to lose ten pounds, but I am here more for my long term goal of maintaining my weight at 115 (I know that doesn't sound like much, but I'm rather short and small boned). Ever since I was about 18 I've yo-yo'ed back and forth between around 115 and around 140 more times…