Ok this is my menu;

Breakfast;

Egg whites with a cheese stick

Lunch;

Egg whites with1/2 chicken breast

Dinner;

Egg whites with other 1/2 chicken breast

Sometimes dinner is grilled chicken salad

Snacks;

sugar free Jello pudding with sugar free cool whip

I totally understand and to me, you are still really new out. It was so scary to me to start adding in new foods because I was afraid of "failing". Until you do it and see that you won't wake up back at your highest weight tomorrow, it's kind of terrifying.

High Protein, low carb, regular fat. Healthy fats, though, not french fries and potato chips.

Real foods. Real fat. If it has more chemicals than things you recognize, don't eat it. You will be amazed at how much better things taste. I do SF where I can and light milk because I prefer it, but real eggs, real cheese, real dressing.

My hair looks better, my skin looks better, I feel better. I am eating like a healthy person, not a dieting person. It's so freeing.

I totally agree with you. Real is better and fullfilling. Thanks for pointing this out for everyone

Lipstick Lady thank you so much for sharing your experience. I m French n while I understand little or no French bread, pasta n rice low-fat cheese n even worse to me is cottage cheese which I have always thot looks like baby puke! I have become a gastric forum junkie! I want to read everyone's experience, fears, triumphs. I knew duh I was fluffy but when I saw a photo from the side! Holy crap. Then I did bmi n found out I was morbidly obese. Hello...first part is morbid! I was freaked into thinking I was going to die if I don't do something soon. Been yo yo dieting for over 40 yrs n my family has all passed n want to be around for my 13 yr old. I will b damned if I die early if I cud have helped it n let his dad raise him. I went to back to school nite n was so wiped out from just doing my son's schedule. My fiance who has no cartilage in his knees even walked faster. Hopefully next year I will zip thru the halls!

carrots with hummus, cottage cheese, string cheese with fruit, greek yogurt, almonds