Thanks for all the great tips! It is great to get soo much help. Heather 4-11-05 291-199!

Hi Helen, The nutritionist really didnt tell me what to eat but rather to eat 5-6 meals daily. she said if I am eating every 3 hours or so, my body is always digesting and burning calories so it doesnt think I am starving it. So what I've done is kinda looked at some old weigh****chers books(I'm a veteran dieter and have saved literature from every diet plan I've ever been on) to get an idea of things to eat. I dont want to get into a "diet" mode of thinking but I do want to eat the right things and not pick up any bad habits. And I think they have the right Idea as far as go nutritious food. So here is what I've eaten the last 2 days. It seems like a lot of food but it only averages about 1000- 1100 cal on fitday which is where they want me to be. good Luck and I'll write more menus if you want. Jackie 8am--1/2 toasted multi-grain english muffin w/1 tsp p-nut butter 4oz. skim milk 11am--6 oz container of sf yogurt 2pm --3 oz cottage cheese 6 triscuits 4 oz skim milk 5:30p--sm tossed salad w/2 tsp lite dressing 3 oz hamburger patty 8:30p 1/2 banana 8a-- 1 egg(soft-boiled) 2 slices bacon 1 slice lo-carb bread w/ 1 tsp lite marg. 10:30a -- 1 sm apple 1:30-- 3 oz tuna w/1 tsp mayo 6 triscuits 4 oz skim milk 4 pm-- 1 oz string cheese 6pm---3 oz. grilled chicken 1/2 c broccoli 8:30-- 4 oz skim milk

Thank you Michelle! Way to go girl! 400 down to 288!! Brenda

Great theory, makes sense to me! I can't wait to test the theory out when I get to the smaller sizes. Thanks for the encouragement! Brenda

Hello all of you 6-monthers! I hope you are all feeling fit & healthy. I am writing because this Sunday I am participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in NY. I have known way too many friends and family members who have been touched by this and various other forms of cancer. I am including a link to my Personal Pledge Page for the walk. If you are able to make a small donation to the cause, it would be greatly appreciated. Let's try to ensure that this horrible disease doesn't take any more of our loved ones. Thank you in advance. Erin http://www.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=104708&u=104708-102209200&e=390637178