Good to see you-I want to start riding again when it warms up....I'm the wimpy cold is not my friend rider-this is gross but I don't like the runny nose part.

Thanks Susan :)  I actually remembered this time!  See you tomorrow!

You're much further along than me, so I hate to sound like I know it all, but here goes...

For protein I eat: low fat cottage cheese, l.f. cheese slices, tuna salad (a little splenda makes dill relish taste like sweet), egg omelet with l.f. cheese & some veggies, turkey sausage (they make everything from Italian to Andouille), stewed beef & vegetables (with a fork), baked fish, skinless chicken thighs or really moist breast poached in chicken stock, white chili or regular chile, a few of the very best bites from my husband's steak, etc.

I've been having fun trying new recipes or adapting old recipes to fit my new life. Warming leftovers in the microwave is a bad idea because it dries out the meat too much unless it is a soup or stew. I add a little water to a pan & reheat things on the stove top or in the oven. When nothing else works, I eat beans (but I spice them up and try different kinds). Home cooked ones seem softer than canned.

Make a game out of it & keep experimenting. My husband has lost about 15 pounds eating my experiments and has enjoyed it. He could stand to lose another five or ten, but isn't even overweight, let alone obese.

Now this doesn't follow the WW regimen, but if you have to have chocolate, have you considered buying a few pieces of really good, expensive dark chocolate that you would ration to yourself? My cousin, who has always maintained her weight through diet & exercise, says this is how she keeps herself from feeling deprived.

Good luck!

Believe it or not, Sam's sells the tilapia.  Go to the frozen section and it's in a yellow/beige bag in the fish section.

Cook them just like the package says.  When done, take them out, place a good dollop of your favorite pasta sauce on top, sprinkle liberally with lowfat mozarella and any other pizza/pasta cheeses you like, place under broiler until cheese is crusty.  It's a great meal for us WLS patients!!

BTW, that's lunch today!!  MMmmm!!

I'll want to hear all about your consult. Hope it went well.