A little over 8 months out....

Am am starting to struggle with the eating stuff again, and I am only 8 months out. I am feeling like I can eat anything but still not as big of portions. Does anyone have any tips on staying on track and eatting the right foods? I NEED HELP Any snacky food sugestions.

I am a newbie--so I will leave the suggestions to the long timers about snacky foods etc.  But, what helps me more than ANYTHING in my journey--six months--is food journals.  When I know I have to write it down it makes me feel somewhat more accountable somehow.  I can't explain it, and it might not be that way for others--but it works for me.  Good luck on your journey and there will be a lot of people on this board with a lot of experience that will give you great advice.  You came to the right place.  They have been life savers for me--and they are NEEDED!

hi  snacks, fruits, popcorn if you can eat it. my favorite is those toasty peanutbutter crackers. I am one who loves potato chips and pizza, so dont buy the junk foods, string cheese,boiled egg,celery, applesauce.try different things, so you wont get sick.And do write things down,stay away from Candy.Have a great day.Ellen

I like to have me a protein shake or bar every day.  That is my treat.  I do eat me a few grapes once in a while.  Just try not to eat slider foods and a bunch of starches and sweets.  Journal what you are eating too.  That helps to keep me on track. 

My favorite thing to eat when I got the munchies was refried beans from Taco Bell. Lots of protein and it sticks with you. I also ate bite size pieces of cheese and maybe a piece of lean turkey sandwich meat.

I tried protein bars but never found anything I really liked. There are some good protein drinks but you just have to try them out and see what appeals to you.

You'll be ok.

Blessings,
DebbieDoo

Yeah, what they said.  I have found that I can eat some snack foods that are rather slider-y and so, if stressed, can down more calories than I should. Of course, I only realize that by tracking every bite (I use www.mydailyplate.com but www.fitday.com is pretty good too). 

Personally, when it seems stress eating is a good idea is a time when I find that I really need to think about what is going on.  More often than not, I am tired, not hungry.  Or mad and not hungry (I still want to literally "chew something out").  So I try to work with that rather than eat. 

Hang around.  This is a good group to do that with.  :-)

Janice

Thanks Everyone. I was feeling down cause I am scared to death to get the way I was. I was 249 and now I am 149-150 and I still want to lose those last 25 lbs and I feel like I have stopped trying. So thanks for keeping me on track.

Oh bless you.  Try your best to stay with high protein snacks.  Try some beef jerky, cheese, or roll a piece of ham or turkey around a slice of cheese for a nice snack.  Pork skins or good for protein too, of you need something to crunch on.  Stay away from potato chips or chips of any kind.  They usually make me dump.  Doritos really do me in.  They make me so sick.  If you are wanting something sweet, try some sf pudding.  Look on my profile for some sf pie recipes that are real good.  I wish you the best of luck.  Just try to remember to stick with PROTEIN first, then lost of water.  I know it's hard, but in the beginning, you MUST do this cause the farther out you get the harder it gets, so stick to it now as long as you can to get off the most desired weight loss.