[Asra*]

I am jumping back on this bandwagon from the original thread. My weight loss has been slow but noticable since just before Xmas. I am down to 140 from 147.

I am counting calories and tracking my intake on Fitday. It's the only "diet" for me since I can't give up bread, or wine, or tasty food, or sugar in my coffee but have weaned myself down to 1 tsp per cup. This way, I don't really have to give up anything, just watch *how much* I eat.

I fill up on veggies. I have steamed cauliflower, broccoli, carrots or salad as a side dish instead of rice or pasta. If I really want cake, I have a little piece.

I think my weight loss has been slow precisely because I allow myself to go over my goal a bit fairly often without worrying too much. If my basal metabolic rate is about 2400 Calories per day, my goal is 1500 but if I eat 1800 or even 2000 - I don't despair, I just try to have a lower cal day tomorrow.

I think cutting out random snacking on carbs, plus most of the rice and pasta I used to eat has made a big difference. Just being aware of what is going into my mouth has REALLY opened my eyes. I used to think I ate so healthy and couldn't figure out why I kept gaining weight...ummmm maybe it was that loaf of sourbread with butter and cheese?