Originally Posted by CDSmith

"There's no such thing as eating yourself thin" -- Don't let doctors or anyone tell you this. It's not true at all.

I just keep a few simple rules in my daily diet. I've never really been interested in white bread anyway so that's not an issue. I stick to whole grains, rye, 100% whole wheat, etc, for bread. Same with cereals, all whole grain.

If I need something sweetened I avoid sugar or aspartame and instead put a dab of honey in my coffee, tea, etc.

I always eat breakfast. Whole grain stuff mostly, but a few times a week I eat eggs, bacon or sausage, fried potatoes, etc. No sense giving EVERYTHING enjoyable up, right? :D

Mid-morning I eat some grapefruit slices.

Graze throughout the day on handfuls of raw vegetables, nuts, cheese & crackers, yogurt, etc. Whatever's around, just graze. At least every two hours or so have a little something.

Dinner -- anything goes, but I tend to cook lean meats, I don't add extra salt to my food at the table (what seasonings I put into the pot is enough), and I make it a point to have a large vegetable portion with my evening meal.

If I feel like having a god-dammed dessert, I have it!


Specific recipes? They don't exist in my house. I wing it always, no matter what it is I'm throwing together. I do make a rather mean chili though I must say.


Following those guidelines I lost roughly 22 lbs a couple of years back and have managed to keep it off ever since.

GRAZE!