nepanthe, You are so welcome! My go to salads are at Chick Filet....their Grilled Chicken Market Salad. Go light on the dressing. Also, Zaxby's has a wonderful grilled chicken salad. Again, go light on the dressing. I also make my own salads with spinach and Romaine. You can buy salad mix at the grocery store.

Keep boiled eggs on hand....high in protein. A piece of cheese for a snack. Also, Gala or Fiji Apples. I put a little almond butter on each piece which provides more protein and drizzle with honey. I try and not eat aftet 6 p.m. due to reflux, but, it also helps me lose weight. I do allow myself the Skinny Pop Popcorn or an apple if I am really hungry.

Try and get as many vegetables and fruit in as you can.

Fried foods and fast foods are not our friend.

The lower calorie yogurts are good for you. The greek yogurt has one out with a lot of protein in it.

Do not skip meals....you will eat more at the next meal.

Drink water all throughout the day. It is so good for us. I do allow myself some decaf unsweetened tea and I use raw Stevia in it.

Baked Russet Potatoes or baked sweet potatoes are wonderful.

Boarshead oven roasted deli turkey is delicious on a low calorie bread for lunch with an orange or apple.

My go too as mentioned above is the Skinny Pop Popcorn. I get the regular kind and melt a tiny bit of butter on pour on top.

Allow yourself a cheat once in while.

There are a lot of 100 calorie snacks in the grocery store. Celery sticks, carrot sticks, nut mix (I can't remember the company that puts these out in a little bag), a handful of peanuts (If you aren't allergic), walnuts or pecans.

Rotissiere Chicken from the grocery store is wonderful...remove the skin. You can eat this with a baked or sweet potato that I mentioned above.

Bananas are an excellent source of potassium. You can cut up a small banana and again, put almond butter on it and drizzle a little bit of honey on top. Delicious.

There are steamable vegetables in the frozen food section at the grocery store so you can get your vegetables in. Watch out for hidden calories in these and too much sodium.

Watch out for added extras such as too much creamer in coffee, too much cheese or bacon bits on a salad or too many croutons. Too many crackers on soup are not our friend. These add up.

Chinese places have egg drop soup which is good and put just a few won tons on top.

I did myself in for Thanksgiving & Christmas and its time to get back eating healthy. Eating healthy is a lifestyle and not a fad die

I hope some of these help you. I'm sure others on here have even better ideas that myself. This is a wonderful website.

I'm praying for you. You can do this!