weight loss support?

[Dogmama]

Eating healthy means so many different things!

Here's a question (if you don't mind me asking). What would y'all consider an easy, typical lunch that you eat as part of your "eating healthy?"

BikingMom's lunch sounded good. And it would be transportable - I take my lunch and snacks to work. I always plan a protein snack in the afternoon because it helps blunt end-of-day carb cravings.

I also like to make tuna with ff mayo & pickle relish & an apple for lunch. Sometimes I'll make a chicken salad & I'll have several days of lunches.

It is important that each meal have a nice amount of protein. It helps stabilize blood sugar and helps rebuild muscle.

[Triskeliongirl]

I am finding this thread really useful. It would be great if Susan could make it a regular forum sub-topic. I battled my weight all my life, and like many of you, having kids totally exacerbated it all. I did lose 50 lbs after having my kids with WW and became a lifetime member, but it didn't work for me over the long haul. I should add that when I lost the weight with WW I was also marathon training and not eating anything extra. I nearly passed out when I ran my marathon, got hypothermic, etc. I have good healthy food and exercise habits. While I have had issues with emotional eating in the passed, I am in good control of that. My problem is that I have a *very slow* metabolism so even if I follow WW to the T I won't lose (I do take thyroid meds and have my hypothroidism in good control). I bike to work daily (16 miles) an do long club rides on the weekends (~50 miles each). I do eat just enough on the bike to not bonk, and I practice portion control, but I have trouble to eat as little as my body seems to require to lose weight. I have thought of going back to WW, but if I eat my activity points I don't lose, and if I don't I bonk. I liked reading cyling mom 's food diary. I wonder if it would help for us to see both food and exercise diaries for those who are losing and maybe for those who aren't. I have also shyed away from WW because going to a meeting often means not exercising (i.e. driving instead of biking to work, missing a club ride, etc.), and I'm not sure I get that much from them. I know how to eat healthy, it just doesn't seem to work for me.

[pooks]

I am finding this thread really useful. It would be great if Susan could make it a regular forum sub-topic.

YES! So we could subdivide into different discussions!

Pooks