Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
And plan my menus so when the alarm goes off I won't stand their in front of the fridge wondering what to do.
This has been most helpful for me. I've lost and kept off 80 pounds for 2 years. It took about 2 years to lose.

Meal planning is key for me. Healthy nutritious balanced meals simply do not fall in my lap. As much as I wish they did, they just don't.

It was a bit more complicated than that. I had specific components of each meal, and weighed and measured unless I was eating out. But in a nutshell... I gatta plan.

A big part of my meal plan for weight loss was no sugar or flour. I could have fruit, but nothing with sugar in the first 3 ingredients (which rules out 90% of prepackaged foods). Veggies at lunch and dinner, with protein. In order to avoid the bread, it takes planning on my part. Regular grocery store trips were imparative, too. Fresh foods don't fall out of my pantry.

When I don't plan, bread looks like a really dang good idea. When I eat bread, I lose nothing. I've tested this for long enough to have convinced myself.