Anyways...do you guys follow a food program of such or something?
I never reallly know what to eat.
Welcome back! I didn't watch it but I feel like if I had her money, her personal chef, her trainer, etc. I'd never gain the weight back!
Heck, she is rich and powerful enough that she could pay someone to literally follow her around all day long and yank the food out of her hand if she wanted to!!
My biggest downfall is cooking for my kids because I am in the kitchen so much that I tend to finish their food and snack while I am preparing their meals. She doesn't have kids and even if she did she wouldn't have to set foot in the kitchen.
She could afford to actually empty every single cupboard in there and have all her meals delivered by one of those weight loss companies. So I don't know........I just don't get it.
Anyway, as for what to eat I'll tell you what I did when I lost the weight in the beginning. I've strayed from it lately and that's why my weight is back up!!
I keep lots of quicky frozen foods on hand. Sometimes when you are tired, it's just easier. Lean Cuisines. I really like their paninis and flat bread sandwiches. Lean Pockets, Smart Ones, Healthy Choice, etc are good too.
Oatmeal, yogurt, fruit, and cereal are all good for breakfast. Quick, easy. I use non fat milk and low sugar oatmeal packets. I love the Yoplait thick and creamy light yogurt. It's so good, like a dessert.
If it's a weekend and my kids want a big breakfast, I'll try to eat what they are eating but in a healthier way. I'll make my scrambled eggs with egg whites and add lots of veges and top it with salsa. I use Morningstar veggie sausage patties. And butter spray not real butter.
If they are having pizza, I'll make one of my Lean Cuisine pizzas so I can sort of eat like the rest of the family and not feel so left out.
Basically I've tried to find ways to take the foods I love and make them healthier. I LOVE burritos/soft tacos.
Here's an example of how I changed things to make them healthier.
Before and After:
huge burrito size tortilla - now the small fajita size tortilla
regular cheese, the more the better - now Weight Watcher cheese in a small sprinkle
regular beans and lots of them - now fat free beans measured out
regular sour cream in large dollops - light sour cream measured out
only a little lettuce and no tomatoes - now lots of shredded lettuce, tomatoes and onions
I also add salsa now because it has very little calories and adds lots of flavor.
My point is you can take just about anything you'd eat normally and alter it to make it healthier and still taste good. I'd skip any sort of diet food plans and just eat the things you like but make it a challenge to find ways to make them healthier.
I think that will work the best for you in the long run and keep you from feeling deprived. Heck, you can even keep eating desserts! There are several Smart Ones and Weight Watcher ones to choose from. There are 100 calorie packs. Sugar free puddings with only 60 calories.
Do you like Reese's peanut butter cups? Those were my favorites and I found these that are a great substitute:
http://www.amazon.com/Reeses-Snacksters-Calorie-Peanut-4-69-Ounce/dp/B0012YKTEK (OMG they are good!
Walmart, Target, the grocery stores, all have them.)
It's all out there you just have to look and read labels. And measure when you are fixing your food. It's a pain at first but now I know what a serving of cereal should look like and I don't always have to measure. I know how many calories are in a certain favorite food without having to check each time. You get used to it.
Keep a food journal. Write down everything you eat. It's so important to do that. Also planning what to eat the day before helped me immensely. I'd write out my "menu" the day before and post it like they do at the school cafeteria. So I'd wake up and say ok, for breakfast it's this, for lunch it's that, and for dinner I can make this.
That will take the guess work out of it, and make it easier when you are starving and staring at the cupboard. You'll be less likely to grab something else because you already know what you are having.
Now having blabbered on about all that, I need to get back on track doing it as well.
Because when I did, I lost the weight so that's all the proof and incentive I need.
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You know I had to say something annoying...... 
I'm sending you many many wishes to get well soon and do hope that your DH and kids are stepping up to the plate to help around the house while you are out of commission. Get lots of rest and feel better soon!
It felt good but it was hard. I had Ruben make dinner last night because I didn't trust myself to be in the kitchen without eating! 
