Somebody told me about the Neutrasystem diet,they used it for a sailing
trip,just had to put them in a bit of boiling water and to there surprise,
they also lost a good deal of weight. You pick what you like,they
dieliver to the house,no freezing needed...They cost about 2dollars 25 cents
a meal,iI will read her e-mail and see how much you get..They have
ones for Diabetic 2...It's somewhat like the Jenny Craig diet,but with
that one you can go in and see the food you are picking...But the try
to sell you more things ,i would think that would bug me,but I have seen
good results.

Terri that is wonderful,and you look great...Aussie so many nurses
take any of the frozen weight lost launches and dinners to work..
Mara in another forum posted what the Pilgrims had for Thanksgiving
dinner,it was very much like your diet Seams..I wish you so much
luch with your arm,think positive. Me i miss my mom's Thankgiving
diinners,too much for everyone,but oh boy YUM...Now I leave
it to the Children,if they can't make it,sometimes Bob and I
have Chinese,like my Jewish part of the family...Now why am I
talking Holidays,sorry got lost in the good old days..:hug: to all ........sue

As a matter of fact i was thinking about getting some of those Rice cakes, i have no idea what type of rice they put in those rice cakes, can't be the long grain rice as they say the long grain is ok, in moderation of course, thanks for the tip Mel.
Brian :)

Hi Aussie, seems pretty reasonable priced for 7 days of properly balanced meals & i think they deliver everything right to your door too if i am not mistaken, seems like a good option for busy people that are working and looking after a family as well, i wish you well, please let us know how it goes.
You might have to re train your clients to give flowers instead of the great temptation of chocolates :D good luck with it anyway.

Brian :)

Down Under
 

there - do you have Weight Watchers? I remember working with two women years ago who went on their diet - which was just normal food and exercise - but healthy stuff - and reasonable portions - and they both lost over 100 lbs......(no pre-packed meals - they just went to meetings once a week to "learn" what to eat and not)... and they kept it off..... Another friend too a few years ago lost about 60 lbs - and she looks great (and we're at that age of putting it on)....

Dont do anything drastic! Due to autonomic neuropathy (gastroparesis) I went thru a period a few years ago where I couldnt keep anything down but broth for 2 months - I lost 30 lbs in that time period and it took a year just to gain back 10 (which is still where I am cause I still have to live on liquids - but Ensure so at least it has calories and nutrients)... I can tell you that your gut is very sensitive to change in diet and if you cut something out it takes a long time to get your system used to it again... sounds like you are eating good and healthy and thats a good thing at least!

Hope you find the formula that works for you:)

For me the struggle is not the meals, as we eat quite lightly in comparison to others and we rarely eat dessert with our meals. It is the in-between snacks, delicious fresh Danish pastries, citrus tarts (yum) and cappuchinos/lattes etc. (when my husband and I meet up during the day or go shopping), as well as, having supper such as cheese, olives, crackers and port in the evening which I think are the real culprits.

I agree with Aussie99 if I was single I'd would not be very motivated to eat but my husband is the driving force with food and he's doesn't have a weight issue. It simply isn't fair. The difference between a fast and a slow metaboliser - -grrr! He goes off to the kitchen and makes something very tempting in the evening (a few hours after dinner) and comes back with it and I say "you have that/those" and he says "no I made some for you"......what can I do! How sweet is that?

That is very sweet
 

I have the same problem with my husband. He always wants to go out to dinner here and there. He likes everything but sushi. I love sushi,and can probably live off of it. He always wants a big bloody steak. Yuk!

Megan... I'm the one with the sweet tooth,but I go through phases.I am now in my healthy phase because I am in pain,and I all I want to do is feel good.When the pain goes away I will be wanting to indulge. I have 10 more kilos to go,and I will buy myself a nice gift, if I loose the weight.

Something... sexy! There I said it!!!

Oh you poor thing Aussie99!!! The 'bloody' big steak has little appeal to me too, especially when eating out - can do that at home if we must!

Fortunately my husband and I both love sushi/handrolls - in fact anything Japanese. But we love Thai, Indian, Greek etc. etc. also and have all these restaurants either in our suburb or very close by. The Yarra Valley wineries and restaurants are also quite close too. Too tempting!

Instead of buyin gthat steak,buy somthing sexy ,my husband loved it..
Wine a good by so full of colories,and must worry about mixture of
that and meds..That's a bummer. Oh really sexy Aussie..heh heh.
Hugs to all Sue

Kneb, yes the " Weight Watches " clubs are every were here, i am basically doing what they do without going in to weigh in every week or so, they are a very good option for some though, i don't need the actual support of such a club as once my mind is made up to do something, i won't slacken off the target one bit.
Last night i down sized my plate and it was really plenty, a few hours later i grabbed a pear for a snack and i wasn't starving hungry this morning so i know that was one reason why i wasn't moving on the scales, all that fuel and just lying around at night watching TV and not burning it all off.

Brian :)

My husband has the typical Australian tastebuds...
 

stubbies,steak,and fish and chips. As a child they ate meat every night.Apparently they were well known at the butcher as having the resources to eat meat everynight.

I am trying to change this now,and he also recognises that all that beef has not done him good.he is also now suffering alot of digestive problems,and bloating and such. He has English ancestry,and I have mentioned that he may have food intolerances such as milk or wheat. He is now starting to take me seriously because he is fatigued about 80% of the time,and his stomach always hurts.

Back to you Brian.:D Apparently Australians now have a huge problem with obesity. Have we stopped to examine why probably as little as 50 years ago the average Australian was so much thinner? I have seen furniture made in the 1940's -1950's and it's tiny compared to our furniture today. I reckon they are poisoning our food supply with additives and preservatives,colours,agents,pestacides,and our bodies cannot break this rubbish down. We need to go back to whole foods as much as possible,and ofcourse preservative free food one step at a time. The pear at night is a great idea. My granny is now 85,and still trim as ever. her secret was that she cooked everything herself,lived on whole foods,no alcohol,fish,and veggies and fruit. No secret at all.She raised 4 kids on that diet,and they were all healthy and then in the late 80's the processed food was slowly making it's way onto the marketplace. Then the people started to get bigger. 27 years later we are considered one of the unhealthiest and most obese nations!