You wanna be a co-dieter with me??

I'll diet with ya.

You guys keep this up, and I'll join you.

I never ate alpo so I can't compare.

Touche!

I'll eat what you're eating.

Don Cardi turned me on to a diet thats fairly easy to follow. I've never really dieted before so I wouldn't know where to begin with types of foods, portion sizes, etc. This diet uses "points" allowed on a daily basis (and gives you the portion size) so its a question of going over a large chart, deciding what you want to eat, and then stopping when you've finished your meal.

Sure, it takes some willpower to stop at a portion size you may consider small (i.e. 4 ozs of pasta - that used to be my starting point), but if you're serious about wanting to lose weight, its a great start.

I've been at it for three days, and I do get a little hungry at times, but it hasn't been too bad.

I want to lose 40 pounds by the end of the summer. I think I can do it.

This woman I know that I saw today has been on this diet for some time, as well as my niece. She's lost a lot of weight. She brought one of those calculators that you put in your calorie and fat count and it adds up your points for you. It seems that should make it a little easier too.

Will you pm that diet info?

Sure.

Grazie SC.

SC, the one mistake that most people make is that they are upset that they're hungry when they diet. Well, duh!!! Of course you're hungry! You're on a diet!! Just make sure to keep plenty of things to munch on that are OK, like celery sticks, carrot sticks, apples, stuff that you can literally sink your teeth into. I also found that Rice Krispie treats are only 90 calories, so we buy the big box from Costco and keep them around. They're sweet AND crunchy.

DC, yes my ShopRite put in a little food court with tables and everything. The food's pretty good. Their Italian hero is only $4, and I buy it for my daughter when she's working. She ends up taking half per day because it's pretty big.

Tonight's dinner :

Baked boneless chicken breasts covered with baked eggplant and melted mozzarella. Steamed Asparagus with fresh thinly sliced garlic, baked Potato, and tomato and onions salad with balsamic vinager.

Italian sausages with roasted potatoes and peppers!

Tasty

Last night, in celebration of a couple of very nice report cards, I took my sons out to the local pub for dinner. We had 36 hot wings (10 of which came home for my daughter, who didn't feel like going out), a big cheesburger with fries, a large meatball and cheese subwith fries, a grilled ham and cheese on rye with fries, and an endless supply of soda wit ha beer thrown in for $36.00. The food is always good, and I thought the price was great.

Klyd, my kids report cards come out next week. I'll let you know if we're in the mood to celebrate!!

That sounds like a huge amount of food for the money! And it was good food, too? You can't beat that with a stick!

I'm on the seafood diet.

I see food and I eat it.

I'm having leftovers, probably fried chicken and mashed potatoes instead of italian beef since I threw it up last night (stomach flu).

Because deep-fried food and the stomach flu go well together!!

LN, Sorry you weren't feeling well. I hear that flu is going around.

Yeah, you want it?

You're supposed to take it easy after the flu I guess so I just ate 2 hamburgers and some nuggets for lunch instead of the spicy chicken for lunch.

I always think of the line from The Devil Wears Prada - "I'm one stomach flu away from my goal weight."

Tonight is good old fashioned pasta fagioli, with just a touch of cayenne pepper in the sauce. Perfect on a damp and windy day like today.

Just had macaroni cheese!

Just has lasagne with salad!

pizza. very good!!

ds

Delicious sunday dinner!

Roast pork(with crackling),mashed taties,carrots,broccoli,turnip,cabbage & yorkshire pudding.
All served with peppered gravy,hot English mustard and apple sauce!

Fish, chips, mushy peas and gravy with about four slices of bread and butter

WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS

I also had some wings tonight. My family and I went out to eat tonight. The wings were good, but our meals weren't great.

Ash Wednesday meal tonight: potatoes and eggs, tomato and red onion salad, crusty Italian bread.

I gave up cheese again for Lent this year, soda too.

No meat for me either tonight.

My wife made a large pan of baked macaroni and cheese last night. We'll have that with fish and vegetables.

We started with New England Clam Chowder followed by fresh salmon and broccoli stir fried in olive oil and garlic. Although I had tuna for lunch, I forgot and gave the girls an Italian hero when they left for school this morning.