Welcome Back Lisa. I too came back this year after gaining 25 lbs back. I havent been losing as much or as fast this time either but I have not been as concerned with the number on the scale as I have been about getting in my excercise and eating properly. It has been a whole lot less stressful this time around.

Some of the things I am trying to do recently is keeping a log of good recipies on hand. so when I dont have time to look around for recipies I can just go to them and plan a whole week of grocerie shopping.

I also buy no bad snacks for my house even for my kids. Ex. little debbies or ice cream bars. They just eat what they can find and have become quite resourceful! Their snacking has cut down as well. When there isnt as much junk to enjoy the actually eat meals better. This also enables me not to be tempted. They do have their own cuboard with their valentines candy and stuff and I just never go in there.

I have been limiting my snacks through out the day and trying to get more out of my main meals. Eating at the same time everyday.

The biggest thing I had to do is give up red light foods. Their are just somethings that I absolutely cannot eat or I will binge. Chips are one for me. I love em, but I cant have em. But I know that I get just as much pleasure out of eating them as I do eating a sweet potatoe with brown sugar so I go for the sweet potatoe everytime. Who cares if I am eating it with a ham and cheese sandwich. Meals dont always have to make sense. Just give u the fuel u need to make it though the day.

And last I started giving into my cravings. Now dont get me wrong I do it in moderation. If I need something cheesy I have 3 cheese ziti meal from ww. or cheese on steamed boccoli. My fav is grilled cheese and tomatoe soup. 2% velveeta cheese is wonderful!! For something sugary my fav right now is the sweet potatoe. For pizza I make chicken barbaque pizza on whole wheat pita's.

I always thought I would have to fight my body to lose this weight. I have just recently realized I have to listen to it for the most part.

hope some of this helps

see ya
chels