Its not really a diet, its training your way to eat differently, more cleanly and with healthier ingredients. I literally cannot remember the last time I bought bread because I don't eat it. I eat brown rice instead of white. I take my favorite greek yogurts and freeze them and eat them like ice cream for a snack.

Chocolate I don't like, but Key Lime pie I would kill for, so I buy those little 2 piece boxes and those 2 pieces have to last me 2 weeks, so I eat a half a piece at a time as a treat twice a week.

I like salty snacks, so I keep pretzels, wasabi peas, and sliced cucumbers and baby carrots for when I feel like munching.

I also keep Slimfast High Protein Shakes in the fridge, if I drink one around 9 p.m. then I don't get hungry at night after I do to bed.

There's always a big bowl of chopped salad in my fridge so If I want something during the day I eat a bowl of salad, to make it less boring I put sunflower seeds and cheddar jack cheese in it.

Any pasta sauces or gravies I make are homemade so I know what goes into them, meaning no tons of salt and sugars and preservatives.

And the beef and chicken I eat is very lean.

I never eat takeout.

But I don't consider how I eat a diet, it's a lifestyle choice, I've eaten like this for many, many years. And my brain is just trained to it. I don't have cravings for other things or junk food.

Kat I think it would be easier if you don't care much for food.... I wish I had that problem... lol

Great tips though.... TY.... I have to start buying just one slice when I crave something sweet....

It's true that you don't eat it if it isn't there

SO agree with you Jan. I don’t keep a lot of food in the house so I don’t indulge!
I definitely know that I have to exercise as well. I am on my feet for 4 hours a day
at the job- but a walk after lunch would be a smart thing to do so the lunch doesn't
go to belly fat or the like...

Perhaps I'm not the right person for this thread.

Can I join? I need to lose 60 lbs, but it is more prednisone weight, that put on the pounds.

I definitely gained weight on psych meds, esp Seroquel and Zyprexa. But I lost 80 lbs back in 2006-07, which was psych med weight. Now, it's from prednisone, which I cannot take anymore, since it damaged my heart.

I definitely need to get motivated, and this sounds like a great way to do it.

Unless it has to be psych med related!!

Marlene - of course! I think it’s good to focus with peers with med-related (any kind of med) weight challenges because there are more roadblocks involved.

I am planning for another surgery this summer that may also affect some hormone-related weight issues as well. As with previous surgeries, I know fitness and healing and eating right are important. Trying to eat “mindfully” at this point. Last night my snack was carrots with hummus. And then I was hungry later so I ate some trisquit crackers. I won’t sleep if I have the sensation of hunger! I will toss and turn.

It's great to see you Marlene.... Of course you should be here Kat... I was teasing you.... You share a lot of spot on info!!..... I do wish I didn't have the appetite though .. It sux!...xo

I literally started eating way more the day I started Seroquel... sigh... It's been a struggle but I also buy things that I shouldn't

That alone should make a difference

Big hug Lady....

I finished my chips last night... I eat normal all day... I have no problem and take my Seroquel about 8 and then I feel famished... I don't know how to turn it off... Since it messes with your appetite centre I really can't

I think was OlderC wrote about protein is right... It is more filling

Jan, so you could do a High Fiber Smoothie when you take your Seroquel.

Rasberries and or Blueberries, Avocado, Banana, chia seeds, milk (almond, oat, cows, whichever), a touch of vanilla and a pinch of salt.

You can use frozen Raspberries and Blueberries from the Freezer. All these foods are High Fiber, Healthy Fats, and High Protein. So they make you feel full.

You just buzz them up in a blender to the consistency you like and have a yummy smoothie, kind of a nighttime treat.

I personally leave out the Blueberries because I don't like them. And I don't like Avocado's, but you don't taste it, it just gives a creamy consistency. The Chia seeds give it texture and are packed with fiber.

I keep frozen berries in the freezer, and buy banana's and cut them up and put them in bags and freeze them so when i want a smoothie, all I have to do it pull out the fruit and add the other few things. I also like mine cold so the frozen fruit does that job.

good ideas Kat!

At one point when I was on my major cocktail of Psych meds, in 2009, I weighed 200 lbs. So I get the weight gain. It took changing my whole way of looking at food, what it did for my body, how I digested it, what to focus on protien vs. fiber vs. healthy fats vs. carbs, etc. I don't do fad diets because I am a picky eater, so I had to change my whole way of eating, but along with exercise it did work. I lost 50 lbs and I've maintained it since then.

So I do get the weight battle.