[gittel]

I'm ready to see food as nutrition only...a means to an end--a better quality of life. I originally joined 3 Chicks when I lost weight for my daughter's wedding. I've since gained it all back. I think I understand why this happened. In the back of my mind, the wedding signaled the end of my diet.

My son is getting married in November. Losing weight this time around, exercise, or at least what I used to do for exercise is out of the question because of my knees. I'm going to have to do better cutting calories--eat much less.

I am more or less following the Full Plate Diet which has an emphasis on high fiber foods. I've been reducing my consumption of meat, chicken and saturated fat...relying on fish, eggs, legumes, lots of vegetables, some fruits, nuts, dairy and whole grains.

I have trouble with night time eating. I figured out if I rearrange my calories during the day...I can eat something at night without blowing the whole days efforts time and again.