[murphmitch]

What a great thread. Really makes you think about what you eat everyday.

1) Oat Bran (cereal)
2) Almond breeze milk
3) Almonds
4) V8 juice
5) Salad (mixed greens)
6) Deli turkey
7) Reduced fat cheese
8) Tomatoes
9) Greek yogurt
10) Strawberries right now. Bananas or apple when berries not available.
11) Chicken
12) Broccoli
13) Bell peppers
14) FF Refried Beans
15) Eggs:Scrambled or Hard-boiled
16) Salmon or tuna (specially during Lent)
17) Onions
18) Mushrooms
19) Zucchini
20) Whole wheat bread

[meowee]

Okay, my turn . . .

Here's the good stuff:

.1 . . . baby spinach (usually in salad)
.2 . . . romaine lettuce (alternate salads)
.3 . . . tomatoes
.4 . . . onions
.5 . . . carrots
.6 . . . broccoli
.7 . . . cauliflower
.8 . . . asparagus
.9 . . . ff/sf yogurt
10 . . . skim milk
11 . . . egg whites
12 . . . salmon
13 . . . chicken
14 . . . high fibre cereal
15 . . . old fashioned rolled oats
16 . . . strawberries
17 . . . blueberries
18 . . . apples
19 . . . shrimp
20 . . . beans/legumes

and, here's a few of my not so good weaknesses -- the things I cannot seem to achieve good portion control about, and therefore try to avoid them as much as possible -- unfortunately I sometimes cave.

. . . ice cream
. . . peanut butter
. . . chocolate
. . . pizza

[almostheaven]

Well here's my pre-weightloss list and then my current list.

Pre-loss:
1. burgers
2. fried fish with extra tarter sauce
3. french fries
4. bacon
5. white bread (by the loaf)
6. lots of cheese
7. chips & dip
8. Twix
9. donuts
10. breaded and fried everything
11. pasta
12. Lucky Charms
13. Fruit Loops
14. ice cream
15. cake
16. diet pop
17. Cheetos
18. pizza
19. fried eggs
20. pancakes

Now its:
1. apples
2. grapes
3. melon
4. grilled meats
5. whole grain bread (in moderation)
6. lean meats
7. soups
8. popcorn
9. turkey burgers on wraps
10. water
11. turkey sausage
12. half eggs and half egg whites
13. cottage cheese
14. yogurt
15. cheese (in moderation)
16. dark chocolate (in moderation)
17. grilled veggies
18. whole grain pasta (in moderation)
19. salad
20. hummus

[lastfatyear]

I love the way you listed yours almostheaven. That makes it so clear, doesn't it? What it takes to be heavy and what it takes to be thin and healthy. Honestly, it took me my whole life to figure that out.

And there it is in two simple columns.

Congrats on your achievements! (pre & post)

[happy2bme]

This really is a very interesting exercise. Not as easy as you think at first.

BTW - Loved your list Almostheaven. I know I can see alot of me in that top one

1. Coffee with creamer but trying hard to switch to green tea
2. Fiber One bars
3. Yogurt
4. Colorful fruits – blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries
5. Fish – salmon, tuna, tilapia, flounder
6. Pork – lean chops or roast, very occasionally BBQ ribs
7. Broccoli
8. Tossed green salad w/raw vegetables
9. Salad dressings – also trying to use less and more healthy options
10. Pasta – any kind, any way
11. Baked Potato
12. Soups – any kind of fresh, homemade soup – the more vegetables the better
13. Pizza – transitioning away from meat to all vegetable pizza
14. Baked Chicken
15. Leftover chicken’s cousin – chicken salad
16. Coca Cola – can’t seem to give this up and I can’t tolerate the artificial sweetners so it’s the Real Thing for me tho I have cut down drastically
17. Butter
18. Vegetables any way – raw, steamed, grilled or baked together
19. Ice Cream – if I had it at home, I’d eat it every day which is why I don’t have it at home
20. Bread – toast, bagels, wraps. Moving to half a serving and the whole grain route.

[BerkshireGrl]

You all are great! Thanks for posting your lists! I'm getting a lot of inspiration on how to do this better from your healthy foods.

I was so honestly horrified by my list that I really kicked my own butt!

Tonight I went to the grocery and got fruits and vegetables! And other natural whole foods! Madness!

I even stood in the aisle and read about the different apples on display. Wow, there was like 10+ types of apples there! I heard Fuji was tasty, went with that one. It's been so long since my hand touched an apple, I thought something magical might happen, like me turning into a giant French Fry.

Instead of eating 3 large scoops of Breyer's with fudge sauce tonight after my nice stir-fry dinner of chicken and vegs, I had a small apple with peanut butter. Oh yeah, and MILK instead of wine!

It was really striking to see my awful choices there in black and white. Death by fork. Or by McBag.

I just cannot convince myself any more that eating 99.9% junk like that is acceptable...

[PhotoChick]

My two favorite apples are the honeycrisps and the jazz ... both are a little expensive, but the flavor and crunch are so worth it. I'd blow my whole grocery budget on jazz apples if I could.

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[Boosha]

Hey Tomato- what is #15 on your list, Kohlrabi??

[FrouFrou]

Top 20...

1. Pancakes
2. Oatmeal
3. Cottage Cheese
4. Bananas
5. Lasagna
6. taco's
7. chicken & rice
8. diet coke
9. crackers & cheese
10. salad
11. green beans
12. corn
13. beef stroganoff
14. potatoes
15. hamburgers
16. cheesecake
17. carrots
18. mcdonald's chicken nuggets & fires
19. chili (homemade)
20. jello

[Glory87]

Originally Posted by Boosha

Hey Tomato- what is #15 on your list, Kohlrabi??

I keep meaning to try it! I've heard it's kinda like a turnip.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi

[Boosha]

never heard of it! i love me some turnip...so maybe i'll pick it up.

[almostheaven]

I've found it's not just in WHAT I ate vs. what I now eat, but also portion sizes. For instance, re: the Lucky Charms. Now, I rarely eat cereal. Usually I have a slice of whole wheat toast and an egg or some fruit, or yogurt, or oatmeal for breakfast. But on the ocassions that I do have cereal, it's Cheerios. Sometimes I'll buy Kashi. But since I rarely have cereal, I don't often get a special kind, and I keep Cheerios on hand for my son. I will NEVER bring Lucky Charms and Fruit Loops into my house. He may get them from time-to-time at other locations, but never at home. He'll just have to deal with it. LOL

But anyway, I now get approximately 1 CUP of cereal. I use a normal bowl and only fill it to a point that I know from previous measurements to be about 1 cup. Previously, I put Lucky Charms into a large mixing bowl, and I used about 1/4 gallon of whole milk...to where I drank the milk left after I ate the cereal. Now I put just enough SKIM milk on it to wet it. There's never any left for drinking.

[Marathon Mom]

Great thread... It's interesting to see what people eat... Here's my 20:

1. Fat Free Ricotta Cheese
2. Egg Whites
3. Boca Burgers
4. Peppers
5. Spinach
6. Feta Cheese
7. Apples
8. Strawberries
9. Yogurt
10.Laughing cow cheese
11.Nuts/Granola/Oatmeal
12.Coffee
13.Low fat peanut butter
14.Hummus
15.Home made low fat pizza
16.Low Fat wheat thins
17.Grapes
18.Fish
19.Pumpkin Puree
20.Sweet Potato

[Janis427]

Tuna
wasa crackers
laughing Cow cheese
Tomatoes
Cottage cheese
yogurt
chicken breast
lettece
cucumbers
strawberries
blueberries
bannanas
skim milk
fiber one cereal
egg beaters
green beans
spinich
broccolli
califlower
almonds
oatmeal

[BattleAx]

1. Lettuce/salad mix
2. Eggs
3. Chicken
4. Laughing cow cheese
5. Cheese
6. Tomatoes
7. Almond milk
8. Milk
9. Broccoli
10. Whole grain bread
11. WW pasta
12. Olive oil
13. Peanut butter
14. SF pudding
15. Pumpkin custard (in winter)
16. Berries
17. Melons (in summer)
18. Popcorn
19. Chicken or Beef Vegetable Soup
20. Salad dressing