Help me keep up my weight loss goals!!! Easy low-cal recipes needed!

[Anonymous]

I am totally proud that I have lost 4 pounds. Pathetically proud, but I have been trying to lose the same 10 lbs for about 6 years. I am more motivated and successful than I have been in the past, but I am running out of tasty low-calorie dinners that aren't terribly complicated. I am trying to serve my kiddos more fattening stuff (both underweight) so I am in the business of cooking two dinners, especially since one of mine is a ridiculously picky eater. So, basically I am looking for tasty grown-up food for me and the husband...all the better if I can easily fatten it up to serve to the kids too...

Any great low-cal ideas????

[Anonymous]

Check out skinnytaste.com for some ideas. Good job on the first four pounds, and good luck with the remaining six!

[Anonymous]

Good for you, OP.

Have you looked into Cook Yourself Thin?

There's a tv show and cookbooks.

http://www.amazon.com/Cook-Yourself-Thin-Skinny-Minutes/dp/B002UXRZTY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362230756&sr=1-1&keywords=cook+yourself+thin

[Anonymous]

Skinnytaste is awesome. The crockpot chicken enchilada soup is a total winner.

I don't like her chicken pot pie soup, but here's a chicken and dumplings recipe from Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition:
http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-weight-loss-edition/blogs/season-one-recipes/rachel-recipe

Kalyn's Kitchen has some South Beach Diet types of recipes. These are also pretty good.

[Anonymous]

Cooking Light magazine

[Anonymous]

Homemade cobb salad

[Anonymous]

What calorie range are we talking here? 200-350, 350-500?

[Anonymous]

Was also going to recommend skinnytaste.com!

[Anonymous]

I love spaghetti squash. I bake in the oven (cut in half lengthwise and place cut side down in a pan with an inch or so of water...forget the temp and time--I google each time).

I put pasta and meat sauce on top of the squash in lieu of pasta. I mix some spaghetti squash into eggs and other veggies and bake in a muffin tin for "on the go" breakfast.

[Anonymous]

OP here: thanks for the ideas! And the encouragement. In terms of calorie range...it depends on how many I've got left that day. Either is fine. Usually up to 500 is okay.