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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t call my stomach flat, but it doesn’t show in clothes. 5’0, 95 pounds.

Breakfast: Frittata with broccoli, Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar and Trader Joe’s frozen potatoes with peppers and onions. (I meal prep this and eat throughout the week or from freezer.)

Lunch: My personal “pan Asian chicken wrap”: shredded rotisserie chicken, gojuchang-honey cucumbers, lettuce/ bagged mixed salad tossed  with <1 tbsp peanut dressing, whole wheat lavash wrap (I like Joseph’s from Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s whole wheat lavash). Spinach side salad, fruit.

Afternoon snack: apricots and grapes or banana. If I’m really low on energy, nonfat greek yogurt (for protein) with <1tbsp fruit preserves (for flavor and sugar boost)

Dinner: one serving Carba-Nada fusilli pasta, bolognese-style sauce from canned tomatoes with turkey sausage and 96% fat free ground beef + veggies (mushrooms, onions, peppers, minced spinach), side of asparagus and tomato salad.

I learned how to build menus from Weight Watchers. It’s a great program that totally changed the way I eat. [/quote]

I'm 5"2', age 54, and 115#. I've never done Weight Watchers b/c the calorie-counting approach wouldn't work for me, but I have to say your menus are tempting me. Have you thought about creating an app? What works for me is eating mindfully while still enjoying food.  I like to cook and, as an empty-nester, I have the time to cook, which I realize is a luxury when your kids are younger.  I have a sweet tooth, so I generally avoid desserts unless it's a special occasion.  I do some kind of exercise pretty much every day; to make sure that happens, I do an exercise class 3x/week, but I also play tennis, walk a lot (with the dog, with DH, with friends, and just by myself), and work in the garden. As other PPs have observed, if you're short, an indulgence shows up quickly; OTOH, even in my 50s I find that as a short person, I can counter a minor weight gain within 2-3 weeks if I make a conscious effort.          [/quote]

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