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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love pasta, could never give it up. So I make pasta with tons of veggies- broccoli, peas, roasted peppers, asparagus tips, tomatoes etc.... But only put 1/2 of pasta, which isn't very much. My plate looks like there is a ton of food bc of all the veggies & I enjoy my carb fix. Plus my kids love it too.[/quote]

If the cost is manageable for you, check into Fiber Gourmet pasta.  Tastes just like regular pasta, but a lot lower in calories.

I lost more than half my body weight, and have a lot of "tricks" I use to keep my calorie intake at a level that allows me to lose or maintain.  But, I don't necessarily think they're all healthy... nor necessarily things that would work for others.  Some are:

-Love Starbucks, and my drink of choice is a skinny vanilla latte.  Venti iced in warm weather, grande hot in cold weather.  One Sweet n' Low.  I drink one for breakfast most weekdays.

-I sometimes kind of practice a modified version of intermittent fasting.  I find that if I have my latte in the morning, I often don't feel hungry until 1 or 2pm.  I have a much tougher time controlling my food intake at night, so if I can keep it to those 120-130 cals in the latte before early afternoon, I'm in a better position to have an overall lower total daily intake even if I overindulge later in the day.

-Whenever possible I try to eat either high fiber, or high protein.  Lean protein and lots of vegetables is my go-to for meals both at home and in restaurants.  The protein satisfies me (emotionally as much as anything) and the vegetables help to fill me.  A lower calorie turkey/chicken sausage and grilled vegetables are a very common meal - I make a lot and eat the leftovers for lunch all week.  I also make pasta with turkey Italian sausage and spinach about once per week for dinner; like a PP, either I use a half serving of pasta for myself, or I make the Fiber Gourmet pasta (when I have it).

-When choosing between restaurants (for a regular, everyday-type meal), I will always choose the one for which I can find nutritional info online.  I look ahead of time and find the lowest calorie meal that appeals to me.

-My fast food of choice is Subway.  6 inch turkey on wheat (with some of the bread scooped from the middle, and sometimes extra turkey) with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, and red wine vinegar.

-I almost always want something sweet after dinner, and trying to cut out dessert altogether is kinda disastrous for me, so I keep reasonable sweets that I'm unlikely to overeat on hand.  Individually portioned things work best.  Favorites are the Heathy Choice Greek frozen yogurt cups (chocolate fudge or blueberry), Yasso Greek frozen yogurt bars (mango), or a chocolate vita muffin with macerated raspberries.

-As other mentioned, I generally don't drink my calories.  Exceptions are my daily latte, and occasionally some wine (once or twice/month).  I drink lots of water, one diet coke per day, and vitamin water zero or life water zero when I want something different

-The only oil/fat I use for routine cooking or to add to my food is olive oil.  Never butter or anything else unless baking.

-PB2 instead of peanut butter

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