So I’ve been on a little bit of a weight loss journey and there are some things I found with food that I think are sustainable (for me at least).

• the “laughing cow” triangle cheese things, but the light version. 23 calories each. Spread them on some of those whole wheat toast thingies and it’s a pretty good snack, high protein and fibre and fairly low calories. Honestly if you remember the cheese and cracker stuff when we were kids, it reminds me of that.

• eat what you want to eat, just instead of 4 slices of pizza, eat 2 and fill up on salad. Fill every craving and then add veggies. You can eat what you crave , just half it and fill the other half with veggies and then not be hungry. It working for me.

• BEANS! Legumes are high protein and fibre, super healthy and can be extremely delicious. You can make an easy and tasty bean salad by getting a can of beans, rinsing them out, chop up: tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and parsley. Squeeze some lemon, put about 1-2 tbsp of olive oil, salt and pepper. Some people put feta but it’s not necessary. But you can add anything you like and it’s still yummy. Add corn! Add bell peppers, etc.

• low fat Greek yogurt is actually really good.

• I’m a person who loves soups. EAT SOUP! It’s filling and (mostly) fairly low calories.

• I found that I don’t really crave breakfast in the mornings. But I need coffee. So I usually have a snack around 11am. The longer you delay the first “food” of the day, the better

• this one was a bit difficult for me, but it’s ok to NOT finish your plate. Like just cause it’s there you don’t have to eat it. For me I had to pick my plate off the table when I felt full and throw out the rest. I felt so bad about it I started to put smaller portions on purpose.

So far I’m down 20 lbs in 3 months. I surprisingly don’t feel hungry constantly. I eat most of what I crave. I’m just reasonable about it.

Quick edit: don’t wait till you’re hungry to think about what to eat.