I don't use the meals such as wwatchers/lean c or smart ones, they are packed full of sodium and processed things....What i do is make food ahead of time and pre package it...Steamed veggies, tuna, broiled fish (yum), beans, salads, fruit cups in water or lite fruit juice....Exercise is always a plus even if it is just walking. This is without a doubt a life style change and work and not a easy way out, good luck to you in your journey. I started at 320 and am down to 267 (just today) had my surgery on 9/14/11 and am looking forward to a healthier NEW ME!!!!

ok thanks for the heads up .....darn sodium...I forgot all about it after my liquid stage, at that time I was always looking at that and when I would see 780mg of sodium i was like WOW!!!

but after the liquid stage I just stopped looking becasue I was preparing my food, but got a little busy with a full time job two kids under the age of 2 and a hubby that is sick, so that makes 3 kids!!!

but I guess I will bake up a few chicken breasts, and a big bag of broccoli and that should hold me a week or 2, cause i only eat a little, but hubby eat a lot!

I debated on whether I was going to use frozen dinners, lean cuisines, and lean pockets and such. I decided to have them. Why? Because I am a single girl who lives by herself who HATES to cook. I'm tracking calories, fat, carbs, and protein and I'm sorry, but I just don't care about sodium right now. I can't be expected to keep track of EVERYTHING. I also like it because everything is portioned out so I don't have to measure. I know that once it's gone, I'm done. I've been losing weight pretty good (15 pounds since surgery on November 21st) so they haven't really hurt me. I keep everything portioned controlled and within a good calorie limit. These packaged meals are all under 300 calories. I say it's a personal choice. Also, someone had brought it up at a nutritionist meeting, and they said it would be okay. Obviously it's not IDEAL, but it depends on the lifestyle of the person. Especially if it's for only one meal a day. Who cares?? Good luck!

I'm counting my calories using myfitnesspal; but it does not seem to help as far as the scale. Reviwing posts of people that have lost a lot of weight in small periods of time; they all indicate they exercise and eat right. I wonder if they eat right "all" the time or just the majority of the time. I go in for my fill on January 4, 2012.

I remember my nutritionist telling me to watch the sodium content in them.