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I went out and bought the Hungry Girl Cookbook today too. I love the website and with your glowing endorsement of the book, it was a must have. And what did I spy on the end cap at Target? Hungry Girl!

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This is a great thread!

I used to stop by Chik-fil-A regularly for Breakfast and get a meal with 4 Chik-n-Minis, hashbrowns and a Diet Coke, as well as a Cinnamon Cluster or a chicken biscuit. Now, on the rare occasions I go there for breakfast, I get a chicken biscuit and eat half of it. Sometimes, I get a meal with a fruit cup and a bottle of Water. I drink the Water after eating (my surgeon's guideline is 30 minutes) and eat the fruit as a snack later or with lunch.

At Taco Bell, I'd eat two tacos, two bean burritos and one or two portions of nachos & cheese. Now I'm lucky to get through 1 taco and an order of pintos & cheese.< /span>

At McDonalds, I'd get the meal with a double quarter pounder with cheese, large fries, large Diet Coke and an apple pie. I can avoid most french fries, no problem, but if I really want them I want McDonalds. Now I get a kid's meal and either get milk (to drink later) or get Diet Coke without ice and save it for my DH.

At any sit-down restaurant, I always have leftovers. I eat them again for lunch the next day and sometimes again after that, depending on what it is. I can often make a meal from a side salad and eating some of the appetizer. It's nice that many restaurants have smaller portions now.

Cooking at home is totally different. Before = big plate of Pasta with meat sauce (ground beef or sausage), tons of Parmesan cheese, that delicious frozen garlic toast, big salad with all the trimmings. Now = small portion of whole-wheat Pasta with meat sauce (ground turkey breast) and vegetables, tiny sprinkling of Parmesan, salad with veggies and low-fat vinaigrette.

I do still feel irritated sometimes at having to box up leftovers so much. But you know, with 50 pounds lost I will deal with that!

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