When I was single, I followed what I considered "the single woman's diet", which was soup, salad, cereal and sandwich. I rarely fixed anything at home other than what fit into those categories. I had no problem keeping my weight at a very slim and comfortable point. Fast forward to about 2 1/2 years ago, when I married my sweetheart, who definitely is a meat and potatoes kind of guy--add in many courses of steroids to control my lupus and voila!--you have a plump, but mostly happy woman. I would dearly love to go back to my previous diet, without being single... I have lately been doing the "cooking" and we've been slowly getting to that point. DH needs to lose weight too, and so we are working to cut the fat, and start exercising more. So far, no pounds lost, but with the walks we are taking, we do feel a tiny bit better. I know the weight loss will come as we stick to our plan. In the meantime, YAY!!! for those of you who have lost weight!! I applaud your efforts and appreciate the example. :mrgreen: