Weight Loss/Maintenance

Not straight, anyway. Yeah I can eat celery - but only when topped with peanut butter or pimento cheese - and each of those are 100 calories a SPOONFUL! I'm trying to keep snacks lower in calories than what I would eat with a stalk of celery and addons.

I do make sure I get big servings of cooked veggies at dinner. Broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, etal.

Right now I am using up boxed stuff and canned foods. This week, we'd emptied the freezer of vegetables except for frozen mixed vegetables I generally use in stews. Earlier I had one bag of chopped spinach, so that went into a Goya rice and black beans box with home made pulled pork. Last night I made a salmon casserole (2 cans Kirkland salmon, 1 box Annies white cheddar shells, 16 ounces mixed vegetables with added herbs and seasonings).

Next week we go on a cruise to Cozumel and when we get back it's a major shopping trip to Costco for frozen vegetables. I get frozen for less planning and less waste - left over from my carpal tunnel days when chopping vegetables was a nightmare.

Congratulations on reaching your goal! I'm sure you will be there, soon.