I'm still trying to eat well and exercise to lose some weight but I'm getting a bit jaded on the cooking front. Does anybody have any interesting recipes that have helped? I need some inspiration and some ideas for meals we can ALL eat rather than me having to cook two separate dinners. All help would be gratefully received.

Have you ever done fish finger pie

boneless/skinless chicken breasts with fat free italian dressing in crock pot all day

Honestly, it's less about what you eat than how much of it you eat.

Yes, it's good to grill instead of fry, fill up on veggies, limit the oils, creams, and cheeses you use cooking, etc. But your best weapon is to eat less.

Portion control is your single most potent weapon in the weight loss fight.

I like stuffed peppers with rice....great slimming food

I've gone through a few rounds of weight loss in the past 5 years. The first time I went from around 200 to 160, then from 175 to 165 and now I'm halfway through a 170-155 trip.

Each time, I chronicle every single calorie I eat. When I go back and look at the things I eat, I'm often surprised to see that virtually all of the foods I love - pizza, hamburgers, Doritos, Chinese food, etc - are still there quite a bit. The key is that I eat less often and eat less food at a sitting. Instead of getting two chalupas and a burrito, I'll get 3 regular tacos. Still fills me up but I'm looking at 540 calories instead of 1300. Or I'll make pasta and garlic bread but only eat one piece of bread and one bowl of pasta and put the rest away, instead of going back and doing a second helping. That one decision makes dinner a 600 calorie affair instead of a 1200 calorie one.