[lovelyivy84]

Redefined-

You should be eating more- and certainly trying to get more protein and fiber.

Part of the reason that you are breaking down and eating junk is because you're not feeding your body enough good food! 3 *small* meals and only crackers and fruit as a snack is not going to cut it. Here is my idea for a diet upgrade:

breakfast:
toast and a boiled egg OR turkey sausage (fried in Pam- watch your labels on the sausage because a LOT of sausages are high in salt)
fruit
OR a protein shake w/added benefiber- quick and easy

lunch:
sandwich- nothing with mayo, stay with low salt cold cuts, supplement with a good flavorful cheese instead
small salad with fat free dressing
no fruit

dinner:
baked chicken/grilled fish
1/2 cup brown rice
1 cup steamed veggies

snacks:
Soy Crisp chips (with cheese is YUMMY plus only 140 calories per bag- 9g protein, 3g fiber)
Mickey D's yogurt parfait SMALL
string cheese snacks
pistachio nuts/peanuts

All of these snacks are suprisingly filling. When I was first losing weight I also ate a lot of Luna bars, which are tasty and approx. 180 calories each. I don't eat them now because they are too high in sugar and low in protein for my goals, but if you eat well for the rest of the day they can be a great way to satisfy a sugar craving (as long as you're not doing Atkins/South Beach). A box of 12 (I think?) is about 18-22 dollars at The Vitamin Shoppe or GNC.

Eat something with protein or good fats in it every 2-3 hours so that you never go crazy and binge. Make sure that you make good low sugar low salt choices, and don't be afraid to be a little bad! Just watch your portions and make up for it in the gym!

On the topic of the gym, what are you doing when you work out? Are you picking things you like, or can you barely make yourself stay on the machine you pick for 15 minutes?