Do you get the picture?

Chili's has this new dish called Quesadilla Explosion and it is teriffic but it has a little cheese quesadilla on it which of course is a no-no. The dressing is a cilantro-lime-balsamic and it is really good.

Quiznos has three low fat/low cholesterol sandwiches which aren't bad.

I love veggies but I'm afraid to get them when I go out because of the grease in them.

Whatever I get, I leave the potato off and don't eat any bread.

But am I loosing any weight? Noooooo. I could just cry.

I'm afraid the road to weight loss will get tougher any day now since I haven't hit a plateau yet.

My point to posting on this thread is that I've noticed so many here have all these things they stay away from and I detect some feeling of deprivation there.

I eat out several times a week including at the occasional greasey spoon. I eat everything. I can make a salad at home so other than one that comes with a meal I never have one eating out.

I do make choices though. If I want fries I'll get a turkey or clubhouse sandwich (no mayo). If I get a cheeseburger it's fruit or veggies instead of fries. Everything is ordered on the side....I'll add my own butter,gravy or dressing so I control and know what's on my plate.

I eat chicken or fish (even fried) when I want it and beef or pork when I don't.

When I get a sub I order the usual 6" and eat it all including cheese but leave off mayo,oils and fatty dressings. Mustard and barbque sauce are my friends LOL.

I see peeps in restaurants afraid to order 2 fried eggs (about 220 calories) but who will "diet" on a 400 calorie bagel. They will throw away an 80 calorie dinner roll and eat a 250 calorie scoop of cottage cheese instead.

So I guess my answer is everything and I just want to encourage all who struggle along with me to get and keep these added pounds off to try to think of food as fuel we have a right to enjoy and to question some of the diet lore out there.