STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

I don't have meal ideas per se, but I lose tons of weight when I omit booze, eat brown rice and tofu for dinner and have a bowl of Kashi for my late night snack.

For snacking, it's so easy to forget how filling a piece of fruit can be. Also, buy some dried fruit if you don't have a fridge at work. Also, breakfast bars can be a good snack if they're not full of sugar. I hate nuts, but I've tried some that are nuts and honey and dried fruit bits and they are fantastic

About what TO eat, there's an endless variety of things you can stuff in a tortilla. This time of year you can grill veggies and add hummus or black or red beans, plus salsa, shredded lettuce or cabbage, and pretty much eat a different wrap/burrito every day of the week. We also grill veggie burgers and have a salad and a side, such as roasted potatoes. We grill zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, onion, tomato, fennel, yams, portobellos...the list goes on. Don't forget corn on the cob, asparagus, beets, and avocados to make meals interesting.

Soup + Salad is a meal too. It's great if you can add grated carrots, squash, cucumbers, etc. to salads just to get the extra punch from raw foods. Lots of benefits there.

Since you asked about weight loss, here are the sanest ideas I know of specifically relating to weight loss (versus general health, which is a different subject):

- Cut out sodas.

- Cut out cow dairy. Goat or sheep milk is OK.

- Cut out meat (or at least cut back). Meat is high in fat, high in calories, and has no fiber.

- Read the labels in the store. If something contains corn syrup (high-fructose or otherwise), or hydrogenated oil (partially or otherwise), leave it on the shelf.

If you want more detail or suggestions, ask me. These days I'm lukewarm about giving out food advice that isn't asked for.