SO says I am "Batting a 1000" yipee!

[hawkslady]

I am new to this forum and don't usually paticipate in these things. I do read them however. I guess I just had to find something I was pationate enough about to get involved. Anyhow, I am getting married in April and have put on 20 pounds since I met my SO. All that high fat cooking I was doing for him (it's been a while since I had someone worth cooking for). I sat him down a week ago and told him that I really want to get the weight off before the wedding and that from now on I would be cooking lowfat. He said that was fine with him but I could tell he was skeptical. I found this site and run out to buy the recent CL mag. I have since subscribed! I have made about 4 or 5 receipes from CL and they have all been great. Tonight I cooked the pizza in the jan/feb issue but I could not find ground pork or turkey, i did find ground chicken. I thought it would turn out terrible and applogized in advanced and told my family if it was as bad I thought it would be we would go out for real pizza. It turned out to be very good. SO wishes that I had made two and made me promise that I would next time.
Oh and I have manged to loses 5 pounds!! I just may cook this way for good!

[LGBurns]

Hooray for you, Hawkslady! And congratulations on your upcoming nuptials. If you and your SO start eating like this all the time, you can hopefully count on a long life together. Good luck, welcome to the board and, again, congratulations!

Linda

[Lisa W]

Good for you! At this rate you'll reach your goal for sure!

[donleyk]

That's wonderful! Congrats on both accounts!

I have had so much fun trying the recipes in CL. There have only been a couple that didn't work for us. It is amazing how much I have enjoyed making dinner and I get my DH involved. He has come a long way. His night to cook started out as soup and sandwiches! CL makes it pretty easy to eat low fat and flavorful.

[MrsReber]

That's great Hawkslady! There are many of us on this board who have lost weight and who have changed their eating habits so it's a great place to come for support if you need any- but it sounds like you're doing just fine on your own. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! See, eating light doesn't mean giving up good foods. I have finally convinced my husband of that.

[kendra]

Congratulations! I'm glad you've found CL to be as great as we all have.

[hawkslady]

Thank you all for your well wishes. I know what it takes to lose the weight. About 7 years ago I lost 55 pounds. I only gained back 20 after meating my fiance. But I do have to admit that I had never cooked this way before and felt very deprived in the past. When I was down to a comfortable weight I would eat "normal" and when my weight would begin to increase I would "diet" again. I don't think I will ever "diet" again. I think I finally get it when the say just change the way that you eat for life. I no longer feel deprived and I feel good about the food I am putting on the dinner table. I had not realized that I could accomplish both at the same time. Thanks for all the receipes that you all share on this board and thank goodness I found CL.

[Julie in AZ]

Hawkslady. What a nice compliment from your fiance! My husband's mom is a wonderful cook and he grew up with raised dough and other wonderful, but fattening foods. But since I've been cooking from CookingLight - he loves the meals that I prepare. I think what I enjoy best about the recipes is that they are healthy, not just fat free.
P.S. Congratulations on your upcoming Wedding.