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Here's what has made me lose ten pounds in the last month:

Monday-Friday:

Breakfast: 8 oz. of yogurt
Mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack: Orange slices (the fruit, not the candy)
Lunch: Small salad, non-fat dressing
Dinner: Veggie burger, turkey burger, or Subway's honey mustard ham sub (foot long); heavy on the lettuce and tomatoes, no cheese or mayo
Evening snack: canned peaches or pineapple or applesauce

Around bedtime, I drink some skim milk. The rest of the day all I drink is spring water or naturally flavored seltzer. It's like guilt-free soda. I don't trust artificial sweeteners.

Weekends I eat whatever I want, but my craving for bad food is waning. I believe in easing your way into a healthy diet.

Exercise: 6 days a week, 15-30 min. on a stairclimber, and then an hour on an elliptical machine. I'll add in weight training soon, when I'm in better shape. My goal is to lose 100 pounds.