Meals...

So how do you decide what you are going to eat?  Do you just wing it?  Do you plan for the day?  the week?  To be succesful at weight loss, studies ahve shown that if you write everything down, it helps you lose more.
I am a magazine junkie and always plan to try different recipeis, the most recent come from Self   I was just looking for a recipe on their website and found this cool thing!  It is an advanced recipe search You select the prep time, the main ingrediant(s) and it gives you suggestions!
  I think I am going to try this one, but am going to lose the olives, and pita breas and eat as a salad instead

Greek Chicken Salad

Protein-packed chickpeas and feta satisfy you for hours; bell pepper offers immunity-enhancing vitamin C.

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 2 whole-wheat pitas
• 8 cups shredded romaine lettuce
• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1/2 cup sliced radish
• 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into strips
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced
• 2 cups bite-size, skinless pieces roasted chicken
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
• 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

PREPARATION

1. Heat oven to 200°. Wrap pitas in foil and place in oven. Toss next 11 ingredients in a bowl. Whisk juice and oil in another bowl, drizzle over salad, then toss and divide among 4 plates. Remove pitas from oven, cut into quarters and serve 2 with each salad.

The skinny

433 calories per serving, 14.8 g fat (3.6 g saturated), 45.7 g carbs, 9.7 g fiber, 31.3 g protein