Lounge might be the wrong place but I need to unload

[Arugula Latte]

1. My two cents:

For me it helps to have a long list of mini-meals/snacks that you find delicious and satisfying and that you can go to. You could probably eat about five or six of them throughout the day and get a calorie deficit going (especially if you burned off a couple hundred extra calories through exercise). The key is to include protein. I know I can continue to eat like this for the rest of my life. Examples I like are:

-Greek yogurt mixed with fresh or frozen fruit (I add a bit of honey if I'm using plain yogurt)
-Hummus on flatbread or Ak-mak crackers (yes, a bit of carbs, but very thin crackers, fairly healthy too). Hummus and carrots or other veggies is great, too.
-A wedge of Laughing Cow cheese spread on apple, pear, or celery
-Salad greens with a bit of vinaigrette dressing (not much, and squeeze a lemon in there to make it go farther) and protein such as leftover chicken, a hard-boiled egg, or garbanzo beans or black-eyed peas from the can, drained
-Cottage cheese with sliced tomatoes and pepper
-Greek salad with tomatoes, cukes, feta, red onion, lemon juice, a bit of greek dressing
- A small corn tortilla with black beans, cheese, lettuce, etc.
- Scrambled eggs cooked with veggies and a bit of cheese (I'm a huge feta fan)
- Smoothies made with fruit, yogurt, and a bit of nut butter like almond butter
- A small handful of nuts with chocolate chips when I "need" sugar -- something about the protein makes you satisfied with less chocolate
- A slice of turkey spread with Laughing Cow cheese and maybe a slice of red pepper, rolled up.

You can probably think of a lot of your own that you find delicious and convenient. Then just try to keep the ingredients in stock. Good luck!