Here is something I made yesterday from the WW site. If you haven't tried it; it is pretty tasty. "YoCheese To make it, take a fine mesh strainer or coffee filter and suspend it over a glass or tall bowl. Put in some plain yogurt (without gelatins) like Dannon or Stonybrook Farms. Let it sit in the fridge for a few hours, better yet overnight, and the whey will drain off. Youll have a cheese about the texture of spreadable cream cheese, and about ½ as much cheese as you started with in yogurt. The flavor is somewhere between cream cheese and sour cream. You can use it about anywhere youÂd use cream cheese or sour cream. It also really takes on flavors well, especially if it has a chance to sit for a while after mixing. For dips, I really like to mix in dry Hidden Valley or Taco Seasoning. For a sweet spread, stir in DaVinci's syrups or extracts and some Splenda. For a peanut butter spread mix in some pb and Splenda. IÂve read that the whey has some carbs in it, but I really donÂt know for sure how much. The info on the web says ff yocheese is 80 cal for ½ cup. I think it would depend somewhat on the yogurt you started with. I just figure 1 point for each ¼ cup yocheese I eat. YoCheese Recipe Ideas ~ Mix w/ ff/sf vanilla pudding mix and put it on apple slices and grapes. Like eating cheesecake! ~ Base for stuffed mushrooms. ~ Mix with scallions & spices for a jazzed up cheese spread. ~ I had it as stuffed mushrooms just this afternoon. Mixed it with some canned crab meat & some salt-free seasoning and put it in baby portabellos. Baked it at 400 for about 15 min. Drizzled them with balsamic vinegar before serving. It was excellent! ~ Just the yocheese and the FF/SF white chocolate pudding mix makes it taste exactly like cheesecake, in my opinion. ~ I mix it with some chopped fresh herbs and maybe a little minced garlic. You could mix into warm pasta, or would be great on a baked potato. Possibilities are endless- just throw any kind of good stuff in! ~ Mix with a little DaVinci's syrups or other flavoring and Splenda for a sweet spread that is awesome on bagels. ~ Mix with a little dry Hidden Valley or Taco seasoning for a celery stuffer or spread for wraps. ~ Use anywhere you'd use cream cheese or sour cream. Much more nutritious and flavorful! ~ Mix with honey and walnuts. ~ Topping for fruit salad. ~ Mix with savory herbs for a veggie dip. ~ Mix with nut butter as a stretcher. Ditto mayo, sour cream. ~ Layer with fruit of choice for a parfait. ~ Use as a base for salad dressing - fabulous base for 1000 island. ~ I make tzatziki sauce which is yocheese, olive oil, lemon juice, cucumber diced, garlic, and fresh dill. It is a Greek sauce for roasted meat, but I also use it as a salad dressing. " I used a 32 ounce container of FF Plain yogurt, Great Value brand from Wal-Mart. After it drained overnight I added 1 pkg. SF/FF White Chocolate Mix, dry to the YoCheese. I also added 1 T. Splenda and mixed all well. I spooned out 1/2 cup and poured some SF Raspberry DaVinci syrup on it and it was good. 1/2 cup = 2 points and I believe it is Core. Bev 214.6/183.5/165

Mommyandme -- Oh, to be young again is right. I turn 62 on Monday, and as I age it definitely gets harder. I used to be able to "think about" losing 5 lbs, and it was gone -- like your daughter. My daughter is a fitness nut, looks great, and has been a good encouragement for me. I'm working so hard at everything this week -- weighing and measuring everything, getting more complex carbs, drinking all my liquids, diligent about my exercise, etc.....so I hope I get better results when I weigh in on Tuesday morning. A friend has invited me to lunch for my birthday on Tuesday, so I'm going to use my WW 35 extra weekly points that day. I have never used the extra points before, so I'm hoping this doesn't blow everything I've lost. I love Thai food, and Pad Thai is my favorite. I'm really looking forward to that. So far, I haven't cheated hardly at all on WW. I'll just have to walk a little longer. Thanks for your encouragement. Good luck to you too.

I found that counting points was one of the easiest things I've done. I lost most of the weight that I wanted to lose, but then we had Spring Break and I got off schedule. I haven't been able to make myself get back on the program since then. I've gained a few pounds back and they all seem to be in my stomach, and I hate that!!! I feel sluggish and I know it's because I'm eating the wrong foods. I keep coming here in hopes that I'll get back on the wagon again. So I'm looking for the motivation too! I had got down to 132 lbs. and wanted to be in the 120's. Now I'm 137½, at least I was last week. I still weigh every Wednesday morning. I'll weigh tomorrow and hope that I haven't gained any more. I forgot to mention that there is a chart that tells you how many points you should have a day. I think it's posted somewhere here at the forum. I know that if you are 150 or less that you are supposed to eat 20 points per day, plus you get 35 flex points a week to use (or not to use) whenever you need them. I'll see if I can find the weight chart for you and post the numbers here.

WOW! I can't seem to find the motivation to lose 30 lbs; I cannot imagine having to lose as much as you two have! Thanks for the inspiration!