Yep, celery is boring without some dip. I made mine from plain yogurt. I would add any number of herbs and flavorings- parmasian cheese, blue cheese, (if you let these sit overnight, the flavor intensifies, so you don't need much) chives, Italian seasoning, parsley, salsa, all kinds of stuff. Add a bit of low fat milk, and it's a salad dressing.

Eat more fruits and vegies (especially raw), than grain and meat. When you eat grains, make sure they are whole grains- and remember "whole wheat bread" is usually not 100% whole wheat (it's cut with white flour) unless it says 100% whole wheat! Avoid white foods and cut way back on oils, fats and salt. Read labels- as a general rule, if it isn't a normal English word (milk, eggs, oil, flour, etc) don't eat it. An exception are the "B" vitamins- thiamine, folic acid, etc. And get some vitamins, dieters often don't get enough nutrition. Don't try to lose the weight TOO fast- rapid weight loss is often followed by weight gains.

I used to weigh 235+ (when I quit weighing myself) and I now am down to 174 as of this morning. I still have about 40 pounds to go, but I am getting there! I feel a lot better! My diabetes and blood pressure (both weight related problems) are now under control. Good luck to you- Granny :stoned: