JudyGirl, Spokane, Washington
Hi JudyGirl,
Fad diets haven't done the trick for me, either. The problem is that you either eat too much of one kind of food and get fed up with it or you don't get enough of the foods that your body needs. So when you stop, you eat too much of the foods that weren't on the diet and the weight comes back. For me the solution has been portion control. I have to be aware of serving sizes for each meal and make sure everything is in moderate amounts. For example, for dinner, i''ll fix a nice, attractive meal of a piece of meat, some rice, and a salad, and i put everything in front of me. i eat slowly and stop when it's finished -no seconds! And no eating between meals! I eat less but appreciate the food more. This method has really worked for me.