Jay Honeck wrote:

I've been on diets since I was 13. I'm 54 now. I have found that nothing
works long term and permanent like controlling your food intake so that
you are hungry once a day. I mean hunger pangs, famished. Just once per
day.


In my experience, hunger is a recipe for uncontrolled snacking in-between
meals -- UNLESS you've got an ample supply of fruit (or rice cakes, or
something bulky and low cal) to munch on.

The secret to the diet I'm following is that I am NEVER hungry, so I never
feel deprived.

Well, I've been fighting the good battle for 2.5 years. The main thing
I learned is FAT controls hunger. A low fat diet will give you terminal
cravings.

Syndrome X (high BP, obesity, high Blood Glucose) must be avoided unless
you want full blown T2 diabetes. Same deal: exercise and diet. But
avoid sugars and starches.