Yes, am doing this method..I cut back on my meals and no snacking..No more 3 meals a day for me, just 1or 2 moderate meals..I do not eat breakfast..mostly fasting..drinking plenty water and decafe tea..

Good luck to you..avoiding soda is a great start..keep it up!! You can do this!! :)

Liliann

Thanks so much. Im ready for a change!!!!

I believe this is a good way to go. Portion control is something we can live with. I like all foods and if I don't do this, I will binge. This works for me, but of course nothing is easy. I would like to lose 30 lbs and if I stick to this, I know the weight will come off, and combine with excercise.

Like you I have never done well trying to diet which is why I liked the Weight Watchers program. You can pretty much eat what you want, but portion control & self control was key. I lost 100 lbs on that program and I learned so much. Now my main goal is to identify the foods that I do like, without having to buy any special food, and a way of eating that I can sustain for the rest of my life. Again, portion control & self control is key. I've only met one other person on here who is doing just that. (needtoreboot) If you ever come across any of his post's I recommend that you read them. This guy is totally on it.

This is the method I am using. I lost 7lbs in one week when I stuck to it, but I am not a heathy eater at all. For those who can do portions and eat a little healthier im sure your results would be better than mine.

Portion control is the thing that I have the most difficulty with. I must have stretched my stomach so much because it takes a LOT of food for me to feel full! And the hungrier I am, the worse my food choices become.
BEBES-I didn't realize that weight watchers helped with that. I may need to check them out again. Thanks!

Weight watchers has a great program, Michellew, and what I liked most was that I could pretty much eat what I wanted. They do have their own food which you can buy at pretty much any food store and the calories are already calculated into their points system which made things a lot easier. I never felt deprived of anything, nor was I ever hungry, especially after I started learning how to prepare my own meals. That saying "less is more" certainly comes into play but honesty I never really noticed. If I really wanted that slice of cheesecake or a large Frappiccino I'd have it, but then Id have to cut back on something else. Calorie wise I was probably doing between 12-1400 calories a day and was losing 1-2-3 lbs a week. It was a great stepping stone for me but its certainly not the end all. That alone came from my own determination. In the end I lost 100 lbs and even though I've been off my own food regiment for the last 3 years I haven't gained any of that weight back. I haven't lost any significant amount either but thats why I'm here