Other than keeping your mouth shut, this diet really works; at least it has worked for me. Before I found out that I was possibly a diabetic, I went to the library to check out how a diabetic ate. One of the secrets is to eat every 2 hrs. whether you are hungry or not. Something small. You get in the habit of doing this and in no time your stomach shrinks and you can't eat as much. therefore you lose weight. Cut down on your carbs and sugar. Also, walk for exercise at a fast pace; eat asparagus, string beans and chicken breast seasoned with Mrs. Dash and Pam. I have lost 50 lbs. and feel great. Fruit is good for you but don’t eat a lot of it because it is high in natural sugar.

Using whole grain bread may be the way to go to stay lean.
A recent study revealed that hearty, whole-grain breads with high fiber content received the highest scores on test measuring the feeling of satisfaction with food. In the study, people tended to feel fuller longer, and also ate less later on, when they filled up on whole-grain breads instead of highly refined "white" breads

The number one way we burn calories is exercise, number two is digesting food. Ask you doctor how many calories you should eat in a day to control your weight, Divide this by five. Eating five smaller meals spread out over a day will actually fool our body into burning more calories by working all day.

Reducing your calorie intake will shed some pounds whether exercising or not, but those who wish to keep the pounds off need to exercise and diet. The people who only dieted tend to gain the weight back and have to go on another diet.