Recently I read the book "I Can Make You Thin" by Paul McKenna, and thought that would be IT, the one thing that would work for me. He just says to eat when you're hungry and stop before you get full, and gives all kinds of little mental exercises you can do to control cravings and whatnot. While this book made perfect sense, I found I couldn't quite do that either because I stayed obsessed with trying to figure out if I was hungry all the time or not. Figuring out if you're actually, truly hungry, is kind of hard and I got tired of guessing, although I do recommend his book and have a friend who lost 20 lbs. It was a little vague though for me and I do need a little structure, whereas "I Can Make You Thin" provided none, although it gave great advice. That's why I think this will be perfect. It's structured but not too much. I like rules, but only when they are simple, and this fits that bill.
I have managed to start cutting out my liquid calories, no more Coke for me at meals, and I have been able to keep that up. I've also found that drinking flavored teas (minus added milk or sugar) are a great substitute for sugary drinks, plus they have a million health benefits to go along with them, and no calories. So those are great, and it's been helping to control my cravings between meals, too. So I plan to keep that up.
Sorry this ran so long! Just wanted to intro myself, and say I'm really excited to do this. My husband (of course) rolled his eyes when I told him about it, thinking this will just be something else I try and fail at, but I plan to prove him wrong this time.
