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Okay, this took years, but you might as well benefit:
No Seconds was the "S" that was the hardest, okay, impossiblest, for me. I've been pretty much No S for several years now and it has been a fantastic way to clear my mind of food clutter by focusing decisions down to three per day. (Fourth S? No "Stupid thinking about what you're going to eat or shouldn't eat in the next hour diet")
However, one of the "s"es gave me problems. I often struggled with seconds at dinner. I always knew I didn't eat mindfully, though I tried. Anyway, long story short, I got into meditation, and a couple months later finally sat down to a mindful eating meditation, and now I am enjoying my one plate (not just slowing down, but actually enjoying) and I am not nearly as interested in seconds. It's made me aware of what feelings, thoughts, memories, habits all drive me to hurry up. Eating fast and with my mind elsewhere has caused me to "miss" enjoying the meal I thought I was enjoying so much. So bonus -- in a way it's like I'm eating more. Really.
I would like to encourage everyone on here to stick with it. If you simply must go on some other diet, pair it with No S.