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I’m curious - why are you hungry all the time? I’ve had weight issues off and on in my life, and most of them came from trying to follow a diet that didn’t suit me.
When I found a diet plan that did, I stopped having weight problems. I didn’t do well with a lot of the diet plans that are so popular - Atkins, South Beach, etc. do not suit me at all.
How did you decide on the diet plan that you follow?

I’m curious - why are you hungry all the time?

My metabolism is pretty efficient. I seem to get hungry again pretty quickly after a meal. I always blamed it on my northern European heritage (feast and famine in northern climates), but if you told me a virus I got when I was 13 had something to do with it, I wouldn't be surprised.

How did you decide on the diet plan that you follow?

I picked low fat/limited calories. I give myself a fatty dinner most Saturdays. Other than that, it's a lot of healthy eating and controlled, timed snacks.

When on my diet, I limited my calories to the amount that they give bariatric surgery patients. Took less than a year to drop 100 pounds. I gained 20 of that back in '07, and lost 30 of the 20 in '08. Have been on maintenance since June and quit smoking.

The only thing that has kept it off is daily exercise, healthy food, and weighing myself each morning. Most people say not to do that, but it has saved me from gaining for a while now.

I would pick being hungry most of the time over being overweight. I can always have a quick cup of decaf when I'm hungry.