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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that a program like WW might be really helpful to you. But your comment about satiety made me also think of the South Beach Diet/ Atkins approach. What I really enjoyed about those plans is that you don't have to limit your intake at all and it taught me a great deal about satiety. For example, I feel most satisfied when I have fats in my meal so I have some "healthy" fats that I try incorporating. Avocado slices (seasoned with salt and pepper or everything but the bagel seasoning), olives, cheese, eggs (with yolk!), olive oil, peanut butter, salmon, etc. So back to your comment about a burger satisfying you more than a salad: how about putting a beef patty ON your salad, skipping the bun and fries, and including lots of veggies.

Its ok to play around with different approaches. WW Freestyle (I think its the Blue plan now) is great and has a long list of 0 point foods. You can easily find that list online. Print it off and whenever you want a snack, see if any of those foods would scratch your itch. For best results, you should sign up and properly track your foods but if you're unsure, familiarize yourself with the program by following some of the hundreds of people on instagram who are WW ambassadors and document their meals. It will give you an idea of how you can expect to eat. You have to be HONEST with yourself if you're going to succeed on WW. Did you put one tablespoon of peanut butter on your banana or two? Did you have a handful of chips and not track it? It is a commitment, but it works and will teach you a lot.

If you don't have the patience for tracking points and weighing and measuring, I'd suggest going low carb. You can eat as much as you want, from a restricted list of foods. Any restaurant can make you a salad with chicken, salmon, shrimp or a burger. Eat until you feel satisfied, but if you can't imagine a day without sweets, this is going to be very difficult for you.

I enjoy the podcast Weight Loss for Busy Physicians. It gets me in a good mental space.

Best of luck to you on your journey. It is a journey with ups and downs and it will take lots of practice to find that inner voice of control. Some days you will fail. But if you succeed more than you fail, you're on the right path. And those successes will give you the confidence to say No more often.

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