Diet Dilemmas

Low-cal. Low-fat. Low-carb. Oh, my! Are you ready to give NO DIETS a try? That's what I do. Well, it's more about what I don't do. I DON'T DIET. That's because I have tried pretty much every diet out there. Oh, sure, you can lose weight on a diet ... but can you maintain it? I never could. In fact, like 95% of dieters, I ended up weighing more than when I started the stupid diet. How many "dieters games" have you played? Let's look at one of my favorites, THE SKIPPING GAME:

"Skip breakfast — and even better, skip lunch, too — to save on calories. Then, have whatever you want for dinner. This game is also played when a festive evening is planned: Skip meals to “save up” for the big party. What usually happens, though, is that hunger is so great by dinner time that you overeat. Plus, metabolism slows down in response to the fasting during the day. Meal-skipping cuts calories initially, but almost always results in overeating and weight gain."

This quote was excerpted from my latest book, How Much Does Your Soul Weigh? (HarperCollins, 2003), p. 33.