If you want to live a lifestyle where you are in control of your body, you must find a system that works.  That means finding food that you are willing to wait for.  It must be worth the wait.  I’ve had a lot of success, losing over 100 pounds, by sticking to mealtimes and eating measured portions of foods that I really like.  That comes with a How and a Why.

How do I lose 100 pounds?  I developed a set of behaviors that put me in control of my body.  In the past, I was using food for reasons other than fuel – for example, emotional reasons.  Using food as an emotional release is kind of an expedience trap.  It becomes the easy way out, a cheap way to feel better.  Once you are in that trap, you will start using food more and more for those purposes, and gain weight at every meal.  

Why do I do it?  There’s another problem with dieting.  People (such as myself) try to imitate the behavior of thin people: try eating less in various ways.  But none of those behaviors work for us,  because we are just changing behavior, not the person underneath.  The person you are has developed a mindset that allows overeating and weight gain.  Just forcing yourself to behave differently only lasts as long as your willpower.  You need to adopt a new set of values to live by.  You have to basically become a new person who thinks differently than the old one.  

The new person believes strongly in controlling their body’s weight, more than anything else.  That’s the kind of dedication it takes.  It doesn’t make you a good person, or a deep thinker.  But it does mean that your priorities are focused on your body and controlling your body, and your life.  

Hunger becomes your friend because it enhances your eating experience.  Food becomes a reward instead of a therapy.  Think about becoming a new person.

-The Doctor