Celia, there are several of us here who have succeeded at this... and are still succeeding. We know YOU can do this because we did it and it surprised even US! Each person seems to have a variation of how it worked for them. For me, I stopped eating processed foods and any mammal products (except for Greek yogurt and no-fat cottage cheese, which are both). The rest, includes all veggies, fruits, spices, whole grains and chicken breast, exactly the way they leave the farm in their natural state. I also eat wild-caught ocean salmon. It starts with adding more and more veggies to your meals (no salt, no sugars, no oils) until the veggies are pretty much your whole plate. Use spices to dress them up. Try various mustards and vinegars for flavors. You can feel full, yet continue to lose weight when you focus on low-calorie veggies like squash, tomatoes and anything in the cabbage family. For liquids, I drink tea with lemon and stevia. I will help you to journal your eating and weight. Knowing what went in and what results you got will help you to rid your diet of the things that can defeat your efforts. For me, those were salad dressings, nuts, and bread... all now vastly reduced. I've lost 30% of my weight in 3-years and am closing in on my goal of 33% (80-pounds)when I'll be at my recommended healthy weight. By the way, it also helps YOU if you help others like I'm doing on this site. The more we talk about our success with others, the more successful we will be. YOU CAN DO THIS. Start today by adding more low-calorie veggies to your meals.

Well, if you are willing to work at it, you can change your eating habits and become thin. It isn't easy, but it is easier than dieting, which seem to never work in the long run.