&#62;And, boy, was I hungry at first. After a while I wasn't hungry any more...<p>That's the real secret, and it could use some expansion. Isn't that where 99% of dieters fail? Why were you able to overcome your hunger when so many people find that an impossible challenge?<p>People have a great deal of difficulty overcoming that feeling of hunger -- realizing that just because they feel something, they don't have to act on it. I've jokingly considered writing a diet book focused on this concept; apparently diet books are the only types of books that consistently make money.