Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
LEARNING TO LISTEN TO YOUR BODY 8
EATING FOR YOUR BODY 14
FOODS YOU SHOULD EAT 23
FOODS YOU SHOULD AVOID 30
WHEN YOU SHOULD EAT 35
WAYS TO GET EXERCISE 38
STAYING MOTIVATED 44
KEEPING THE WEIGHT OFF 48
CONCLUSION 50

INTRODUCTION

I tried to lose weight for many years unsuccessfully. I cant even count how many diets I tried, and all of them failed for one reason or another.
Sometimes I would lose a few pounds. Once I lost 40 pounds, but I gained it all back within two months of going off the diet. That was a real let-down.
Some of the major diets I tried included:
The Atkins Diet I got tired of meat very quickly.
The low fat diet I gained weight!
The low calorie diet I was always hungry.
The cabbage soup diet I got bored quickly.
The negative calorie diet I got bored quickly.
The ice cream diet Didnt work.
The grapefruit diet I dont like grapefruit.
Weight Watchers Got tired of counting points.
Jenny Craig Didnt work.
Slim Fast I was always hungry.
NutriSystem I hated their food.
There were so many others I tried but it seemed like nothing worked. It seemed like I was always hungry, or the food wasnt to my liking, or they just didnt work for me.

But I stumbled upon the secret to losing weight quite by accident. My body started having weird cravings one day, and I satisfied them. That was all. I just satisfied my cravings.
Soon I was losing weight. I lost a couple of pounds the first few days, but I dont know exactly how much it was because I wasnt really weighing regularly. I wasnt on any special diet, so the weight loss was unexpected.
I kept losing more weight as I kept eating this way. I was so shocked that I was losing weight, because I wasnt actually trying! I was just eating what my body was telling me to eat!
I thought maybe it was a fluke, or maybe I was sick, so I made an appointment with my doctor for a checkup. I told her I was losing weight even though I wasnt dieting and I was worried.
She asked me about my diet, how much I was exercising, whether Id had any illnesses, and some other questions. After running some tests, she concluded that I was fine and suggested that I make an appointment with a nutritionist friend of hers.
I made the appointment and about a week later I went to see her. I told her Id been losing 3-5 pounds per week but I wasnt dieting, and I was concerned about my health.
After I told her what Id been eating and how often, and then she knew exactly why I was losing weight. She told me not to worry, that I was actually eating what I should be eating.