I am embarking on my third attempt at major weight loss -this time medically supported. The first two times were a success as I was doing Weight Watchers and t

I am embarking on my third attempt at major weight loss -this time medically supported. The first two times were a success as I was doing Weight Watchers and they stress always 'tracking' - meal logging and accounting for your meals before eating - and planning your meals ahead. All of my failures came after stopping Weight Watchers for one reason or another (inconvenience of weekly meetings, wanting to save some money instead of paying for the subscription, etc). Moving into medically supported weight loss has changed my view toward some of the pseudo-science of Weight Watchers, but one thing both approaches have in common is keeping a food diary or accounting of what you are going to eat and holding yourself accountable to that. I'm down ten pounds over the last two months and well on my way thanks to getting back into using a food diary (in my case, MyFitnessPal). I highly recommend it to anybody who wants to lose a lot of weight over the long term, but it's also good for generally accountability. After I lose the amount of weight I'm trying to I will continue to keep a food diary.