A while back I made a choice to lose some weight and eat healthier. I cut out anything with lots of sugar or refined starches - and deep-fried food. So, I swi

A while back I made a choice to lose some weight and eat healthier. I cut out anything with lots of sugar or refined starches - and deep-fried food. So, I switched from white rice to brown, white bread to whole wheat, and white tortillas to corn. Other than that I ate just about what ever I wanted and ate until I was full, but not over-full. One of the things I found was that the temptation for sugar went away as long as I cut it out completely. Whenever I had a little, it started to creep back in. I steadily lost about 3 pounds a week until I'd lost about 40. I was even able to stop taking high blood-pressure meds. That was about a year ago I've kept the weight off. Actually I'm still losing weight, but much slower.