I've wanted to lose a bit of weight much of my life, and decided to approach it a different way this year. Instead of blindly trying what I tried before (calor

I've wanted to lose a bit of weight much of my life, and decided to approach it a different way this year. Instead of blindly trying what I tried before (calorie counting, exercise, etc), I've started reading books about nutrition & obesity research - the most informative one being "Good Calories, Bad Calories." I now come to the task armed knowing much more about how food affects my body than before (*atleast, according to the best research available today). So, I've started reducing my carbs and sugars, and taking the opportunity to learn how to cook delicious vegetable+protein meals. I've lost 10kg so far, and more importantly, I actually really look forward to my meals. I'm also trying to graph the weight like mentioned in the article, but it is a bit trickier as a girl (menstrual cycles interfere) and I don't have a fancy body fat scale. I've also taken pictures of myself (mostly my stomach), and have started taking pictures of my food to see if that keeps me more accountable (dailybooth.com/whatpamelaseating). Anyway, it's going well so far, and I hope to use what I learnt to help my obese sister lose weight as well, before it affects her chronically. Other suggested reading: Fast Food Nation, In Defense of Food, 4-Hour Body.