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John's Amazing Diet Secrets Revealed

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Re: John's Amazing Diet Secrets Revealed

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>And, boy, was I hungry at first. After a while I wasn't hungry any more...

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?

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.

Re: John's Amazing Diet Secrets Revealed

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>And, boy, was I hungry at first. After a while I wasn't hungry any more... 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? 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 i…

Why were you able to overcome your hunger when so many people find that an impossible challenge?

1. I drank ice cold water whenever I felt hungry.

2. Initially I would look at that photo of me.

3. Later I looked at the chart and the predicted end date.

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