Originally Posted by cotonpal

Good point Teaser. No approach has been shown to be sustainable long term for the vast majority of people. The issue of maintenance is different from the issue of weight loss. I've solved the problem for myself by making no distinction between how I eat to lose weight and how I eat to maintain weight. Perhaps one of the primary problems is the concept of a weight loss diet as something different from maintenance diet. What we need is a deep understanding of how best to eat for general health with weight loss one of the possible benefits.

Jean