As is the case with most people who overeat habitually my body was used to big portions. So after dropping the fries it happened that sometimes after a double cheeseburger my body thought I was still hungry.
Solution? Eat an apple. Eat two. For about a month I had between two and three apples a day as my body started getting used to the fact that I wasn't ordering fries or other sides I didn't need.
Result
Apples fill me up, help regulate my digestion, and do it in a healthier way than most stuff I eat just because I can and not because I choose to.After a month of Step 2 the daily reading on the scale was consistently indicating a loss of about a pound per week. Could I keep it up?