Make sure you've printed out your Hunger Scale chart. Now just follow the seven golden rules below to think yourself thin.

- Eat whenever you're between 3 and 4 on the Hunger Scale. If you're not really hungry, you shouldn't eat, but you shouldn't let yourself become ravenous.

- Eat whenever you want, so long as you fully enjoy every mouthful. Slow down your eating speed.

- Eat whatever you want, never what you think you 'should' eat.

- When you think you're full, stop eating. Stop eating at around 6 or 7 on the Hunger Scale. Never live in the extreme areas of the Hunger Scale again.

- Give up the clean plate club. Most kids' parents told them to eat everything on their plates because there are 'starving children in India'. Deliberately leave a bit of food on your plate, even if it's just one chip. Once you've broken the spell, you'll feel comfortable eating only until you feel full. You'll have less food in your stomach and more control in your life.

- It's hard to tell the difference between hunger and thirst pangs. So if you think you're hungry, drink a glass of water. If you're still hungry, eat!

- Don't weigh yourself for two weeks.

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