I used to stay up at nights dreaming of being thin and fit. I wanted it so much, but it just seemed like my body and mind had other ideas. You see, I always had a love-hate relationship with food. I loved all kinds of fattening food and turned away from what was healthy for me. Plus, I was a fast eater. Not a nice combination. When most kids my age were through their first serving of pasta, I d be eyeing my third! The trend continued and I d often find myself munching away at one thing or the other. Didn t matter whether I was alone, had company, was watching TV, curled up with a favorite book - or sometimes, just plain bored. Didn't You Try any Diets, John? Of course, I tried to lose weight a couple of times. I read about a number of diets and attempted a couple. Eat heavy breakfast, eat no breakfast, high protein-low fat, high fat-low protein, all-carb, no-carb, all-meat, all-liquid, all-fruit - there were so many diets out the...