experiment

for one week, make the following diet adjustments:
- if it's a protein, eat it without remorse. red meat, fowl, fish....knock yourself out.
- if it's a carb, eliminate it as much as possible. no bun with your burger, no rice, no potatoes, no unlimited bread sticks at olive garden.
- if it's fruit, eat half of what you'd normally eat.
- if you need sweets, have a fat free pudding cup, a skinny cow, or perhaps some dark chocolate, but just a nibble.
- if you're drinking something with over 100 calories per serving, stop. that means soft drinks, Gatorade, and beer. Cheat with some red wine.

see what happens. I have a pretty good idea how this will play out, and you'll thank me.