Maintenance

Anyone that has been successful at keeping the weight off has their own story, we are all different.  I chose the healthy chemical free path because it was something that I could actually do.  I can not eat a regular* balanced diet and limited my caloric intake.
I just can't maintain it.  I think it's because this diet is too calorie dense I feel like I don't get enough food and I am hungry all the time.  Eating mostly fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains are less calorie dense so I can eat so much more for the same amount of calories as sweets, meats and dairy.
 Eating very clean, green and sat fat free is something that I can maintain everyday for the rest of my life.  The bonus is that I am proud of what I am doing.

*Based on the FDA