I'm betting you already have an answer right at the tip of your tongue.
As a matter of fact, if you happen to have a long and colorful diet history as I do, then I'm certain of it.
Let me guess. Your answer to the question, why do most diets fail? Hunger? Yup. Number one.
It's just not natural!
Most diets fail, frankly, because they ask that we limit the quantity
of food we eat. We end up feeling hungry - and deprived - most of the
time.
Or we're good to go for a day or two until our hunger deepens, the
storage vat from the last binge is depleted, or something else comes
along that interrupts our necessary focus on the steely resolve to stick
to our diet.
No wonder we abandon our best intentions and dive into the brownie batter.
It's embarrassing!
Between you and me, I'm embarrassed to say how many times I've
scrimped on calories in the morning, gone out and ran 5 or so miles,
only to polish off a bowl of cookie dough in the afternoon.
This painful scene played itself out over and over again over the
course of several years. Decades even. No wonder I couldn't lose
weight.
Hunger is our primary survival drive.
Denying hunger - ignoring, suppressing, or trying to distract ourselves from it - is doomed to fail.
It is just a matter of time.
To deny our hunger drive takes enormous effort, energy, steely
determination, understandably, all of our attention. If you have dieted
before, you know how focused you have to be to manage the details and
hunger of dieting when you are simply trying to limit your calories,
right?!)
This results in pain and misery for the dieter. The diet is quickly
abandoned as weight loss and body-shaping goals lose their importance
in the face of growing hunger and depletion of vitality.
Yet knowing that it is, bottom line, all about the calories, is there
any possible way to create the calorie deficit necessary for us to lose
weight without being deathly hungry all the time?
It's all in the food selection
In developed countries, with our access to all quantities of rich
edibles, people are overweight because we eat so many foods that are
extremely calorie dense, such as processed and refined grains, meat, milk, cheese, vegetable oils, and
huge handfuls of roasted and nuts.
Because these foods are so concentrated in energy, it is next to
impossible for us to eat them without consuming an excess of calories.
When you replace this disastrous menu with high fiber starchy
vegetables, whole grains, high water-content vegetables, beans and
legumes, and fruits, you jack up the amount of food you can consume
without overextending your calorie limit.
And you spare yourself the agony of addling your brain by constantly
counting, weighing, and measuring to keep your calories under control.
Your appetite is your guide.
Can you tell I speak from experience? Some day I'll have to show you
my stacks of 'diet' journal archives with intricately tracked carbs,
protein, fat, and calories in a futile effort to keep my weight managed
in the face of hunger.
Fullness and satiety come from the bulk and nutrition in the belly
Remember,
fiber is an essential nutrient. Eating fiber-full foods with the least
processing possible is a perfect match for our need to have a full
belly while still being able to slip into our favorite jeans.
Then, you can enjoy the richer fare on special occasions without the
impossible burden of having to go hungry every single day to keep your
weight under control.
OK, I'm betting this is not the first time you've heard this. You may even be saying "I know that!"
The question is, are you doing it?
Remember, your trail to trimmer,
healthier, and more energetic begins with your next breath, your next
bite. In each instant, your life can change. A transformation can
begin or take another step to unfolding.
Take action today with what you eat. Make your diet a success by avoiding the hunger trap.
It's a wonderful way to live. Keep up your great work with staying
well fed, keep your arsenal of high quality foods well supplied, and
watch your body change.
Tell a Friend! 
I'll say.
he mountain in the cool Friday night fog, warmed ourselves over the Tea Bar's Fusion Veggie Bowls and a pot of Rooibos tea, and settled in for the delicious melodic ride. A quick visit between sets delivered the snapshot, left. 
Lani Muelrath, M.A, is devoted to empowering women with the tools they
need to realize and live the healthy, energetic body ideal of their
dreams.