Day 10

No Dessert.

Sorry. What can I say? Dessert is a high calorie, high fat end to the meal. Eliminating dessert eliminates calories. Less calories = weight loss.

This sounds harsh, but achieving ideal weight requires discipline and sacrifice. If you are a believer in those “Eat all you want and still lose weight!” diets, then I have some great swampland in Florida to sell you. The diets that make these claims are about as successful as you would imagine them to be.

The exception to the rule is a Special Occasion. If you are out to eat at a wonderful French restaurant, go ahead and order the flourless chocolate cake and eat it with gusto. If it is your child’s birthday, have a generous piece of cake and enjoy it.

But on a typical day forget it. Starting today: No Dessert.