There is an infinite variety of diet techniques. It has reached a point where anyone who wants to advertise or promote their eating strategy has to go to great lengths to attract attention, as there are many varieties of weight loss plans. This often means pushing ideas that are far from conventional. While the need to keep trying a new approach to weight loss has resulted in some exciting and sometimes helpful diet strategies, most of the time these strategies are not inherently healthy and can cause problems.

But what about the basics? Simple well-done strategies can bring you positive weight loss results …

Eat two meals a day. Ask anyone struggling with weight loss if they’ve tried eating just two meals a day, with nothing in between. If they say yes, ask how long they have been trying this eating style.

Anyone who has eaten just two meals a day for a decent amount of time – a few weeks at least – will have experienced some weight loss success. Most of the time, those struggling with their body weight have never tried to eat just two meals a day. If so, they would have stumbled upon a simple but effective strategy that works.

Overeating with just two meals a day is challenging. As long as you don’t eat junk foods all the time, you should be able to keep your intake within a reasonable range. When you are eating two meals a day, it means that there is a significant amount of time during the day that you are not eating anything. Between lunch and dinner, or before and after those meals, your body undergoes a brief fast. Every time you go several hours without eating, despite urges, you are giving your digestive system a break.

If you eat reasonable size portions during your two meals, you will not gain weight. And it is very likely that you will lose those pounds that you want to get rid of.

Try to eat only lunch and dinner. Most people will find that lunch and dinner are two daily meals that they could structure and manage. Don’t eat first thing in the morning, even though you’ve been told countless times that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Start the day with a cup of tea or coffee and wait a few hours for your lunch.

Keep it light. Eat slowly and drink a large glass of water with your meal. Follow up with fruits – this will help you stay full without overeating.

Then eat for dinner. After work on weekdays or early evening on weekends. You won’t go to bed hungry this way, and you’ll only have to deal with mild hunger in the morning and occasionally in the afternoon.

Give it a try.