I finally decided I was tired of only being able to fit into half of my pants, and I've begun dieting again. I've been on it for almost a week and I find myself feeling hungry constantly and fighting that hunger urge is a pain right in the backside.

I am not following any of the famed diets, like Atkins or South Beach - sorry, but I think I'd go on a killing rampage if I couldn't have cereal or bread. I'm cutting calories (down to 1000-1100 calories a day), keeping a food journal, and just trying to make some slightly better food choices (been eating bran cereal and fruit a bit more).

I am not exercising because 1) I can't afford a gym membership, and 2) Exercise does not work for me. I get worn out very quickly when I do any sort of physical activity. As an example of how pathetic I am, I get tired doing low-degree aerobics and it takes me more than 15 minutes to run a mile. I believe I may be hypothyroid, which is making it impossible for me to lose weight through any means except starvation. I did starve myself on and off for a couple years and I lost 70 pounds. This was about four or five years ago. Since I graduated almost two years ago from high school, I've gained back 40 of those pounds. I am not so big that I would be a candidate for plastic surgery - I'm about 5' 5" and 170-175 pounds (my weight tends to fluctuate).

I know my current diet won't be yielding any results right now since I've only just started it. Any advice from fellow dieters? How do you suppress your food cravings? At the rate I'm going, cutting my calorie intake in half, I estimate I'll lose at least one pound a week, perhaps two. Still feels like torture going so many hours without food.