Diet Tip: When and how to eat to control weight

The most important thing about keeping your weight under control is eating simply and at the correct times. For breakfast (and you must eat breakfast) try to eat the same/similar things, e.g. oatmeal, cream of wheat, cereal. Then have a mid morning snack of similar items every day, e.g. celery, peanut butter, carrots. For lunch, and I believe this should be your biggest meal, eat a good variety of food. Have a mid afternoon snack, similar to your first snack, maybe even include a slice of cheese. Then dinner should be another meal with lots of variety, not quite as big as lunch, and try to eat before 7:00. More frequent smaller meals keeps the metabolism active and keeps the body from having to overwork itself at only 3 times a day.

This has allowed me to keep my weight at a stationary 120 for my 51 years.