LA Weight Loss - Has Volumetrics worked for anyone??

I am doing a combo of volumetrics and calorie counting. I was just wondering if anyone has tried the volumetrics plan and how it worked for them

I think of my plan as "volumetrics-like", even though I never read the book or anything. I think most calorie-counters gravitate toward volumetric-type plans, just to get the most for their calorie budget. And it did work for me! I don't think I would have been nearly as satisfied had I not focused on getting lots of volume.

I read the Volumetrics book this past Dec 08. I "officially" kicked off my weight loss on Jan 20 (inaugeration day) and have lost 25 pounds. I had originally planned to reach a goal weight of highest of my healthy weight listed for my BMI. Now, I'm so close to that goal (about five or six pounds and three weeks to go) that I'm now trying for mid-BMI. I'll get near to that by my family vacation time in late August.

I continue to rave about volumetrics as it has taught me so much. I'm not on a diet as much as having completely changed my diet to one that's healthy. I know that I'm eating and living the way I'll need to for life--i.e., maintenance. I can't be on a "diet" then go back to my old ways. This new way is really how I'm going to live from now on.

In my planning process for weight loss, I figured that I'll be on a "restricted calorie and focused exercise plan" for about six months (give or take), rest six months, then restrict calories again to get back on track, rest six months, adjust again. I figure that I'm on a four year plan of adjusting a swinging pendulum because I'm completely changing my way of life. This will take time, patience, humor, planning, and dedication.

So, with volumetrics, I'm finding that this basic philosophy of focusing on vegetables and fruit with whole grains and legumes is now my own basic philosophy. Luckily, this matches with my husband's Asian culture and our elementary-aged boys preferences, too. I'm Janie Come Lately.