There might be certain food sensitivity or thyroid/metabolic issues as a complicating factor..

Food choices, how it is prepared, limiting of all junk or negative calorie foods..

Bake, broil, steam is lower calorie than fry or sauté.

Fats, butter, oils, sauces, gravies are high calorie

Chips, crackers, cake, cookies, most sweet treats...high calorie..

Lots of saved info in the sticky threads here..recipes, food choices. top 100 foods for health..

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread2090.html