Originally Posted by
wphamilton
None, but people tend to trick themselves. Snacks that don't really count, beverages, some side dish like rice or beans, or just forgetting having eaten something. It's sort of traditional with diets. I believe you having done the same thing myself, but not for very long.
Years ago, I had a friend who lost a huge amount of weight eating a diet of raw spinach, and canned tuna. And every couple of days, he would eat a handful of yogurt peanut clusters; basically candy. He never counted them in his calorie count.
Bottom line is, any diet that cuts calories works for awhile. But most people can't sustain a monotonous diet of tuna and spinach, or in OP's case, chicken breast and protein bars.