Dieting a Mind Game?

Almost every woman I know has tried dieting, but when it comes to success stories, honestly I don't know any! I cant help but ask myself why?

Dieting had become a huge market, since the change of a woman's frame in the 1960's (thanks twiggy!) were under extreme pressure to be tiny! while its a bit ridiculous, its also understandable that every woman wants to be beautiful.

When I tried dieting, I didn't really follow a specific diet like the south beach or Atkins, but I guess you could say it was pretty low carb, and there's one thing I had a big problem with.. Restrictions!! there were so many things I told myself I couldn't have, it was oh so painful! torturing!! in fact, just because I told myself I couldn't have it kind of made me want it more. Thinking about this got me wondering if this is a part of human nature, after all, children are like this, aren't they? if this is so then every woman on a diet must be feeling that same urge to indulge in whatever it is they have told themselves they can't have, what a way to live! so, I have come up with a few rules for dieting, thinking about it mentally as well as physically.

1. NO RESTRICTIONS! allow yourself to eat a bit of what you want, or you will just end up so desperate you might polish of three apple pies in one night.
2. Don't keep eating till you have that bloated feeling, so many people I know do that! but i'm totally for 'eating till your not hungry anymore'. You might find yourself feeling hungry every 2-3 hours like this, its not a bad thing, this will get that metabolism moving.
3. Eat a little of what you don't fancy as well as what you do, this might be a salad or some steamed veg, but if you treat yourself to a little cake for desert it will all be worth it.
4. Exercise, doesn't have to be at the gym, do 10 mins in the morning, 10 mins on your lunch break and 10 mins when you get home. Ta Da! thats 30 minutes a day!
5. Put away the scales. Weighing yourself everyday will make your diet go so slow, you will loose patience. Also, muscle weighs more than fat, so if your exercising alot, chances are you wont loose a great deal. Go out and buy yourself an outfit 2 sizes too small, this will give you something to work towards.

Keeping all this in mind, I think there might just be some diet success stories to tell.