Nibble all day

Once upon a time I went on a diet. Well, not exactly: I took magic pills to curb my appetite ... or burn fat ... or something (I guess)? Weight Loss more on Weight Loss Anyway, nothing worked very well, so I told Heidi that what I needed to do was "nibble all day". So I fixed a bowl of kidney beans, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, olive oil and vinegar. That's like -- Italian dressing. The bowl sat quietly on the kitchen counter -- with a tablespoon stuck into the creation. Every time I got a little hungry, I'd have a spoonful. Next day the kidney beans were replaced by chick peas ... then corn and green beans with maybe pieces of celery or lettuce. By dinner, I was full -- but managed to finish off the last of the concoction. Did it do any good? It seems so. I never feel hungry and lost 10.9 pounds in 9 days. At that rate, in six months I'll be lighter than air, eh?