If you follow most freely feeding weight loss programs, you’ll maintain weight rather than losing. Atkins is the prime example. Freely feeding on protein and fat, most patients eat well over 3000 calories a day and lose no weight. Doctor Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Diet does the same. Freely feeding on meat and vegetables and potatoes and rice and oatmeal and dairy, patients lose no weight. Even Pritikin doesn’t work. Freely feeding on fat-free dairy products and bagels and bread and cereal and fruits and vegetables, most patients lose no weight. If you want to actually lose weight, you can’t eat as much as you want.