Dieting for life

Today I am sitting here...there are tons of things that I need to do, checklists in my head of what I need to start or finish, but really...the only thing that completely consumes my mind is the fact that my once baggy jeans are now cutting off my waist. When did this happen? How did this happen? It had to have just happened over night right?.......haha...yeah right.... I know this was something that happened gradually, first there was 5lbs...that's easy breezy. I can shed that in a weekend (you tell yourself) Then that 5lbs turns into 7 and 7 to 10. Then the next thing you know...you are at today 18lbs from where you were this time last year. Something needs to be done and quick. I think that's the problem...QUICK is how I've always done it in the past. I am a professional dieter. Jenny Craig, Slim Fast, Lindora, Atkins, South Beach...yep I've tried them all. The problem that I have found in the past is that those are NOT realistic. You cannot stick to something or make a lifestyle change by canceling EVERY single thing out of your diet....no sugars, no carbs, no fats, no soda, no beer, (what no beer????) no red meat, no starches....and the list goes on. Today I decided that I want to make a change that I can live with...I would like to resign from my position of being a professional dieter.