calorie count, and portion control. when you're sitting down to a meal, drink a lot of water w/ your food, to help fill your stomach up a little more w/o calories. also keep a log of how many calories you're eating. try to eat only about 1200-1700 a day. i know it sounds hard, but it's really not. the more portion control the better though, that way your stomach shrinks back to the way it was before it was stretched.