You ARE right! I also use another diet that is easier to lose or maintain current weight. I only eat twice day, at lunch and again at 8 pm. From my last dinner at night until lunch the next day I eat nothing. So I fast for 16 hours. Of course, you can't pig out on your two meals but you can eat until you are full and eat more of what you want. You will feel some hunger pangs in between meals, but that is what makes you thin. In between your lunch and dinner you can have a snack or two. I usually eat some nuts.
This diet is called "Intermitant Fasting." This is not an Adkins diet becuase you can eat more of what you want. Once in a while I eat some bread and a desert when I am on this diet. Good luck to all.