THERESA: Get a load of the latest diet aid-- a new $400 dental device that forces you to take smaller bites! This device is not attached surgically or anything, so you can just pop it out of your mouth if you get the urge to snarf, say, a Twinkie all in one bite (and then another and another...) But perhaps if you spent that much money on something like this, you'd be likely to use it the way it's intended.

It is probably a good idea to eat slowly and savor every bite you take rather than idly gulping down mass quantities of food. Any hints for doing this without spending $400?

JILL: Omigod. This is absolutely PITIFUL. What's the point of smaller bites? It's smaller portions that matter, and you can eat a Twinkie with 20 small bites as well as two big ones. This seems to me a desperate device for people with too much money for their own good. (They should use it to join a gym!)

LAURIE: Well, I lost weight being forced to take smaller bites because of a bum jaw. Or was it fewer bites? Either way, I guess it works, but yuck!!! I think it's more effective just to not eat everything on your plate. Leaving a little helps me stop eating. I can just look at it and say, well, if I want any more it's there. It's a psychological cushion for me. Also, I try to remind myself I don't have to eat everything just because it's in front of me.

YVONNE W: I would take that over gastric bypass surgery.

LAURIE: Ha! Good point, Yvonne.

JENICE: When it comes to weight loss, people will try ANYTHING. I predict they'll sell.

DIANE: I put my food on my plate, sit down and take three deep breaths to bring myself into the present. I put my fork down after each bite. It works.

KIMBERLY: Oh boy. Here we go again. Another desperate quick fix. The only people this will be helping are the manufacturers and dentists selling the product. The bottom line is PORTION CONTROL, daily exercise, lifestyle change and behavior modification. In short, there is no quick fix.