How do you control your weight over the long term? Suggestions from real-life success stories include eating breakfast regularly and watching less TV, according to Maureen Franklin, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Upstate. She reviews these and other tips from her professional experience and from the How do you control your weight over the long term? Suggestions from real-life success stories include eating breakfast regularly and watching less TV, according to Maureen Franklin, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Upstate. She reviews these and other tips from her professional experience and from the National Weight Control Registry National Weight Control Registry, which surveys people about their weight and habits. Franklin also touches on goal setting, grocery shopping and attitudes toward dieting. , which surveys people about their weight and habits. Franklin also touches on goal setting, grocery shopping and attitudes toward dieting.