1) Aimed for new measurements 2) Ate less 3) Ate more salad 4) Ate sparingly 5) Ate with care 6) Attempted to downsize 7) Avoided certain foods 8) Bantingized 9) Battled the bulge 10) Controlled intake 11) Counted calories 12) Cut calories 13) Cut the cake 14) Deliberately lost 15) Did without dessert Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/dieted