Crafting Mom writes:

It takes brutal honesty with oneself to determine
exactly which foods they are for you, personally.

I think that, for most people, foods with a high glycemic index are the
most risky. But it depends on the individual. Some people can't resist
a baked potato with sour cream--but I hate that. On the other hand, I
love vanilla custard, and I have a weakness for Oreo cookies.

It may be a matter of just avoiding any food if you find that you can't
resist eating "more than just one" at a sitting.

We live in a world where if we describe a diet in which flour and
sugar are eliminated totally (and yes, it's in "everything" packaged,
in one form or another - under different names), as well as chemical
additives that are not fit for human consumption but somehow made
it into the classification of food.... we eliminate that and people think
of it as a "highly restrictive diet".

That IS a highly restrictive diet, and those extremes are not usually
necessary.

Remember, lots of people remain thin even while eating refined flour and
sugar, so it's not just that. I have no weakness for refined sugar at
all (I hate very sweet foods, as a general rule), for example.



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