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I think your comment shows part of the problem, which isn't mean as a dig.

carbs, sugar, low dairy, small portions? What does this leave you to eat? The average person will go crazy following these rules.

The problem is people aren't realistic about what they are eating and their activity level. It is okay to eat poptarts, icecream, whatever it is you like. But do so in moderation. It's not okay to develop a habit of gluttony while on the couch.

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The problem with moderation of extremely sweet/carb-heavy foods, is that it is incredibly difficult to actually moderate, since they actually stimulate more hunger and cravings for similar foods. More difficult than actually cutting them out cold turkey I'd say.

Of course there's often times a stubborn emotional component to eating carb-laden food, so 'moderation' may help as an introduction to a healthy diet, but it's very difficult to pull off successfully without first being low-carb and just adding them in every now and then after the fact.

There's no clear-cut good way to approach it unfortunately as both methods obviously have their flaws, hence obesity is such a tough nut to crack.

There are countless great options you can derive from meat, vegetables, eggs and fruit.

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