Hey maintainers! It's been awhile since I have jumped on here, mostly because I have been busy and mostly because I am plugging along weight-wise. I tend to fluctuate between 136-139 and I am happy as long as I am staying in that range. I, too, seem to have an issue staying away from things I shouldn't eat. It probably doesn't help that my weight is fairly stable right now. I would bet that if it popped me up 5#, I would be way more diligent about avoiding it...
My maintenance strategy has really been a 'non-strategy', which is completely bizarre. What started out as a short term solution to an extremely busy time for me has turned into successful maintenance at this point. I am averaging around 1400-1500 cals per day and 100-150g of carbs per day. I am not tracking anything, I am eating more on days that I am hungrier and eating less on days I am not. Some days I eat over on carbs, some days I eat way under. It is like being in an alternate universe... I usually end up doing 1-2 P1 / VLC carb days per week. There isn't any rhyme or reason to it, but there are days that I just feel kind fluffy and bloated or if I have really gotten out of control with things like chips & salsa or chocolates, I use that as a method to gain back some control. I still weigh on T & Sa and on Sat, as long as I am within my 3# range, I keep plugging along.
I had one stretch where I traveled to Panama (the country) for work and I definitely over indulged. Plus flying, not exercising, etc... put me at 142 by the time I got home. I spend a solid week on P1 to get back to the low end of my range after that trip.
I will caveat all of this with the fact that even in this "non-strategy" strategy, I still actively avoid my "bad" foods. This means that I still stay away from wheat and gluten, limited dairy and limited other grain sources. These foods do not agree with me, so even though I haven't been strict / diligent, I am quite strict with avoiding the foods that I know will make me bloated and uncomfortable. However, we have a pizza date scheduled for this weekend, so I will likely spend a few days on P1 next week while I work that out of my system.