Is it easier for you to eat a little or avoid entirely?
Abstainers find it easiest to avoid than to regulate. This is why certain diets like keto and slow-carb or plant based work for them- instead of limiting how much, they find it easier to not eat certain foods at all. The best example is if you finish your dessert even if you’re very full. If you find it hard limit what you eat, especially with certain foods, abstaining entirely is sometimes easier.
Moderators can moderate what they eat and can have small quantities without going overboard. To them the first bite is the best, they can leave things unfinished. They can have a little bit and be fine. But not having any at all drives them crazy.
A huge part of my journey has been realizing which works better for me. I’m a moderator, so diets that restrict what I eat don’t work. CICO works for me since I can eat anything and everything as long as it’s within limit. For my father, he’s an abstainer, so a low-carb works great for him where I tried that and spiraled quickly. When he tried limiting what he ate, he went overboard whenever he had even a small bit of carbs.
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