After a while, we figure out what makes up gain weight.
Here's what I have found-
Pasta (I love it, but won't eat it)
Bread (I will always eat too much if it's good fresh bread, like the whole thing. Not kidding)
Or, just too much of what I normally eat taken to excess.
I can eat a ton of fruit, it won't do anything. Even a cookie or some cake won't do much. Even ice cream. The pasta and bread will immediately make the scale go up. It's one cookie or one piece of cake, about once a month, unless it's there and looks amazing. We don't keep junk in the house. I make a concerted effort to go out and buy a single serving of the junk of choice. I have no self control and will shortly eat the entire package of whatever it is if I buy multiple servings of junk.
I also find something like a cookie doesn't seem as bad for me...maybe because it's easier to look at a cookie as being a treat and not good for me so I am mindful of how much I eat while I can trick myself into thinking bread and pasta is OK. Carbs have always been difficult for me to process (I get sugar highs and lows) so I try to avoid them. Very hard though, I love them!
