You have really good advice in this thread. I hope everything works out ok for you.

I've been both extremes of too heavy and too thin. Been on all kinds of diets, and not. Probably one of the best diet books I ever read was the SouthBeach diet. DH was "suppose to" be on it for his cholesterol. Yea, well... BUT, the doc's theory made a lot of sense to me on the good and bad carb crashing cycle with the blood sugar. Other than that thought, I find I've done "best with less". By that I mean...

For me, I think the more I pay attention to something, the worse it gets. Yes, I'm prone to be a more type-a neurotic compulsive person. When in therapy for something else (not weight) I had the shrink tell me "middle of the road... try to be less extreme, and strive for that... ". My conclusion is this: middle of the road is not a one stop destination, it's a life long journey.

I do best when I just eat whatever I want, whenever I want, and if I really want it. NOT because....
1) it's the strike of six and dinner time, so eat
2) it's not the strike of dinner time, so do not eat
3) (the worse from surrounding idiots, omg) "that's not on your *diet* etc., are you suppose to be eating that? or...
4) "...come on EAT the *whatever it is* with us!..." Just because of the peer pressure

If I feel like I am craving red meat, I do not analyze anymore "hmm, that's how many whatever it is that's suppose to be bad for you, and should I eat it, and how many ounces, etc."... I just eat it. I eat enough until my body isn't crying out for it. If my body is done, I don't clean the plate either just because it's on there. I think, "ahh, that red meat was yummy, my fix is "fixed", I'm done now".

So hun... my humble opinion is if you want that pizza... eat it!!! (((hugs))) Miranda