We had a friend who would go for his yearly checkup. One time the doctor told him he needed to lose 30 lbs. So he dieted and quit drinking beer and lost 30 pounds, after which he resumed drinking beer and gradually gained back the 30 pounds. Did it all over again the next year, and the next. Finally he realized this wasn't working and made permanent changes.
The point is, he was going to end up feeling deprived if he gave up beer and certain foods for the rest of his life. It just wouldn't be sustainable, as his past failures proved. So instead of dieting he made lifestyle changes he knew he could live with, and picked up the exercise. He's kept the weight off for 20 years.
I have a sweet tooth and know darn well I could never cut all sugar out of my diet. I like potatoes every once in a while. I like all that stuff. I'm never going to I pretend I could stop eating certain things forever. But I can say I will only eat certain amounts of them at limited times. Low carb or keto or Atkins would never work for me. I couldn't sustain that level of deprivation.
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