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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, isn't it a vicious cycle: thinking about carbs as a forbidden food just makes you think about and crave carbs even more, to the point where you think you have to "not be friends with that food." I have been there, with all sorts of diets prohibiting various categories of food, and gotten into disordered eating. Now I am five years free of restricting this or that food and have been at my target weight of 120 for five yeras. You really can eat any food and be thin. It's just a matter of calories in and calories out. I recommend you read Geneen Roth's books about eating. Her books helped me. If I want pie and ice cream for breakfast once in a while, it's OK because no food is forbidden: I eat it, I'm satisfied, and no harm done. Please don't restrict carbs; you will lose weight at first and set yourself up for more weight gain to an new all-time high in weight. I've been there! Please save yourself the pain. -- from a 46yo woman who has been to hell and back.[/quote]

I do not know about the book, but I agree with this method completely.  I have lost 33 pounds over the past 6 months counting calories (1600/day), never identifying any food as forbidden and indulging on occasion (but always recording it).  I do not do low fat foods, with the exception of greek yogurt because I prefer it over the whole fat version.  Because I count everything I tend to eat less in the way of refined carbs, but I have whole wheat pasta regularly and bread on occasion.  Protein and fats are very satisfying, so I need them in my diet to not feel ravenous.  I am 5'4" and am not a regular exerciser but very active generally.[/quote]

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