Yeah, I completely agree on cutting out "white" foods and those junky snack bars (like Kashi, Luna, etc). I don't care how much fiber & protein they have in them. They all have 30-50+ grams of added sugar - no thanks!
We cut all that stuff out back in early February (including all whole grain products and nearly all fruit). I lost a lot of fat, but doing so made my cravings worse, and they intensified as time passed. It's only the past 2 weeks that I've added back in whole grain products (once per day, after a workout) and some fruit and it's made a huge difference in my obsessive thoughts. I think they key for some people is to cut out all refined stuff, but to continue small-to-moderate consumption of foods like berries, apricots, whole wheat pasta, ezekiel wraps, homemade pizza with whole wheat crust (or on whole wheat tortillas/pitas), etc...
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