I feel like I can't have just 5 cookies.... I eat the whole package, does anyone else find that they have to avoid these foods completely. I don't think I'm capable of moderation with certain foods!

Hmm.... I'm on the fence as well. In my ED therapy, they tell me any food I restrict will set me up for a binge. I definitely saw this with carbs when I tried to go Paleo over the summer! But our bodies need carbs, whereas we really don't need refined sugar, and that's one of the foods I binge on because I can't differentiate hunger from cravings. The last two weeks I've mostly been avoiding sugar and alcohol and I haven't had any binges. I know salt is a trigger as well. I guess it comes down to figuring out what works for each of us individually. Some people need a daily treat, or a cheat day, in order to stay on track the rest of the time. For me personally, avoiding it as much as possible means it's not a habit or something I think (or obsess) about. I prefer to avoid sweets, chips, crackers, etc, all together than have to force myself to stop after just having a little bit (I'm never satisfied with just one). My therapist keeps warning me about avoiding entire food groups, but I tried moderation for two months and gained 15 pounds! Now that I'm back to avoiding sugar and simple carbs, I'm finally losing again. I guess for now I'll keep avoiding as much as possible, but prepare myself to not beat myself up when I inevitably have some.

I am on the same page with you all. I do better generally avoiding high sugar treats. Alcohol I seem to be okay with but only one glass of wine or one mixed drink with sugar-free mixers.

If we have multiple servings of a treat around the house, I sometimes ask my husband to hide it. I thought this was really weird behavior until I mentioned it at a lunch table of women I worked with. Several said, oh yes that's what we do at my house too. What a realization. And this was a group of what I considered "normal" eaters!