What???? I can eat carbs????

Hello everyone! My name is Asalene Taylor-Williams and I am recently really getting serious about my weight loss...mainly about how to keep it off. In the past when I'd lost weight, I was under the impression that my body was carb sensitive and I needed to completely cut out all of my carbs. I found that in doing that, I did lose the weight and I lost it fast!!! Of course that made me feel great, but it was so tough trying to make sure that I stayed far away from my breads, pastas, potatoes, etc. (especially because I'm cooking for my husband and son also). In cutting out my carbs, I realized that as soon as I started to put them back into my body, just as fast as the weight came off, it came back on just as quick. Suddenly, the feeling of discouragement hit and I went back on the road to eating whatever. This, of course, caused me to gain more weight. The last couple of weeks, I decided to try a few different routes to see if they'd work for me. I said that for one week, I'd try the soup diet and then the next week, something else. My husband just looked at me and shook his head. This was all until, last Sunday, as I was logging in my food and exercise that I saw an advertisement for Yoplait Light and Fat-Free yogurt. Being a lover of their brand and the many delicious flavors that they have, I decided to take a look at their "Yoplait" challenge for weight loss. It seemed to be very simple. Twice a day, you have a yogurt (100 calories, 0g fat), a piece of fruit, and a grain. One of their sample meals, was a yogurt, an apple, and a bowl of cereal. To me, that's a lot of food, but it's something that'll definitely fill you up. I've been having my yogurt, a bowl of cheerios (Great Value brand) with a banana sliced up in it. I switch it up a little from day to day and then, for dinner, of course, have something sensible. I started 6 days ago and weighed 214.6. As of this morning, the scale read 208.6!!! I have never been happier with my food choices. It made me feel so good to know that I can eat carbs and still lose weight. As a matter of fact, I've changed any carbs that we eat into whole wheat and whole grain items. That way, none of us are feeling deprived. We're also not eating any white foods. Oh, and I make sure that I try to get a minimum of 30 min. of walking or other exercise in daily. This plan is great and I felt that it was my duty to share it with all of you just in case you were trying to find something new. Prayers are with each and every one of us on our weight loss journey and our healthy new lifestyle!!!!