Avoiding Trigger Foods Versus Moderation

this is highly dependent on the individual. also, "moderation" means different things to different people. My definition of moderation tends to be a lot more stringent than the average MFP user...like if I say I consume full sugar soda in moderation...I mean like I have a soda once or twice per month or something...

I completely agree with cwolfman13's comments.

I had to cut way way back on any kind of baked goods/dessert type things when I first started out. As in, I allowed myself one serving per week. After I retrained myself to behave properly around such food, I was able to add them back a bit. But I still, to this day, try not to keep certain foods in the house because I find it very hard to stop eating them.

I've never really been one to have trigger foods. But if there's a bowl of food in front of me I tend to keep eating til it's gone whether it even tastes good or not. So I learned to pre-portion everything I eat, put away the bulk container and take my portion to where I'm going to eat. This works for me but it didn't happen overnight. There were some setbacks but once something like this becomes a behavior you'll likely find temptations much less tempting. What really helps me is having learned that eating a certain ratio of macros really makes me feel better and knowing how bad even a day or two of not meeting those goals affects me.