Not sure if this has been posted before or not, but this is probably the best article that I have read since having surgery.

http://www.bariatriceating.com/2015/03/why-everything-in-moderation-is-bariatric-baloney/?utm_campaign=Everything_In_Moderation_Support&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=3-10-16

Prior to surgery, I thought that I would be able to be an "Everything in Moderation" kind of person, but knew right away that that would never work for me.

@@Hagengirl3 thank you for the article. I have been thinking a lot about this topic - the continuum of abstinence to excess with moderation in the middle.

I know for me, there are some things I can do in moderation but some that I cannot due to wanting more and more and I need to abstain.

I know some people that abstinence only works, and others who have found moderation works for some things. In my experience moderation is a lot more work so it does not become a slippery slope to excess.

It is interesting to see the different viewpoints on BP about this topic, but I believe that we can only determine this for ourselves, not what works for someone else.