I’ve lost count of the number of times some friend or stranger has lectured me about how my medical problems are my own fault, then proceeded with the “You Just Have To . . . “ dieting advice. “You just have to avoid gluten”, “You just have to avoid meat”, “You just have to eat organic”, “You just have to avoid processed foods”, “You just have to stop drinking cola”.
I’ve tried most of those at some point. The best ones had no effect whatsoever. At least one of them made me sicker than I’ve ever been (it seems I have trouble absorbing vegetable protein, going vegetarian was a bad idea).
For those it works for: great! Good for you! Just don’t expect it to work the same for everyone. We are as different on the inside as we are on the outside.
Man I know just what you mean, we gave up cake, candy, cokes, pie, nachos, brownies, cookies, ice cream, sugar, etc and I didn’t lose a darn pound. In fact when I used to eat a lot of junk, and I mean a LOT, I was skinny.