For starters, dump the white potatoes....

[alfreda89]

Where do those extra pounds come from? Most of them come from potatoes, especially French fries. They may only add a half-pound a year, but that adds up quickly. Soda and alcohol follow up as big problems, too.

Pants too Tight? Blame it on Potatoes.

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[ladypoetess.livejournal.com]

I have less problem with potatoes (which are my carb-crack, anyway, so I have to be extra careful about eating too much) and more with refined breads and pastas. I have 1 can of soda a day during warmer weather, for the caffeine - I have severe asthma, and caffeine is a xanthine, a class of drugs that (for no discernible reason) has a positive effect on the airways. During cooler months I drink hot tea. Why don't I drink iced tea? Because I drink way too much if I keep it made in the house all the time, whereas it is much easier to limit my intake of soda to 1 can and stop. :)

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I miss sourdough bread, but don't keep much of the GF bread around -- it just clogs my body. I fear artificial soda (I think it makes you crave carbs) and don't need the sugar of real soda, so it is very rare in my life.

Tea, I am likely to drink, but I gave up caffeine when I was so ill. Switched to Twig tea (Japanese tea) and Roasted Barley tea, mostly hot -- I like cold drinks less and less as I get older. Maybe there is something to that chilling the stomach problem?