Congratulations on your progress and keep up the good work! I agree with your (and your doctor's) suggestions that sweets, potatoes, pasta, white rice, white bread give you a carbo high and then when the crash comes soon after, you are hungrier than if you didn't east those things. I also agree that it's not necessary too be *too* strict in general, and it can be counterproductive if you feel bored or deprived with a perfectly rigid diet. Just try to be sure that the "sin foods" are the exception and not the rule. I am down 12lb in 3 weeks. I keep a food diary and during the week try to limit things to an average of 1,300 calories, and on Saturday and Sunday allow myself to get up around 1,600 calories.