Why do they make this way of eating sound so hard?? A person actually can live without bread (etc.), fruit, and sugar without being bored to death. In fact, I've learned that a person can actually watch a movie in a theater without eating anything! Imagine that.

Isn't it odd to embark on a healthy new way of eating by making a plan to "transition" back to unhealthy eating??

Long-term maintainers on this site are rather less visible than the Big Losers and the Beginners. But they/we are here. We're not touting the latest fad, whether IF or Keto or whatever. We're just doing what we learned to do, what we need to do, to keep our pesky metabolisms in check.

Best wishes!