Xan, one of the things that helps me is kind of along the same lines as Progress Not Perfection. Whenever I'm confronted with something high-carb and I start wanting it, I remind myself what it will do to my blood sugar levels and ask myself if I REALLY want that spike, crash and craving more carbs that happens afterwards! Then I tell myself that if I really want it, I can have it. But is it worth it? By the time I'm finished analyzing it to death (LOL), and being honest with myself about what it will do to me, the goody doesn't look nearly as appealing as it did initially. I think acknowledging to ourselves that we always have a choice is a big help! We can eat all the carbs we want to, no one is forcing us to stop. But all actions carry consequences and we have to decide whether we're willing to accept those consequences or not. Thinking that way, we don't feel deprived, we feel empowered. At least that helps me, hope it helps you too!

Wendy