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I Cut Carbs. I Still Gained 20 Pounds

I spent my forties terrified of bread. Rice was the enemy. Pasta made me spiral. Meanwhile, I was downing protein bars loaded with sugar. Snacking on "healthy" crackers that were basically cardboard and refined flour. Drinking fruit smoothies thinking I was being good. Twenty pounds crept on anyway. Turns out I was avoiding the wrong carbs. The apple I refused? That could have saved me 3.5 pounds over four years. The brown rice I swapped for cauliflower rice? Actually helps with weight control. I was so busy fearing carbs that I never learned which ones were actually working against me. The irony stings. All those years of white-knuckling past the bread aisle, while the real culprits sat in my pantry labeled as "healthy." #FoodGuilt #MiddleAgeSpread #CarbConfusion #Health #Diet