Have you set up some specific rules surrounding your eating and exercise habits?

I just completed 8 months of counseling at an eating disorders clinic to address my Binge Eating Disorder. The counseling is group style and encompasses the 3 major ED-anorexia, bulimia and binging. One topic we discussed was the rules ppl with ED set up for themselves surrounding eating and exercising. This was hard for me to work on since I have always had rules and those rules got me to over 300 lbs. Now I have other rules related to wls and I am confused. I'm not talking about drinking after eating, eating dense foods so they will stay in the pouch longer, etc. I'm talking about the won't touch this food and can't eat that food ever again. Restricting foods. The ED clinic teaches eating from the food guide in portions that are comfortable and provide proper nutrition. I know it's different for us postops b/c we have to eat a larger portion of protein and a smaller portion of carbs. Do any of you have strict rules about what you will and won't eat or do you eat some 'fun' foods once in a while and not freak out after you've eaten them? Do you eat a few cookies or such food then exercise like crazy to 'get rid' of those calories? Do any of you purge by making yourself vomit sweets or fats or do you use laxatives or excessive exercise to 'get those calories out' of your bodies? I am really curious how many of us still have issues about foods, diets, restrictions, fear of fat, fear of carbs, purging, binging, etc. I would like to know if I am one of the rare ones who struggle with food issues like these and am conflicted between a postop wls weight reduction plan and a 'balanced eating' food pyramid. All input is welcome.

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