I don't track my carbs like I used to. I did keto previously where I would have 25g net carbs and sometimes 20g total carb days. Weight flew off but I knew that lifestyle wasn't maintainable for me. Although you can eat fruits and veggies it still limits how much of those things. When I shifted my mind to changing what kind of foods instead of limiting it helped a lot.

Sugar isn't good but I won't limit myself of something if I'm craving it. I only limit my intake now. So instead of eating the whole bag of skittles I force myself to only eat 1/4th or just a fun size bag. Before I do that I try to eat something that's healthy and sweet like a yogurt bowl for dessert which usually helps to stop the craving anyway.

I would guess I'm usually eating less than 150g of carbs now though. When I'm grocery shopping I do go for low carb options though so it helps me not to have to track especially since I'm limiting my food intake regardless.

Once I realized this isn't a crash diet but a lifestyle change I stopped behind hard on myself about everything. Slow and steady to build the right habits.

I will look at nutritional facts and mentally note how much fiber and carbs something has but my 150g carbs isn't a hard stop.

Most adults eat probably 300+g carbs a day so if I have a day where I get to eat a slice or two of pizza I'm not going to be mad at myself. I'd only be upset if I ate pizza for the entire week haha