There are some things that I have to be careful with. Bread, although as a general rule I don't eat it often, tends to cause no difficulty for me as long as I don't go nuts, like when I used to make bread and could.not resist multiple servings, warm from the oven. However, salty items will cause stutters of the scales for me. I avoid buying potato chips most of the time and only do popcorn occasionally(love it salty) but lately rediscovered my love of dill pickle sunflower seeds.

I tend to see them as a nothing snack,as a 1/4 cup is satistying, not that many actual calories and occupies me much longer per calorie than anything else. However, I must be a water retainer. I don't get swollen ankles or any other effects but will frequently see an uptick in weight if I have seeds in the shell. While I could go to unsalted, they are just not the same so I just have to limit how many I allow myself to eat in a day. Other salty stuff will also cause this response, like chips, which is why I avoid buying them except for special occasions like a cook-out.