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I don't follow a plan but just try to eat healthy the majority of the time and use the everything in moderation philosophy. I make a point to have at least some fruits and veggies every single day and the only things I limit are fried foods and desserts. I certainly will eat them but not all the time. I also eat mostly vegetarian although I do have some seafood. I don't worry about counting calories or fat and do eat several fattening things like nuts, full fat dairy, etc. every day. To me the most important thing is just balance. I am able to maintain a healthy weight by following my non-diet diet and weigh myself often to catch any weight gain before it gets out of control. If I gain a pound or two I'll make sure to avoid eating sweets for a while and limit snacks. If I'm craving dessert but know I shouldn't then I'll have tea with some honey instead.
I used to have a problem with binge eating when I was younger and was probably about 15lbs heavier. I thought that I should be watching what I eat and that certain foods should be off limits and if I'd have one "bad" thing then I would like eat all of it rather than a normal portion and then since I already broke my diet I would just continue eating junk. Now I will eat whatever but since there is no longer any stress over it I find I can much more easily control the portion size.

I don't calorie count at all but I still look at the calorie contents of food so I have an idea and it helps me make an informed choice. I make really healthy choices during the day (but still eat food I enjoy) and have a desert almost every night. I bring my lunch to work so I always have a healthy meal and am not tempted to go out to eat. My philosophy is to eat real food as much as possible and avoid processed junk.