I'll just do this post here and the bugger off. And like all of you just reporting my reality and what worked for me.
I like to think of wild animals as eating what they were intended to. Sure they get lots of exercise and food is scarcer so lots of variables. But wolves and big cats aren't eating grains. But we feed our pets grains and a lot have health problems.
I think non-veggie carb and sugar consumption does a lot of damage to the body even if you are not overweight. Causes inflammation that is a root cause of a lot of serious stuff. Add to that that they kept me hungry and in fat storage mode and I think everyone can see why I choose to limit them and why it worked.