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> Bottom line: it makes life a battle of both stoic self-denial, unceasing
> wondering (should I have just a piece? just a chip? etc.) and selective
> caving in with resultant guilt feelings.

for some of us it's more then just guilt feelings. yesterday I was at a
party and had a small handfull of potato chips and about 4 or 5 grapes and
today I'm paying for it with GI discumfort. when you have crohn's you
clearly see the benefits of not cheating. even so I still went for it -
pathetic.