ilovetheholyland, hi, i haven’t seen this thread in a while. Did you check in with a nutritionist? If you hadn’t yet, one can really help you read labels and figure out what is the best options for you. Labels can be very confusing especially trying to figure out what are good carbs and bad carbs and how “no sugar” items still turn into sugar because of the flour/carbs in it. So don’t be fooled by sugarless or sugar free items. She can also teach you how to substitute didn’t choices for your favorite foods.
One more thing, it is important to have protein within an hour of waking up, to fuel your metabolism. It is also important NOT to skip meals and to be careful not to eat to little. If you do, you will weaken your metabolism and keep if from burning fat. So you need to learn how to eat the right foods and in the correct portions. You also have to be careful with fruit. Many fruits are very high sugar content such as grapes, apples and oranges.