I buy into what jimmydee is saying. Having struggled with weight all my life I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. Now I go through spells of doing well and not so well on glucose levels.
About a month ago the dr gave me a steriod pack for another ailment. This drove my levels up so much that I actually stopped eating for 3 days before my blood sugar came down. For the past three weeks I have been eating salads that I wash and cut. Also make up a big bowl of either stir fry or fajitas that I will cook for a meal in an 8" sautee pan. When I eat that there are no seconds to be had. The oils a person uses is very important for good health also. I make a salad dressing from, balsamic vinegar, toasted sesame oil, soy sauce and minced garlic.

Basically besides steel cut oats for bfast m-f and regular bfast on the weekend if I don't wash it, cut it and prepare it I don't eat it. I feel better than I have in years and am punching a new hole in the belt leather every week.

Start small and build to success. Pass the chips and grab almonds.
.02