Is it possible to eat croissants and lose weight?

Most people would say no. A dietitian would tell you to avoid croissants. Friends would tell you it’s obvious. Croissants mean butter, calories, indulgence. End of story. And that reaction makes sense, because most of us have learned dieting as a game of rules and exclusions. The ketogenic diet cuts out bread, sugar, and most starchy foods. The carnivore diet removes plants entirely. A vegan diet removes all animal products. That way of thinking makes a croissant feel incompatible with weight loss.

Yet I’m eating a croissant right now as I write this. For years, I’ve been losing weight slowly and steadily while still enjoying a good croissant once in a while. More importantly, I’m healthier than I’ve ever been.

That’s what I call The Croissant Diet. It’s not a plan or a set of rules. It’s a way of stepping out of fear, guilt, and constant self-control around food and health.