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Sorry I assumed everyone knew that none of my diet talk is related to me/for me.You will get a million different opinions on this. As I recall, you said you weigh around 130. Unless you're really short it's hard to imagine you need to or should lose weight. If you simply want to maintain your weight with incoming carb cravings, The thing to do is limit your intake of empty calorie carbs. The 50-150 recommended in the first couple of paragraphs is really low, and while I've seen this recommendation before, it's gonna be awfully hard to stick with--and you don't need to.
Limit flour products. A slice of bread or even a few crackers is a lot of carbs for not much in the way of vitamins. Nearly empty calories, including whole grains. You want nutrient-dense carbs like colorful veggies and fruits. It is easy to overdo the fruits though, especially the super sweet ones. Sweet potatoes [yams too) are better than starchy white (& etc.) ones. White potatoes are still good for you and rich in fiber, magnesium and other things, but they do spike your blood sugar so go easy. Avoid sugar in any color. Limit honey to unheated local in small amounts.
Cigarettes spoil your appetite; they don't keep you from absorbing calories as far as I know, so as long as you don't start eating more food or different (in a bad way) food, or becoming less active, you really don't need to alter your diet to maintain your current weight.
I should have been clear, my bad.