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StrawberryLattes
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Are there any foods you've had to cut out completely and did that help your weightloss goals?
I'm thinking I shouldn't have sugar since it tends to become the majority of my intake for the day...
I'm thinking I shouldn't have sugar since it tends to become the majority of my intake for the day...
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Nope. While some foods are more calorie dense, weight loss basically comes down to CICO. One doesn't NEED to cut out what they like. They just need to learn how to limit how much of it they eat.
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Only if you have a medical condition.0
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I've cut out gluten for 4.5 years, 100% unrelated to weight loss goals. Didn't affect my weight anyways. Calories in < calories out.
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I haven't cut anything out completely, I've only made choices more in line with my caloric/macro needs. I still eat ice cream several times a week, but less of a serving than I did a year ago.0
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I haven't cut anything out completely, I've only made choices more in line with my caloric/macro needs. I still eat ice cream several times a week, but less of a serving than I did a year ago.
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A whole pizza to myself True, with the correct amount of activity and careful topping choices (and thin crust, but that's my favorite anyway), I *could* make those calories fit. But avoiding the sodium bomb (BP issues and I'm super sensitive to bloating, boo hoo) keeps me in check. One quarter of the pizza for me from now on.
Other than that, nothing's off limits for me, as long as it's not 5 grams of sodium, lol.0 -
I eat wut I want!0
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Nope, I still eat everything I use to, only in moderation.-1
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Yes, lots. I could have them, lol. No gun to my head! But I don't eat all that stuff anymore. I'm trying to eat better and lose weight, so all the yummiest foods are out.
My choices are:
1. Eat the junk, but very little. Be hungry and less healthy.
2. Eat the better food, but not be hungry. Be more more healthy.
I choose #2. Since it's my choice and what I want, I don't feel deprived.
Once in a while, I have a treat. It's not a daily or weekly thing.
Some people can work in all the yummy food. I can't. That's life. I could "Boo-Hoo, poor me" it, but I'm so happy to be losing weight!!!! No Boo-hoos here!0 -
I rarely eat bread anymore, but not because I feel as if I have to cut it out. I just LOVE good bread SO MUCH that it is hard to only eat it in moderation. Once I stop eating the stuff, it is really hard for me to stop. Because of that, I choose to simply not eat it on a regular basis, thus limiting the desire to binge on it. At first, it was hard, but now it's a habit and I rarely think about it anymore. And, it frees up those calories for other things, like cheese or greek yogurt!
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In the beginning I limited sweets and grains to once a week. I had little self control with them and pretty much needed to train myself to behave with them. Eventually I was able to loosen up a bit and now I can have a pastry and not spiral into sugary carb hoovering maniac.0
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The only thing I can't have is the mindset that certain foods will sabotage my weight goals. All foods in moderation.0
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I haven't really cut out any one specific food. I'm more into portion control rather than depriving myself of a specific food. I've found if I tell myself I can't have it, I'll just want it more and that will do the opposite of what I'm trying to do. I've even learned how to control myself with a food craving that I didn't think I'd ever learn to outsmart haha. Next, I tackle my annual craving of pumpkin cheesecake. I haven't quite found a substitute that measures up to that.0
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I haven't cut anything out. I eat whatever sounds good, I just don't eat as much of it.0
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I make better choices but will never say anything is off limits. I know some of my past weight loss failures were because I restricted what I could have whether it was carbs or sugar or fried foods. It's made a huge difference in my mindset.
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Cut out Burger King, McDonalds, Carl's Junior, Jack in the Box
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I eat what I want, but I admit-I don't keep it all in the house.0
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Nope. I eat what I want - eating a cookie as I type this! I do try to make 'healthier' choices in general, because I get to eat a larger volume of food that way. I also make food decisions based on my nutritional needs. But nothing is off limits.0
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This is going to sound positively insane...but, apples.
I can not eat an apple without bingeing afterward like an insane person.
I have NO idea why this is. I mean I can eat a dish of ice cream and not react with bingeing like I do with apples.0 -
Not so much what I cut out but what I added in - veggies, lots of veggies, and fruits. My diet was very high before in calorie dense foods. Once I added in fruits and vegetables, it left less room for things like an entire package of cheese covered bread sticks.0
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