What's your hardest thing to give up?

Ms_LisaKay

The hardest thing for me to give up is old ways of thinking about food. I was a kid in the 80s (no eggs! No bacon! Yes fish oil! Cholesterol, zomg!), a teen/young adult in the 90s (STOP the Insanity! No fat!), and an adult through the millenium (Atkins! No/low carbs! Eat bacon again!). I am 40 years old and have learned the concept of "macros" from coming to MFP. Nutrition is daunting to me. It is hard to know what to believe and who to trust, because I am not particularly savvy at deciphering scientific research publications. So, I keep having to unlearn the old and learn the new. I still have a hard time accepting eating eggs without over-guilting.

arditarose

I didn't give up anything. I miss eating BIG ol' sandwiches with whatever I want on them though.

maroonmango211

I haven't given up any specific food other than wheat (for health reasons not for weight loss) but I do miss eating out, specifically at a friends or relatives where I have to pass up foods I either cannot eat or just don't want to but I also don't want to explain why or get those "looks". Giving up that kind of denial that comes with not logging what I put in my mouth.

kangaroo33

Old habits related to food are the hardest to give up. I can and have made life changes, but now and then, for short or long periods, the old habits have their way of creeping back into my life.

nowweseeyou

Putting bacon in my pants

Aine8046

emyoungx5 wrote: »

adult drinks, wine...

I wonder what is "adult drinks" (I assume it's not alcohol, since it's listed next)... Just curious...

Ms_LisaKay

nowweseeyou wrote: »

Putting bacon in my pants

I hear that IS one of the hardest vices to give up.

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Wait, what? O.o

debm109

SconnieCat wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

You don't have to give up any of those things...

I haven't given anything up. And like, @guinevere96 said, it's all about moderation. When I want wine, I have wine. If I want a cheeseburger, I'll crush a cheeseburger, and if I want to dive into a bowl of chocolate ice cream, I allow myself a bowl of ice cream...or two.

Through my own experience, the more I felt I had to eliminate something, the more I wanted it.

debm109

So how do you lose weight if you still eat those things. If I ate ice cream the way I like it I wouldn't have enough calories left for the day.

Machka9

debm109 wrote: »

So how do you lose weight if you still eat those things. If I ate ice cream the way I like it I wouldn't have enough calories left for the day.

My question exactly.

I just looked up the carrot cake I like at a particular bakery, and it came up at 600 calories. It's a nice cake and relatively filling, but if I ate that, I'd only have 600 calories for the rest of the day.

The only way I could justify having it, is if I were to put in a good solid, strenuous 2+ hour workout.


I wonder if some here are trying to gain weight??

votkuhr

I've had to severely cut down on drinking. It used to be parties on Wednesdays (ladies' night ) and weekends all the time. But then I realized that's just waaay too many calories for me to burn and I couldn't keep up.

But I still enjoy the occasional partying. I'm also okay with a glass or 2 of wine/cocktails for special dinners with friends.

Therealobi1

Machka9 wrote: »

debm109 wrote: »

So how do you lose weight if you still eat those things. If I ate ice cream the way I like it I wouldn't have enough calories left for the day.

My question exactly.

I just looked up the carrot cake I like at a particular bakery, and it came up at 600 calories. It's a nice cake and relatively filling, but if I ate that, I'd only have 600 calories for the rest of the day.

The only way I could justify having it, is if I were to put in a good solid, strenuous 2+ hour workout.


I wonder if some here are trying to gain weight??

some people on here are trying to lose weight, gain weight, maintain weight.
i had a hard time giving up mindless eating. so easy to go in the cupboard and just eat and eat for no particular reason.
i havent given up anything at all other than swapping regular drinks for sugar free or diet.
you have to make the things you like fit in, for the cake you might have to have a little piece of cake or a scoop or two of ice cream only.

RaeBeeBaby

While I haven't "given up" anything in its entirety, I've had to really limit foods that I know don't serve me well. In particular, bread and other more refined carbs, salty crunchy snacks (chips, crackers), cheese and wine. I still indulge in these things on occasion but daily diet of these foods is what put and kept the weight on in the first place.

dym123

I miss getting home from work, and plopping my fat *kitten* on the couch in front of the tv. Now I get home, workout, shower and then plop my not so fat *kitten* on the couch in front of the t.v. On the other hand, don't miss my fat *kitten* so much.

JenAndSome

The sitting around eating mindlessly for no reason while reading books all day, sleeping in and having "free time" in general and post-coital giant sandwiches.

JasonH_DFW

carbs. I'm on 15 carbs a day now. I miss real bread, pasta, and rice. But most of all authentic pizza.

GlindaGoodwitch

excessive snacking

luv_lea

Rum, Chinese food, and pizza.

judiness101

Mega brunches every weekend.

walker306

I hate that I had to give up portion control. I actually haven't done that because I would be down another 20 lbs by now.

FitnessTrainer69

PIZZZA....that's why I'm eating it for dinner.

prettygirlstorm1

I have not given up anything I have learned to eat things in moderation. It was hard at first but I had to because I want to be able to eat everything for the rest of my life not take out things only to lose weight.

lesliewalker108

EVERYTHING! JUST KIDDING
I guess like pizza, cookies, m&m's , chocolate ice cream, dunkin donuts ice coffee(tons of sugar beware!) soda any chocolate candy , juice (any type) .

kaseyr1505

I finally gave up trying eggplant. I really wanted to like it, but damn.. it's so gross to me. I tried growing it- nope. Farmer's Markets- nope. I just don't like it! Which makes me sad, because I love the color, it's super cheap and a lot of the recipes sound so damn good.

Eggplant, you win. I will stop trying to eat you.

kaseyr1505

Machka9 wrote: »

debm109 wrote: »

So how do you lose weight if you still eat those things. If I ate ice cream the way I like it I wouldn't have enough calories left for the day.

My question exactly.

I just looked up the carrot cake I like at a particular bakery, and it came up at 600 calories. It's a nice cake and relatively filling, but if I ate that, I'd only have 600 calories for the rest of the day.

The only way I could justify having it, is if I were to put in a good solid, strenuous 2+ hour workout.


I wonder if some here are trying to gain weight??

Nope- I lost 50lbs. I gained self-control and learned about moderation. You can also lose on more than the minimum calorie amount. A 600 calorie treat, once a month, won't make you obese.

Sunshine48205

wendy's + donuts

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holly_wendelin

My whole life I have loved candy. All kinds: chewy starburst, crunchy jolly ranchers, spicy hot tamales, and chocolate. I was naturally thin until I turned 30, then things went to *kitten*. I can literally eat a dinner plate full of candy every day and have been fighting the results for a decade now. Breaking this lifelong habit has been a total nightmare, especially because my workplace is full of cupcakes and donuts every. single. day. I crave candy and go into a kind of tunnel-vision trance when I am fighting the those cravings. I don't always win, but I've packed on 15 pounds in 18 months because of my sugar intake, so something has got to change. Forget about the weight loss, if I don't knock it off I am going to have lasting health problems.

I miss being able to eat candy with abandon and still have Heidi Klum's body.

betsysjl

Fry fries...for now.

exstromn

Convienance foods (bc of processed content and/or chemical additives and preservatives)
Large desserts (had a HUGE sugar addiction)
Pop and other various bottled beverages (again with the chemicals and additives)
Large portions (ate for comfort or boredom)