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What has been the hardest thing for you to give up?

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  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    I never gave up anything. Back when I was getting into better shape I ate everything in moderation.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I don't think anything has been too hard to give up - if I really want something I try to work it into my diet or I just consider it a "gain" for the day, log it, and move on.

    What I really miss is eating foods without thinking about calories and how it affects my weight.
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Hmm...nothing in particular. I didn't really give up anything though. I did enjoy a good night of drinking, then coming home to a big bag of chips and waking up with a bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel. I don't really miss it though. I can eat a smaller amount of chips and have bacon and eggs still. And a bagel if I wanted I guess. Now I don't understand the question.
  • Shreshy
    Shreshy Posts: 1,263 Member
    Time with my friends...they always want to do stuff during my training time...
  • melissagreen2
    melissagreen2 Posts: 7 Member
    Mountain Dew. I know it's horrible for your body. But it tastes so good. I miss it.
  • kristydi
    kristydi Posts: 781 Member
    Milkshakes. I had been in the habit of getting myself a milkshake while my oldest daughter was in her gymnastics class and my youngest napped in the car. I'd park in the shade, read a book and enjoy my shake with no one bothering me.

    The shakes I was getting were 500 calories, not awful for a milkshake, but not something I can reasonably fit on most days. I replaced it with other snacks and recently decided to use that time to ride my bike on a nearby rail trail. But I do miss my quiet reading time with a milkshake.

    Now if I want a shake, I split it with someone.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    Eating a lot of food
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    All the XL t-shirts I had collected over years of traveling all over the US. I wear smalls now.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Just_Ceci wrote: »
    All the XL t-shirts I had collected over years of traveling all over the US. I wear smalls now.

    I love this answer.
  • jumblejups
    jumblejups Posts: 150 Member
    @David_2015 nooooo :D for my taste, it's just no good, I'd rather just not have mayo.

    But I was practically raised on diet stuff in the 90s and rebelled on gaining my independence ;)
  • missh1967
    missh1967 Posts: 661 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Probably tortilla chips.

    With full-fat sharp cheddar. Mmmmmmmmm
  • fbinsc
    fbinsc Posts: 735 Member
    Laziness
  • summer21forever
    summer21forever Posts: 61 Member
    Candy and cookies would be mine. I don't do well with either. I can't just stop at one or two pieces, I have to have them all.
  • cblue315
    cblue315 Posts: 3,836 Member
    Presweetened cereal esp. Captain Crunch. I can't do it in moderation. Used to be three bowls at a time. I just can't have it in the house.
  • alias1001
    alias1001 Posts: 635 Member
    I haven't had a bagel with butter in four months. I could plan around it, but I'm sure I wouldn't be satiated.
  • SteampunkSongbird
    SteampunkSongbird Posts: 826 Member
    Mindless grazing due to boredom has been hard to stop.
  • cindyangotti
    cindyangotti Posts: 294 Member
    Fireball shots with cider beer. Just way too many calories.

    I agree that "everything in moderation" isn't for everyone. Anything with a lot of sugar such as cookies or cake I just can't have. They trigger binges. So I don't have them. I also have to be very careful with pasta and rice.
  • angelfish257
    angelfish257 Posts: 81 Member
    SteampunkSongbird wrote: »
    Mindless grazing due to boredom has been hard to stop.

    Yep, probably my biggest problem too - especially when I am trying to study. I know I'm not hungry but once that packet is open I just have to keep going till its empty....

    So I try not to buy any snack stuff or have any in the house. Some weeks are better than others!
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    A lifetime of eating with no regard
  • AbsoluteTara79
    AbsoluteTara79 Posts: 266 Member
    The mentality that I was not capable of eating anything and everything in moderation. I had to give up the fact that it's not a personality trait - just something I hadn't practiced and learned yet.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    Only thing I have given up is eating my feelings.
  • lulucitron
    lulucitron Posts: 366 Member
    I eat everything. Thursday nights when I play 3 hours of beach volleyball I seriously eat everything in sight...now that's a killer burn, so I make that my main cheat day. Other days, 20 mins on the step mill and an hour of weights gives me an extra 400-500 calories a day of flexible eating. I usually try to keep my fat under 30% of my nutritionals though.
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