Any specific food items you quit and noticed it helped you lose weight?

Steve_ApexNC

beer.
I miss beer.

ffbrown25

Nachos

BlessedOne2019

I cut out bread, and anything else with gluten in it, because the doc said he was sure I have severe gluten sensitivity. I lost 7 in the first week alone! But side note, I don't feel deprived...if I REALLY want something, and feel like it is worth a tummy ache later, I have some...but only a little.

nvmomketo

TeachinRendon wrote: »

I cut out bread, and anything else with gluten in it, because the doc said he was sure I have severe gluten sensitivity. I lost 7 in the first week alone! But side note, I don't feel deprived...if I REALLY want something, and feel like it is worth a tummy ache later, I have some...but only a little.

You don't have celiac disease do you? A little bit of gluten, even bread crumbs, is enough to set off inflammation in a celiac even if you aren't feeling the symptoms.

Best wishes.

lseed87

Not really food but soda

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professionalHobbyist

My diet is drastically different

I at a crap diet in excess. Eating a crap diet in moderation was not the optimal solution

I still can over eat on mixed nuts. It is so easy to go over on my calories for the day with a couple handfuls of mixed nuts. Instant 700 calories

9thwardchick

I stopped sodas, juices and coffee. I added more fruits and vegetables to my life and it's just so much better. I drink a lot more water now. Honestly, I don't miss the sodas. Occasionally, I will have a small glass of juice or a cup of decaf. All things in moderation.

FitOldMomma

There are several foods I just don't buy or bring into my house any longer.
Doughnuts, ice cream, potato chips, cookies, and muffins.
I totally understand that I can eat these if they fit into my daily calories- but the thing is, I'd rather just not have them here.
On occasion I'll get an ice cream cone, or have a small bag of chips with a sandwich. That way it's limited.

PinkDeerBoy

There is nothing I've really given up completely. I either have it in moderation/if I have enough of a calorie deficit left.

whmscll

Alcohol. Haven't had a drop since I started. Don't have room in my calories. I would be very hungry if I drank calories instead of eating them, or I would go over my alotted 1200 calories a day. When I switch to maintenance and have more calories to play with I'll start adding it back in.

allaboutthefood

Pasta, because I can't seem to stop eating it once I start. I also watch my sodium (it wasn't great today) also carbs, I really try to keep my carbs to at least 150 and my sugar low cause if they are high I tend to want to eat more.

flamingblades

Bread and white rice. I am better off without them...

sabrinacrandall

Pretty much all caloric drinks. It's amazing how fast that stuff can add up. I still feel guilty having a 5 calorie flavored seltzer water because it just feels like I'm drinking a soda.

GWehsling

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strong_curves wrote: »

Nope. When I initially started MFP I quit soda thinking it helped me to lose weight. Then I realized that it wasn't quitting the soda that really did it but the caloric deficit from quitting the soda. Quitting 3 sodas a day freed up 450 calories. Now if I want a soda I see if it fits into my calorie goal for the day.

Bingo! Erase "soda" and fill it in with anything you enjoy but that may not really be nutritional at all. Diet Soda fills that "carbonated" void for me, but too much isn't healthy either.

@sjohnson__1, @strong_curves: I like the refreshing fizz of soft drinks/sodas rather than the content. In fact, I ditched soda because lately, it started to taste too sweet. In it's place, soda water with a twist of lime or a sliced up strawberry for flavour.

But keeping the to OP, same as some here, I didn't quit any particular item altogether, just had more reasonable portions in lower frequencies. Soda/pop/soft drinks: I stopped drinking as a change of personal taste rather than trying to 'eat better'.

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tottie3912

Gluten! Once I started paying attention and avoided food with it, what a difference! But not in the way you are referring. It's like freakin glue in my system! lol All of my life I thought I just had issues. And would take Aloe Vera capsules daily to alleviate. As soon as I cut this garbage, everything worked right. No aloe needed. If I have something with it, back to the ole issues.

cbrook29

Sugar in general. When I cut down on sugar I saw good results. Bread makes me drowsy and sleepy so I try to avoid it.

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Christine_72

Nuts

crystalewhite

Bread for me as well. It was just too calorie dense to be worth it. I would end up binging on it and then go over my calories for the day, and I would crash and be hungry again anyway.
I've also cut back on the drinking

DAM5412

Carbs. All forms. Insulin intolerance, sluggish feelings and stalled weight loss, even when I get the "good" ones. Found myself dependent on coffee to be regular and have enough energy to get through the day. Cutting carbs works for ME.

coolfry

When I stopped buying bread I had to stop snacking on it, saved me a lot of calories. I can eat a whole loaf in a day, so I swapped to tortillas. Basically I stopped buying some foods as part of the normal groceries and have to make a special trip if I really want them.

kommodevaran

Yes. Diet foods. Full fat foods are more satisfying and satiating and I can eat less with no problems. Cravings are almost gone.

blondx7

alcohol

smantha32

Sodas but also sugar in general. And I just cut back on it.

whatatime2befit

I haven't given up anything really. It's been quite a long time since I had a tim hortons muffin or donut, but not because I quit eating them, as much as the fact I don't want to waste the calories on them. If I want a sweet, I'd rather have a 200 cal protein bar - curbs my sweet craving but still get some protein in with it.

ETA: same with iced caps or iced coffees. I now make my own with protein powder, instant coffee, sweetener, ice and water. Blend and voila, an iced coffee that's a protein shake as well (and only 130 cals)

racheln2017

I cut out fast food (This was especially hard since I had Dunkin Donuts every. single. day. when I wasn't taking care of myself) but I will have it occasionally, if my calorie goal lets me. I also cut out really bad food like cheesy snacks (Goldfish, Doritos, Cheez-its) and most types of ice cream (an exception to this is the weight watchers ice cream snacks)

chels1126

Artificial sweeteners, even though they don't have calories, eliminating them makes me a lot flatter in the stomach region and have less cravings

SingRunTing

In general, I eat what I did before.

The only food that I really "gave up" (for now) is salsa con queso. I love that stuff and can down a whole jar in 2-3 days. I could eat it if I could stick to the serving size, but one serving is a really sad amount. I'd rather not eat any than that little bit. It just doesn't seem worth the calories to me.

When I go to maintenance and have a few more calories to play with, I might start eating it again since I could probably work in 3 servings or something.