Is there any one food or item you've completely eliminated from your diet?

AriesGal329
AriesGal329 Posts: 236 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am somewhat addicted to Fresca, and had been drinking 2-3 cans a day, every day. Even though there are zero calories, I've learned how bad artificial sweeteners are, so I've taken them out of my diet completely.
Anyone else cut anything out totally?
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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    No.

    Where did you "learn" how bad artificial sweeteners are?
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Artificial sweeteners aren't bad.

    I've eliminated meat. I'm a vegetarian and I don't really like meat and I have ethical issues.

    I've also eliminated Swiss chard. It tastes like dirt. I like most other leafy greens, though.
  • orchidbutterflies
    orchidbutterflies Posts: 59 Member
    I cut out all pop and majority of fruit juice. I'll still occasionally drink orange juice or cranberry if I am craving something sweeter to drink than water; It's very rare though & I measure it so I can log accurately.

    Before I would drink 6+ cans of pop a day. I feel I have more mental clarity when I just drink water ^^
  • MrsCaitlinBeltran
    MrsCaitlinBeltran Posts: 241 Member
    edited September 2015
    I haven't eliminated anything but regular soda. Who wants to waste their precious calories on a drink!? Lol, not me! Seriously though, if you like Fresca, I say drink it--a few cans a week won't hurt. :)
  • yogacat13
    yogacat13 Posts: 124 Member
    Mushrooms, because I don't like them. Blech.

    Seriously, though, I have cut down on fruit juice to just a very rare thing, because there was a time I could drink a litre of orange or pineapple juice without even trying.
  • snowflakesav
    snowflakesav Posts: 649 Member
    I don't really care for fried "pub" foods. I haven't completely eliminated them but that is the easiest thing to drop for me.
  • pooks1976
    pooks1976 Posts: 22 Member
    Regular soda. I was drinking about a can of coke a day and when I started looking at my diet, it was the first thing to go. I still occasionally have a rum and diet, but no full calorie coke. I try to really limit the calories I drink as I don't find them very satisfying.
  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
    No.

    There are foods I don't eat at all because I don't like them (kale and hot dogs being good examples) and foods I limit because I don't like the way they make me feel (sugar being the number one example of that). But I haven't totally eliminated any foods that I truly enjoy.

    Thankfully, I have no issues with artificial sweeteners and have seen no credible evidence that they're "bad."
  • VykkDraygoVPR
    VykkDraygoVPR Posts: 465 Member
    Pretty much just chips. I have a hard time not binging on them, so I just don't buy them. Also, Tobasco flavored Cheez Its for the same reason.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Indian takeaway - Whilst i'm still losing weight.
    When I get to maintenance, I'll find a way! I'm determined! ;)

    But to reach my weekly goals, an indian takeaway is just too high in.... EVERYTHING for me.
    Although very, very tasty!
  • k_nelson_24
    k_nelson_24 Posts: 251 Member
    I try to avoid pizza from restaurants because two slices is over half my dang calories for a day!
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    no. i eat what i want.

    now, a lot of times i make different CHOICES than i used to would have. I have one large meal a day as opposed to 2 or 3. I generally opt for a lighter salad dressing than a full calorie one, i use non stick food spray for cooking more often than butter or oil.

    oh and i dont eat a tub of peanut butter in a day.

    that does kind of make me sad, though...... ;)
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I haven't eliminated anything, but there are certain foods I practically don't eat anymore which are so calorie dense that the amount I'd like to eat is not possible to fit in and/because there are so many other foods I enjoy and can eat to satiety.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I mostly don't drink calories, and I try to be mindful about anything high cal, especially if it's in the lower nutrient or "junk" food category and not eat it unless it's really worth it. So basically I have eliminated high cal foods I'm not that into.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    I mostly don't drink calories,

    okay, i didnt think about that. i did eliminate full calorie sodas and killed a nasty dr pepper habit..... LOL
  • Monklady123
    Monklady123 Posts: 512 Member
    Yes. Potato chips. Specifically Utz brand ridges chips, nice and salty. lol. There no way I can just eat a small portion of them so it's best not to eat them at all.
  • BrianaDuBois
    BrianaDuBois Posts: 48 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    Indian takeaway - Whilst i'm still losing weight.
    When I get to maintenance, I'll find a way! I'm determined! ;)

    But to reach my weekly goals, an indian takeaway is just too high in.... EVERYTHING for me.
    Although very, very tasty!

    I LOVE Indian food! I haven't cut it out. I'm making healthier versions of it myself! Skinnytaste has a chicken curry recipe that was delicious. Are large bowl of it was only ~250 calories. I made the chicken tikka masala from Skinnytaste, though, and it really wasn't good without a creamy sauce (loaded with heavy cream). That's on my list for something to eat when I'm in maintenance.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    I don't eat any raw broccoli or cauliflower anymore. I cook it up. And I've also did away with raw Kale (never cooked it, too nasty.) But that's cuz I noticed it caused me issues with my bad thyroid.
  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
    Hot dogs. I use to eat like three or four of those for lunch, with bread
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Sugary cereals because once I start, I can't stop eating them. And mostly sodas with sugar in them, but maybe once every couple of months I'll have a dr. Pepper or something.
  • Nanoo2013
    Nanoo2013 Posts: 32 Member
    I have completely eliminated McDonald's and dark soda! 2 things I would normally have twice a day. It's been over a year for both! Yaaaay!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    PinkPixiexox wrote: »
    Indian takeaway - Whilst i'm still losing weight.
    When I get to maintenance, I'll find a way! I'm determined! ;)

    I've actually not had this since I started (in Jan '14). And I used to have it at least once a week.

    What I do instead is go out to an Indian restaurant about once a month, usually on a big workout weekend (twice I've gone as my pre half marathon meal). At first I tried going and just sticking to lower cal choices and no naan, but eh, I'd rather fit in a more indulgent dinner and not worry about it.
  • hyg99
    hyg99 Posts: 354 Member
    I rarely eat bread. Now when I do, I feel bloated.

    I also rarely drink fruit juice, it I'm drinking calories, I want alcohol in them.

    I never ban anything, just aware and portion size. Or substitute.

    I don't eat / drink things I don't like, no matter how good for me... So no fruit or herbal teas, yuck...
  • AriesGal329
    AriesGal329 Posts: 236 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    No.

    Where did you "learn" how bad artificial sweeteners are?

    From a licensed nutritionist.
  • owensy12
    owensy12 Posts: 88 Member
    Haven't eliminated anything. Just eating less.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited September 2015
    One item? That would be "regular overeating" :p
  • Texassage65
    Texassage65 Posts: 24 Member
    No bananas for me! No sodas! No fried foods!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    lauragreenbaum148 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    No.

    Where did you "learn" how bad artificial sweeteners are?

    From a licensed nutritionist.

    Suggest you change to a dietician with a recognised qualification.
    Or alternatively ask your "nutritionist" why it is that every food standard agency in the world disagrees with them.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Canned soups, simply due to very high sodium.
    I just make my own.

    I eat everything I like in moderation. That was a much harder than actually eliminating..
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    While technically there's no foods I've arbitrarily cut out of my diet, there are quite a few that I choose not to eat/drink. Its quite easy to not eat foods that you don't want to eat.

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