What do you miss?

JeffreyOC

I thought it would be fun to talk about things that we've had to sacrifice to help reach our weight goals!

The thing I'm missing the most is soda

pztodd

Bakery foods: cake, cupcakes, muffins. You name it :-) I know that I don't have to cut them out of my diet completely but I've made a decision to cut back on things with sugar at least until I've lost my first 10 lbs.

WBB55

I don't miss the constant hunger, anxiety, guilt and stomach pains of my old way of eating. I miss Flurries.

JeromeBarry1

I got away from soda many years ago. I notice that 6 months ago I'd respond to boredom with food. Now I try to respond to boredom with activity.

MissusMoon

I don't really miss anything. The only difference from 52lbs ago is the portion size, and that came with feeling terrible, acid reflux, and poor health. I still eat everything I love...just reasonable portions of it.

Gary_Harbisher

Take away, especially pizza. I make a mean low cal pizza but it's not the same.

wrharvill

I really don't miss anything, it's weird, I thought I would have to give up my favorites but I found out I can have what I want as long as I stay within my calorie allotment. It works for me.

nowine4me

Wine. I'll have a beer or two once in a while -- but it's just not the same.

geneticsteacher

Tough question, as I haven't really given up anything. I do eat some things less often - baked goods and garlic bread come to mind.

ogtmama

I miss not knowing

kellyiris6

McDonalds bacon, egg and cheese bagel! And chipotle burrito with double of everything!

TheTagman

Bread....I really miss bread.

kristysaurus

The only thing I miss is eating more spontaneously. I have to preplan everything or I end up over eating. I used to get home from work and decide that I wanted something and I'd have it but now I tend to have all my meals lined up and ready. But it's not a big loss or a big deal

AllOutof_Bubblegum

I would say eating cheese fries with ranch dressing 3+ times a week, but I honestly like the new me with abs WAY better than I ever enjoyed that fleeting pleasure. So, nothing, really.

And I still have cheese fries with ranch every now and then, so I haven't really given anything up.

kgirlhart

I don't really miss anything. I haven't given anything up, I just eat everything in moderation now. I was never good at moderation before.

st476

I miss not having to worry about calories, and just eating whatever I saw without having to figure out how to work it into my daily/weekly calories. The good thing is that everything just seems to taste so much better now than it did when I could just eat whatever mindlessly.

VintageFeline

Saturday night mindless snacking. I mean, it was mostly boredom after a few handfuls of things but it was nice to mindlessly eat now and again. I will probably do a bit of it when I get to maintenance, aware of the need to balance it out the rest of the week but yeah, that spontaneous going to the supermarket and getting a bunch of yummies for a night in without worrying how much I was eating.

But I like not being fat, or at least less fat, more.

Amym26

I'll admit sometimes I just miss eating without caring how much I ate. Instead of weighing and measuring, and making sure I eat the correct portion. But, then that's how I was also 75 pounds heavier, and pretty miserable otherwise.

ogtmama

I miss believing that a Tim Horton's blueberry muffin was a "healthy alternative"

Angierae75

Being able to go out to eat without spending an hour going through online menus.

DMJ0729

Mexican food on a (very) regular basis!!