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!!

chalaivy

I miss the ignorance, ignorance is truly bliss! But I enjoy the positive changes I've gone through more than I enjoyed stuffing my face with fast food 3+ times a week and drinking every weekend... I still do some of both just not as frequently, and with more control when I do.

reinventingjessica11

I don't miss anything because I haven't given anything up. I do however at times miss just eating without weighing, measuring and tracking. I can deal with it though. I don't miss being 270 pounds so it's all worth it.

michelleepotter

MissusMoon wrote: »

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.

Me too. There are some days that I say, "I can't have that today," but it's just making choices about which indulgence I'll have today. I don't miss anything because I haven't given anything up.

RoxieDawn

I don't miss my old body.. that's for sure.. I really did not cut anything out and if I did, I put it back in that is recipe for disaster to bring such restriction upon yourself.. it did me..

I ate huge mexican dinner last Friday with fried ice cream.. to say the least.. and I am gonna celebrate this weekend a bday and 4th of july.. so nothing has changed but my mind set.. how I approach things and make different decisions.

I don't miss being ignorant either.. I am as shamed that I did not learn sooner .. but missing that past, not a bit..

Mini_Medic

I miss going out for sweet delicious ice cream, I miss getting Krispy Kreme glazed donuts at 2am during my shift as a reward, I miss getting jelly filled donuts from QT in the mornings after my shift. I miss pizza buffets and bakery goods like coffee cake and pastries and muffins and brownies and cookies.

However, I enjoy the way my jeans fit, and the light feeling and the comfort of curling my body up in a ball with my knees touching my chest. I love getting picked up and spun around by my boyfriend. I love having hips that have a lovely curve and no muffin top. I like dressing up nicely and really liking the silhouette in the mirror. I feel more confident and more in control of my life than I ever did mindlessly binge eating. I love exercise even more because my body feels like a efficient machine now instead of lugging a pull behind trailer. I don't constantly criticize my self, my body, or my behavior and I really enjoy feeling small and compact. No more guilt for this chick! I love feeling healthy more than any of those things I miss. Moderation is key!

cerise_noir

Nothing. I haven't cut any foods out and am nearly 90lbs down.
Heh.

lmew91

VintageFeline wrote: »

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.

YES. I am happy with the choices that I've made, but I do miss just eating because I enjoyed the flavor of something, and eating just random amounts until I was tired of eating it. I've never really been a binge eater, or a "sit down and eat this whole bag of chips" kind of girl, but I would open a package and eat maybe half of it while reading or watching TV. I could never go back to that now, even if I stopped caring about my health and weight. I'd still be seeing all the calories as I ate...

liialii

I don't miss anything to be honest, I still eat all my favourite stuff only in moderation.

pondee629

Absolutely nothing. I enjoy what I've enjoyed before, albeit less of some of it. I've found what I enjoy that is "free" or at least "freer" calorie wise and enjoy those things more and enjoy less of those calorie heavy goodies. I still have them, just not a much.. I want for nothing. I miss nothing. I enjoy what I want to enjoy within the constraints of CICO. If I were missing things, I probably wouldn't be able to keep it up.

laur357

I miss reading on my porch after work or having time to cook a more elaborate meal, but going for a run or to a class instead isn't so bad.