Foods to avoid?

rainbowbow

Only the things i'm allergic or intolerant to.

unrelentingminx

I avoid anything that is too easy to overeat: biscuits, loose chocolate like m&ms, ice cream in tubs, large bags of crisps etc.

sarahlovesfood25

I really love bread but ive cut down to 2slices of wholemeal a day,,
cut down sugar in my tea and i also drink peppermint tea now,,
I cut right back on crisps chocolate cake cus i cant just eat 1bar or packet and wen i do eat more i just feel bad for it after!!

SuzySunshine99

I didn't cut out anything that I love, just minded the portions. I cut out high-calorie foods that were just "eh" and I could easily live without.

J72FIT

sarahjohnson25852014 wrote: »

Wondering what foods people have avoided along their journey and seen a weight loss?

For me it was about learning what an appropriate serving looked like...

sarahlovesfood25

I need to do that aswell.. portion sizes!!

KatzeDerNacht22

I think that's very personal, there's no forbidden foods as long as you keep those calories under control, but me for example, I do not like to drink soda cos it's too sweet and it usually has more calories that I could use to eat other stuff, I do not like diet food at all, tastes horrible to me, but I will drink 1 Dr. Pepper every 6 months for example.

It's really up to you, I mostly don't eat refined grains for a matter of satiety, whole grain makes me feel fuller and happier, for the rest.. too salty food cos I've got some issues before with my kidneys.

So, regarding weight loss, nothing in special.

Ready2Rock206

Foods I don't like and/or aren't worth the calories (because they don't taste good enough).

cwolfman13

sarahjohnson25852014 wrote: »

Wondering what foods people have avoided along their journey and seen a weight loss?

I started out just eating what I was normally eating and just watching my portions and logging stuff...that made it easy for me to get started and eliminated a lot of nonsense and "industry noise". From there I just made incremental changes...eating out less, cutting back on soda, etc and I focused more on what I needed to add to my diet...more veg and fruit...more complex carbohydrates...more lean proteins and healthy fats. When I focused on what I needed to add, other things just fell by the wayside.

There's nothing that I avoid entirely...but there are a lot of things that I eat less of than I used to.

serindipte

I eliminated things I only ate out of habit or because it was "supposed" to go together.

Examples:

I no longer add cheese to my salads. It's extra calories that I don't really even taste and don't miss at all. I still eat cheese, but keep it to things I actually enjoy, like grilled cheese sandwiches.

I stopped making garlic bread just because I was having spaghetti. If I really want it, then I do have it, but it's rarely.

I've tried various vegetables with and without butter. Some, I still add butter to, because I don't care for them without. Others, I've found I enjoy just as much with just a bit of seasoning instead.

cross2bear

Ready2Rock206 wrote: »

Foods I don't like and/or aren't worth the calories (because they don't taste good enough).

This is me too - I look at my calorie allotment for the day as money. I want to spend my calories/cash where I get the biggest bang for my buck - so I have to really enjoy it and think that it is worth the expenditure. Lots of stuff fell off that list when I really looked at them - things I ate out of habit but really didnt care one way or the other about - they were easily eliminated for sure, then I had to learn to make some tough choices about my options - such as is bread the best value for my buck? I decided not really, as it is doesnt bring me joy like say, a glass of wine does, and most of it is commercial, crap stuff anyway (not of good quality I mean), so my standards changed too.

SuzySunshine99

cross2bear wrote: »

Ready2Rock206 wrote: »

Foods I don't like and/or aren't worth the calories (because they don't taste good enough).

This is me too - I look at my calorie allotment for the day as money. I want to spend my calories/cash where I get the biggest bang for my buck - so I have to really enjoy it and think that it is worth the expenditure. Lots of stuff fell off that list when I really looked at them - things I ate out of habit but really didnt care one way or the other about - they were easily eliminated for sure, then I had to learn to make some tough choices about my options - such as is bread the best value for my buck? I decided not really, as it is doesnt bring me joy like say, a glass of wine does, and most of it is commercial, crap stuff anyway (not of good quality I mean), so my standards changed too.

Exactly! Save those calories for the good stuff....
Chips Ahoy cookies out of a package...nah. Not worth it.
Homemade or bakery cookies...yes! Worth it.

TeaBea

TavistockToad wrote: »

nothing for me, i just eat a lot less of some things

This^

Sure, I gravitate more towards some things now. But everything is still available.....just not in the same old quantity.

animatorswearbras

Crisps and snacks I know I can't have in moderation and I try to find alternatives to potato like swede & carrot mash or oven cooked butternut squash wedges, everything else I portion control and pad out with salad or steamed veggies. I also try to swap out some high cal meats with vegan and vegetarian alternatives like quorn mince or linda mccartney sausages.

sullus

I can't say there's a food or foods I avoid. If there are, it would change day to day. I avoid things that aren't worth it. What's the taste to calorie ratio? How's the nutrients? Where am I on my macros? Is it good enough that I don't care where I am on my macros?

But the definition of "worth it" changes too. Put wings, beer and pizza in front of me on a Tuesday night, and I'll think "Not worth it". Put the same thing in front of me on a sunday afternoon with the guys over watching football, and I'll think "totally worth it"