One thing you refuse to sacrifice
aettinger448
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Coffee is mine. I'll eat ground turkey. I'll exercise at night even though I am exhausted. I will give up chips. I'll order spaghetti and only eat half. But coffee with creamer is a hard line. I've tried the almond milk. Yuck. Nope. I thought about using my protein shakes instead of cream. I'm still debating that one.
What's your "one thing" you just can't give up?
What's your "one thing" you just can't give up?
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I won't give up anything.
I have to reduce the amount/frequency of eating high calorie items but I'd never give up the things I like and enjoy.
Moderation.31 -
Coffee, 100%, I did give up cream and sugar a long time ago.2
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Taste/deliciousness. The big difference between the yoyoing I did before and the stable weight I have now, is that I am eating moderate amounts of tasty and delicious foods and meals, instead of trying to get pleasure from candy and snacks after eating too much boring food.13
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Excellent point. I should clarify. I guess I mean that I won't bargain with my coffee. For example, I still eat pizza. But I have 1-2 slices with lots of veggies instead of 6-8 pieces with lots of greasy meat and extra cheese. But I would rather decrease my breakfast/lunch calories in order to have the calories in the coffee creamer. Or do an extra half hour of cardio. Basically, I bargain and moderate everything else EXCEPT that.7
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I haven't sacrificed anything, I just eat less of certain things than I used to.2
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Family time in the evenings. I wake up at 4am to workout, or during lunch. If I can't make those work, I will skip a workout rather than spend 50% of my evening time with my son at the gym. He is very young and goes to bed early so I only have two hours with him on week evenings.17
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »I won't give up anything.
I have to reduce the amount/frequency of eating high calorie items but I'd never give up the things I like and enjoy.
Moderation.
this... and occasionally i don't even bother with moderation!5 -
As was stated previously by another poster, I do not give up anything. If I want it, I fit it in my allotment. If I gave up something I like, I would want it so bad that I would ruin my daily deficit. CICO is about deficits, not food restriction, only calorie restriction.1
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kommodevaran wrote: »Taste/deliciousness. The big difference between the yoyoing I did before and the stable weight I have now, is that I am eating moderate amounts of tasty and delicious foods and meals, instead of trying to get pleasure from candy and snacks after eating too much boring food.
Great point! I'd eat a half bag of chips after a bland meal of pork chops and potatoes. But now I know how to cook a pork chop correctly with fresh veggies instead of a heated can of corn. It's easier to feel satisfied when you actually like the food you're eating.6 -
I prefer coffee black, but I do cut back on coffee from time to time, sigh.
Really, I like the taste/deliciousness answer. Where I think the taste is equal (Fage 2% vs. full fat Fage), I'll take the calorie savings. Where it makes a difference, I won't, I'll just have whatever it is less often or in smaller quantities. Cheese is probably my best example. I like good cheese, and the idea of low fat cheese horrifies me. So I simply use cheese less than I used to -- I like feta in salads and omelets and a little goes a long way, so I use it. Otherwise I mostly save cheese for eating after dinner in a reasonable quantity. (Eating less means I can justify buying expensive cheese too.) I am certainly not giving it up.4 -
I havent gave anything up. But one thing I'd never give up is prob my soda from sodastream. May not be healthy but oh welll if I'm able to loose weight then anything is good for me.
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Sunday dinner4
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Coffee creamer. Sigh. I've gone from regular to sugar free, but that's about as far as I can force myself to go. Oooo...and lasagna.3
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aettinger448 wrote: »Coffee is mine. I'll eat ground turkey. I'll exercise at night even though I am exhausted. I will give up chips. I'll order spaghetti and only eat half. But coffee with creamer is a hard line. I've tried the almond milk. Yuck. Nope. I thought about using my protein shakes instead of cream. I'm still debating that one.
What's your "one thing" you just can't give up?
Yes, you are speaking my language!
Cream in my coffee!
Even when I was cutting for a show, my calories were super low. I saved almost 100 a day for cream. (I've since reduced it to closer to 50 a day). I'd rather be hungrier and enjoy my coffee.4 -
It's nice to know I'm not the only one dealing with this feeling. At the start of my weight loss, a good friend jabbed me with "I'd rather be fat and have my fried chicken than be skinny and give up all the things I like." To be fair, she later apologized and has actually started to lose some weight recently. But that always stuck in my mind. And even when I budget my coffee creamer calories into my day, it was this nag in my head. I'd hear that phrase internally on repeat.0
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Pepsi Max. They can come out and say it causes cancer, leprosy and AIDS, and they will still have to prise it out of my cold, dead hands.
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aettinger448 wrote: »It's nice to know I'm not the only one dealing with this feeling. At the start of my weight loss, a good friend jabbed me with "I'd rather be fat and have my fried chicken than be skinny and give up all the things I like." To be fair, she later apologized and has actually started to lose some weight recently. But that always stuck in my mind. And even when I budget my coffee creamer calories into my day, it was this nag in my head. I'd hear that phrase internally on repeat.
change the record to "I don't have to give up all the things I like just have a little less of them"
That is what made it stick for me...as I was one of those who though I had to stop eating X...but I didn't this past time and it stuck...
I like you will have cream in my coffee...no sugar tho...I like flavoured creamer so I find that is enough sweetness...however I won't eat the Bday cake at work most times as it just isn't worth it...
Choices.4 -
I'm with you on the coffee/tea with cream and sugar. I will do skim milk in fancy coffee (lattes, cappuccinos) but I won't give up my French Vanilla Coffeemate or Earl Grey tea with half & half and sugar. I also refuse to scrape the frosting off my cupcakes or cake. I LOVE chocolate frosting (and cream cheese frosting) so if I'm planning to eat cake, I'm going to plan for eating ALL the frosting too.
Otherwise, I've never 100% cut anything out of my diet. Anytime I have tried to cut foods it ends in failure so I just eat what I want in moderation.2 -
I started using the Atkins French Vanilla protein shake as creamer and I love it - though if you don't want something that's sweet, it may not be for you. I've used others that act funny in hot beverages. Yikes!
Those of you who are going on about your creamer haven't told what kind of creamer is so awesome that you can't give it up! I'm ridiculously curious now
What do you use? 1 -
clicketykeys wrote: »I started using the Atkins French Vanilla protein shake as creamer and I love it - though if you don't want something that's sweet, it may not be for you. I've used others that act funny in hot beverages. Yikes!
Those of you who are going on about your creamer haven't told what kind of creamer is so awesome that you can't give it up! I'm ridiculously curious now What do you use?
Just off brand French vanilla coffee creamer. Nothing fancy! Lol. I think it's 30 calories for 2 tablespoons. And I have about 4-6 tablespoons spread out across 3-4 cups of coffee. It adds up.1 -
I have also not given anything up completely. I would rather have half the amount of "full fat / sugar" food than a larger amount of diet food.
Couldn't you just put milk in your coffee? I'm in the uk and nobody uses creamer here, just fresh milk. I find it completely overpowers the taste of the coffee when I drink it in America. Skimmed milk would be much less calorific I think.1 -
CurrySpice2016 wrote: »I have also not given anything up completely. I would rather have half the amount of "full fat / sugar" food than a larger amount of diet food.
Couldn't you just put milk in your coffee? I'm in the uk and nobody uses creamer here, just fresh milk. I find it completely overpowers the taste of the coffee when I drink it in America. Skimmed milk would be much less calorific I think.
I have tried milk. I have had American style creamer for so many years now that milk is too bland and thin for my taste. I'm losing at a great pace, about .5-1.0 lbs per week. So I'm not really posting for advice (though I know you're doing so with all good intentions!). I'm more curious if there's anything other people are just not willing to give up. Another one for me is coconut shrimp. If a Chinese buffet is in my near future, I'll budget calories that day to get my "fix".0 -
I went into this with the thought that if I could not eat like a normal person I would stay fat. What that really means is eating and exercising in a way I can sustain in the world in which I live. .
I obviously had to change how I ate and drank my calories. I eat mostly the same foods just different quantities or combinations though. I still eat fast food and use the same recipes.
Logging has really helped me learn how to eat what I like without feeling like there are big sacrifices happening. I think more about adding things to my life rather than taking things away
I've added more protein and vegetables. I'm not going to eat super low carb, low fat or no sugar.
I've added more activity. I'm not going to spend hours at a gym daily though.
I'm not going to give time or money to fad diets, supplements, programs, or shows.3 -
aettinger448 wrote: »CurrySpice2016 wrote: »I have also not given anything up completely. I would rather have half the amount of "full fat / sugar" food than a larger amount of diet food.
Couldn't you just put milk in your coffee? I'm in the uk and nobody uses creamer here, just fresh milk. I find it completely overpowers the taste of the coffee when I drink it in America. Skimmed milk would be much less calorific I think.
I have tried milk. I have had American style creamer for so many years now that milk is too bland and thin for my taste. I'm losing at a great pace, about .5-1.0 lbs per week. So I'm not really posting for advice (though I know you're doing so with all good intentions!). I'm more curious if there's anything other people are just not willing to give up. Another one for me is coconut shrimp. If a Chinese buffet is in my near future, I'll budget calories that day to get my "fix".
Sorry. Was trying to be helpful1 -
clicketykeys wrote: »I started using the Atkins French Vanilla protein shake as creamer and I love it - though if you don't want something that's sweet, it may not be for you. I've used others that act funny in hot beverages. Yikes!
Those of you who are going on about your creamer haven't told what kind of creamer is so awesome that you can't give it up! I'm ridiculously curious now What do you use?
For me it's not about "what" it is about my coffee...even 10% MF cream is better than milk...18% MF coffee creamer is even better...less sugar needed...but the flavoured is just about me loving my coffee...nothing more.
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aettinger448 wrote: »clicketykeys wrote: »I started using the Atkins French Vanilla protein shake as creamer and I love it - though if you don't want something that's sweet, it may not be for you. I've used others that act funny in hot beverages. Yikes!
Those of you who are going on about your creamer haven't told what kind of creamer is so awesome that you can't give it up! I'm ridiculously curious now What do you use?
Just off brand French vanilla coffee creamer. Nothing fancy! Lol. I think it's 30 calories for 2 tablespoons. And I have about 4-6 tablespoons spread out across 3-4 cups of coffee. It adds up.
I think a lot of us who are keeping at it have learned to be "budgeters." Like... if you can find a product you like that costs less at another store, you can get more of it! Same idea, just with calories. I have the powdered stuff at work because it doesn't go bad as quickly. I do get the sugar-free French vanilla, which has the same calories as the fat-free kind. My "logic" was that I'd rather have the slow energy release from the fat than the quick punch of energy from sugar.3 -
I refuse to give up pizza. I have it on Fridays at work as my "cheat" (flatbread pizza). Most of the time I will eat one square of the pizza and then scrape off the toppings and eat those alone. We make a pizza casserole at home that will also fix my craving most of the time.
I also refuse to give up Mexican restaurant salsa and queso. I don't need the chips. I don't miss the chips. But I love queso and salsa.1 -
I don't given anything up, I just eat less of it or exercise more to give me the "spare" calories.
But I refuse to eat anything which I don't really want/like or which isn't delicious/the best of its kind. No budget doughnuts, no "basics" sausage rolls or "value" biscuits, not "lighter choice" unless they've been proven to be as good/better as what I would normally buy.6 -
aettinger448 wrote: »Coffee is mine. I'll eat ground turkey. I'll exercise at night even though I am exhausted. I will give up chips. I'll order spaghetti and only eat half. But coffee with creamer is a hard line. I've tried the almond milk. Yuck. Nope. I thought about using my protein shakes instead of cream. I'm still debating that one.
What's your "one thing" you just can't give up?
I don't give up anything; I eat to fit my macros. Unless you're using a ton of cream every day, it's splitting hairs to think giving that up is going to make a major impact.0 -
aettinger448 wrote: »What's your "one thing" you just can't give up?
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