Name something that was easy for you to give up

mholl15
mholl15 Posts: 139 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is there anything you guys struggled with but was able to give it up easily?

For me, it was alcohol. I was a heavy drinker but refused to be called an alcoholic because I could go days, weeks and months without a drink but my real problem was I didn't know how to stop once I started drinking. I would have to drink the whole damn bottle before I felt enough was enough. On July 7, I quit drinking cold turkey and changed my diet completely. I have since lost a total of 22 lbs and got my A1C back below 6.50.

If you are a drinking alcohol and you're struggling losing weight, I can almost guarantee that if you quit drinking, you'll see a huge difference immediately.

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  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Congratulations on being sober!

    I didn't give up any foods that I didn't want to give up. I did cut back on plenty of portion sizes once I learned just how many calories I was taking in. However, for me we're talking about sweets and starchy foods rather than alcohol.
  • cjrmack2014
    cjrmack2014 Posts: 10 Member
    For me like others it was sodas. Now I drink water or tea.
  • Losingweightforgood2019
    Losingweightforgood2019 Posts: 173 Member
    Anything related to sugar
  • Bekah7482
    Bekah7482 Posts: 246 Member
    Surprisingly fast food was easy to give up. Almost all my food used to come from a drive thru (Taco Bell and Jack in the Box being my go to places) but I haven't been to a fast food restaurant since 1/1/17 and I dont miss it. I honestly though it would be more difficult to break that one.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Ginger ale, by accident.
    I drank a couple of cans a day.

    In 2009 I was close to my weight loss goal and we went on a trip to Italy and a med cruise.
    It was hot, it was hard carrying a can of warm fizzy pop around, so my SO and sister taught me how to say 'agua minirali con gas'.
    I was thrilled as I don't pick up languages, even phrases, well and just kept ordering 'agua minirali con gas'.

    By the time we got home I didn't like the taste of ginger ale, or other pops anymore they were too sweet.

    I finally dropped those last few lbs, and, 9years later, still don't drink pop, unless mixed with alcohol B)

    Cheers, h.
  • Elucy321
    Elucy321 Posts: 10 Member
    The easiest thing I gave up was pasta and bread. I decided to go low (almost NO) carb, and within a matter of just a few days, it had no appeal to me whatsoever. I was so surprised at how easy it was to go without it, and still feel like I was making meals that my son and I could really enjoy!
  • mholl15
    mholl15 Posts: 139 Member
    same here, before i quit I told myself there was no way I could quit cold turkey, surprisingly it wasn't hard at all
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Bread and noodles. The toppings are the best part, IMO.
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,069 Member
    I'm not a "never, ever, can I have it again" person, so there's nothing I've completely given up.

    I have, however, nearly eliminated soda, which used to be a pretty much daily thing for me, or at least a few times a week. Now it's a couple times a month (if that) when I'm on the road for a race weekend, occasionally with a dinner out with friends (which is pretty rare).

    Sparkling water was the cure for my soda addiction. Bubbles were the key to giving that up!
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,743 Member
    gave up eating jazmine rice every day, only have it once in a while. I actually started eating a lot more things that I didn't before rather than give up things
  • Kullerva
    Kullerva Posts: 1,114 Member
    Soda.

    I was out on my own for the first time buying groceries. I saw the sale price on soda and said something like, "Well, I guess I don't drink soda anymore."

    If only mom had pointed that out to me when I was younger, we could have saved tons on the grocery bill...
  • DrDrewSmith
    DrDrewSmith Posts: 2 Member
    I used to eat ice cream quite frequently but noticed I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would when I served up a bowl. So, one day, about 10+ years ago, I just decided to stop eating it. I have had the odd frozen treat, ie., ice cream on a stick, but I never really missed ice cream. My wife loves it and I am OK with her eating it because I really have no interest in it.

    I switched to black coffee decades ago and never missed cream or sugar in my coffee.

    I never drank a lot of soda anyway and, at one time, I thought diet cola was a good thing to drink while I managed my calories but have since learned how bad diet drinks are, so, like ice cream, I never think about soda. I will have a gin and tonic occasionally but that's the only soda-like drink I ever have.
  • flagrantavidity
    flagrantavidity Posts: 218 Member
    Soda - I like the bubbles so I often drink sparkling water now.
  • New2ket0
    New2ket0 Posts: 345 Member
    Smoking
    Haribos
    Baileys
    Sugar
    Carbs
    Alcohol... ok I’m lying I still have it socially 🍷🍹
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Alcohol
    Cheetos
    Cheese
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    I was surprised I gave these things up easily and I think it is what made me lose weight easily this time.

    1. sodium (no adding salt, no processed foods, or condiments).
    2. no artificial sweeteners
    3. no sugar
    4. no diet sodas or sodas
    4. gave up alcohol (this took effort, but mattered).

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