What do you miss the most?

jdubois5351

Technically, I'm not really missing anything, I still allow myself to eat anything I want to (if I really want it and can fit it into my calorie goal). Yet ... yet ... I'm really, really missing being able to eat the amounts of fruit I used to eat before. Nowadays it's much more veggies, and fruit being a desert, but DAMN! I could pack away a 2 kilos of fruit a day, easily. I love fruit. 5 large peaches? No problem! Give me all your cherries and blueberries! Strawberries! Raspberries (I can eat my bodyweight in those ...). I've never eaten a lot of sweets or salty snacks, but fruit was my "downfall". I know it's much better in general than chocolate, but in the end, sugar is sugar - and fruit in the amounts I used to eat can pack quite a lot of calories. But I really, really miss it, and I can't wait to go to maintenance and to be able to add a little more back into my diet.

So, what is it that you miss the most?

TavistockToad

Booze... i don't drink anywhere near as much any more.

kommodevaran

I can't think of anything, it's more that I could eat more of almost anytihng, but for the most part, I choose not to.

gstaubs1

Honestly ...Mountain Dew & Doritos

ccrdragon

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most" - Ozzy

hesn92

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

quiksylver296

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

Yeah. Flamin' Hot Cheetos, an entire big bag, with a liter of Vanilla Coke, followed by a pint of Ben and Jerry's. I still have those things. But not nearly as often, or in as much quantity.

amusedmonkey

I miss my oblivious attitude around food. I knew some things had more calories than others, but it just wasn't a thought that came to me often if ever while eating. Now I'm hyper aware. Even when I'm eating whatever I want in whatever quantity I want, I'm still thinking about calories. Even during holidays where I'm really not that concerned calories, I still tally up the calories. I really miss that relaxed innocence I used to have when I was a dieting virgin. Sometimes it gets to me that I will never be able to go back to how it was.

RelCanonical

I miss food being a mindless time filler, an easy reward, an easy comfort when bad things happen. Pretty much nothing to do with the food itself and more to do with it allowing me to not deal with emotions. Lol?

steveko89

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

Likewise. I don't eat anything without thinking about the calorie content. A friend of mine told me he ate three Panera cookies at a work lunch, my only response was "that's at least 1200 calories of cookies".

AnvilHead

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

That's about it for me. I don't miss any particular food/drink, because I never entirely gave up/cut out anything from my diet. I eat more of some things and less of others, but nothing is off limits. I did cut back substantially on the alcohol consumption, but honestly I don't miss that at all.

glassyo

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

So much this.

Faebert

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I miss my oblivious attitude around food. I knew some things had more calories than others, but it just wasn't a thought that came to me often if ever while eating. Now I'm hyper aware. Even when I'm eating whatever I want in whatever quantity I want, I'm still thinking about calories. Even during holidays where I'm really not that concerned calories, I still tally up the calories. I really miss that relaxed innocence I used to have when I was a dieting virgin. Sometimes it gets to me that I will never be able to go back to how it was.

This. Completely. Knowledge is power, but I do sometimes think that ignorance was bliss

rainbow198

At times I miss vegging out and snacking on whatever I wanted and how much I wanted while watching TV. It was comforting to end a busy day that way.

I paid a price for that lifestyle though and don't miss that part at all.

sardelsa

In a deficit now, sometimes I miss having all the foods in one day. My two ham and egg sandwiches for my morning snack, pasta for lunch, protein mug cakes with whipped cream and strawberries for snack, double portions of dinner and Ben and Jerry's for dessert...all which I used to have almost everyday when I was gaining. But I don't miss the pressure to hit my calories and how full I was all the time, so I'd definitely rather be here, still able to eat some of those things on certain days.

psychod787

AnvilHead wrote: »

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

That's about it for me. I don't miss any particular food/drink, because I never entirely gave up/cut out anything from my diet. I eat more of some things and less of others, but nothing is off limits. I did cut back substantially on the alcohol consumption, but honestly I don't miss that at all.

Same, though I do miss just going out to eat with out thinking about calories. Oh well.

SummerTwentyOne

Ben and Jerry’s, cool ranch Doritos, dominos chicken strips with wedges and garlic pizza with cookie desert...my god no wonder my SW was 300lbs.

AnvilHead

psychod787 wrote: »

AnvilHead wrote: »

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

That's about it for me. I don't miss any particular food/drink, because I never entirely gave up/cut out anything from my diet. I eat more of some things and less of others, but nothing is off limits. I did cut back substantially on the alcohol consumption, but honestly I don't miss that at all.

Same, though I do miss just going out to eat with out thinking about calories. Oh well.

I still do that sometimes. It just has to be the (occasional/infrequent) exception rather than the rule.

shaf238

Chocolate. I used to eat ridiculous quantities of it.

psychod787

AnvilHead wrote: »

psychod787 wrote: »

AnvilHead wrote: »

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

That's about it for me. I don't miss any particular food/drink, because I never entirely gave up/cut out anything from my diet. I eat more of some things and less of others, but nothing is off limits. I did cut back substantially on the alcohol consumption, but honestly I don't miss that at all.

Same, though I do miss just going out to eat with out thinking about calories. Oh well.

I still do that sometimes. It just has to be the (occasional/infrequent) exception rather than the rule.

The booze was odd too. I used to home brew 3 times a month. Not that pansy light beer, you could cut my Ales with a knife and fork!

workinonit1956

I don’t miss any particular food, really, because I fit what I want into my daily calories.
I admit, there are times I miss just eating with abandon like I used to. I love to eat! But although I can get wistful about it on occasion, I’m not tempted—that’s the difference.