What foods/drinks/habits have you given up for your 'diet'?

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  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    Given up? Nothing I didn't already dislike.

    Cut back on? A LOT. I'm lazy as Hell and would rather eat less of what I love than exercise to earn it. I've cut back on bread, rice, pasta and alcohol but I do still have each of those things occasionally. Just had some wine with dinner.
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    Containers of ice cream, now I buy ice cream bars, popsicles or I go buy a small ice cream at mcdonalds(only 150 cals)
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    Cocktails.
  • RunConquerCelebrate
    RunConquerCelebrate Posts: 956 Member
    I have not given up anything, I see this as a life style change were I learn to eat the things I enjoy in moderation. This is not a diet for me but a life time journey :)
  • itsfruitcake
    itsfruitcake Posts: 146 Member
    Cheese (specifically full fat hard cheeses like Cheddar). I was totally hooked on the stuff. Then I had to take antibiotics and somehow they made cheese taste really strange, so I didn't eat it for a few days and decided to take the opportunity and ditch it completely. Been off for a few weeks now (except for a few slices of pizza and stuff like cottage cheese) and don't miss it, yet.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    No heavy eating after 8pm.

    I'm always curious about this particular choice. I have heard a lot of people say that it's bad for you to eat after ___, in connection with health or weight loss. However, I've never seen any actual scientific information to back that claim. Is there any?

    I understand that some people might choose not to because they don't like the feeling of going to bed full. Or because they get cold if they eat before bed. Or because they are like my friend who always has nightmares if she eats (specifically) dairy before bed, the reason for which I have no idea. Or because they don't want to mindlessly eat while watching TV in the evening. I saw something once saying that if you cut off your food intake well before bedtime and then count sleep time, it means more hours of the day when you can avoid food - which is obviously unnecessary if you're making healthy choices in the first place. Food is my friend - I don't want to avoid it. lol

    I don't know the reasoning for making a distinction and certainly it's each individual's choice and probably not harmful, so whatever. Just I'm just always curious about what people are thinking when this comes up.

    As for me, I tend to make sure I have more calories available for later in the day, just because that's when I know I'll want them the most and when unexpected things with friends are more likely to come up for me. So I would eat pretty much anything that fit my day, my calories, to some extent my macros (usually with the exception of sodium), my overall goals, and my tastes. There isn't really a distinction for me there regarding the time of day.

    There is no reason to not eat in the evenings unless you're fasting the following day or as part of any other fasting regime.
    If you're on a daily calorie restriction, meal timing does NOT matter.

    Not eating after a certain time is a great way to cut down on snacking, and the distracted eating that some people do in front of the computer or a TV. I don't eat after I brush my teeth after dinner.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    I haven't given up anything, because I see no need to.
  • Beaniejumper323
    Beaniejumper323 Posts: 5 Member
    I have been dieting/exercising since August 10th and I have given up:

    Soda
    Sugar
    White Bread

    That is it, but I also control all my portions now and I am not a couch potato anymore...I do Water Aerobics and Pilates every other day and also walk 3 miles a night. I love my new lifestyle and I look forward to what I look like in a year! I have given myself a year to shed 100 pounds!! :)
  • lsigall
    lsigall Posts: 58 Member
    I've had to give up:

    Alcohol (not a big issue, as I was never much of a drinker anyway)
    Soda ( a bit harder)
    Coffee (this was a killer!)

    But that is because I was recently diagnosed with Crohn's, and those things trigger me. Fortunately, if I avoid those I can eat most things, even raw fruit, vegetables, and whole grains!
  • chickenchaser78
    chickenchaser78 Posts: 89 Member
    Habits - Don't do the daily diet soda thing anymore. Working on not doing the daily coffee thing. I won't drink coffee without creamer or sugar so that is why I want it to be an occasional treat (plus the withdraw headaches suck).

    Working on planning my diet better so I'm not lazy and grab fast food while I'm out. That was a bad habit I had to give up. Being 100% accountable and logging everything. I can be not so great at that so its another bad habit I'm working on ditching.

    I'm with everyone else in that I'm a moderation girl. If I have enough calories for it I'm going to have that ice cream at the end of the day LOL. If I have ate well all day long I don't see the problem with that. I also generally know my binge foods (cake/cupcakes/cookie dough) so I try to keep them out of the house to begin with. I don't give them up...just manage them better.
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    Habit i have given up - when theres free food in the kitchen at work (and it is yummy but it wont fit my MFP numbers) i had to stop answering the call and just ignore it and eat the food i brought with me to work to eat. That was challenging at first.

    drinks - coke for the most part, though I will have it once in a while, but it does not have the same addiction as it once had, took a few weeks to get over it.

    I limit some fattening food because I would tend to overeat if i ate it, but im slowly putting those back as i see fit.
  • NicoleCooney92
    NicoleCooney92 Posts: 43 Member
    Potato chips and McDonald's french fries. These are trigger foods for me. Like the commercial says "I bet you can't eat just one". And it's true, I can't. I CAN however, eat just about anything else in moderation.
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    There was much kicking and screaming about it but I have had to stop buying beer and cider. Not only do they have a lot of calories but the high carb content made me incredibly hungry, and hungry+tipsy+fridge is a bad combination...

    I still drink them when I go out, but for private consumption I've switched to brandy (I don't like wine). You need to measure it carefully, but the munchies are way more manageable.
  • spiritofheather
    spiritofheather Posts: 5 Member
    I actually gained weight when I quit my Waist Watchers Diet Soda. I wanted flavored drinks so I ended up drinking juice. This led to drinking many calories and consuming huge amounts of sugar. In the process of quitting the soda I did start drinking water, which I had never done before. I even would say I used to hate it. But now I enjoy it.

    I did however re-add in the diet soda and when I did that I began to lose weight slowly over the course of the last 8 months over 40 pounds.
    Granted I know that it's not the best for me but I need to pick my battles and how to work things out in a reasonable fashion. Denying myself everything I loved only led to binge eating and severe depression.

    I have cut out foods like Ramen noodle ( I used to love, recently had some for old times sake and thought it was nasty), I plan my food before I go out to restaurants, even fast food places I know what I like and is better then what I could have.

    I think saying no to anything forever is not the best option for me. Giving myself the choice is key.... it's just building the skills to tell myself. "no I don't need that right now"
    It's a slow process :)
  • LFG95
    LFG95 Posts: 13
    Since moving to Mexico, I've basically cut off all fast-food and GMO(I think it might be illegal) food. Feeling great and dropping weight, what more could I ask for?
  • psulioness11
    psulioness11 Posts: 5
    So far, I've given up potato chips and those kind of junk food. They're still in the closet, so if I have a huge craving, I just have a handful of it and it usually satisfies me. Soda and fruit juices (except for Orange Juice) is another thing I'm working on, but my roommates are big soda drinkers, so it's hard to stay away from them.

    Most everything else, I eat in moderation. I'm also working on drinking more water. I use these Crystal Light flavoring liquid things and it makes me drink enough water. I know it's not always good for me, as the sucralose isn't good, but I'm slowly weaning myself off from using them.
  • feliperss
    feliperss Posts: 35 Member
    Ordering pizza :( There's no such thing as moderation when you have one all to yourself unfortunately. I've had pizza once this summer, twice if you count a home made slice with mostly veggies on it. I used to order one every week AT LEAST. With garlic sauce on the side.. and regular soda. Oh god, all the calories.

    Nah but I guess I'm gonna have to say that for the most part I've not cut out anything, just tried to eat the "bad" things in smaller amounts and less frequently.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    you can have anything you want to
    you do not have to give up one thing.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    alcohol
  • MrClover
    MrClover Posts: 2 Member
    Before I started losing weight, I decided one day after Christmas that I wasn't going to have soda that day. The next day I decided to try it again. This Christmas will mark three years of "soda sobriety." I still get cravings during the summer, but for the most part it isn't an issue anymore. Any sugar I eat I try to keep it to as few ingredients as possible in the item (ie dark chocolate).
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    I've always figured that if I just gave up the junk food I wouldn't have a weight problem, but I was never willing to give it up.

    I gave up most junk food about 12 years ago.

    I promptly lost 20-25LBS and have kept it off.

    Best decision I ever made.
  • jennz81
    jennz81 Posts: 194 Member
    Soda was a bit thing. I used to be able to drink an entire two litre in one day, or sometimes two. I've also cut down on my consumption of sweets in general - but I have not completely cut them out.
  • eksero2k
    eksero2k Posts: 83 Member
    Not given up anything, I eat what I please as long as it fit's my daily intake :)
  • stephiehampshire
    stephiehampshire Posts: 160
    Ive cut back on bread and generally have it once a week maximum as a weekend treat

    Ive cut back on diet pepsi and now try and drink pints of water instead

    Ive stopped eating crisps as a snack and now only eat them if I am at a party or as a Saturday treat, I replaced them with rice cakes instead

    Ive stopped eating cakes and pastries (we have a starbucks at work, this was not an easy step I used to have them daily!)

    Ive cut back on pasta and try to eat wholewheat rice instead

    Ive stopped buying deserts and switched to sugar free ice lollies or home made smoothies for pudding

    Ive cut back on chocolate, it is a saturday treat now not a daily occurance

    I havent really cut anything out 100% just gone from eating it daily / when ever I want to a special treat
  • HefferSprint
    HefferSprint Posts: 124 Member
    I drink coffee in the morning, but then the only other thing I drink is water with lemon.

    I don't need to drink my calories. And I've had cancer once already. Don't need to put artificial sweeteners and colors in my body.

    I don't consider that much of a sacrifice.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I've always figured that if I just gave up the junk food I wouldn't have a weight problem, but I was never willing to give it up.

    I gave up most junk food about 12 years ago.

    I promptly lost 20-25LBS and have kept it off.

    Best decision I ever made.
    I was never willing either. :smile: And then I did. Now I don't even like the taste of most of it. The thought of a snickers (my old favorite) makes me kinda nauseous. I have plenty of snacks now. They just aren't as calorie dense AND they aren't packed with sugar. Sugar begat sugar for me. Eating sugary snacks made me crave more "fast" carbs. Not really an issue any more. For years the only time food cravings happened was just before aunt flo visited. And I'd munch on something yummy (but not starchy/sugary) and be done with it.
    Giving up packaged junk food may not be a sustainable choice for some, but for me it has been. And made keeping the weight off much easier.
  • sbrownallison
    sbrownallison Posts: 314 Member
    Over the many years that I've gained and lost weight, then gained more, I tended (when dieting) to cut portions, keep cakes/cookies/desserts out of the house, focus on whole foods, and do the usual things. As time crept up on me, I found it harder and harder to lose weight even using these measures, so this time (year and a half ago), I eliminated bread from my diet. I've eaten it a few times over that period, but I don't buy it and keep it around the house. My weight loss became steady and consistent from that day. I have also become more active, so it's hard to isolate just one variable of course. I did have the occasional dream about bread, but actually don't miss it. Especially when I associate eliminating it with the success I've had during this time...
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I've given up nothing other than consuming more energy then I expend. It's delicious this way.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    I've given up nothing other than consuming more energy then I expend. It's delicious this way.

    That's partially a function of eating 3000 calories/day. I'm running close to that and the choices are insanely easy.
  • iheartmy1dog
    iheartmy1dog Posts: 207
    I had given up bread products, cheese, pop, coffee creamer, sweets/desserts, fast food, take out, peanut butter, beans, nuts, milk, lattes/cappuccinos, chips, crackers, pretzels, potatoes...... Basically everything that was higher in calories for about a yr. Now I eat pretty much anything I want but in moderation.

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