Types of food you avoid eating while on diet

alcianblue · February 2014

Are there any specific foods you stopped eating since you started counting calories or eat very rarely?

I started my diet very aggressively 5 months ago by not eating at all bread, pasta, potatoes, sweets (expect for sugar for my coffee), butter, any food containing flour, cheese, bacon, ham, etc. I also ate once every two weeks red meat (small portions) and two eggs (I was trying to lower my cholesterol levels). I ate lots of vegetables and fish, low fat milk and yoghurt and fruits. After 1,5 month I started eating spelt bread and pasta (they do not contain gluten), potatoes and last month I started eating again small portions of light cheese and light mayo, a slice of ham now and then and a sweet about once a month. What about you?

Helloitsdan · February 2014

Avoid nothing!
Everything in moderation including exercise.

/endthread

popshoveit · February 2014

I stopped eating peanut butter with anything else in it, and started to only eat natural peanut butter.
I try to not limit what I can eat though.

Pearsquared · February 2014

I didn't stop eating anything, but I definitely cut back on the amount of cheese I eat. I was a cheese fiend before.

Ninkyou · February 2014

10000%

deadyankee · February 2014

Yes, although the thread is asking what people choose to do, not what you dictate to them so I think the thread can safely live on a little longer.

sarahslim100 · February 2014

I have definitely changed over time. I love food and eat at friends houses a lot. I say no to lollies, chocolate, chips. never liked coke. Ive decreased cheese and butter too without thinking. Ive increased fish, yoghurt and egg intake. and upped my portion size for brekkie and lunch. I think carbs are important so I eat this

AlongCame_Molly · February 2014

+1

beachlover317 · February 2014

For the last 20 months, I have been eating all the foods I love - just in moderation. It has taught me portion control. I have been kinda successful. :laugh:

popshoveit · February 2014

I don't know if that's really sound advice. I started to avoid peanut butter with craploads of additives, and started to eat natural peanut butter. I think that was a good choice, no? And I'd be curious to hear what other changes people have made.

weightliftingdiva · February 2014

I don't avoid anything.

Well.. Sometimes at dinner on campus I'll avoid starchy sides (rice, potatoes) because I know they give us bigger portions then a serving size according to their nutrition information. This is fine because then I'll just go weigh my carby dessert in my room

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FindingAmy77 · February 2014

I have changed what I eat, but eat what I want to. its just that my wants have changed. I think of my caloires ike money. if I cant "afford" it or its too "expensve" then I eat what is a better deal. My trigger foods are peanut butter and cheese. I could have got a whole jar of pb and a spoon and went to town before (probably now too) and cheese: yumm I don't buy the slices of cheddar that I like god forbid the 8 oz chunks anymore. I still have these things but what I do is buy single serve pb and cheeses. I pair them with a big glass of water and pretzels, celery sticks, and or some other fruit or yougurt too. I savor every little bite I take and make sure I count it. This way I am in control of the food instead of it being in control of me.
I pretty much eat what I want other than that.

lambchoplewis1 · February 2014

I don't eat the things I can't stop eating!! No peanut butter, cheese and a few other things as once I start, it is hard to stop!!

LRoslin · February 2014

The only foods I'm trying actively to avoid are those that trigger my compulsive eating. Potato chips, for example, and for some reason homemade granola. Well, any granola. I just don't trust myself around it any more.

ChristineS_51 · February 2014

I avoid high-sodium foods when I can, and I don't eat "low fat/fat free" stuff much - I eat normal stuff as I find that what is taken out in fat levels is usually added to with other things - sodium, sugar, etc, and tastes less than optimum - so eat real food but portion / measure it.

Nutella - if it is in the house I eat it by the spoonful .... oh and ice cream is almost as bad for me :blushing:

Otherwise I pretty much eat everything!

Logging religiously and carefully will show you where best to spend your calories to get best nutrition for your spend - but I agree with Helloitsdan - everything in moderation - including moderation!

alcianblue · February 2014

Well, every time I tried moderation when I started a new diet, I failed miserably. It was like I was a recovering alcoholic who had a few shots now and then. I'm sure there are a few other people out there who feel the same. I do plan to start eating all foods in moderation when I reach my goal weight.

trogalicious · February 2014

I only avoid foods that I don't like.

RobsGirl_lds · February 2014

Low fat, no fat, low carb,no carb diet foods.

evileen99 · February 2014

I avoid nothing.

Yesterday I had potato chips and ice cream, and I'll eat them again today because a life where I'm not allowed to eat potato chips and ice cream (or anything else that I'm not allergic/sensitive to) isn't worth living.

June_Bride · February 2014

I avoid cola, I was an addict before and I also dont have sugar in my tea because I drink about 5 cups a day, I have sugar in my coffee though, but I only have one cup a day.

KyleB65 · February 2014

When I started, the "foods" I cut out completely were fast food & junk food. McD's, Coke & potato chips topping the list.

From there, I started adjusting and adapting as I went. Cut back on sodium next. This moved me further away from processed foods. The last thing I removed from my diet was meat. I am starting year two of a meatless diet. (Still some fish, eggs & dairy, so not a full vegetarian)

More important that what I stopped eating, is what I started eating! Today my diet includes, a wide variety of beans, lentils, long grain brown & wild rices, tempeh, tofu, kale, spinach, oatmeal, quinoa, loads of fresh fruits & veggies. The variety of great tasting foods available is awesome! And, the best thing about a diet with a variety of different foods is that I rarely felt like I was depriving myself of anything.

One last parting thought, if cholesterol is an issue for you? Ask your doctor and/or dietician about eggs. My understanding is that eggs provide a needed version of cholesterol along with a decent amount of protein. (Why I still eat them).

Helloitsdan · February 2014

Okay i'll clarify for the new members.

1) Dont change everything at once, thats for new years resolutioners.
2) when making decisions on food to eat and avoid, slowly get rid of things that have negetive impact on hormonal homeostasis.
IE: Soy. Soy, unless you are asian, is very bad for you due to photo/xenoestrogens and is a well known endocrine disruptor. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/
3) Don't avoid fat and saturated fat.
4) Don't avoid eating meat, but look for meat thats grown close to its natural environment. IE: grass fed beef or bison. Organic chicken and organic eggs. When you cook these meats if it smells a little like fish oil, thats good.
5) Don't eat soy......unless you are asian.....
6) Add 60g protein daily from high quality whey!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145217/
7) Unless you have renal or heart issues, don't cut sodium!
8) Don't eat soy....unless you are asian!
9) Eat every 2 hours....or every 6...or every 8......as long as you are getting your nutrients daily it simply doesn't matter.
10) The best product for cleanse is...wait for it.....water!!!!!!!!

Hope that helps!

Don't eat soy.......

Helloitsdan · February 2014

diets are temporary....they are meant to fail.....

jd1208 · February 2014

Avoided adding cheese to meals that I enjoy without cheese...eg on top of bolognaise, burgers and beans on toast.

Francl27 · February 2014

Yep.

neandermagnon · February 2014

I avoid the following:

1. anything I don't like the taste of

2. anything where some essential component of the diet is replaced by cauliflower, or some other dubious substitution. I don't mind substituting in such a way as to improve the macros without compromising on taste, but if you're creating recipes that are tasteless or barely edible then that's an issue.

alcianblue · February 2014

Well, as a friend always says: "The path to hell is paved with melted cheese" :laugh:
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lauren3101 · February 2014

The only thing I really cut down on were processed foods. I used to eat a microwave meal for lunch every day, it's now perhaps once every two weeks. I just realised from watching my macros that the nutritional value of them was very low, and the sodium very high.

I also don't eat a huge amount of chocolate any more, as it's a bit of a trigger for me. Once I start, I can't stop.

But aside from that everything else is the same, just smaller portions.

Francl27 · February 2014

So you think that by some miracle you'll be able to suddenly eat things in moderation once you're at goal weight? I'm sorry, but it doesn't work that way. It's a recipe for disaster. You don't suddenly get 1000 extra calories to eat once you're at maintenance... 200-300 mostly (unless you're starving yourself, but typically if you do you maintenance will be lower anyway).

alcianblue · February 2014

Yes, but you can't be obese & fail forever. When someone's having health problems (for instance high glucose, high blood pressure), there are some foods that he needs to eat in much smaller portions or not eat at all.

neandermagnon · February 2014

I didn't see where you got the bit about "except for Asians" from.... this is something I'm really interested in, i.e. recent evolution to different diets/environments in modern humans (similar to how people descended from dairy farming/herding populations can digest lactose as adults while most other people can't..... but other examples of that kind of thing)

Also, are you using the term "Asian" to mean anyone from the continent Asia, or the bizarre USA definition that only includes certain specific East-Asians? If the latter, then which Asians, specifically do you mean.

thanks

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