What's on your "No" list?

IHateThinkingOfAUsername

The only things on my 'no' list are things the old me used to think I should eat when dieting, that I wouldn't enjoy and would force myself to eat. Things like plain couscous, boiled broccoli. Bland boring foods that pre-IIFYM I'd force myself to eat because I was 'on a diet' and they were foods that were 'good'. Now I have banned boring foods. I only eat foods I enjoy and love.

amusedmonkey

Aside from the things I don't eat because I don't like, the only item on my No list is "No lists".

rainrain83

pizza because i have a second job at an italian restaurant and i can take a pizza home with me
every shift. that could be 3 pizzas a week and they are delicous i have tried freezing them
when i get home but they never make it as i scoff it too quickly

chickwithpencil

Beef, eggs, dairy and certain cheeses - I'm both sensitive and lactose-intolerant, so avoiding them is quite easy unless I want to spend the day in the bathroom. I also have to avoid MSG and artificial sweeteners, and be very careful with foods high in glutamate because they trigger my seizures and cause me headaches if I overdo it. Beyond that, I don't restrict anything. I'd be miserable if I tried.

Creiddylad

I have completely given up bread, apart from the very occasional pitta which I use as a base for mini pizzas when I really need a pizza fix. But no sandwiches, rolls, toast, garlic bread or anything like that at all. I have also completely given up booze - used to drink wine like a fish - but now I don't touch it.

sabified

I've cut out added sugar (either replaced with stevia or just cut out completely, though recently I've also started having brown sugar) and I've seriously cut back on how much juice/iced tea and soda, candy and chocolate I have. Basically, the main sugar culprits for me. I was much more strict with myself in the beginning, but by now I've basically lost the taste for sugar anyway so it's not that I restrict completely I just don't really want it as much anymore.

Similarly, I had also cut off fried foods, though by now I just find I don't care for it as much. I'm at the point where it sounds better in theory- I might feel a craving for something fried, but by the time I get my hands on it and feel the oiliness... I'm usually turned off pretty quickly.

Otherwise nothing's really "off limits".

imogendarling

I absolutely do not eat any meat. And I do not drink cow's milk. And no mayonnaise. And no biscuits. And no potatoes. And no chips. And no cereal unless its weetbix with water. And no rice. And no pasta. And no butter. I try and limit bread and yogurt and cheese.

Phrick

I have started and stopped MFP a few times over the years but this time when I started again I made the commitment to NOT vilifying any food, and to finding ways to eat what I love - nothing off limits. I also said I would categorically NOT prepare separate meals for myself and the rest of my family - if I couldn't make a recipe fit my goals (or alter it to fit) then I wouldn't make it. It's required some creativity sometimes, but it's so worth it to me.

Now, with that said, I have sort of unintentionally cut out most bread items, because although I am a proponent of "everything in moderation," I have found over time that there are dozens of things I'd rather spend my calories on than bread.

skaboom163

honestly, nothing. I generally abide by "grilled' "fresh" "unsalted' most of the time but when I want a piece of chocolate, I have it, when I want a steak, I have it. Just fit it in your daily calories. You can't deprive yourself or you wont stick to being healthy for very long because you will be just miserable.

scthomas100

The only thing I limit is most fried foods, but that's just because I get terrible stomach pains after eating those (especially fried chicken). Otherwise anything is game as long as it fits.

eels4peels

the word no

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newdaydawning79

Nothing. Although I'm switching to single-serve packets of Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter rather than buying a jar. A jar can be gone within a few days without me even realizing how much I'm eating. :laugh:

alexsondra34

sugar on my coffee and tea, baked goods with the exception of a slice of bread(once in a while) and crisp bread, mayo except once in a while with really low cal. food i.e.white asparagus, chips, cheese (very little), waitrose moroccan houmus ( i logged it and was shocked at how much fat it has)....i better stop writting now, i have to do this for at least 5 to 6 months and thinking of what i shouldn't eat it's going to make me cry......cheeesseeeee:sad:

SCV34

I don't have a "no" list. Just an eat all things in moderation list!

mhlew

I have lost 10.5 lbs in about 25 days and this is what I cut out.

Alcohol (16 days no booze so far- although I will try and drink less, I dont think I can cut this out completely)
fried foods
pizza
cheese burgers
soda
cheese (I have not cut out everything, but notice I am eating a lot less cheese)
choclate bars (not much of a sweet tooth, but if I get one I will eat trail mix instead)
fries (never really a huge french fry fan, but at a resturant I will sub fries for salad, or rice if I want carbs)

Sweetvirgo63

I'm not on a diet so there is nothing restricted. It is simply a question of whether I want it or not. It's real easy to say no to my husband's offer of a bowl of ice cream knowing that I'll simply take back in the 600 calories I just burned kayaking on the lake.

mhlew

I am not on a diet either, however it is a lifestyle change I need to make. It is too easy to go back to my old habits if I am aloud to have pizza or soda whenever I want as long as it fits in my diet. It just makes it too easy to mess up, so I rather not play with fire.

Some people have more will power than others busy I can slip too easy so I leave it out, and if I want it I will have it on my monthly cheat meal day.

eganita

I don't believe in "no" lists... I eat whatever I want in moderation.

MisterZ33

hakka chinese food...way too high in fat and sodium for it to be woth it for me to indulge.

meganjcallaghan

absolutely nothing

mhlew

All you must have some real strong will power to not cut out foods. More power to you I suppose. The results I have seen make it worth to me what I feel like cutting out.

AllOutof_Bubblegum

Arsenic.
Barring that...nothing. I eat absolutely anything I want, just reasonable portions of it.

tamara3226

There are certain foods we all try to give up completely when starting a new diet. What have you banned (or tried to ban) from your life? Pizza, pasta, soda, and red meat are on mine. Have you had long term success with banning these foods from your diet?

Gummie Bears from Sprouts (bulk isle) .... it's about the only thing I can't seem to make myself put down after a serving. 5 bears turns into the whole bag.

Other than that moderation is the rule.

Camo_xxx

Factory made food.

meganjcallaghan

All you must have some real strong will power to not cut out foods. More power to you I suppose. The results I have seen make it worth to me what I feel like cutting out.

to each their own. Because I run so much if I said no to high calorie/high sodium/high whatever foods I would have a huge problem maintaining my weight. I'm already having an issue staying within 2 pounds of my 145 goal. I keep slipping too far below. Because I have around 16 - 17 pounds of excess skin which I can't really count as helpful weight that contributes to overall health since it's uselss poundage just hanging off my body, which I could have hacked off today and it wouldn't make a difference to my body's function, I have to keep in mind that my lean mass/essential fat and all that good stuff would be closer to 124 or 125. I've gone as low as 135 and certain "things" stopped functioning like they're supposed to because my body fat was too low despite the scale looking like I should be fine. At this point I'm still alright at 141 but I have to eat like a beast to stay there. I'm looking at around 3600 - 4000 calories a day depending on my activity. If I had to keep it all "healthy" I can't even imagine the sheer volume of food I'd have to toss down my gullet to hit those numbers. lol.

MKEgal

I will occasionally have ice cream, fried foods, chocolate, pizza, pretty much anything I want, just little of it.

There are a few things I've found I'm unable to control myself eating, so I avoid buying them:
potato chips, crackers, oreos.
If they're at a party I'll have a few, but when I give in & buy them at the store I always regret it afterwards.

Other than that, I do avoid most foods with little to no nutritional value, like sugared cereals, pop tarts, cake, brownies (again, I'll have some at a party), usually avoid soda/pop, usually avoid highly-processed foods.

blukitten

Soda is on my "NO" list unless I get an upset stomach ,then it's a ginger-ale or a sprite.

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AmyRhubarb

Nothing. Only foods on my "NO" list are food I don't care for, so cilantro is at the top of that list. :laugh:

I still eat pizza, burgers, drink beer, wine, margaritas, ice cream, cake, candy bars, etc. and fit them into my goals. It's been 2 & 1/2 years since I hit goal weight, still doing well. :drinker:

Raynne413

There are certain foods we all try to give up completely when starting a new diet. What have you banned (or tried to ban) from your life? Pizza, pasta, soda, and red meat are on mine. Have you had long term success with banning these foods from your diet?

I eatz everything!!! Hopefully just not all at once. :bigsmile:

Dianemarie65

I like the idea of going on a chocolate fast. I have done that before and it did help. Somedays I only crave a food that has chocolate in it.