Sin food - what HAVE you given up?

MsFitnFabulous

The daily $.99 ruffles sour cream & cheddar, the 20 oz pepsi, and king size candy bars that used to be breakfast. I don't think I could have more than a few bites of a snickers now.

EbonyGemstoneHealth

In chronological order lol:

Pizza( was the hardest),
Milkshake,
All Dairy( butter/margarine was first)
Sweets/Candy
Most meats....
Fried Chicken,
All fizzy pop/soda.
All baked goods (almost there)
Rice/sushi/Fish combination is probably next
Alcohol is probably going to be last and the hardest....

I can't do moderation at all,so all of these were slowly removed from my lifestyle eating pattern over a span of 2-3 years,
margarine/butter was stopped for much longer though,so it should really be at the top of the list....lol

jessicamichalski

I honestly have a hard time giving anything up. It's a success mindset for me.. So I don't! I tell myself I can have anything I want...and then I don't want it as bad especially because I see the pounds dropping, so I WANT to do right with my body. If I tell myself, I can go out right now and get mcd's, I don't feel like I need it because I choose not to go. It's my own little mindtrick...But to be honest, I haven't went to a greasy fast food place (subway and jimmy johns don't count) since the middle of December...

Julesjhj

I don't deprive myself of anything, but having said that, it's all about moderation. I have found that I can have a bite of something and be satisfied. Like when my husband an kids make juicy burgers....I ask for a bite and savor it but I would not want the whole thing, it's just not worth the fat and calories plus I have found that once you start eating cleaner your tastebuds really change!

The things that I have cut back on the most are cheese, bread and alcohol.

RNewton4269

Fast food..namely McDonald's and Arby's. French fries. Decreased red meat intake. Desserts but I do allow myself an indulgence at least once a week. I don't feel like I am depriving myself...if I want it..I have it..but I count it on the calorie intake...

thecanface

saugage and egg mcmuffins. my fave! i've given up ALOT of things, but thats the hardest thing to give up i think..

dream_litotes

Freshly baked bread rolls. I used to buy a few at a time and soo many times I just ended up eating them all within a couple of hours. They really triggered my cravings and didn't satisfy me at all! I miss them sometimes now but mostly I don't even think about it.

I'm about to give up orange juice. I've had a glass every morning for at least ten years, and I've always felt like those C vitamins would keep me healthy. But now it doesn't taste so good anymore, and I figure I eat enough other fruits and vegetables every day now to make up for that glass of juice.

But like many others, I don't think this is all about giving things up. I do believe in moderation. And I think, if anything, starting to think about all this has made me feel justified in saying no thanks when people offer me foods. Before I'd often think "hmno, I don't really want that" but feel silly or offensive if I'd try to actually say no. No more!

MaryDreamer

You mean Sin FoodS, what haven't I given up LOL!

sexygenius

doughnuts,mountian dew, and ramen.....they arent completely off limits but I try to stay away from them, and I have done quite well I have had any of those in quite a while....well i maybe kind of cheating becuase I have only resist doughnuts twice, and they didnt even look THAT good lol...ramen has been hard, everythime I open the cabinate I see them, and it I only ate half the package they wouldnt be too bad, but I eat atleast two whole packages..

Jenn728

I gave up coke, and any other carbonated drinks.

not2late

Given up nothing as I don't understand the concept of sin food. It is all about quantity and content. It is about moderation.

jrbb0309

I have given up soda/pop, potato chips, Smartfood popcorn, M&Ms, french fries, microwave popcorn, anything that has an unintelligible ingredient list (if it's not real food, it's not going in my body).

jenbusick

French fries. I haven't totally given them up, but I can't have more than one or two at a sitting. They do terrible things to me.

I can't give up my Coke Zero, though. It is probably my worst remaining bad habit.

emmyvera

Nutty Bars and Cheetos. :noway:

mothercdaniels

Hardees bacon egg and cheese biscuits - it's like 530 calories...

Tammysueless

Absolutely nothing its about moderation!
Instead of 6 bags of crisps in one sitting maybe 1 every couple of days. If i feel like i cant have something i want it all the more and then ill binge.

I SO agree! I really haven't given anthing up except that I don't just willy-nilly eat anything thats laying around. I plan and modify now.

lcs1211

I have stopped eating fried foods. Boy, do I feel better. I still have the chicken, potatoes, etc. that I loved fried, but now I eat them baked, grilled, broiled, etc. Just as good but much better for me.

mariasheehan

Starbucks Frapps (caramel full fat) and Wendy's frosty :-)

and yes I agree with the above posters that it's about moderation, however there are just tooo many calories in both of the above, Wendy's don't have a low fat /sugar free version, but they do have a small frosty cup, just not the same :-(

I still eat chocolate, pizza, wine, chips, etc etc just in moderation and on special occassions.

jlcghs27408

I've had absolutely no coffee or espresso for 7 or 8 weeks now. This is a huge personal decision for me. I've cut out bread with wheat, cheese (with a couple of exceptions in the last month or two), and most dairy. I'd love to cut out red meat & it's a goal for me, but I love it and it's very easy to give in to having a couple of bites of steak.

MrsSanthoff

I have given up COFFEE and my daily dose of chocolate. And I dont drink anything but green tea and water! I believe that everything is ok in Moderation! I will eat some chocolate, just not everyday! If I am craving it enough than I will eat it, but the healthier I eat the less my body craves junk food! :happy:

steveohypertension

chocolate chip cookies ... no wait, had that with an orange for breakfast ... pizza gave that up, I think ... wait, nope I had sugar snap peas on one the other day ... I did give up on finding the knife I used to spread peanut butter on my english muffins ... so I gave up my peanut butter knife ... until I find it ... so for now I gave up peanut butter ... which I MISS !!! ALOT !!! wait, its my birthday ... I can have peanut butter ... I'll try spreading it with a spoon ... no that would be dangerous ... I'll use a fork or chop sticks ...

JoinerMaus

I haven't had an M&M McFlurry since I started on MFP. I also went from having several medium McD's Mocha Frappes a week to a few drinks of my husbands on a sunday morning.

I gave up my pepsis and root beers for diet pepsis and root beers, but from reading these posts, I may have to give those up, too.

Rubie81

Potato chips and buffalo wings because those are two things that I can NOT eat in moderation. Everything else like cookies, I can have just one and move on.

fitnesspirateninja

Diet Coke and McDonald's french fries. Pretty much everything else I can eat in moderation, but these are two foods I can't handle. They turn me into a madwoman.

hollyd1986

Absolutely nothing its about moderation!
Instead of 6 bags of crisps in one sitting maybe 1 every couple of days. If i feel like i cant have something i want it all the more and then ill binge.

Ditto....!!

Although I have stopped drinking 2/3 cans of full fat coke a week and stopped buying HUGE bags of flumps and stuffing them all in one sitting, also not having a whole bag (125g) of sweets from the sweet box at work 2/3 times a week!!

BUT I still have sweets, just in moderation, I have a mcdonalds once, maybe twice a week (usually at weekends) and I have still lost 12lbs in 7 weeks! :-) Its all about moderation, and exercise...you dont have to cut out anything, just cut back!!

Have half a pizza instead of a whole one
Have 2 slices of bread instead of 4
Skimmed milk instead of semi or full fat
Weigh your foods out, only eat foods you can calorie count on!!
DONT starve yourself and always have 3 meals!!

The only thing I have found hard at times is the exercise bike, that can get difficult on days when im low on energy but have only been like that a handful of days out of the 50odd since I started!!

tross0924

I've stopped having soda, that's probably the only thing i've given up completely.

For Lent though I'm going to try giving up cheese, which very well may kill me, but we'll see

edryer123

I gave up soda because I hate how it makes me feel. I also gave up processed sugars per doctor's orders. I find alternatives when I want something fizzy I go with sparkling water. When I want sugar/carbs I go with fresh fruit or granola. I refused to give up what I liked about the foods I don't eat anymore, just found healthy alternatives.

JaredTheGeek

I have dumped all fast foods, pasta, bread and basically all junk food. I cook every meal I eat except for my designated cheat day.

JillyCornwall

Not banned anything, but since I started I have only had alcohol on 2 occasions, eat very little bread now, only have boiled or jacket potatoes, meat free sausages instead of the real thing. Hardly ever use butter, my olive oil bottle is at the same level as at Xmas..ah yes given up mayonnaise..but I do eat a little salad cream instead.
Try to have light chocolate drinks instead of chocolate itself.

NYGoddess77

Oh man...I have given up a whole lot in the last 3 months.
I have given up all grains no matter what form they comes in: Bread, cereal, oats, cookies, crackers, pasta, flour etc..
I have given up table sugar(white) artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols
I have given up all processed foods
No store bought fruit juices (high in sugar and other crap)

I now consume:
fresh wholesome veggies like: Brussels sprouts, bok choy, cabbage, caulifloer, spinach, asparagus, sweet potatoes
fresh fruits (the least amount of sugar is bessed) Grapefruit, mixed berries, strawberries, pineapple
lean beef (prefer grassfed beef/grazing) and Organic non-homogenized full fat milk.
free range poultry and their eggs (egglands best or organic)
uncured, nitrate free pork
fish high in omega 3 (prefer wild caught instead of farmed): Salmon, Mackarel, Halibut, Tuna, Cod, Pollack
Nuts (no soy, no peanuts, no cashews)

There are better way to make your own "grain type" foods without the use of grains...they are gluten free as well
if interested let me know :-)