Sacrifices

TwilaG

Processed and Restaurant foods! I have been making pretty much everything from scratch and try to select carefully when out to eat. If I think I order something in a restaurant that is way too big I take half of it home. I am moving towards a clean eating diet and am enjoying how quickly cutting out processed foods is helping!

Same here. I eat about anything if my calories allow. I have tried to make almost everything from scratch. There are still a few processed things left in the house still yet. I am learning first control. Trying not to overeat or overindulge. I have tried more fruits and vegetables but I am still not eating enough of them.

NotAllWhoWanderAreLost

i haven't given up anything completely, i just plan it in and make the portions small and the frequency lessened. There are lots of junky things that i would love to eat and i do eat most of them sooner or later, but not all on one day and always in measured portions. I enjoy the added caloric freedoms of a high-burn day (usually a long hike or a long run).

Like someone said in a previous response: this is my life, not a short-term fix.

elyse0210

It seems like many of us have given up something we know isn't good for us. The main item here seems to be soda. I was just wondering if anyone saw a difference in weight loss if they gave up a food or drink that wasn't so healthy in the first place? Some give up carbs, red meat, processed foods and soda, but is giving up on something really going to change the rate of how you lose weight?

Zuznana

I gave up cheddar. I love cheese and use to live on mayo and cheddar sandwiches. So I forbid that in my house. I do buy cheese spread and brie or Stilton for the kids, so they don't go without, but cheddar is a no no in my household until I kick the cheddar addiction, lol

flausa

I was just wondering if anyone saw a difference in weight loss if they gave up a food or drink that wasn't so healthy in the first place?

Yes, I've gotten rid of several "foods" that are unhealthy that I was eating on a regular basis (including crisps and high fat cheeses). Because the empty calories are gone, I feel like the weight is slipping off quite easily. I don't feel I've deprived myself not eating those things, because I'm being much more intentional about my eating and hence actually enjoying it more. I used to eat those foods because they made me feel good when I was eating them, but I always felt crap afterwards, because they were crap for me. I'm feeling so much better without them and don't miss them at all.

I've spent a lifetime depriving myself of a healthy body, and I'm done with that! I deserve to eat food that tastes good and that is good. I've lost 17 pounds simply through eliminating the crap in my diet and power walking 3-4 days a week, a regime that has cost me nothing, and given me better health and a smaller waistline. I've also given my tastebuds a new lease on life. The salty and fatty foods I was eating before, were actually hiding the natural flavour of foods, making me eat more. Now I taste everything, and easily consume less. So, I've given a couple of things up, but I don't miss them at all.

auntiebabs

I'm being much more intentional about my eating and hence actually enjoying it more.

I've spent a lifetime depriving myself of a healthy body, and I'm done with that! I deserve to eat food that tastes good and that is good.

I've also given my tastebuds a new lease on life. The salty and fatty foods I was eating before, were actually hiding the natural flavour of foods, making me eat more. Now I taste everything, and easily consume less.

Love this post.... I'm so there with you flausa

sillygoose1977

I gave up overeating. Everything is portion control and I still have what I want, within reason.

I did quit soda except when I need a mixer. Then I use diet tonic. Sorry, I can't give up booze.

vara_andrea

french fries and frappuccinos! I drink five hour energy shots to get my caffeine now.

agdeierl

It seems like many of us have given up something we know isn't good for us. The main item here seems to be soda. I was just wondering if anyone saw a difference in weight loss if they gave up a food or drink that wasn't so healthy in the first place? Some give up carbs, red meat, processed foods and soda, but is giving up on something really going to change the rate of how you lose weight?

I was one of the ones who said they gave up Coke. I have been losing weight, but I don't think it's because I gave up Coke. I think it's because I started exercising frequently at a high intensity and have stayed within my calorie range. I eat dramatically less now than before. Plus, I was never one of those people who consistently drank one or more Cokes a day. I just drank one a few times a week at the most. But I don't drink them at all anymore. I do miss them sometimes, but usually if I drink some water, that craving goes away, since water quenches my thirst so much better than a Coke could!

Contrary03

The only thing i use to drink was Dr.Pepper...and i mean nothing else! No water, no milk, nothin period. When i gave it up cold turkey, surprisingly it didn't bother me. Did i lose any weight? NO. I've lost 5 lbs recently~ from portion control on food.

Hinto

I have so many bad habits, haven't really eliminated anything. But I've really cut back on fast food, soft drinks, and desserts. Those are the worse for me. Still have some from time to time, but there's a good chance that I'll miss my calorie count when I do.

Can't make me give up my peanut butter and chocolate milk though!:noway:

kbloodworth

I gave up a lot of things, but it was because I was diagnosed with food allergies. Otherwise, I would still eat all that junk. Let's see... I gave up gluten, dairy and most corn products so that includes:
bread
baked goods with flour (cookies, candies, cakes, donuts, etc)
pasta
butter
milk
yogurt
ice cream
coffee creamer
gravies
cheese
tortillas
most chips
processed deli meat
soda (except the occassional soda made with real sugar)
Almost all other processed food because corn or corn syrup is in almost everything.

So this has equated to no fast food because I can't have hamburgers, anything breaded, pizza, sandwiches, or salads that have cheese or dressing. You would be amazed how much food contains either milk, wheat or corn.

I still have my occasional gluten free goodies like cookies or crackers made out of brown rice flour or some other non-gluten grain/seed, but they never taste anything like the real thing. Also all the "special" foods I buy are more expensive and spoil quickly because of little to no preservatives, so it's hardly worth eating any junk anymore. It's been almost a year now, and it does work to get rid of these items, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone that has the option to just eat these things in moderation.

LacieVanMetre

Ice cream, crackers, bagels, and curly fries.
Six pounds lighter than I was 3 weeks ago, it was worth it.

ashleighk2010

Soda.

I don't deprive myself of it completely, I just don't buy it for the house anymore. I still don't mind ordering it when I go out (if the calories for that day allow) but if it's in the house I just drink 3-5 cans a day and that is just absolutely stupid.

Also significantly reduced my intake of fast foods. I used to eat it multiple times a week. Now I have it maybe twice a month.



I wouldn't say that this is why I have lost weight... I've lost weight because I am watching my caloric intake and am exercising regularly. However, I feel cleaner, get sick less often, and just feel BETTER than I used to and I do credit my improved eating habits and processed food/sugar reduction with that!