One Food/Drink you gave up

Annieb333

Chips. I'd mindlessly eat them with the kids I nanny, at BBQs, where everyone else is doing it etc. After eating them, I didn't feel it was worth it at all! If I need something similar, i'll go for the 100 calorie bags of popcorn.

raychybabe

bread - as it gives me bad IBS symptoms which means I've also given up sandwiches and pizza
Additional granulated white sugar - so none in tea, porridge, cereal etc, just sweeteners
Full fat soft drinks (occasionally I forget and order a normal one, but I've practically switched to diet all round).

homeport51

One food, huh? There are lots more than 1... I gave up all things fried, butter, ice cream, cake, chocolate and that is the short list. I am adding things as I go. I have been on this merry-go-round more than once and when I try to eat a little, it becomes a lot and then, next thing I know, I am starting over... again! I am a food junkie that knows nothing of moderation. So.... just continue to choose not to eat things that will trigger me.

mrshinyhead

Diet Mountain Dew. Now if I can just discipline myself away from coffee...

ScorpioDiva81

ALL fast food, soda, candy and honey buns. I use to LOVE honey buns

Divabonita88

chocolate frosty!

mrshickey

Im trying really hard to give up wine. I love a cold glass of rose wine after dinner but its so high in calories its hardly worth it!!! Maybe after I lose another 8 pounds I might deserve a small glass....

jrcox520

Alfredo sauce!!

CynthiaS

I had a huge calling for fried foods being from texas my family fry's everything ugh so thats what I gave up no more fried foods and being on guam its easier my hubby & I have really started watching what we eat !!!

Articeluvsmemphis

When people ask me am I eating "diet food" or on a "diet" then I just say no. I don't explain to them that what I'm doing now will be what I'm doing 10, 15, 30 years from now to get/stay healthy for the rest of my life. IDK if they would understand, lol

lol, this was meant for another forum topic, smh

babylemonade

Coca Cola and Pepsi. I try to drink mostly water, and tea. I do have diet sodas like Coke Zero or Pepsi Max. They don't taste so obviously like diet soda so it helps. Frozen foods for the most part, like Stouffer's Macaroni and Cheese. I loved that stuff. lol

Lilylove86

I've given up Pepsi. I used to be highly addicted to it (drank at least 5 cans a day). I stopped cold turkey one day and had the worst headaches for a week. Now, if I have a little bit, the addiction just kicks back in and its all I want! So I just avoid it. =D If I'm craving bubbly drinks, I'll have carbonated water.

mummyflippers

Like some of the others I havent told myself certain foods are banned totally - otherwise I'll start craving them and obsessing over them! Plus for me its just not sustainable to ban things for the rest of my life!

Having said that, I have avoided some foods on a general day-to-day basis, either because I know they'll trigger a binge, or just because they arent good choices.

Also, I've just had my gallbladder removed due to gallstones and for the last few months high fat foods would have had me in agony/rushed into hospital.

These are the things I try to avoid most of the time, and then really enjoy them when I'm having a treat!

'Proper' mayo (used to eat soooo much of the stuff!)
Ice cream
Cheese
Butter
Salami/chorizo
Takeaway food

Louise x

pyro13g

Wheat

Seajolly

I've given up ice cream (your typical grocery store freezer variety or ice cream parlor scoops). However I still eat frozen yogurt and Skinny Cow type ice creams. But the ones at the grocery store are just pure evil to me. I can never stick to just one serving, so I gave them up, and really don't feel like I'm missing anything!

XFitMojoMom

most grains and grain by products...
I used to have an alcoholic beverage each night, my "unwind" drink - but also gave that up and allow only on weekends.

MzMiller1215

French fries, fried chicken and pizza (unless it's Lean Cuisine pizza).

CARNAT22

We used to have a lot of supermarket bought pizzas and garlic bread (maybe once a week) as it was my 'night off cooking' meal.

I've done this for dinner about twice since I signed up here in Feb

MsLilly200

Milk.

I used to drink it like water, now I drink water instead.

Also those small microwave pizzas, I don't eat them anymore.

cassmsta

Pork and Beef.
Penny candies.

totustuusmaria

Drink: Everything but water. I've been drinking very little but water for probably the last two years (even before I started fitnesspal or even started working hard to lose weight). So, I've given up basically everything else that I rarely (maybe once or twice a week) would drink. Water is all I drink except maybe... once or twice a month I'll have a hot tea with breakfast or a diet sprite with dinner.

I use to before all of that have a BIG addiction to sweet ice tea (southern girl here).

Food: Egg yolks, Non-whole grains, & pork and red-meat.

bob_t

I agree with the "all things in moderation" philosophy. I haven't totally given up anything, although I've had to cut back on a lot of the microbrew beers that I've grown to love. Many have over 300 calories. I never thought I'd become a lite beer guy...but it's worth it.

camille97

Luckily, I've never been completely dependent on one food, so for me, I've given up on eating any size portion I want, because that was my biggest issue. I have given up on ignoring the nutrition labels, as well as eating between meals except for when my body tells me I need food.

shelbyfrootcake

Meat. I stil partake of a little fish but all other animals flesh is gone.