Is there anything you absolutely refuse to compromise on?

madubil

chocolate. I bought some bags of halloween candy- only hersheys chocolate. The mini hersheys bars are 60 calories a piece- either 60 or 80 and one is all I eat andits a perfect compromise.

questionablemethods

Butter! My mom, who raised me on real, whole foods, nearly disowned me once when she saw margarine in my fridge when I was in college. ("It wasn't mine, I swear!")

Also, I pay a pretty absurd amount for these amazing farm-raised eggs. The yolks are such a lovely rich orange color.

SarahMorganP

Fast food. I will continue to eat fast food and I am sure I eat it way more often than most people here would ever eat it. Still I am eating it so much less than ever before. If it will fit in my calories and I really want it I will eat it. If it won't fit in my calories I will exercise so it does fit. I have tried to lose weight too many times in the past and always failed, and always because I tried to not eat fast food. It just won't work for me. I love fast food!

questionablemethods

just as an FYI: if you cut out all dairy, including butter, for a few months, and then taste butter, you will discover that it tastes absolutely RANK.

I have and I agree with you. "Rank" is a synonym for "heavenly" right? :happy:

jody664

1. My mom's fresh peach pie (a.k.a., heaven on a plate, especially if it is still warm). I don't care if one slice is 2 million calories, I'll find a way to make it fit. She only makes it during the summer, and only when peaches are "on" so it's a once-a-year thing.

2. "Real" dairy. I have tried FF cream cheese, FF sour cream, FF shredded cheese, FF mayo........they all taste like plastic to me. I can handle reduced-fat dairy, but that FF stuff is just nasty.

3. Chocolate. I have one or two Hershey's kisses a day and that satisfies my chocolate craving.

Grokette

Butter! My mom, who raised me on real, whole foods, nearly disowned me once when she saw margarine in my fridge when I was in college. ("It wasn't mine, I swear!")

Also, I pay a pretty absurd amount for these amazing farm-raised eggs. The yolks are such a lovely rich orange color.

I feel fortunate...............I get those same free range, pastured eggs with the orangish colored yolk. We only pay $2.25 per dozen and they are the best on eath.

omgitsgarry

I wouldn't really say compromise, but I cut back enough so I can still have these in my diet:

Pizza- this is a big one. When I first started, we had high calorie pizza and it would frustrate me to no end only eating two slices when I'd have free reign before. I found some 3 serving 300 calorie pizza and I'm in heaven.

Cheese steaks- I'm from Philly, so of course, gotta have this. I just went from having two to one. It is still expensive on calories, but I allow for it in my day when we are having them.

Grokette

S*x, Chocolate, and don't you EVER put any dairy product in my food, ever.

I don't consider the rest compromise.... it's being flexible.

[just as an FYI: if you cut out all dairy, including butter, for a few months, and then taste butter, you will discover that it tastes absolutely RANK. I used to churn my own d**ned butter, back in the day, but I won't touch it now]

Actually I have never been a dairy person until I went on low carb. I found a local raw dairy farm and purchased some raw cream and make whipped cream and butter and neither were rank, but they were absolutely gorgeous in taste.

I can't eat the stuff from the regular grocery unless it is grass fed butter (Kerry Gold for instance).

questionablemethods

Butter! My mom, who raised me on real, whole foods, nearly disowned me once when she saw margarine in my fridge when I was in college. ("It wasn't mine, I swear!")

Also, I pay a pretty absurd amount for these amazing farm-raised eggs. The yolks are such a lovely rich orange color.

I feel fortunate...............I get those same free range, pastured eggs with the orangish colored yolk. We only pay $2.25 per dozen and they are the best on eath.

Lucky! San Francisco is a city of foodies and, until I make friends with someone with back yard chickens, I'm gonna pay up the nose for them. But they are SO GOOD.

LuckyLeprechaun

Mayonnaise must be Best Foods. Or if you're across the Mississippi, Hellman's. Other Mayo does not cut it.

Now a jar of it may last me a year, because all I use it in is potato salad. Which I barely ever make.

cjpg

Nothing. If I've learnt anything with my weight loss, it is this one golden rule:

"Nothing cannot be compromised!"

I was addicted to food. I would eat when I was not hungry because I literally saw food as an activity - not a necessity.

With every thought and with every action the focus should be on weight loss until you've reached your goals. By holding onto these foods serves to be detrimental to why we're here. You will make progress, albeit slower, unless you stick to your calorie limits OR up your cardio.

Why make your exercise efforts suffer for your inability to take control of your foods, rather than have your foods have control over you?

Is it worth it to you? IMHO it wasn't for me.

imkegoal

I am not one for chocolate, but my white wine on a friday and saturday night is the one thing I won't compromise on. It is my end of week treat.

As my weighing day is Monday I make sure I won't go over the top, and work extra hard at the gym on Saturday mornings- it is worth it. And the good thing is: atleast I enjoy ever single sip now I have to work for it.

Ohh.... and my tea with milk and two sugars. I have one in the morning, and won't compromise on that. Funny, as I never drank tea with sugar and milk in (I used to drink it black) until I was 8 months pregnant, and now I just can't do without my morning cuppa

kyle4jem

Flavour!

There's a lot written on the MFP-message boards about food and nutrition but so few folks ever mention about something tasting fantastic.

I love food and for me there is no compromise to good food. I'd rather have a side plate of my favourite foods than a bucket os some so-called healthy fodder that tastes like wet cardboard or straw.

bzmom

HOOTERS WINGS!!!! YUMMMMM!!!

chriscbond

Beer. I won't drink Michelobe ultra or something with less calories. If im going to drink beer and enjoy it, I better drink one that I like. Better run hard and burn it off the next day- that is my way of justifying a nice cold Shiner Bock or Guiness.

MaximalLife

Meat, McDonald's and diet Pepsi.

Oh, did you know that diet drinks are loaded with....oh, never mind....:devil:

MaynardLD50

You can compromise on anything, you choose how bad you want this. I'm a walking scientific lab that does things just to test them out so I can write cool papers.

Ketosis? Been there done that, suffered the complete lack of sex drive (awful), erectile dysfunction (tmi? Didn't matter didn't have sex drive haha), puking on legs days? Yup.

7 day Fast / Clense? Yup, awful. Try working out while fasting it's a near death experience.

Cyclical Calories? Currently underway

If I had to choose one thing it would be sugar, sweet sweet sugar, but isn't that all of our problems? lol

Does anyone else look at food now thinking "Hmm what good will this do for my Macros for the day?" I'm looking at you butter... aka has no nutritional value whatsoever.com :grumble:

popchex

I avoid "diet" food. I refuse to believe the only way I can lose weight and be healthy is to eat empty food full of chemicals. I eat real chocolate (not the "filler" stuff, lost a taste for it when I was dairy free, now I eat dark chocolate, in small doses). I eat real butter. I eat it all, and if it has "diet" or "lite" on it (bar soy milk) I avoid it. I generally try to either make my own or stick to things with a minimal amount of ingredients.

savage22hp

Tofu and sprouts , you just will have to pry them from my emaciated fingers !


Sorry , had an out of body experience there .... actually steak and potato , I need it a couple times a month to remember how gooooooooood food really is !

BanjoKd

Goat cheese...i'd literally fight for it.

ashleylynnexo

Pizza...I will never give up. Or chocolate like once a week. Every Saturday

thepetiterunner

I don't believe in eliminating anything completely. It's just pointless to make such drastic changes to lose weight if I expect to maintain that weight for the rest of my life. Am I going to give up junk food for the rest of my life? Or chocolate? Or soda? Or REAL sugar? Or butter? Heck no! I'll indulge every once in awhile and keep the portion reasonable.

I think this is a huge mistake people make. If you make drastic, unsustainable lifestyle changes in the name of losing weight, what happens when you lose that weight and return to the real world with all those real temptations? Disappointment, that's what.

foremant86

everything. There is nothing i have eliminated from my diet, i just do my best to keep the unhealthy stuff at a minimum.

JanetLM73

I love salty snacks, but I'm not buying chips anymore, I'm going to get baked pita chips (in moderation) and when I'm craving chocolate I have a weight watcher's chocolate cake.
I don't believe in cutting everything out because that's when you binge (well at least in my case).

mrstalee

I will not compromise on my cuppas, I insist on having sugar in it, although I have gone from 2 heaped spoons to 2 level ones and even 1 spoonful when I am feeling happy. But I will never give up my sugar completely. It feels naughty but it is my treat for everything else I am giving up.

ninerbuff

Just dont eat their nuggets. they grind up the whole chicken (yes even eyes and bones) and put it in there. (it was on Jillians site)

I've eaten foods that no one here would touch (google balut) so nuggets are tame.

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brit49

Bump

lipglossjunky73

I won't touch anything "fat free" or "sugar free" (unless it is fresh produce of course!)

Give me the full fat and full sugar - but less of it.

I also will eat chocolate - but gourmet chocolate - none of that Hersheys crap (unless I am desperate!!!)

As for butter - earth balance margarine is the best - tastes just like butter!!!

ivansmomma

Mayonnaise must be Best Foods. Or if you're across the Mississippi, Hellman's. Other Mayo does not cut it.

Now a jar of it may last me a year, because all I use it in is potato salad. Which I barely ever make.

We have "Duke's" here in NC. I watch the sodium, but I haven't given up anything, either. Just keep in all in moderation.

stephstar15

I don't completely eliminate anything at all... It just isn't feasible that I'll make a life long change that way and learned that I really can have whatever I want. In moderation and adjusting certain things accordingly if need be... but original, full fat, coffee creamer is my one true, cannot, will not give up, no compromises!

True dat for me!!!!