Food you HAD TO give up...

Missjilly1025

Anything with sugar is horrible for me to control myself around!

karley511

For now I've given up Dairy Queen Blizzards and my giant Starbucks peppermint mocha latte I absolutely love! I don't think I'm giving them up forever but for now. I know one day I will be able to indulge in my favorite things in moderation. I just want to do the best I can to get this weight off. I've bought sherbert and drink a lot of hot tea these days!

bademasi

Peanuts and Soy.... I am allergic. I loved both! :frown:

CoachDave2012

God I know! I love Candy Corn and can eat it by the pound. As soon as Halloween is over I have to confiscate it from my kids and give it away or just throw it away.

Beezil

Soda. I actually can't stand drinking it now, so that's good. lol. That's pretty much the only thing I can think of that I've cut completely out of my diet... but I can't remember the last time I ate anything made by Hostess or Little Debbie either. :P I don't eat those individually packaged cake things like hohos and ding dongs etc. anymore. I still love my cookies, and no one better even think about taking away my Twix PB bars!!! LOL

sofitheteacup

Fast food. Looking up the calories in meals I used to eat shocked me. I mean, it wasn't a surprise that they were high, but if that was ONE meal then my total calories for those days must have been astronomical.
I'll still occasionally make healthy choices at certain places, or make sure to stick to specific portions (like with pizza), but its a little easier to avoid it now knowing the numbers.

cherbapp

For now I've given up Dairy Queen Blizzards and my giant Starbucks peppermint mocha latte I absolutely love! I don't think I'm giving them up forever but for now. I know one day I will be able to indulge in my favorite things in moderation. I just want to do the best I can to get this weight off. I've bought sherbert and drink a lot of hot tea these days!

Did you know that the Small Skinny Pepperment Mocha Latte is only 100 calories?? It's my replacement for my other favorites and it truly tates really rich!!

OliviaJoey1

i had to give up cokes, and sweet tea. OH and candy - well basically all sweets and running to McDonalds when it was the easiest thing to do or just ordering a pizza. the worst part has been then sweet tea, I mean really I'm from Kentucky, we start drinking that in our bottles!

fragilegift

Salt and vinegar chips. Or chips in general, as I found out when I bought the wrong flavor, on purpose, thinking that would slow me down. Nope. If the bag is open, even with good intentions of having a serve..or two...by the time I realise it, there is a measly handful left...may as well eat those too, eh? And they were on special too! 3 packets for 5$!! It was such a good saving monetary wise.

Tim Tams as well. Though it is easier to have two of those and stop there. Especially when I put the rest in the freezer and forget about them.

kiwi1003

99% of things I think are fine in moderation. Mac and cheese, however, is my arch-nemesis now!

PinkEarthMama

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Chocolate chip pancakes.

....................... cry

crobinson0923

Peanut butter!! Any nut butter, for that matter.

I feel your pain

cherriewilliams

Any kind of chips and dip. I can eat a whole container of French Onion dip and a bag of wavy lays by myself. So I just don't buy them anymore.

speedycakes

crackers, granola bars, icecream and chips. I can't do them in moderation. If i go into a bag of chips i go till it's 1/2 gone at least. same with crackers, they never last more than 3 days. So none for me.

Saruman_w

Soda, Chinese Food, Burgers, Candy, etc.

Chood5

cereal

MUByM

Fast food
Chips
Soda
Cheesecake
Cookies
Candy
Cold Stone
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)
Greasy food

and more!!

lisakyle_11

nothing. if i want/have to have something, i have a bite or two.... it is usually worth it.

aimeemusic

NUTELLA

I had to "break up " with Nutella

It was a destructive relationship

I would "love" a huge jar of like 2000 plus calories in a week and then gain .2 pounds a week (thank goodness I was workng out when it was at its worse.

I would easier blame nutella for about 10 of my pounds. So I have complete cut it out.

I have not had it since July 2011.

kjroehm

Soda:(
I used to drink it all the time, I've sort of replaced it with coffee but I miss having a coke. The thing about moderation is I can't make myself have just one! So I just have to stop completely!
Add me!

Sweetapples01

Coca-Cola!!!! It was soooo hard! I had a coke every day for years and years and I gave it up cold turkey. It was so hard to keep myself from driving to the gas station and getting the biggest fountain coke I could buy!!! I haven't had one in 5 weeks now and no longer crave it!!! I don't drink any soda anymore and feel great! I'm not bloated anymore either!

bhaktinstella

Potatoes in any form. All cookies and ice cream. i was never a 'chips' person anyway, so they were easy to give up. No sugary drinks AT ALL. My skin is clearer for it, i notice, and i feel better overall!

CoachDave2012

The first thing I gave up was french fries which is difficult because I eat out a lot and just about everything comes with fries. My real kryptonite is donuts (2 for $1 at 7-11) I could eat a dozen Krispy Kreams in 5 minutes. So I cut any and all donuts out. Chips taste great but do little to fill you up so I stay away though I have tempted fate a few times and just had a small handful. That takes a lot of will power and isn't really worth it so I try to cut them out all together. I still do fun size chocolate bars on occasion to satisfy a craving. They are only about 80 calories and I able to walk away with just one. Ci Ci's Cinnamon rolls are right out. I don't even look at that side of the buffet.

thekacks

This is a long list lol...

Coke
Fast food
Biggbys & Starbucks (although I'll get a tall skinny vanilla latte every now and again)
Chinese food... OMG I miss egg rolls with LOTS of duck sauce!
Ferrero rocher candies ( the hazelnut chocolate balls of yumminess)
Chocolate cream puffs
Oreo cookies
Turtle sundaes

and my absolute FAVORITE restaurant... Outback Steakhouse.... bloomin onion, primerib, and tangy tomato dressing!

Anybody else hungry now?

deluda

nothing. if i want/have to have something, i have a bite or two.... it is usually worth it.

I am the same way. I haven't given up anything. If I did, then I would crave it, binge on it, and then feel awful afterwards. So not worth it.

johnlms

I've given up on Chips Ahoy cookies.... I've replaced them with WhoNu? cookies...

I used to eat an entire container of Chips Ahoy cookies and have enough milk to go down with them when they were in the house.

I still have my cookies and milk, but only as a treat sometimes (one serving).

I've cut back on many other things... not completely given them up though. (Tostitos cheese dip for one)

Articeluvsmemphis

haven't really given up anything, I just accept the fact that if I can't control myself with something, either don't buy it, or face eating the whole thing and not feel guilty. or buy it in smaller portions when i can

lwalters5

I have a bit of a list:

All bread
Any kind of chips
Anything with a sugar substitute
Any meat that is not lean high quality protein

Bread is definitely the worst for me though. I have an intense love affair with bread.

Helenatrandom

I do not keep potato chips or Ritz crackers in my home any longer. Unfortunately, I do find that my hand will sneak some into my mouth at a party when my mind is distracted by the scintillating conversation of those around me and not paying attention, so I haven't ENTIRELY given it up, but I am working on it.

asia_hanebach

I know everyone says "moderation is key" and blah blah, but personally I find that there are some foods that I just absolutely cannot eat in moderation. I use to eat a ton of bagels, chocolate, candy, donuts, and all of that terrible stuff. I've had no trouble bringing those things down to moderation. I use to eat something like 4 or 5 donuts a week, and now I can eat them once or twice a month, work them into my daily calories, and have no problem.

That being said, nutella and potato chips are my downfall. I haven't done too terribly with potato chips, because you can buy them in those 250-ish calorie bags from a vending machine, but I absolutely cannot bring home one of those giant bags you buy at a grocery store. I tried to once when I was about 2 or 3 weeks into my diet, and I ate more than 1000 calories worth of chips in one day. I just can't do it. If I have a bag at home, I will eat it. Nutella is my scale's greatest enemy. If I have a jar at home, it'll last 3 days tops. I can never seem to have just one spoon. For now, nutella is my completely forbidden food.