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What did you cut down on that helped you the most?

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  • rachaelgifford
    rachaelgifford Posts: 320 Member
    Dairy products. I still eat them, just in moderation.
  • johnw43
    johnw43 Posts: 1 Member
    Refined carbs and sugar. Oh, and calories...
  • TitanGM
    TitanGM Posts: 1,161 Member
    It's simple, SUGAR, or CARBS.

    no SODAS
    no FRUITS (only once in a while 1/3 of a banana per day)
    no BREAD (1 little slice a day)
    no PASTAS (maybe once a week)
    no VEGETABLE OILS (Canola, soybean, sunflower oils etc)
    no SWEETS (Chocolates, cakes etc)

    Usually most of my carb intake comes from veggies.
  • TNTwedell
    TNTwedell Posts: 277 Member
    SODIUM!
    wow - 2 weeks of cutting back (significantly) on the salt and people have actually started saying I've lost weight - face isnt "puffy" like it has been! :blushing:
  • firedancer8780
    firedancer8780 Posts: 338 Member
    Beer and snacks....If I want a beer now I stick with a low calorie one like Miller 64 or Bud Select 55. I also have cut back on eating a lot of snacks at night and spread out healthy snacks throughout the day.
  • kayleesays
    kayleesays Posts: 564 Member
    All sugary drinks, including soda. You have no idea how many useless calories you put into your body that way! I don't miss them at all, and now I can eat more calories and feel fuller.

    Bread. So many carbs and calories I never needed or liked.
  • fitamazon
    fitamazon Posts: 31 Member
    Alcohol & fast food
  • MombaMonster
    MombaMonster Posts: 2
    Well I can already tell a difference in not drinking beer and maybe having a tiny bit of Jack Daniels on the weekend versus beer pong every weekend and a glass of JD a night.
  • MileyClimb
    MileyClimb Posts: 414 Member
    I need to cut carbs any advice on how to cut it down
  • Reesecup312
    Reesecup312 Posts: 236 Member
    First and foremost would be portions. I also cut out all diet sodas, sweetened coffee creamers, and my favorite....Lays regular potato chips. I still eat what I want to, I just try to make smarter and healthier choices and plan for everything. Before I eat it, I log it!!
  • teenasbody
    teenasbody Posts: 212 Member
    carbs and added sugars
  • Tara_Janel
    Tara_Janel Posts: 48
    wheat and I keep my carbs under 100 a day!
  • TitanGM
    TitanGM Posts: 1,161 Member
    I need to cut carbs any advice on how to cut it down

    http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/ss/How-To-Cut-Carbs-Web-Version-of-Ecourse.htm
  • krisaddress
    krisaddress Posts: 43 Member
    wine.... beer.....
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Animal products. No meat and no dairy, and the weight just disappeared with little to no exercise. About 70 lbs in 3 months.
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    Sugar! If there is one thing that set me on the path to binge eating, it was the sweet stuff. I've cut back on a lot of other things, too, but nothing had the same impact as cutting sugar.
  • Boomerpie
    Boomerpie Posts: 35 Member
    sweets - candy
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Sugar and grains.
  • nomayo
    nomayo Posts: 228
    Potato chips, I thought it would be good to eat those special K chips, but they only increase a bad habit, so I cut them out of my life.
  • Spokez70
    Spokez70 Posts: 548 Member
    McDonalds
  • Kalynx
    Kalynx Posts: 707 Member
    fast food and alcohol (which seriously doesnt help with the food choices either!! lol)
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I cut out eating out as much (today was a bad day with that though). I find that I eat way more calories on days that I eat out and don't feel as good either.
  • rahrahrita
    rahrahrita Posts: 225 Member
    large portions
  • Jeankyy
    Jeankyy Posts: 32
    Soda and really high fatty foods.
  • giggles7706
    giggles7706 Posts: 1,491 Member
    Fast food and soda.
  • maddmaddie
    maddmaddie Posts: 160 Member
    Pretty much anything processed. No packaged lunch meat. Microwavable dinners. etc. I cook all of my meals, homemade. I bring my lunches to work. I try to eat "clean foods"

    (Jamie eason recipes are pretty good)

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-recipes-main-page.html
  • Miribg
    Miribg Posts: 149 Member
    Soda and my favorite chinese buffet :grumble: I still crave soda very much and it's always in my house (that's all my fiance drinks) but I stay strong and stay away.
  • emilyplays
    emilyplays Posts: 2 Member
    Fried food, too many snacks and big meals. Doing this has taught me that my portion control used to be way over what my intake should be.
  • super_monty
    super_monty Posts: 419 Member
    Bread - now only allow two slices per week.
    Crisps now only once a week on my treat night, rather than up to two bags a day.
    Processed food, many of my meals are now clean
  • 2012NSR
    2012NSR Posts: 51
    Animal products. No meat and no dairy, and the weight just disappeared with little to no exercise. About 70 lbs in 3 months.

    SNAP! I became a vegan in January (After 25 years of being a veggie) and I have lost well over 4 stone!
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