What sacrifices have you given up to lose weight?

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  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Soda, but I don't miss it. I drank it all day because I felt so awful mentally and physically and it was all I could think to do at the time to make myself feel better and give me a little energy. I was coming out of a really bad time and off of a prescribed amphetamine, too, so I'm pretty sure my brain chemistry was a freaking disaster.

    Bread and bread products. I miss hamburgers with buns a little bit (okay, a lot), and I miss those cheap Bon Appetit pastries. I would let myself have one every once in a while, except I noticed that once in a while always turns into two or three times a week, and just one of those things is over 500 calories.
  • Sister_Someone
    Sister_Someone Posts: 567 Member
    I've started working out regularly. That's my own personal definition of torture. I can give up any food, any drink, you name it, but if there's one thing I hate with every cell of my being, it's exercise. I'd be perfectly happy if I could just sit on my butt and read or write all day long.
  • redman1740
    redman1740 Posts: 13 Member
    Meat! I love meat its the one thing that I eat too much of. I am trying to only eat meat once a week to keep it under control. I even bought a food scale and use myfitnesspal to aid me in not eating too much meat.
  • jen_bd6
    jen_bd6 Posts: 501 Member
    I didn't really "give anything up" but I did have to adjust my diet to gluten free... so technically I gave up wheat... :)
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I haven't sacrificed anything. There are a lot of things I eat less frequently, like junk food. I don't believe in deprivation, I believe in planned treats. There are other foods that I don't eat any more and don't miss either.

    That's it really. If it's too much of a sacrifice, it's unsustainable. If a particular food is making you ill, yes cut it out completely. However with junk food, one portion here and there is not going to do any harm, just make it an occasional treat thing rather than an every day thing, and keep it within your calorie allowance/part of your plan.

    This. :smile:

    The one thing I've done differently this time, and why this time I've been successful at getting and keeping weight off, is that I didn't make any major sacrifices. I still have pizza, regularly. I still have chocolate, ice cream, cake, cookies, wine and mixed drinks. I enjoy everything I eat. I just watch the balance of what I eat, and I'm more active.
  • FitBunnyEm
    FitBunnyEm Posts: 320
    Ive given up most processed fatty take away foods ...chocolate/crisps/biscuits also and alcohol (-for a while) i always get cranky eating crap food so im not missing any of it...also ive stopped drinking as much coffee with milk, just black..
  • amylou1977
    amylou1977 Posts: 41 Member
    coca cola classic have nt had it in 19 days
  • noweightfisherj
    noweightfisherj Posts: 220 Member
    I gave up:

    Mountain Dew
    Ranch Dressing
    Potato Chips
    And the biggie, CHOCOLATE. I used to eat chocolate everyday and now I haven't had it in 90 days. When I go from losing weight to maintaining weight I will bring them back but in very strict moderation.
  • Tracy_03311981
    Tracy_03311981 Posts: 80
    I myself really haven't "given" up anything, I just made some healthier changes for example:

    I used to drink a large caramel frappuccino everyday, which is like 550 calories and all sugar, now I drink a skinny vanilla latte.
    I workout....instead of planting my behind on the couch, which in turn is much easier to do because working out is hard (ever notice when people are working out they aren't smiling, cause it isn't fun but it makes you feel so good)
    I drink more water, I used to just not drink water and substitute it with something like a soda.
    I count calories, which as we all know makes a huge difference, never did that before, didn't care.
    I have one day where I don't count calories, my aunt's personal trainer said this is one of the ways you boost your metabolism, plus you have to have one day where it doesn't matter, and it's not going to undo your whole diet.
    I still eat what I want, just in moderation :)
  • Jmgreene90
    Jmgreene90 Posts: 5
    lets see ... I've cut way down on the amount of pasta i eat, i used to eat it 3 times a week now i eat it maybe once a week. the same with cheese, cheese is one of my go to foods along with pickels. i could eat a full jar of pickels in a day so i cut back on them too. im trying to eliminate the soda but thats a tough one. lol.
  • crayonfish
    crayonfish Posts: 6
    I've started working out regularly. That's my own personal definition of torture. I can give up any food, any drink, you name it, but if there's one thing I hate with every cell of my being, it's exercise. I'd be perfectly happy if I could just sit on my butt and read or write all day long.

    I second this. I do not enjoy exercise particularly, but now I do it 5 days a week. Starting it is pure torture.

    As for other things. I gave up sweets 99.9 percent of the time. On christmas and my birthday I indulge, but for the most part... no sweets. Ever. When it comes to sweets I simply can't have just one. It's like a chain reaction, a smidgen of sugar touches and my tongue and suddenly... OM NOM NOM NOM where the **** did all the cookies go? Oh yeah, I ate them. All of them. So no sweets for me.
  • emdeegan
    emdeegan Posts: 219 Member
    A slightly different take on a response.. I gave up sacrificing my health and appearance, for ease...
  • MsJenny813
    MsJenny813 Posts: 18
    Diet coke & fast food (mainly McDs)!
  • antsw123
    antsw123 Posts: 22 Member
    Beer is down to once a week and pizza is out as even home made ones are horrendous in the calorie department.
  • phenixred
    phenixred Posts: 26 Member
    2 things. I dont put cream and sugar in my coffee. I drink it black(cut out 150 cal a day) and

    Tim Hortons Iced Cappuccino. I still have one once in a while. but everytime i add it into my Food Diary, i kick myself. even if I have it made with chocolate milk. but it tastes SOOO GOOD!!
  • PJ_73
    PJ_73 Posts: 331 Member
    I thought about sacrificing and then decided that wasn't really going to work for me. Not really a fan of depriving myself of things that I want or need.

    I do compromise though!

    I compromise with my time - less time in the evenings with the other half so that I can get to bed early to get up for the gym so that I can continue to enjoy to eat and drink the things I like to - just in moderation.

    I do not, however, under any circumstances compromise on chocolate!!!
  • kwin91
    kwin91 Posts: 128
    My thing was Dove Dark Chocolate, and it still is. But now instead of eating the whole thing, I break it up and have it throughout the week a few pieces here and there everyday so I reward myself for the day:)
  • bikhi
    bikhi Posts: 175
    margaritas! i sure do miss them.
  • SailAweigh
    SailAweigh Posts: 6 Member
    I can't say I've given up anything in particular. I've always found my problem lay in portion control. Instead of 4 pieces of pizza, I have two. I buy chocolate bars that can be broken into very small pieces (Green and Black's is great for that) and have 3 small pieces instead of 12 (which they consider a serving!). If I go out to eat, I cut everything in half and box the other for the next day. I can usually keep within my calorie goal by just adjusting the amount I eat. I eat bread, this morning my breakfast was strawberry rhubarb cobbler (278 calories). It's all in the portion size.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Everything :( even bread. Hell even a nice meat pie, a nice salad roll, a nice choc muffin that store 6 sells. Even my beloved pasta ...... yep all sacrificed. My life sucks. I sometimes wish I could eat whatever I wanted.... but am so scared of becoming fat overnight that it stops me from eating normal at all.
  • tmshank18
    tmshank18 Posts: 37 Member
    I would say junk food. I still have a cookie or something here and there but its planned within my calorie intake. I have realized how much junk food I actually ate when I started keeping track of everything I eat.
  • vwkauffman
    vwkauffman Posts: 39 Member
    It's the portion size for me. I have always eaten pretty "good" food, just WAY too much of them. I also allow myself a treat on Fridays, usually ice cream, and I let my Friday dinner be a little higher in the calorie count. That way, I can eat what I've been craving throughout the week. I will have been looking forward to it, and I'm good to go again on Saturday morning!
  • Barkley87
    Barkley87 Posts: 126 Member
    Cake. Giving up cake is a big deal for me.

    Also putting effort into making fresh, healthy meals in the evening when I'm really tired from work, whereas in the past I would have just stuck a ready-meal in the microwave.
  • LeggyKettleBabe
    LeggyKettleBabe Posts: 300 Member
    Liquor and men :P
  • katejenkins1
    katejenkins1 Posts: 210 Member
    Binge eating and about 2 hours of sleep in the morning lol

    I haven't given up any food. Everything in moderation. I have reduced a whole lot, soda, fast food, and now I make the snacks worth it.

    Good luck in your journey!
  • tungsten93
    tungsten93 Posts: 76 Member
    Soda. I gave it up in January and I miss it every day. I've also cut way back on pizza and burgers and I pretty much think about them every day, too.
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    None.

    Living a healthy lifestyle is not about "giving things up", its about learning how to eat them in moderation. Most people who have an "all or nothing" approach are on a diet, they are not creating balance.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    I haven't had a cheeseburger with a bun in probably 2-3 months...I haven't had more than A slice of pizza in the same amount of time. I check the carb counts of ALL treats before consuming them.

    I have increased my veggie intake :)
  • vcreinert
    vcreinert Posts: 83
    None. I just watch my portions. But I eat what I want just like before. Just don't gorge myself. That is the whole purpose of this site. To monitor how much you eat. Unless you were a really unhealthy eater then continue with your usual fare...just watch the portions.
  • comicguy12901
    comicguy12901 Posts: 3
    My big item that I have given up was Pepsi, I use to have 2-3/day and not a single one for the last two weeks. I look forward to the day that I will be able to have one once in a while but I don't see that anytime soon.

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