What is the one thing you gave up to lose weight (if any)?

Guamybear
Guamybear Posts: 1,061 Member
in Food and Nutrition
For me it wasn't food.. but I quit drinking.. I only went out once a week but when I drink I can't eat anything so the next day I would be famished and eat everything in sight..
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  • glitterjam
    glitterjam Posts: 145 Member
    I have decided not to partake of:

    Restaurant Pizza
    Butter
    Pop

    Everything else can be taken in small amounts!
  • HazenAllen
    HazenAllen Posts: 46 Member
    Eliminated fast food for the most part.
  • SashThompson
    SashThompson Posts: 130 Member
    I haven't eaten fast food in two years :happy: I used to eat it almost every night!
  • jesamed
    jesamed Posts: 1
    Soda, fruit juices of all kinds, and any drink with sugar
  • Grizzly_Mike
    Grizzly_Mike Posts: 60
    Sugar! soda, candy, monster, I try to cut out all unnecessary sugars
  • raeleek
    raeleek Posts: 414 Member
    Soda, most fast food, and anything that has trans fat in it! The happy side effect that I didn't expect was that as I've gotten healthier I've started to get a natural aversion to these things!
  • maricash
    maricash Posts: 280 Member
    I haven't given up anything, but I did cut way back on soda. I used to have 3-4 cans every day. Now I might have 1 or 2 a week. I did go cold turkey on it for a few months, but once I got to the point where I didn't crave it all the time, I found I could have it occasionally without worrying about going back to drinking it constantly. I really believe that there should be no forbidden foods. But I also believe that you should do what works for you.
  • raeleek
    raeleek Posts: 414 Member
    I haven't eaten fast food in two years :happy: I used to eat it almost every night!

    Same for me! Almost daily at one point.
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    nothing.. I still eat everything I used to in moderation.
  • NaturallyOlivia
    NaturallyOlivia Posts: 496 Member
    peanut butter, junk food, almost all meat. BAKED GOODS! some days i dream about red velvet cake. no lie. it's pathetic. :sad:
  • quietcoral
    quietcoral Posts: 64 Member
    The only thing I've ever given up (a really long time ago) is calorie ridden drinks. I never drink my calories!
  • tdbad1
    tdbad1 Posts: 87 Member
    cant say ive given up anything, except the eating for 4 part.

    Mainly im controling how much i eat. as i feel better, and loose weight i just naturally go for the healthier foods. Somehow my taste buds want spinach instead of McD's. doesnt' mean i won't have "junk" once in a while. just means i will have it in moderation.
  • anybeary
    anybeary Posts: 188 Member
    Alcohol. Dropped like 15 pounds over night, and I wasn't even a heavy drinker. I had maybe 3-4 beers a week. That was enough to sabotage all my work-out efforts with empty calories and a sluggish metabolism.
  • shinkalork
    shinkalork Posts: 815 Member
    I would eat lots of cookies, m&m's, chocolate bars,peanuts (lots),every night....like a snack. and Coke!

    I don't eat or drink any of these anymore.... well, some dark chocolate a little but not much.
  • Moosycakes
    Moosycakes Posts: 258 Member
    Dessert.

    To be honest, I didn't give that up to lose weight, I just can't fit it in.
    My family usually has an evening meal around 200-300 calories, and a dessert (probably around 150-200 calories).
    For the last three years, I've been so full after dinner that I can' fit in any dessert! :)
  • Guamybear
    Guamybear Posts: 1,061 Member
    Wow.. I couldn't give up half of what I read.. I never was a soda drinker so I only really have that if I eat out..

    Give up meat?? No way!! or cake?? I think I would end up binging in the long run.. I don't eat sweets a lot but when I do get my sweet tooth, I want to satisfy it with something good and yummy... that is bad for you..hahaha...
  • Angylgrrl
    Angylgrrl Posts: 159 Member
    Instant gratification. Yes, sometimes it feels wonderful to get exactly what you want or think you want (a second serving of something, lots of pasta, ice cream, chocolate- all the delicious stuff!), but I find that by not instantly trying to squelch a craving, sometimes it subsides or I can think of a better and almost equally satisfying alternative. I still have days when I go over calories, or meals that are way outside of my goals, or even just days when I don't eat as healthy as I should for certain means (tonight's dinner is a perfect example of that), but I try to make sure they even out so that I stay under my weekly calorie allotment.

    Cheers! :smile:
  • ashesfromfire
    ashesfromfire Posts: 867 Member
    I (almost entirely, eat very occasionally) cereal.
    Used to eat it all the time....ALL THE TIME
    now - maybe MAYBE a couple times a month
  • CyclingAddict
    CyclingAddict Posts: 61
    Red meat
    Fried food
    Sweets
    Soda
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    Soda, but that's more a remnant of my first weight loss attempt way back in the day when I was 13.

    I was really fat as a kid, so when I was 13 I decided I'd had enough of it so I stopped drinking soda (which was literally the only beverage I drank), stopped eating fried food, and scaled back my portion size. After I stopped dieting as strictly, I found soda just made me feel sick. Now I do drink soda, but usually I'll just have a sip so I can enjoy the taste. I do use it in mixed drinks as well, but I prefer fruit juices, and these days I usually just drink wine.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
    Excuses. And that is IT.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Just soda really. I used to drink 6, maybe 12 mountain dews a day? Plus energy drinks too (rockstar, etc).

    I drink zero now, not even diet soda. I haven't had a soda on its own in at least a year I'm guessing. I do mix red bull with vodka when I feel like going on a bender, but that doesn't count.
  • Ejourneys
    Ejourneys Posts: 1,603 Member
    I haven't given anything up in absolute terms, but I've cut way down on processed foods, most notably energy bars and nutrition drinks. Instead, I've ramped up my consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. The energy bars and drinks don't even tempt me anymore. Neither do the chocolate chips I used to have as a snack, even though they're not off the table, so to speak. (I just treat them as a controlled substance.)

    I also avoid canned soups, again because of the processing. I stay away from microwave entrees and snacks, and I've ditched ice cream for yogurt.
  • Wannabeachday
    Wannabeachday Posts: 122 Member
    Stopped going out to eat all the time.
  • kerrylee54
    kerrylee54 Posts: 66
    Diet Coke
    Fast Food
    all other "diet" food products
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    i gave up making excuses - at least for watching my calories.
    things are pretty rough with my work schedule right now so i make excuses about not going to the gym, but thats gonna change here soon.
    i didnt give up any foods or drinks or anything that i love
  • orangelobster
    orangelobster Posts: 151
    Muffins...after I discovered they were roughly 450 calorie a shot. I was eating one every single day....that adds up
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Nothing really. I eat anything I want just in moderation, for me this lifestyle change has to be realistic and if I tell myself I "can't" have something I'll obsess about it and eventually binge on astronomical amounts of whatever I'm supposed to be banning, and then starts the vicious cycle.

    I try and incorporate healthier choices into my daily meals but I do drink REAL pepsi at least once a week (I love the stuff), and once in a while I will indulge in fast food, ice cream, cake, pizza etc..I do try and keep "trigger" foods I know I can't control myself with out of sight though, until I know I have a "cheat" day coming up.

    This is just what works for me, kudos to those that have been able to give up stuff and stick to it!

    Good luck to you all, keep kicking *kitten*! :flowerforyou:
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,330 Member
    Regular Coke. And I admit that I miss it.
  • markyp12
    markyp12 Posts: 17
    alot less pizza

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