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

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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
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    I have decided not to partake of:

    Restaurant Pizza
    Butter
    Pop

    Everything else can be taken in small amounts!
  • HazenAllen
    HazenAllen Posts: 46 Member
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    Eliminated fast food for the most part.
  • SashThompson
    SashThompson Posts: 130 Member
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    I haven't eaten fast food in two years :happy: I used to eat it almost every night!
  • jesamed
    jesamed Posts: 1
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    Soda, fruit juices of all kinds, and any drink with sugar
  • Grizzly_Mike
    Grizzly_Mike Posts: 60
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    Sugar! soda, candy, monster, I try to cut out all unnecessary sugars
  • raeleek
    raeleek Posts: 414 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    nothing.. I still eat everything I used to in moderation.
  • NaturallyOlivia
    NaturallyOlivia Posts: 496 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Red meat
    Fried food
    Sweets
    Soda
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
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    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.

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