What's the biggest thing you've done to improve your diet?

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  • IslandDreamer64
    IslandDreamer64 Posts: 258 Member
    I keep fresh fruits and veggies all cut up and ready to grab when hunger strikes. Just as easy to reach for a bowl of cantaloupe as it is to open a bag of chips.
  • rotill
    rotill Posts: 244 Member
    A lot less alcohol, nuts and cheese. Reduced amounts of chocolate. More fish. Watching the salt and the starches carefully.

    But mainly: Getting back to using the scale regularly, and logging. Both of those activities help me tracking what the quality of food I eat does to me, and helps me pinpoint what gives bad reactions or weight gain, respectively.
  • dough21
    dough21 Posts: 216 Member
    Avoid soda like the plague.
  • aliciagetshealthy
    aliciagetshealthy Posts: 946 Member
    portion control
  • alexisjfrank
    alexisjfrank Posts: 32
    For me its been investing in a cabinet full of spices. I love the salt-free Mrs Dash and McCormick spice blends, really makes a difference on things like steamed veggies or chicken.
  • odddrums
    odddrums Posts: 342 Member
    Whenever I'm hungry I always drink water first, it helps keep me going a lot more than just eating and also helps fill me up.
  • Nightterror218
    Nightterror218 Posts: 375 Member
    I limited my serving sizes and actually started to count calories. I use to be a bottomless pit. I learned to limit what i put on my plate.
  • wllwsmmr
    wllwsmmr Posts: 391 Member
    Though it was a long time ago since I started my diet, I'd probably have to say soda! I didn't even like it much and used to drink it because it was an option.. Then when I learnt of calories... Almost never drink calories anymore!!

    ETA: I used to only care about calories but lately I've started to be really wary of sodium and potassium levels (mainly because I'm very prone to bloating!!)
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    Stopped relying on carbs.

    I still eat them, but not in the same quantities, not in every meal, they tend to be vegetable based rather than processed ones (other than the shakes I have for breakfast sometimes) and if I need a snack, I'll be looking for protein and veg instead.


    Refined carbs are quite simply, addictive, and reducing them for a couple of weeks meant they lost their appeal. Now, if I want them, I don't habitually overeat them like I used to. The amount of pasta I consumed last night proves to me how carbs make it so easy to go over - but I won't be eating them again tonight or tomorrow, so that's okay.
  • rubberbiscuit
    rubberbiscuit Posts: 128
    Planning. I write out the entire weeks menu and shop for all the food at once. I fail at this when I try winging it.
  • jodigirl03
    jodigirl03 Posts: 111
    My cuts would be soda, (diet or otherwise), deep fried anything, MOST processed foods, most condiments and salad dressings containing mayo. I don't drink cow's milk, (I know that's a debatable subject, it's just my personal preference), I TRY to select organic when possible, OH and most white starchy anything, (so yes flour, things baked with flour), potato's and white pasta. My sodium is also very low these days, (or should I say much improved.) So yea iodized salt. Tap water ... ( I refuse, sorry - lol.)

    That's about it so far. I've been doing most of those things above for quite some years now, but I would certainly like to improve some things and drop coffee, ALL refined sugar, and ALL processed foods instead of most. Eat more organic than I do now. Less to no meat or animal protein.

    I try. But then again I eat for health and longevity, not "weight."
  • sruvane
    sruvane Posts: 65 Member
    I try to stick to the 90/10 rule I learned while studying at the Institute for Nutrition. 90% whole foods, and 10% food for my soul. I love whole foods, so that part is good. I actually stay away from fruit due to the sugars. My treats are Haagan Das mini ice cream (220 cal). I eat that about once a week. The other thing I bend the rules for is Chobani Flips. I get a lot of my protein from Greek Yogurt. The Flips have a side topping (Key Lime Crumble my fav). The topping are surely not whole food, but at less than a tbsp of "junk" leaves me feeling like I am eating dessert. :flowerforyou:

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