What are your "red lines" foods and why?

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  • fun_b
    fun_b Posts: 199 Member
    For me it is any restaurant pizza as I can't stop at one or two slices. Homemade Pizza is fine though as I use a smaller base and can create my own pizza for 300 calories.

    I am also addicted to M&M's and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. I can stop at a handful of m&m's or 1 doughnut but it usually creates a feeling of wanting more junk food. Unfortunately whenever there is a birthday at work, these are the two favourites that are always present. Oh and Pringles! Can't stop at just one.
  • RandomMiranda
    RandomMiranda Posts: 298
    Mexican or Chinese restaurants. I can go, but I have to plan ahead, meaning I have to be way under calories most of the week so enchiladas or sesame chicken don't throw off my weekly average. It just doesn't work for me to try to make "good" choices at these places, so I only go if I can make my favorites fit my goals.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    In my previous post I kept spelling doughnuts as donuts, I feel like a tool.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    french fries, pizza, chips/crackers, CHEESE, omg cheese
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    I can't wait for you to get the inevitable "eat whatever you want in moderation!" responses from people who can't define what "moderation" is

    Pasta is like cocaine for me, once I start I can't stop. Every few months, I'll eat it at a restaurant where even if the portion size is pretty large it's still finite, but if I have a box of it in the house I'm done.
  • trobbin88
    trobbin88 Posts: 38 Member
    It's the sweets for me....chocolate in particular. I can turn my head at fries, wings, pizza, etc. But those sweet yummies are my weakness and can throw me back into weight gain big time.
  • GaiaGirl1992
    GaiaGirl1992 Posts: 459 Member
    I can't have chips and salsa/dips in the house.

    THIS!!! One serving of chips and salsa turn into the entire jar and most of the bag.....sigh.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    French Fries and Soda.

    And anything fried. I just trying and avoid these things in general...
  • Donna6017
    Donna6017 Posts: 176 Member
    Brownies and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmmmmm.......
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
    You defined "red line" foods as the foods you eat that tell you you've given up on your weight loss pursuit.

    For me, that is soda.

    I've drank soda ever since my marriage started seven years ago. It was new to me (no exposure as a kid). My husband drinks several cups of soda every single day, and I don't drink any (now). When I start sneaking sips out of his cup all day, I know that I have some serious re-evaluating to do.
  • xHelloQuincyx
    xHelloQuincyx Posts: 884 Member
    if i want something bad enough, I have it. :] this isnt a 'diet' this is my life
  • tidesong
    tidesong Posts: 451 Member
    Sweets, definitely. Cookies, brownies, and the like, oy. But I don't have ANY forbidden foods. I stay away from things that trigger my reflux, but otherwise, everything is permissible, as long as I eat a small portion, and log every single thing I eat. I find I'm less likely to binge and gorge myself on things if they're not forbidden from me.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    THIS!!! One serving of chips and salsa turn into the entire jar and most of the bag.....sigh.

    Thankfully a jar of salsa is often less than 50 calories, I hear you about the chips though... damnnn
  • keenercam
    keenercam Posts: 321 Member
    I'm not a sweets person, so many of the traditional "trigger" foods don't set me off. However, if there are chips or pretzels in the house, I really do have to be vigilant. Otherwise, I'd eat several helpings of them before even realizing what I've done.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    Nothing really derails me, one good cheat meal usually is all i can handle....buuuuut.....

    Boneless buffalo wings. i am a fool for buffalo wings. or really, buffalo sauce...ill drink it. the hotter yhe better. the good news, i can get daaaays worth of protein. the bad.news? weeks of salt-im thirsty for days.
  • nursermr38
    nursermr38 Posts: 20
    Salty snacks. Mostly chips. They weigh hardly anything...how can they cause so much damage???? And pizza...stuffed crust!!
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    Salty snacks. Mostly chips. They weigh hardly anything...how can they cause so much damage???? And pizza...stuffed crust!!

    i only eat the crust of stuffed crust pizza :d yum
  • maritza140
    maritza140 Posts: 30
    sweets and pizza...
    I've given up both unless it's a REALLY SPECIAL ocassion and only for the REALLY GOOD stuff. What I mean is I'll treat myself every once in a long while, but I won't do it for just anything. I love pizza (it's my favorite junk food ever!) but I won't eat it unless it is from this one specific place in the city which in my opinion is the best I've ever had. The place is not near my home or work and they don't deliver, so it has to be a very specific trip, so it hardly ever happens, but when it does I enjoy my two slices without guilt.

    As far as sweets goes I follow the same rule. I don't believe in total deprivation of any one thing - life is too short and food is too good. But if I have been doing well the whole month, a treat once in a blue moon won't kill me.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    taco.......... freakin......... bell...... ugh
  • stephiegirl1215
    stephiegirl1215 Posts: 30
    Chips and salsa, and nachos. Used to be potato chips or doritos too but I don't crave those like I use to so I can have them in the house without eating more than a small portion. I love salsa so I tend to go overboard with tortilla chips. I like salty things, probably because I had low blood pressure as a teen and my mom would encourage a little bit of salt to keep me from feeling faint. I never really had a sweet tooth, though I do like chocolate and ice cream but I can have a small amount and be satisfied. I've been watching what I eat long enough that I've gotten pretty good at all things in moderation, so that things I enjoy won't derail me. I even treat myself to some nachos once every few months :)
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    Chips! Cuz it's so hard to eat just one. lol. Especially when dip is involved. YUM!!
  • nicosland
    nicosland Posts: 85 Member
    I was staying at a cabin recently with friends and we had old fashioned bbq potato chips. I swear it was like they were handing me crack in a bag. I have to stay away from that stuff.
  • richellekramer
    richellekramer Posts: 42
    Pasta - noodles- ugh! Need to avoid as I can't control myself. Love the "gushy" texture.......
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    chips, french fries & candy like swedish fish!
  • splashblob
    splashblob Posts: 249 Member
    Sweets
    Nuts and Legume, I want to eat the whole can.
    Noodle and Pasta
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    Tortilla chips. With anything, but especially guacamole. I could eat the darn things all day. Any kind of chips are bad, but those are the worst.
  • withchaco
    withchaco Posts: 1,026 Member
    Almost all kinds of baked desserts as long as it's not overwhelmingly sweet. I don't have a sweet tooth. But if it's semi-sweet, I could eat like two whole batches of brownies! It's the texture of freshly baked goods that I love, not the sweetness. Crusty on the outside, moist on the inside...

    I love french fries, but I have taught myself to exercise portion control on them. No more of 2x large fries in a single meal, or in a single day for that matter. A medium order will suffice.
    I've given up both unless it's a REALLY SPECIAL ocassion and only for the REALLY GOOD stuff. What I mean is I'll treat myself every once in a long while, but I won't do it for just anything.
    That's kind of my approach. I haven't officially given up anything, but it had BETTER be really mind-blowingly good, or it ain't worth the calories. I honestly think I eat more delicious stuff now, than I used to. Before, I'd settle for anything. Now I'm way pickier.
  • EnchantedEvening
    EnchantedEvening Posts: 671 Member
    Mac & cheese. I eat it knowing full well I'll be up 1-2 pounds of sodium bloat the next morning, but I don't care. I love it. Since it does bloat me, though (and is total junk food), I make sure to only have it once or twice per month instead of almost every day like I used to.

    I don't avoid anything. I just make sure to eat it as an occasional treat and keep in mind I'm going to be up a pound or two the next day. After doing this for several months and weighing in every morning, it's easy to identify patterns and avoid the "zomg I gained five pounds from one candy bar MY DIET IS OVER" freakout so many noobs go through.
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    I was staying at a cabin recently with friends and we had old fashioned bbq potato chips. I swear it was like they were handing me crack in a bag. I have to stay away from that stuff.

    Crack in a bag! BAHAHA! :laugh: I know exactly what you mean!
  • krickeyuu
    krickeyuu Posts: 344 Member
    Cheddar Cheese popcorn, Cheetos, chips and onion dip--all of these I can eat an entire bag/container without even blinking.

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