HARDEST FOOD TO GIVE UP DURING WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY

Mine is not a food it is WINE!!!!

You shouldn't have to give up anything. All things in moderation. I couldn't go the rest of my life without ice cream. So I just don't eat half a gallon. One scoop and I'm done.

THIS. Diets and weight loss regimens fail when people abstain from foods they like to eat. Once they eat it again they lose will power and the weight returns. Learn how to moderate what foods you like to eat and you'll never have to give up anything.

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I didn't give up anything. I just eat less of everything.

Moderation is being mindful of what you eat, not just cutting back on everything all the time.

^^this

I have not given up any foods and have full portions of the foods I like, I just fit it into my day/week.

Pizza...even though I can now limit myself.

You shouldn't have to give up anything. All things in moderation. I couldn't go the rest of my life without ice cream. So I just don't eat half a gallon. One scoop and I'm done.

that's nice that you can do this but some people don't have the willpower so really the best thing is just staying away. everyone is different with this aspect of weight loss. so if you can have a little, great for you. i have to stay away from mini candy bars or i will eat 5 once i have 1.

If you don't train yourself, you will never have the willpower. :ohwell:

Self-control is a learned trait; it's not something you are born with.

Don't give anything up, instead cut back. You're allowed to cheat a little bit, but keep it to that, a little bit!

I gave up nothing. It's made it all the easier to live life the healthy way.

I'm like an alcoholic when it comes to food ... i didn't get fat because i have will power. Two things i find tough to turn the spigot to "off" on are noodles and martini's. And the more martini's, the more noodles i want! :blushing:

touche, my friend lol

I agree with a previous poster - sometimes you just have to give up on some of your trigger foods - for me, I am on a low carb diet per Doctor's orders - my sugar levels were starting to climb and she labeled me "insulin intolerant" meaning my body just isn't converting the carbs the way it should - so my love for breads, potatoes, pasta was slowly doing me in - I am a WW lifetime member but just could not seem to get back on track counting points because I was still eating way too many carbs.... in 6 weeks I have lost almost 15 lbs - I am nearing my first goal of breaking thru the "00" and I am feeling the weight loss - my pants are looser and I can do stairs without getting out of breath. I have not been able to loose like this for the last 10 years... it was more like 1 lb a week so I would give up after the first month.... not this time!

All that said, with permission I was able to enjoy a few "goodies" over the holidays and as others have said 'in moderation" - instead of eating the whole batch of homemade sugar cookies I had 4 over two days - and that box of Godiva Chocolates that a co-worker gave me - I allowed myself 1 hour to indulge and had my hubby take them away and enjoyed every single bite!

So while for many people it is about moderation and just watching calories, there are some of us who just eat the wrong types of food and need to find the correct balance of the better foods for our metabolism.

I would have to agree with the "all things in moderation" groups.....but I definitiely don't desire junk food any more...but it was a lot of time spent being away from it that finally made it easy to see how bad it is....no more fast food fries! Baked home fries are ok once in a while....but they are almost like a different food altogether. Nope....no more fast fries for me :bigsmile:

Giving up foods is treating the symptom, not the disease.

Learning how to enjoy food you like while fitting it in to your calorie allowance is the cure.

Pie.

You shouldn't completely give up things you love. It will eventually break you.

I don't agree with everything in moderation philosophy for everyone. Some can do it; some find some foods triggering. If you can do things in moderation, do it. If not, don't. For me, I miss ice cream. I mean, I miss eating it whenever I want in whatever quantity I want. I miss the feeling of eating it out of a pint in front of the TV. I give up sugar for months at a time to sort of detox (and also for Lent) but do enjoy it occasionally the rest of the year. But keep in mind everyone, that different people have different issues with food and you don't know their background. Sometimes people do have to give something up, even on doctor's orders.

For me, I'm more likely to binge later if I eat sugar at all. I've been working on mindful eating but it's easier just not to eat it at all.

Your profile says you've been diagnosed specifically with a Binge Eating Disorder. Rather than "everything in moderation" not working for everyone, it's more of a "It works for everyone BUT those with a disorder."

This is hardly true. Just because a person admits to suffering BED doesn't mean their words about moderation don't mean much for the un-diagnosed. Plenty of people in this world do not suffer particular disorders but have "weak spots" for special foods, drugs, and activities. It's called having a preference. Lots of us, ED or not, have favorites that we know we can't keep around if we want to make any kind of progress with our weight loss.

Lots of people choose to keep desserts as something you only have if you go to a restaurant or something. Does that mean they have a disorder? No. It means they are making a conscious choice to limit their exposure to something to eliminate temptation.

I don't know many people that can buy 2 candy bars today and leave one for next week.

So you're using anecdotal experience to generalize the entire populous? That was my intent with my original comment: just because YOU personally, or someone you know personally, has issues of moderation doesn't make the "everything in moderation" concept invalid.

As I said initially... someone's personal experience being categorized by a specific binge eating disorder kind of makes their statement, "I don't agree with this!" purely anecdotal. I've dealt with anorexia for over a decade, and I initially thought anyone doing IF or AF or even JUDDD was "going to ruin their metabolism" or "spiral into an ED," until I learned more and realized that *I* had a perspective that was outside of the normal way of handling things, not the other way around.

Um... saying something doesn't work for everyone doesn't make it invalid. It just means it doesn't work for EVERYONE, as in all people. And anecdotal evidence is perfect for that. If it doesn't work for the people on this board who have chimed in, it doesn't work for everyone. Logic.