The foods you must STOP EATING RIGHT NOW...

Okay, for the record, I do not believe it is *essential* to follow this list (or any list like it) to lose weight OR be healthy. Yes, eliminating (or at least reducing) many of these items could generally be a good idea, but not essential.

For a little over a year, while I trimmed 25ish pounds of softness, I did it while eating what most would call a "paleo" approach. I just called it JERF...just eat real food. I ate meat (sourced from a family farm), lots of veggies (as many as possible from farmer's markets and other local sources), and plenty of fruit...and counted my calories...however, I could have lost the weight eating "normal/conventional" foods too. (I also kept close watch on my micronutrients to ensure I was getting enough vitamins and minerals.)

You can certainly lose weight by following this list, as long as your calories are at an appropriate level. Many people (such as myself) generally like an "all or nothing"/type A approach. Many more people seem to prefer an "everything in moderation" approach. What will work for you? Who knows. I'd probably suggest you try the EIM approach first, because it's easier for those that can do it...and if that doesn't work, *then* try a more aggressive approach (where you eliminate the "trigger" foods as you find them).

So as for the particulars on this list? Here are my thoughts on them:

Fried foods - fine, in moderation...but I generally try to avoid traditional (such as canola) oils. At home, we use coconut (and animal fats).
Hamburgers & French fries - awesome, especially the hamburger, and especially if locally sourced.
Table sugar - fine, in moderation.
Plain Jam - gross, but fine, in moderation.
salted nuts - I'm iffy on the nuts. Rancidity is a concern of mine.
smoked nuts - "
refried beans - a carryover from my "paleo" time...I generally don't eat beans. Should you not eat them? No idea...not my call...they're probably fine for you, but I don't eat them.
Baked Beans - "
Chocolate Fudge - delicious...(I'm going to stop saying "in moderation"...just assume it's there for everything unless I say otherwise).
Candy - okay, but I eat very little of it. If I'm going to get my X calories for the day, I can't fill up too much on candy and still have room for my macro minimums or my micros.
Toffee - uh, I guess if I had some.
Gums - nope, personal preference.
Boiled sweets - no idea what these even are.
Mint Sweets - delicious.
Liquorice - love the black licorice, not so much the pseudo/"fake" licorices.
Honey - Honey has minimal nutritional value & has the same calorie content as sugar. - but honey is delicious, so yes, honey.
Soft drinks - never. Stopped drinking them in 2005 and never looked back
Tinned fruits - don't even know what these are.
Chutney - "
Pickle - fine
bacon - yes, please
sausage - okay, but not often
cured meats - fine
ham -fine
fatty cuts of steak like T-bone & rib-eye - constantly. Nothing wrong with dietary animal fat (especially when locally sourced).
Puddings - no thanks
Corn syrup - generally steer clear of, but probably not a big deal.
Fruit juice - It's better to eat raw fruit instead of fruit juice because fruits contain more fiber and the juice will always contain more sugar than the actual fruit. - treat it like soda, which is to say, I don't drink it. Personal preference.
Cake - generally don't, just not my first choice in dessert.
Bread made with white flour - another carryover from my paleo time. If I'm going to eat bread, it's going to be "good" bread...and by that, I mean, "delicious". Plain old white bread is not delicious *to me*.
Soda pop, such as Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, etc. - I thought we already covered this? Anyhow, none for me.
All baked goods made with white flour - still generally no.
Coffee - Every day. 2-4 cups.
Biscuits - rarely.
Fast foods - depends on your definition. Chipotle? Often. Jimmy John's? Sometimes. McDonald's? No thanks. Personal preference more than anything else though.
Pasta made with white flour - generally not, but not entirely opposed to it.
Canned fruits w/added sugar - No thanks. If I'm going to eat canned fruit, it's packed in the juices so I can taste the fruit.
Most packaged cereals - generally avoid just because I don't really like cereal.
Alcohol can slow your metabolism down by 73% - rarely.
Potato chips - almost never. "Empty" calories.
Popcorn - seldom.
Cookies - seldom.
Ice cream - Every. Night. I'm not even kidding. (Look at my diary.)
Cakes - generally no.
Pies - generally no.
All deserts - generally no.
Artificial sweeteners like Nutrasweet, Equal, Sweet N Low, Sweet Twin, Sugar Twin, Splenda, Sunett & Sweet One - generally no...but I'll gladly use regular table sugar instead.
Most bottled green teas have more ingredients in it to help you gain weight than the actual green tea itself to help you lose weight. - like soda, never.

So there you have it. Just where I am with the foods on this list.

Again, instead of working from a restrictive food list, I'd start by counting the calories of the foods you already eat/don't eat and adjust from there. You can always fine-tune the quality of your food as you move forward...(and if you're someone like me who does nothing at less than 100%, then sure, make your list, stick to it, *still count your calories*, and enjoy your results. It isn't the "only" way, or even the "right" way, but it's a way that may work best for some).

And if you're still mad at me, here's a picture of a kitten in a can: