What are you willing to give up?

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  • lisadlocks
    lisadlocks Posts: 212 Member
    I gave up soda, .Diabetes medication and 65 pounds so far. I released them happily. Oh I also gave up "pretending to eat the foods I crave in moderation". My mind and body don't seem to understand that term.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I gave up a ton of stuff. I dumped just about all processed foods, soda, sugar, rice, pasta, potatoes, and non-whole grain products. I switched to whole foods, use low-sodium versions as needed. I gave up some hobbies for working out and running. It's been 2 years and I have never felt better in my life.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Cottage cheese
    green tea ice cream
    baked chips
    IPAs

    (all things I don't like)

    Amen on the cottage cheese... What IS that hideous excuse for a CHEESE????
    Cottage cheese is awesome

    You can make it into a dessert with fruit and honey or even add vanilla protein powder....
    You can make it savory with spinach and turkey pepperoni
  • avalentineb
    avalentineb Posts: 58 Member
    I became vegan. Not so much for weight loss, but for sustainable health for me and for my one year old son. I want him to grow up knowing where food comes from and that his health is his GREATEST commodity.
  • divaindy
    divaindy Posts: 108 Member
    this thread is about lent....therefore, religious....therefore, divisive.

    reported.

    Not hardly...I am the OP .....my reason for the question?
    I am sick of people that want change and are willing to do nothing to get it long term....and can not believe that you do and can.
  • rumplesnat
    rumplesnat Posts: 372
    Sleeping in. I'm up at 5am every day to get my exercise in and done for the day. Sucks a bit, but TOTALLY worth giving it up!
  • divaindy
    divaindy Posts: 108 Member
    I gave up excuses and lying to myself.

    I gave up daily weighing and frustration over the scale.

    I gave up four inches from my waist and a few more from my hips.

    It's been fantastic.

    It is amazing what we gain when we give up .....perhaps that was a poor choice of word..choose to no longer eat,do,ect.
    I have gained a much happier self!
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    Stuff I gave up so far:

    Fast food until I hit my goal
    Big meals better to eat less more often
    My old wardrobe
    My boobies
    100lbs of starvation protection
    Being warm in my house
    Excuses about being big boned
    Daily deep fried delights

    Stuff I still need to give up

    My favorite robe its about 10 sizes too big and the sleeves keep lighting on fire when I cook with it on.
    Diet soda
    Excuses for not dressing like a woman instead of a mom
  • funhouse77
    funhouse77 Posts: 179 Member
    I have given up Laziness, self-loathing, depression, self-doubt and procrastination, to name but a few.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    Being bitter and unhappy (due to not liking myself).
  • Tiffanie0407
    Tiffanie0407 Posts: 112
    Im going to put it this way im a vegan now. So im a plant base person now, but i miss my peanut butter.
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  • imstrong4me
    imstrong4me Posts: 119
    diet coke and fastfood and junks
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    That's my question what is this journey worth to you? what are you willing to give up?

    Nothing. It's a way to live, not a journey - so the question as I see it should be "What are you willing to work for?"
  • MonicaT1972
    MonicaT1972 Posts: 512
    I gave up a lot for the results I've gotten. Processed foods, wheat in any form, sugar...and most of all my beloved Diet Coke. I love the results I am getting way more than I could ever love any of these foods!!!
  • BlueObsidian
    BlueObsidian Posts: 297 Member
    I am giving up using food as a source of comfort when I am sad or stressed out.

    This is a great one. I was about to post that I'm not giving up anything, but I am giving up some of my emotional and psychological issues surrounding food.

    I'm not, however, giving up actual food items. I'm adding in more healthy choices, like aiming for making 80% of my food choices good ones and working out three to four times a week. But I'm still enjoying the things I love. There's no reason for me to start giving things up, and in the past it has always led to diet failure when I start putting foods off-limits.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Only thing I'm actually giving up is my time.
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    i'm willing to give up an hour a day and sugar which is exactly what i'm giving up
  • Luthien007
    Luthien007 Posts: 281 Member
    I've given up struggling to walk hills, coughing when I lay down in bed at night because of indigestion, feeling squished into little car,movie and plane seats, feeling old. There's more but those examples flew onto the keyboard. As one of my friends would say, it's so worth it.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    The rest of my fat clothes. Someone out there will wear them. lol
  • JeneticTraining
    JeneticTraining Posts: 663 Member
    Hmmm. Bad habits and binging
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    Being a slug.
  • lgtahoe
    lgtahoe Posts: 96
    Mindless eating. Being a slave to the scale. I gave up sugar (mostly, very special occasions excepted) because it's a binge food for me -- once I start I can't stop.
  • lintino
    lintino Posts: 456 Member
    aching knees


    (Add that cottage cheese to spaghetti sauce)
  • lgtahoe
    lgtahoe Posts: 96
    Im going to put it this way im a vegan now. So im a plant base person now, but i miss my peanut butter.


    What about peanut butter isn't vegan???
  • kimmynw1
    kimmynw1 Posts: 97 Member
    Procrastination, excuses, hopelessness, weakness, self-loathing, failure, and negativity

    This!
  • zillah73
    zillah73 Posts: 505 Member
    The person I used to be.
  • arcticfox04
    arcticfox04 Posts: 1,011 Member
    I'm willing to give up nothing =)
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
    I gave up daily soda, and nightly vodka (7 days now.) That is as far as I go. I will not give up pizza, its all I have left.
  • divaindy
    divaindy Posts: 108 Member
    That's my question what is this journey worth to you? what are you willing to give up?

    Nothing. It's a way to live, not a journey - so the question as I see it should be "What are you willing to work for?"

    True true my friend but you did not stay the same to get where you are today...if you read the other 2 posts I wrote I am the OP you would see I know it's THE way I live now...

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