5 things you have cut out!

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  • weinbagel
    weinbagel Posts: 337 Member
    Not a thing. I prefer moderation as opposed to cutting things out. I would fail a "diet" within a week if I had to cut some of the aforementioned items out of my diet.

    I have the opposite issues, I always fail at moderation, I do much much better when I make particular foods off limits.

    i can't do moderation either!
  • AmberLee2012
    AmberLee2012 Posts: 540
    Just soda :)

    Same here :)
  • shellbatronic
    shellbatronic Posts: 193
    I try hard not to live in a world where I "can't" have something.. so the only thing I have truly cut out full stop is alcohol. And boy do I hate that, but I can't drink and get where I wanna go. Did I mention I hate that?
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    1) All processed food (such as soda, juices, hamburger helper and other pre-packaged junk)
    2) Fast food & eating out altogether
    3) Chips, cookies and other empty calorie items
    4) Fried food
    5) Cut WAY back on alcohol. I stop at 1 glass of wine, weekends only.
  • Josee76
    Josee76 Posts: 533 Member
    Wow!!! I just realise there are more people who said nothing!!! Thats inspiring too, in that case please share how do you guys still lose weight after eating all u like!

    moderation
    portion size
    counting calories
    logging your food in MFP
  • jqh23
    jqh23 Posts: 311 Member
    - cow's milk
    - excessive refined sugars in dessert items
    - butter
    - pop
    - 'white' starches
  • hockey7fan
    hockey7fan Posts: 281 Member
    diet Soda
    Bread
    Pasta
    Other carbs like cookies, cake, pie, brownies
    Ice cream
  • TriShamelessly
    TriShamelessly Posts: 905 Member
    Nothing really other than watching portion control. Basically I inverted my personal food pyramid to look more like the recommended one.
  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
    I've cut out...
    1. men who wear sparkling Ed Hardy shirts.
    2. men who wear 2 Polo shirts at once.
    3. men who wear their hats sideways.
    4. men who refuse to fish with me.
    5. bagels... until next week.
  • Peg_M
    Peg_M Posts: 34
    The main thing I have cut down on but not cut out completely is all you can eat buffets. When we do go I try really hard to stay within my calories, first getting a large salad and then some vegies .when I went to the desert bar I only took two bites of three of my favorites.
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    My first thought was "Nothing!"

    ...but in the last month I have completely cut out one thing:

    1 - Diet Soda


    I know I can still have it whenever I want, but I feel so much better NOT drinking it, that I doubt I will. I've also cut back on processed foods and gone more toward the whole foods/eating clean approach. Noticed I said "cut back" because there are still some things I love too much to give up!
  • BakerRunnerBadass
    BakerRunnerBadass Posts: 1,359 Member
    Nothing in particular...BUT I have stopped eating any food that I find I don't thoroughly enjoy--for example, if the "old me" went to a restaurant or a party and had an item she didn't particularly like (a pie that was too sweet or tart; some BBQ that wasn't quite up to par, cold french fries) she used to continue eating it until she finished the item. Now if "New Me" gets an item I don't find delicious, I STOP EATING IMMEDIATELY and either send it back or trash it. I don't want to waste a single calorie on sub-par food or snacks.

    This. I have been enjoying all my favorite foods in moderation....normally if I give things up I end up failing. Now tracking my calories closely makes me think before I endulge, don't want to waste any calories on sub-par food or beverages. Eat to enjoy my food, not just for the sake of eating.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I haven't completely cut out any food that I like, and those that I don't like weren't cut for weight loss.

    There are foods I limit to occasional use only, but those are more for health than weight management.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I haven't cut out anything.

    In fact, I eat more "junk" than I ever have.

    It must be magic, or moderation, but I'll have an easier time convincing some people it's magic.

    Or maybe it's the weights??
  • juliana0813
    juliana0813 Posts: 49
    I haven't completely cut things out, i just limit them! Instead of going to Mc Donalds and getting a big mac, large fries, and a coke, i'll only get the big mac, and maybe small fries if i have the calories for them and it fits into my macros! :-)
  • kzslucas
    kzslucas Posts: 6
    soda
    mocha latte (TRYING!!!)
    ice cream
    fries
    alcohol
  • nicolej1016
    nicolej1016 Posts: 89 Member
    Nothing for me, as well. Some things I never ate in the first place, like french fries, and everything else I just have in smaller portions, and less often.

    This above.
  • mngal1_99
    mngal1_99 Posts: 2 Member
    1.) Soda pop

    2.) candy

    3.) artificial sweetner

    4.) bread

    5. pasta

    6.) rice......I could keep going and going.... But the things I have added are....vegtables, fruit, 100% Total nutrition cereal and yogurt....I have always eaten meat in moderation and very lean, so no changes there.
  • jpolinisse
    jpolinisse Posts: 149 Member
    I've really not given up anything that I enjoy, I just have them in moderation.
  • shirldavis5
    shirldavis5 Posts: 4
    I could not go a day without a tiny bit of something chocolate, I just make sure it's good and a little bit. I try to increase my workout to work it off.
  • MrsK20141004
    MrsK20141004 Posts: 489 Member
    Not a thing. I prefer moderation as opposed to cutting things out. I would fail a "diet" within a week if I had to cut some of the aforementioned items out of my diet.

    Ditto.
  • Kimdbro
    Kimdbro Posts: 922 Member
    Wow!!! I just realise there are more people who said nothing!!! Thats inspiring too, in that case please share how do you guys still lose weight after eating all u like!

    moderation
    portion size
    counting calories
    logging your food in MFP

    ^^ This^^ Portions mostly, I try to always leave something on the plate, and it makes crazy difference. Eating 3/4 of a meal leaves me satisfied, but eliminates a lot of calories. I also upped my exercise from 2-3 days a week to 4 and incorporate strength training. Feeling my muscles makes me very aware of my body now, and gives me that will power to put the food down.
  • sunshinestater
    sunshinestater Posts: 596 Member
    I'm another "nothing" person. I haven't eaten fast food in ages, but that's more because it just doesn't appeal to me anymore than any conscious decision. Now that my body is used to healthier eating, it's cutting out things on its own. For example, I used to love to go to Lawrys in Chicago and bathe my prime rib in their whipped cream horseradish sauce. The other day, I made some of the sauce at home as a treat and was shocked to discover that it just seemed too darned rich.

    I'd rather not have anything forbidden and instead work indulgences into my overall eating and exercise plan. That will sustain me for the long term. and it seems like the cravings for large amounts of unhealthy items are lessening on their own.
  • wannatangle
    wannatangle Posts: 80 Member
    nothing.........I don't eat as many sugar cookies but if I want one, I have it.
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
    I've cut down on alcohol, but I haven't completely eliminated anything.
  • iwantdesperately
    iwantdesperately Posts: 43 Member
    Nothing!! I eat anything that I want in moderation, but I am making healthier food choices overall.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    NOTHING!!!!! But here are 5 things that I can still enjoy because I've learned to use moderation:

    1 - ice cream
    2 - french fries
    3 - cookies
    4 - pizza
    5 - alcohol
  • jesskreg
    jesskreg Posts: 75 Member
    Nothing. It's all about moderation. If I had to give up certain foods, I'd fail within a few days. I believe that it should be a lifestyle change, not a diet. Occassionally I crave things like chinese and mexican food. If I cut them out, I know I'd head straight to the restaurant and eat everything in sight! Instead make small changes like only eating these things occasionally, eating smaller portions and making smarter choices. It's possible to make healhier low-calorie choices while still indulging every once in a while.
  • joycehostetler
    joycehostetler Posts: 44
    I have cut out nothing also. I feel that if you limit your intake on certain foods you are used to eating, you will just crave them more. The biggest change I have made is cutting back on soda/pop to one serving per week (if we go out). If I happen to drink more (which I seldom do) I do not kick myself. I try to eat in moderation.
  • shirldavis5
    shirldavis5 Posts: 4
    to say never eat bread again :(.
    I switched to a hi fiber bread or buns. 35 calories a slice 5 grams of fiber in 2 slices.
    I love mashed potatoes, but I make my own. add garlic to water, then mash them with low fat buttermilk.
    I love ranch, again I make my own, lowfat buttermilk, or sour cream or greek yogurt and envelope of ranch dressing.
    I love spaghetti--I bake a spaghetti squash instead.
    commercial spagetti sauce has added sugars, tomatoe sauce does not,add italian seasonings, garlic ,onion, shredded carrot to ofset acid of tomatoes. add lean ground beef, or turkey sausage or soy crumbles.
    I changed white rice to brown rice(make a bigger batch and freeze extra because ist takes longer to cook) turn it into a stir fry.

    I love ice cream, i have a small scoop --1 ounce, I put 3 scoops in a bowl, top with fruit , skinny sundae :)

    If you give up your favorite things you will feel deprived, figure out a way you can still enjoy them "make them better for you" good luck !

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