5 things you have cut out!

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  • dynamohum
    dynamohum Posts: 17 Member
    better than perfect, you should make a poster saying that. the sum of everything
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
    Nothing really, but I ate pretty ok before. Just less of certain things like fried chicken, but I still have it once in a great while.

    I don't eat ice cream or drink cow milk.
  • ileitch
    ileitch Posts: 99
    Beer
    Wine
    Cocktails
    Bread
    Pasta
    :smile:
  • msliu7911
    msliu7911 Posts: 638 Member
    The only thing I've cut out completely is Soda. (I literally have maybe 1 per year!)

    Otherwise I haven't cut anything else out... just all in moderation. I do avoid bread/pasta whenever possible though... I aim for more veggies/fruits than breads and pasta with my meals (i.e stir fry vs. alfredo).
  • 1) Rice
    2) Pasta
    3) Dairy
    4) Soda
    5) Chocolate
  • het100
    het100 Posts: 20 Member
    1. Half n Half and milk

    2. Carbs (limited to 25 or under per day) - no white bread, pasta, rice, potatoes ever

    3. Red meat (not totally cut but reduced to one 3-4 oz serving per week)
  • Pink_turnip
    Pink_turnip Posts: 280 Member
    I eat everything I like, but not all that I like. You still have to be conscious of the calories yiu are consuming.

    this. exactly this.
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    I don't completely cut anything. If I want it, I'll have it in smaller portions than I used to.

    Things I limit more of:

    Soda
    French Fries
    Fast Food
    Pastries (just don't eat them much anymore, always have fruit stocked in the house instead)
    High calorie coffee drinks

    Instead I've replaced with more whole foods and feel wayyy healthier. I try to follow the 80/20 rule. 80% pretty healthy and 20% for fun! ;) That 20% is usually cream and sugar in my coffee lol.
  • Healthychick84
    Healthychick84 Posts: 17 Member
    -beef
    -pork
    -white rice, pasta ,breads, etc
    -cow milk
    -All non water beverages (I'm not a drink person anyway, been drinking only water 4 more than 3 years
  • Soda
    Cake
    Cookies
    Fast Food
    White Bread
  • Healthychick84
    Healthychick84 Posts: 17 Member
    -beef
    -pork
    -white rice, pasta ,breads, etc
    -cow milk
    -All non water beverages (I'm not a drink person anyway, been drinking only water 4 more than 3 years
  • mompom1114
    mompom1114 Posts: 10
    There is nothing that I have completely cut out, but these things are 90% out of my diet:

    White pasta, bread and rice (all brown and whole wheat)
    Red meat
    Regular soda
    Yogurt with fruit (I stick to plain greek yogurt with fresh fruit)
    A full dessert. (I will have a nibble or a small portion but never an entire dessert to myself)
  • 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.

    I love this
  • karint74
    karint74 Posts: 131 Member
    I'm in maintenance, but I'm in the habit of leaving the following out of my diet, and I don't miss them (much).

    1. Sugar-sweetened beverages (regular soft drinks, fruit juice, etc.)
    2. Bread before dinner
    3. Cheap, low-quality chocolate that isn't worth the calories (the kind that come in a "value-sized" giganto-bag)
    4. Fake "diet" sweets and desserts (my philosophy is that if you're going to eat it, eat a small quantity of the real thing instead)
    5. The other 17 servings of sweets I used to eat every day (I've cut back from 20 sweets per day to three. I wish I could say I were exaggerating)
  • centarix
    centarix Posts: 123 Member
    I've cut nothing. I still eat 1 piece of cake per day. My foods have remained the same for the most part. I just practice smaller portion sizes :smile:
  • autumnpath
    autumnpath Posts: 72 Member
    I'm gonna jump on the nothing bandwagon. If I want pizza, I eat it: but in moderation. However, I HAVE quit eating fast food (just the thought of greasy hamburger and fries makes me want to puke) and I've cut out diet soda...
  • FettsLady
    FettsLady Posts: 82 Member
    I haven't completely cut out anything. I have severely limited soda - have had two sodas in two months. Cut back on alcohol. If I must do fast food, I check nutrition first and make my decision based on where I am for that day's goals. I agree, moderation is key.
  • Meex83
    Meex83 Posts: 4 Member
    Non-Diet Soda
    No bread after lunch
    ALL fast food (This was the hardest)
    Cookies
    Cheese Fries
  • nygrl4evr
    nygrl4evr Posts: 196 Member
    I haven't cut out anything. I am just mindful of how much I am eating. I have ice cream or a couple of cookies once in a while. Just not every day and not huge servings. I have learned that I have to keep track of my calories but the reward is that I can still be bad once in a while and not end up the old me.
  • quicklabs
    quicklabs Posts: 254 Member
    Processed junk and frozen meals.
  • vickyg1
    vickyg1 Posts: 211 Member
    White bread
    White pasta
    Pop
    Sugary cereals


    Can only think of 4 :)
  • WannaDizzolve
    WannaDizzolve Posts: 270 Member
    Fast food

    Krispy Kreme, pastry:sad:

    Whole milk

    Candy (except dark chocolate almonds)

    White bread (unless I make it myself--I add protein and vitamins)

    White sugar. I use honey or turbinado sugar.

    Idaho potatoes (I still do sweet potatoes from time to time)

    This probably doesn't count, but layabout days. I do something physical every day..

    Cheers:drinker:
  • meghan_elizabeth
    meghan_elizabeth Posts: 15 Member
    Nothing....just eat everything in moderation, or find healthier ways to prepare it. For example: french fries. I recieved a T-Fal acti-fry for my bridal shower. We cut up 3 potatoes, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and let it cook for 30-35 minutes. I enjoy the taste more than frozen fries because it's fresher, and it's much healthy than deep fried french fries. You can get 3 large servings out of one batch, and they're under 100 calories each.
  • TheQueenofBee
    TheQueenofBee Posts: 5 Member
    I haven't cut out anything, but I do try to stay away from bread. I am very conscious however of how MUCH I am eating. Yes I am the crazy lady who takes measuring cups to a restaurant with me! I want to know exactly how much I eat, because my eyes deceive me. :) Simply being accountable to myself and knowing every calorie counts has been working.
  • mmickeep
    mmickeep Posts: 22 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.

    good answer!
  • jlcrph
    jlcrph Posts: 41 Member
    Potato chips/dip
    Diet Soda
    Fast Food
    Fried Foods
    White flour/sugar

    All of which I used to eat regularly - now just on very rare occasions!
  • perfectionisntme
    perfectionisntme Posts: 205 Member
    1. Fast Food
    2. Pop
    3. Most sweets (I occasionally have a splurge and will treat myself)
    4. Most boxed good
    5. Alcohol (I'm working on that.)
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Nothing.

    (I don't have a problem with eating sub par food. If it doesn't taste great, it doesn't go in my mouth. I kind of don't get that, finishing cold fries? Gag!)
  • xprplstardust
    xprplstardust Posts: 105 Member
    white bread & white pasta, I go with whole grain/whole wheat. but other than that, i haven't cut anything out. i have a mt dew maybe once a month if i'm lucky, sometimes i just need that fizz. i eat my favorite foods in moderation - oreos, ice cream, kit kats, candy, cream cheese and other foods, and I only drink alcohol once a week on a Friday night & although i can have up to 5 in one night, i usually keep it to 2 & i always work the calories into my day.
  • Fjcookie
    Fjcookie Posts: 48
    I haven't entirely cut out anything, but I have limited my intake of soda, wine, mixed drinks, chips and eating out. I exercise harder on the days I know I will indulge in them in order to not exceed my calorie allowance. Of course, I have only been using MFP for a little less than two weeks, but I had no idea of how many calories I was consuming when I drank and ate out. And I wondered why i was putting on the lbs. What a shocker it was for me to realize how many calories i was taking in.