What food do you wish you didn't have to give up?

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  • riveraphx
    riveraphx Posts: 380 Member
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    fresh and warm jalapeno and cream cheese stuffed bread roll from the local mexican panaceria....mouth watering as I type.
  • JensLogin
    JensLogin Posts: 74
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    Do we really have to give up anything? Granted, all of the things mentioned here should not be consumed on a regular basis (except maybe the peanut butter), but given up? I think if you eat healthy 98 or 99% of the time, why not splurge on occasion? You could even find a buddy to go with and split the burger and skip the fries if you felt too guilty!

    I lost 70 pounds over 13 years ago and have kept it off. I eat very healthy and seriously exercise, strength train and run; however, will definitely treat myself on occasion. The idea of being banned from anything just kills me. Afterall, I could never give up my pizza!

    It is fun to think about all this food though! LOL
  • iambrandice
    iambrandice Posts: 157 Member
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    Ya know, when I go back to college to our all-you-can-eat buffet at every meal, I will be tempted with soooooo many foods that I love, but these foods are horrible for you! Munchie Monday (a buffet of fried food), PB&J to order (like grilled cheese), and of course fat bar (our dessert bar). I will try to control myself, but all-you-can-eat is so hard to avoid!
  • khk2010
    khk2010 Posts: 451 Member
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    The fats: butter, bacon, mayo, cheese, and potato chips
  • nikki91950
    nikki91950 Posts: 647
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    Blizzards from DQ, Mocha Frappe from McDonald's, fries, and homemade chocolate chip cookies.

    OMG! i swear they put crack in those DQ blizzards! and i wonder why i gained 10 pounds...
  • Ryhenblue
    Ryhenblue Posts: 390 Member
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    I haven't given up any food. I just don't go overboard on my portions. If you ate a quarter of the burger and had a 1/3 of the fries the calories aren't that bad. I do like tortilla chips and salsa so I just eat one serving maybe two if I can afford it and that's it. I don't think you should have to give up any food that you enjoy.
  • nikki91950
    nikki91950 Posts: 647
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    Ya know, when I go back to college to our all-you-can-eat buffet at every meal, I will be tempted with soooooo many foods that I love, but these foods are horrible for you! Munchie Monday (a buffet of fried food), PB&J to order (like grilled cheese), and of course fat bar (our dessert bar). I will try to control myself, but all-you-can-eat is so hard to avoid!

    yes ma'am! i'm gonna be in the same boat! :(
  • monkeyfood
    monkeyfood Posts: 106
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    :blushing: This thread is a little like food porn. :blushing:

    HAHAHA! I LOVE Coldstone!! Sherbet & Skinny Cows are just not the same..but they help.
  • aquavitae30
    aquavitae30 Posts: 43
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    Ooohhh, I forgot to mention carne asada fries smothered in cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa. Anywhere from 900 to 2000 calories!

    Did I mention that I used to have that pretty regularly for lunch before I decided to get healthy.
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    There's no food I will give up 100% but enjoy the guilty pleasures as a treat once in a while. My biggest weakness is Mexican :)
  • AnnieeR
    AnnieeR Posts: 229
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    I agree - I won't ever give anything up completely - if certain food gives you a lot of pleasure, have it! But not very often or in moderation. Life's too short to have a list of things I love but won't give myself.

    Having said that, I don't keep some things in the house 'cause I know there's potential to go overboard on them - tortilla chips, crisps - basically anything salty and crunchy!! I make myself go out of my way to get them or only buy them as a treat.
  • judswi
    judswi Posts: 73 Member
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    chocolate, sometimes I will eat a minature sugarfree special dark chocolate :cry:
  • Vanessa1977
    Vanessa1977 Posts: 101
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    Like a few others have mentioned giving up food doesn't work for me although I understand for others it may be necessary because they are trigger foods.
    Mine would be cheese, and maybe mt dew, I give myself permission to have one mt dew a day and that way I don't feel panicked from deprivation. Cheese I eat everyday and could eat at every meal. Melted cheese, I am a sucker for pizza and nachos. I realized last night I hadn't had nachos in two weeks.
    When I do have nachos I have gone from an 11inch plate to a 7inch plate and I DO NOT go back for seconds.
  • labreemike
    labreemike Posts: 91 Member
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    hot garlic wings and chinese food. healthy versions just not the same.
  • Skinnytime
    Skinnytime Posts: 279
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    I agree with the moderation folks, unless a person is on a diet which eliminates a certain kind of food. With the hcg protocol I am doing any refined sugar or starch is strictly off limits, as is fat. If I do cheat and have a small bit, then I give up three days of weight loss until my metabolism readjusts to the lack of carbs and begins burning fat again. So for me, moderation is not in the cards right now

    I miss fried chicken with hot sauce on it. I miss pizza. I miss pasta.

    But I don't miss them enough to eat them because I really don't miss my "fat" clothes.
  • suckitup
    suckitup Posts: 95 Member
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    I enjoyed just reading the list of foods mentioned. I just went on vacation and was "forced" to snack on double-dipped raisins, swedish fish, caramel crunch nuts, sourpatch kids, and some ungodly toffee and chocolate cookies (if you can call them cookies). I did not have access to a computer during this get away, and I am trying to block those snacks from my mind now.

    I just need to get over the desire now to walk past a cabinet and crave whatever is behind it!
  • RushinBruisette
    RushinBruisette Posts: 2,109 Member
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    This is a lfestyle change, not a diet for me, no foods are off limits, I just portion them correctly and always had a veggie or fruit and a big ol' glass of water. I'm not saying I constantly have fried foods, but in moderation they are not bad. 2x a month maybe, depending on the food or occassion. Remember, you don't have to cut out any food (unless it's harmful to you and you've been told to stop via doctor), just build your will power and eat smaller portions of that food and you can still have your blizzard or fries smothered in everything. Heck, I had a blizzard (new mini) and went to a steakhouse Wednesdat for my birthday (and got a steak covered in onions and had a side of mashed potatoes and steamed veggies with 40oz of water) and I lost almost 2lbs this week even with all that.
  • absie107
    absie107 Posts: 290
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    Well... none, really. Anything is fair game, but I willingly give up fast food and supermarket food (as often as possible) because I don't dig our globalized food system. Agreed with BrunetteWife - in moderation things aren't bad.
  • ksv123
    ksv123 Posts: 82 Member
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    I totally agree - you shouldn't have any food completely off limits. However, staying away from the breads loaded with butter have been difficult for me.

    But eating half a pound of bacon in one sitting is something I won't allow myself to do anymore!
  • pinkandloopy
    pinkandloopy Posts: 77
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    fresh and warm jalapeno and cream cheese stuffed bread roll from the local mexican panaceria....mouth watering as I type.
    OMG: I'm in the UK, never heard of this, didn't know it existed but it sounds so good I think I miss it! :laugh: was reading through this thinking I don't really have to give anything up. My problem is I wasn't eating enough and was gaining weight accordingly. I don't eat meat, wheat or dairy too much, never liked junk food, never friend anything....but mexican food is my fave

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