Is there anything you will not give up?

slyall08
slyall08 Posts: 25 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
When making a lifestyle change, so many foods become villified. Well for me, the second a food becomes a no no it might as well by ecstasy. So, I really want this to work. I have cut back on diet soda, but haven't cut it out. I also have a wonderful flavored coffee every morning (I budget for it). I also like to have chocolate so I keep the little dove squares frozen cold in the refrigerator so I can treat one like a piece of hard candy for a chocolate fix.

What are your foods that have to be included?
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  • mistimn
    mistimn Posts: 58 Member
    I won't give up bread :) I have given up so many other things though and cut back on more than that. I eat very little meat and no soda whatsoever.. Occasionally "Christmas like" I will have a coke ha! I try to revolve my diet around plant based foods. SO far so good but definitely hard, I'm better as days go by! Amen to that.
  • rebeccawwalters
    rebeccawwalters Posts: 37 Member
    Pop tarts
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    Since there is no reason to give up any food, I havent' given up anything. Now there are foods that my body rejects so I don't eat them any more such as: french fries or any kind of fried foods. Outside of that, I make it fit into my calories.
  • Tinytaru
    Tinytaru Posts: 185 Member
    I didn't really give up on anything but I eat it in moderation :happy:
    (tho maybe you can say I gave up alcohol but I didnt really drink much alcohol anyway)
  • melwharris91
    melwharris91 Posts: 80 Member
    COFFEE!!!
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    food :)
  • onematch
    onematch Posts: 241 Member
    Honestly, I have cut back on a lot of things, but I refuse to tell myself that any food is off limits forever. I've cut way back on wine, bread, and all kinds of junk food. For me though, the minute I feel like I can never have something again, I want it more than ever.
  • wideeyedla
    wideeyedla Posts: 138 Member
    I have a Cold Stone Creamery large ice cream EVERY Saturday :blushing:
    Actually, I can have anything I have been really craving on Saturday. I have given a lot of food up to get my health issues under control, but I won't say never, I will just limit when I can have them. That way, if it impacts my health and I have a flare, I have a day to recover.
  • Event_Horizon975
    Event_Horizon975 Posts: 226 Member
    Peanut Butter .... and I seriously need to get this addiction in check!
  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    The only thing I gave up was cigarettes. I eat everything I like and still lose 2+ Lbs a week.
  • Lyerin
    Lyerin Posts: 818 Member
    I never thought I could give up Diet Coke, and now I haven't had one in 17 weeks and counting. I think it was just changing my perspective to "I can have it, but I'm choosing not to" rather than "I can't."

    In any event, I work stuff into my day if I really want it. I don't consider anything truly "off limits". I love pizza, but I make different choices with pizza now. Still pizza, but homemade with yummy healthy toppings. I actually don't eat pretty much anything fried though because it does not sit well in my system anymore. I avoid it because the after-effects are unpleasant. LOL
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Creamy Jif Peanut Butter. Don't even try to take it away. I know over 400 ways to kill a man with a jar of Jif.

    Beer.
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Dont give up anything! Now, I have changed my "likes" in the past 6 months, but I still eat ice cream almost every night.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    The only thing I've (mostly) given up is soda. I don't drink them on a regular basis anymore. I have maybe 2 a month when out to dinner or if I need a caffeine boost for some reason. Otherwise, it's just a waste of calories for me.

    Anything else is 100% fair game for showing up in my food diary. I refuse to vilify foods.
  • Blessedbythebest1
    Blessedbythebest1 Posts: 971 Member
    I can't say that I've given up anything. But I do eat in moderation and allow it to fit into my calories. But I've always said I will NEVER GIVE UP PIZZA!
  • sherry666
    sherry666 Posts: 36 Member
    Cheesecake. I'll keep a small one in the freezer and have a slice if I have the calories left to do it. I only allow myself to have a piece once a week though. Gives me extra incentive to exercise more, just so I can earn that sliver of heaven!
  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    I can't say that I've given up anything. But I do eat in moderation and allow it to fit into my calories. But I've always said I will NEVER GIVE UP PIZZA!

    ^^^This
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    I won't give up ANYTHING.
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
    I won't give anything up, I just eat a whole lot less of it.
  • jsugihara86
    jsugihara86 Posts: 71 Member
    I used to drink soda every day- I now only allow myself a soda on the weekends if it fits within my allotted calories. :)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I haven't given anything up. I make better overall nutritional decisions...I moderate my intake...I get my fitness on...and I indulge in whatever I like after that.
  • abrodniak
    abrodniak Posts: 47 Member
    The only thing I have given up is sodas. I didn't have to, I just wanted to. As soon as I did that I knew I could do anything!
  • leebesstoad
    leebesstoad Posts: 1,186 Member
    Creamy Jif Peanut Butter. Don't even try to take it away. I know over 400 ways to kill a man with a jar of Jif.

    Beer.

    Have you tried the Natural Creamy Jif? I think its much better than the regular Creamy Jif.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    I haven't really given up anything, unless you count takeaways. But that's not because of my calorie allowance, that's because now, my stomach doesn't react too kindly to fried, fatty food, and I get punished the next day.
  • sk_pirate
    sk_pirate Posts: 282 Member
    CHOCOLATE AND BOOZE MUST STAY!! :drinker:
  • TheGr8Kimbini
    TheGr8Kimbini Posts: 92
    Pasta and chocolate.
  • MrsSpindler
    MrsSpindler Posts: 68
    I really haven't given anything up. I've switched a few things. I bought Nature's Promise Oat bran pretzel sticks instead of regular pretzel sticks. I've added the Naked juices into my diet. I don't drink soda as much, but there isn't anything I won't eat. I am just practicing portion control. I can say I definitely have added more kinds of foods. I tried scallops for the first time the other day. Delicious!
  • Hi_Im_Jess
    Hi_Im_Jess Posts: 347 Member
    whiskey & beer.
  • missbp
    missbp Posts: 601 Member
    I am going to go with peanut butter also. I don't even want to live in a world without it.

    MB:tongue:
  • gwenr
    gwenr Posts: 139 Member
    Vodka

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