Is there anything you will not give up?

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  • paulkj
    paulkj Posts: 163 Member
    For me... I did give up processed foods, dairy, and some breads...but I WILL NOT GIVE UP MY WINE!!!!!!! I love it, I fit it into my calories.
  • ELEANOR43da
    ELEANOR43da Posts: 166 Member
    I couldn't see myself give up food. My meals have not changed, my portion size has, the only thing that has changed is that I stay away from take-out food except something not too bad on my cheat meal and I have given up bars .
  • aliceclutz90
    aliceclutz90 Posts: 151 Member
    I won't give up anything. Just keep the things that I know make me fat to a minimum
  • harleygroomer
    harleygroomer Posts: 373 Member
    you are looking at this WRONG..... This is not a diet, this is a life style change. So eat what you want when you want--the key is moderation. That way you will not have those "I got to have it" days. After all that is what skinny people do.
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
    I will never give up chocolate coca-cola cake. I only make it twice a year and always have a big slab of it.
  • lannabelle
    lannabelle Posts: 85 Member
    I won't give up any foods. You're right, as soon as you're not allowed to have something, it's all you can think about. You will cave, cheat and binge and feel awful afterwards. The best thing to do is have all of the foods you really love in moderation. As long as you can justify it within your eating plan, there's nothing to worry about.
  • TheBitSlinger
    TheBitSlinger Posts: 621 Member
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    Just not often and not a lot...

    And very occasionally, this...

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  • wendamabelle
    wendamabelle Posts: 25 Member
    I will not give up anything. I just have everything in moderation and in my calorie count. I make things work and have satisfied every craving I have had since starting this 2+ months ago.
    This isn't a diet for me. It is a lifestyle change for me.
  • neverhuman
    neverhuman Posts: 4
    That's what I try to do as well. Giving up a food completely feels like giving up part of my humanity haha
  • neverhuman
    neverhuman Posts: 4
    :laugh:
  • krnlmustrd
    krnlmustrd Posts: 45 Member
    Coffee Creamer. I hate logging those calories, but it's the one thing I will not give up. I do try to limit myself to one or two cups a day. I use less creamer if I'm having two cups so it sort of balances itself out.
  • Katkamm77
    Katkamm77 Posts: 108 Member
    In one word: Pizza. Specifically, Lou Malnati's deep dish. Any combination of ingredients (don't like pepperoni). I don't know if I could limit it to one slice. It has sooo many calories that I haven't been able to figure it in to my meal plan yet. But I'm working on it.
  • Raevyns
    Raevyns Posts: 91 Member
    I, like others, am not going to strictly give up anything as that sort of restriction only makes me react like a caged animal and leads to failure. Because binging.

    However I do severely cut back on things that are really bad for one in quantity. I just let myself have them now and then. Like the occasional soda or fast food.
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    i wont give up milk! have to have 1-2 a day.

    i wont give up a pack or two of sugar in ice tea that i have once a week or so.

    I wont give up my morning muffin and coffee which makes my day start off right.

    Everything else i can live with or without.
  • massgal3
    massgal3 Posts: 4
    My mixed cocktails. My beloved vodka martinis, usually with a couple of shots of some kind of liquer, probably clock in at 300-400 calories I figured. I used to make one or two a week at home, and usually one when we go out on the weekend. Now, I've pretty much stopped making them at home and limit them to dining out. Even then, I try to eat very lightly during the day so that I can splurge a little bit when we go out.
  • leonaedithlewis
    leonaedithlewis Posts: 75 Member
    For me it has all been about consistently and honestly tracking what I eat. I have logged my food intake consistently for the past 4 months. I don't forbid my self any foods, I just honestly track what I eat and the visibility to what I am eating seems to motivate me to keep the indulgences, like ice cream, moderate. It is also easier to tell my self that I can eat anything I want, I just choose to eat what I am eating. That way I am not deprived, I am just making choices today.
  • jack1925
    jack1925 Posts: 186 Member
    I will not give up at least some form of chocolate! :-)
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I eat what I want..seriously.

    It's about portion contol.

    Now mind you I am always on the lookout for a "better choice" such as plain greek yogurt instead of Sour cream or Groun turkey instead of beef.
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
    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?

    I'm pretty much like you, so I cut down but never eliminate.
  • RockingThis
    RockingThis Posts: 26
    Sodas..it's not a hard thing to give up for me. I can hardly take the carbonation anymore anyway. I've drank diet sodas forever and if i steal a drink from my husbands sugar soda i tell him it taste disgusting! If i really wanted to drink a soda it would be Fresca..i love it. I tried a italian pinapple soda once and it was very good too but still too much sweet and carbonation. I didn't give up on candies.. i eat them sometimes, i love chewy/fruity candies but only in moderation!
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    I haven't given up anything - as long as it fits in my cals it's fine. This is a lifestyle for me and that's the only way it will work. I have cut down on a lot of things - alcohol, eating out, etc, but haven't vilified anything
  • Puzlgrl21
    Puzlgrl21 Posts: 13 Member
    Pop Secret Extra Butter Microwave popcorn. Just can't do it!
  • jenna808
    jenna808 Posts: 79 Member
    Once I started making better food choices, there was a lot of different things that I used to eat on the regular that I no longer have any interest in. But I will never give up bread, pizza, pastas. I just make better choices with them, and make a lot of pizza and pasta dishes at home now. Oh and I do the same thing with the dove chocolates! But I don't "ban" anything, I say if you want it, budget for it and enjoy!
  • Puzlgrl21
    Puzlgrl21 Posts: 13 Member
    Ya, I love these too!
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    Coffee creamer. And coffee. Cake. Ice cream. Chocolate. Bread. Cheese. Alcohol.

    Really, there isn't anything I can think of that I would give up entirely. Because it's all yummy.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Apparently I'm having a hard time giving up my hips. :grumble:
  • nadiB
    nadiB Posts: 283 Member
    Cheese....EVER!!!
  • leighdiane91
    leighdiane91 Posts: 225 Member
    Haven't given up anything and I have lost 34 lbs in 6 months.
  • OtakuMusician
    OtakuMusician Posts: 66 Member
    I can cut way back on Pepsi, but I don't think I'll ever truly be able to give it up. I'm going to try the route of only having Pepsi when we go out to eat, which is maybe once a month.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    nothing

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