We trashed the sodas, chips, cookies

OP, I did the same thing you did back in February - got rid of all the pre-packaged processed stuff in our place and rarely even buy the stuff now. I lost between 5 and 10 pounds easily within a few months without doing anything different at all, other than making most of my meals from scratch instead of from a box. My attitude became a million times more positive, I had more energy than before, and was feeling happier in general.

I have also learned, especially while reading forums on here with many different people at different stages in their weight loss, it is still okay to treat yourself sometimes (I eat fast food more than I'd like to, but when I do it I make sure it fits my net cal's for the day - same thing with ice cream and chocolate and cookies sometimes, although I try and make my own baked goods instead) and be able to lose weight!

But in the end, trashing the same foods that you did helped me in a lot of ways before I even decided to become serious about being healthy and fit. And it makes the transition to a healthier lifestyle easier I find, because you're already willing to try new foods and more of them, rather than just eating the same foods as before in smaller amounts.

Good on you man :drinker:

Good luck

If you were starving to death, would you really say "No thanks, i'd rather die than eat food with chemicals in it?"

If you think death is a better option than ingesting a few chemicals... then i don't know what to say.

Did you even ask the hungry people if the food you label as 'junk' was good enough for them? Do you really think they would have turned it down in favour of starving to death? People die of starvation every day... many of them are children.

If it's not expired and rotting... there is no need to throw it out. Please donate next time? Just because it's 'not good enough' for you, doesn't mean others are that picky or can afford to be that choosy.

*goes and digs around in the OP's trash*... What?? It's still closed... it's still good!!

Save some for me.

I've got no issues with your choices-but if you do cave and buy junk you want to get rid of, please don't let fear of junk food stop you from giving to a shelter or food bank. 48 cans of diet pop would be an unexpected treat and not be enough to make any kind of a negative health impact on the individual drinkers (assuming there is any danger-I personally drink the stuff like my life depends on it.) Same for everything else that got tossed. Frozen packaged meals can go to a church or some other organization that will distribute it if the shelter can't take it because of refrigeration. If food banks could only accept food that is considered clean or nutritionist approved, people would starve. Very few people are donating that kind of supply, and the shelters can't afford to provide it. Remember, what you eat is an individual choice, and you don't need to decide for everyone or be responsible for what they consume.

So you basically turned it into a house of deprivation. I will think of you as I enjoy my Ben & Jerry's tonight.

How that was rude.

Was it? I need to do some deep reflecting into the errors of my ways.

After ice cream though.

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OP - Kuddos to you if this is truly what you want. I just hope this deprivation will not make you start a thread "Restarting ......" down the road. If you succeed awesome. Just hope you know how to handle yourself in the real world - a world of ice cream, pop, chips etc etc....so easily available at our fingertips.

I get what the OP is saying. I think it was more of the act of throwing the food out and the mental symbolism of throwing it out that worked for them. I'm like many of you -- I haven't given up the treats because for us, it's all a part of the journey. We try to eat well most of the time, but there are days when you just want a pizza or an ice cream cone. So, we have it. And I've lost right at 50lbs. I never threw anything away. But that works for me -- I'm not a binger or a junkie. And I would never equate smoking with eating because smoking isn't a necessity for life -- eating is. But that is beside the point. Back to the issue... we all deal and get into the mode of weightloss or healthier living in different ways. For me, I went to the store and bought a TON of fresh fruit and veg (some of which went bad) just because that was my mental cue that I would and COULD eat better. I just made the decision then that I could have the treats as long as it was balanced with a lot more healthy stuff and I went to it. BUT, I have friends who have to do the physical junk food purging. Some do come back later and say, "Restarting..." but a few have gone on and lost the weight and have slowly incorporated a few of their old faves back in but in very small doses. One is a prominent blogger who is soon to be featured in a magazine for losing weight the right way. Slowly but surely with diet and exercise. I say, do what works for you and go on. If you change your mind later and want to add them back (small treats here and there) you can do that. But if you feel you want to just eat whole food for the rest of your life with nothing processed, then more power to you. I think a lot of the other posters have just seen people jump into BIG changes like this and then seen the failures from not making what is typically considered realistic changes. Good luck to you!

muches cookies and drinks diet coke while reading this thread....(I had calories leftover and felt like a cookie)

Should have sent that stuff to my house I have a 19 year old and a 30 yearl old and it would have been like Christmas....:flowerforyou:

That being said if you don't have the self control to stop eating it then by means get rid of it..but the reason's are well.....up for debate.

Take me for example I love love chocolate and my husband brought home 3 king sized bars today on top of the bag of 70 minitures I bought with groceries...I haven't touched it...self control....oh the cookie was a molasses crunch only 150 calories....

That's really unfortunate that you felt that what was needed. Good luck on your goals.

I get very sad when I see people deciding to completely deprive themselves of food they love.

nice ticker

Responding to title... Noooooooooooooo!

Well, maybe for starters, but once you learn that you can still enjoy your favorite foods, I'm sure they'll be back

They'll come back one way or another: either because the OP can just no longer take the total deprivation and gorges herself on an entire tub of ice cream and cookies, or she'll learn how to eat them responsibly.

Responding to title... Noooooooooooooo!

Well, maybe for starters, but once you learn that you can still enjoy your favorite foods, I'm sure they'll be back

She said she won't cause there are chemicals in that food :frown:

my best buddy and I detoxed our cupboards. We did a cleanse,. We have been lurking around the message board for a couple of months but just joined.

We want to thank all those who posted with how important it is to look at what we were putting in our bodies.

We have a certified nutritionist for our meals, worth the money and a fitness trainer. We also see the doctor regularly. The three of them advised it would be good for us to rid ourselves of the junk foo and sodas.
We do have our own diet plan that we write down daily.

My buddy is down 12 pounds in two months , I am reduced by 14 .

We are going strong.

Good for you! You did the right thing

I can understand where the OP is coming from. It would be nice if we could all have our "treats" in moderation, but it takes some people longer to get there. He needed a symbolic purge to take a new direction in his life. I understand that. I've had a totally f*cked up relationship with food for 30 years. Until a couple of years ago I couldn't even get through a trip to the grocery store without buying donuts or muffins and scarfing them down in the car before I got home and then hiding the "evidence" so my husband and kids wouldn't know. Pathetic. It took a lot of introspection and working with a nutritionist and a shrink who specializes in eating disorders to get my **** together, and I still slip up sometimes. (See my earlier Skinny Cow thread.) Like the OP said about quitting smoking, sometimes you just have to go cold turkey. Obviously you can't completely quit FOOD, but you can survive just fine quitting stuff like soda and junk food cold turkey. Maybe someday he'll be able to enjoy a soda on occasion. Maybe not. Just let the guy do it his way and figure out what works for him.

I can't believe how harsh you guys are being on the OP. I did the exact same thing when I started my new lifestyle three YEARS ago.

I do eat that stuff every now and then at parties and such, but I do not keep it in the house. What used to be soda is now bottled water, and what used to be chips are now fresh grapes and apples. I don't drink real sugar soda period, and I don't miss it.

Obviously I've kept the weight off, and I don't regret this decision one bit.

I think it comes from the 'we threw away the food because it's full of chemicals and we didn't want anyone else to eat chemicals either' thing. There are people in need who would be brought to tears by the sight of ANY food being thrown away because the OP thought it wasn't good enough. Don't want it in your house? That's fine, but edible food shouldn't be wasted because of your diet choices. There is someone always in need of a helping hand and I'm pretty sure a packet of chips would make their day.