What foods/drinks/habits have you given up for your 'diet'?

Bread and butter/spread
Cheese

and eating after 8pm.

In my case, it isn't so much about what I've given up as it is about what I have added, such as increased awareness of nutrition and better eating habits, but mostly increased exercise.

And I haven't given up run on sentences either.

Um. I sit on my couch less?

None.

I've greatly reduced the quantity of food I eat, but not necessarily the type of food. In all honesty I don't drink pop, I rarely eat candy or chocolate.

Now ask me what I've added to my diet:

More veggies and fruit
almond milk
yogurt
oatmeal
hard boiled eggs

I eat fast food a lot less often, but still have it from time to time, I just make room for it. I decided that restricting myself from all the things I love would only eventually lead to failure once I hit my goal, so instead I'm trying to create a lifestyle that allows me to enjoy the things I love. A happy dieter is a successful dieter! :happy:

Alcohol~

I do not like it when people say they habe not given up anything. If we did not make changes, we would stay the same. Personally, I gave up sodas, milkshakes, cheese danishes, blizzards, big macs, and iced sweet tea. I know tea is healthy, but not if you have to add lots of sugar to tolerate it. I gave up big portions. I gave up eating the whole bag of chips for a snack. I made swaps. Instead of eating spaghetti made with regular noodles, sauce made with ground beef and pork, and breadsticks on the side, I now eat spaghetti made with whole wheat noodles, sauce made with lean deer meat or ground turkey, and a salad on the side. I also gave up my sedentary lifestyle, and I am constantly moving. I have given up the old me for a new me!

Sorry to say, some of us just haven't given up things. I had that pizza you see there yesterday, I had a bacon cheeseburger yesterday, I'm going to have chicken curry today for lunch, maybe another burger for dinner...I don't give food up. Seems silly.

Foods: nothing
Drinks: nothing (although I have cut down on alcohol a little, without really thinking about)
Habits: eating too much, snacking through the day (although I do snack in the evening after dinner) and being sedentary (I do alot more exercise and I try to walk around/stand up a lot more during the day too)

I eat 90% superfoods and 10% whatever I feel like eating including pizza, burgers, fries, chips, chocolate, cookies, and alcohol. I don't believe in deprivation diets or obsessive compulsive eating. I tried that for a long time and it didn't work very well for me. I do limit my intake of unhealthy foods each week though and when I have those foods I make sure the portions are very small.

A few foods I have cut way back (that made a huge difference in both my weight and bodyfat) are ALL dairy, animal proteins, wheat products. I have a green smoothie for breakfast every day made with dark leafy greens, fruits, chia water and green superfoods powder (this has probably made the biggest difference in both my health and weight/bodyfat).

For lunch I have quinoa with more veggies or on days when I need more protein I'll make a veggie omelette for lunch or have wild caught tuna or salmon on greens. I have a lara bar or nuts and fruit as mid afternoon snack and for dinner 3 oz organic chicken, beef or fish and more greens and other veggies plus I always have some type of starchy carb like potatoes, wild rice, quinoa, or soba noodles. I also have a small piece of chocolate most nights.

It isn't necessary to go on torture diet to lose weight. Adequate calories, daily exercise, healthy foods most of the time is what gets the weight off and keeps it off for life :drinker:

not given up but cut back on fast food. my bad habit of mindless eating is more controlled. drinks were never much of a problem. portion control and moderation is what I do.

Nothing really, what has changed is portion sizes and how often I eat certain things.

Ditto.