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

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.

Only those that are "NOT WORTH IT".

For example, I will eat my most favorite cakes (like lady M crepe cake) but I've given up those I enjoy much less.
A cake has to be among the best few to make the cut. Otherwise, I will pass and get the one I enjoy the most later.

So you can say I've given up most pastries, donuts, milkshakes, because they are just not as good as the best version of them (even though I would enjoy them on their own) but I don't see it that way. I always ask myself "Will I enjoy this more than ... insert favorite food here..."

Same goes for pizza. If I allow myself a cheat meal of pizza, I will go to the best place and get the highest enjoyment pizza (far and hard to get to). I've given up lunch break pizza.

If I want Korean BBQ, I will drive to Korean town once a month and get it from my favorite place.

I've given up anything less than "the best" when it comes to many foods.

I haven't given up anything for my "diet". What I eat is always in a state of transition anyway whether I am trying to lose weight or not. Right now I am obsessed with waffles, next month I might become obsessed with something else or just go back to eating oatmeal every morning for breakfast when it is consistently cool in the morning. Anyway I tend to adopt a menu and eat what's on that for months at a time then I will change it up occasionally and then things get added and things get dropped.

So, what has changed that I can point to and say I am doing this to lose weight is the amount of calories I am consuming. And that is a change from eating a 1000 calorie breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus a maybe 500 calorie snack. That change happened when I started eating more fiber. I noticed I was starting to eat a lot less. About 4 months after that change I started eating a bit more protein.

The habit I have given up is just sitting around all day long. I don't think of that as giving up a habit though it's more of a I am moving more because movement begets movement once you get started on that. It took a couple of months but I am gradually adding to my endurance and ability to move for longer periods of time.

I think my inner dialogue has changed as well. I have gone from "what's the use of trying?" to "what have you done today to get closer to your goals?" That has been a tremendous help in helping me stay focused on my weight loss goals as well as my life goals.

Since late July:
All soft drinks, including soda, tea, and slushies (yummm on the slushies. I drank soda and tea everyday since I was a teenager. SMH. And, I'm from the South, so I put tonnnns of sugar in my tea. My poor body)

Since mid-August:
Just drinking plain water

Haha! I live in KY now, and boy do these ppl like their sweet tea! lol. I make my own tea and only use about 1/4 c AGAVE nectar. I rarely drink soda, except as a treat (sad huh?)

One thing I "gave up" actually is smoking. I miss it, but I don't miss feeling tired all the time from it.

I haven't given up any foods. I have chosen to earn my calories through exercise so I can indulge when and if I want. I have no forbidden foods, I just know that if I want X, Y or Z it comes at a cost. For me I always knew I couldn't live my life depriving myself but I also knew I had the strength of mind to earn my calories before eating.

In general I know what's healthy and what's not so healthy, however if I crave a burger, a piece of cake or soda for example then I have it BUT I also know that means I'm skipping (jumping rope) today to counterbalance that choice. If I don't burn those excessive cals I know the cost is excessive body fat. So 90% of the time the cost reward conundrum keeps me focused. It works for me but won't for everyone!

I've given up drinks with calories (for the most part), and most carbs (except for legumes, occasional sweet potatoes or yams, and the very, very rare indulgence). I do this to control my blood sugar and prevent full-blown Type II diabetes after having gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my twins.

Amazingly, I struggled to lose weight before my pregnancy while I was strictly adhering to a 1600-calorie high carb low fat diet. After switching to a 1600-calorie high fat low carb diet, the weight began to fly off. My body is insulin resistant and I have PCOS. This diet kind of flipped the switch for me. (Guess we all have to figure out what works for us.)

No heavy eating after 8pm.

I'm always curious about this particular choice. I have heard a lot of people say that it's bad for you to eat after ___, in connection with health or weight loss. However, I've never seen any actual scientific information to back that claim. Is there any?

I understand that some people might choose not to because they don't like the feeling of going to bed full. Or because they get cold if they eat before bed. Or because they are like my friend who always has nightmares if she eats (specifically) dairy before bed, the reason for which I have no idea. Or because they don't want to mindlessly eat while watching TV in the evening. I saw something once saying that if you cut off your food intake well before bedtime and then count sleep time, it means more hours of the day when you can avoid food - which is obviously unnecessary if you're making healthy choices in the first place. Food is my friend - I don't want to avoid it. lol

I don't know the reasoning for making a distinction and certainly it's each individual's choice and probably not harmful, so whatever. Just I'm just always curious about what people are thinking when this comes up.

As for me, I tend to make sure I have more calories available for later in the day, just because that's when I know I'll want them the most and when unexpected things with friends are more likely to come up for me. So I would eat pretty much anything that fit my day, my calories, to some extent my macros (usually with the exception of sodium), my overall goals, and my tastes. There isn't really a distinction for me there regarding the time of day.

For the past month...

I have everything I had before, but in moderation.
I eat less (waaaay less) fast food.
I eat less refined sugars and processed foods.
I eat less fried foods (particularly my downfall, french fries).
I eat more whole grains.
I cook more at home.
I pack lunches far more often.
Oh, and I try to take a walk every day as a minimum for exercise. That's often the most I can pull off, but it has definitely helped me.

I've lost 5 lbs. My goal was to lose 10, so I'm 1/2 way there.

My husband cut out having sugary cereal and coca cola every day and started playing hockey. He lost 35 lbs within 4 months and has kept it off for a year. The rest of his eating habits have stayed mostly the same. Those sweetened drinks make a huge difference!

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!

Don't confuse changing your habits (thats not what the OP asked) with giving up foods. I will not stick to a regime that requires I never eat a cheeseburger again. Believe me, I've tried.

I too have given up eating a plateful of spaghetti. I still eat exactly the same spaghetti because I LOVE it. I just have half a plate with half a plate of salad. That is NOT what the OP asked, though.

There's very little I have actually "given up". But I am (re-) learning that it's just not worth going overboard on things I know aren't in line with what I'm trying to do. The one thing I am firmly trying to stay away from is chocolate. Between the caffeine and sugar high and then the let down, it ruins my life and gets on the addiction track all too quickly. Otherwise, I stick pretty close to quasi-vegan eating and am getting happier by the day!

Any type of Diet coke.