So...what HAVE you stopped eating?
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Nothing, in fact I probably eat more junk than I used to, just got better at fitting things in to my calorie goal
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Can I give you a list of what I WISH I have stopped eating instead? :bigsmile:
ETA: Starbucks yummy drinks - pretty much have stopped because they are so not worth the money and calories. 'cept I had one yesterday with no regrets. :drinker:0 -
Pasta. A lot of calories for too little of a serving and it doesn't fill me up.
Cheap chocolate bars. If I'm going to spend calories on chocolate, it has to be quality.
Soda. I've switched to the occasional diet soda. I prefer to eat my calories and not drink them.0 -
I hadn't really thought about it but I guess I have more than a few things. Its more because of the sodium rather than calories. Canned soup, instant cheese potatoes in a box, mac n cheese (unless its homemade), marinades and seasonings unless its homemade also. Basically, I try to avoid processed food in a box, but will have a frozen dinner once in a while.
I try to avoid sweets throughout the week and have a treat on the weekend, and that is a normal portion, not a 'cheat day' or a whole cake.
Boxed cereal has been replaced with whole grain/steel cut oats, refrigerator oatmeal and omelets.
No <gag> fast food except for Taco bell crunchy fresco tacos and Subway. And I eat that stuff rarely.
Soda. I always drank diet anyway, but now even that bothers my stomach and tastes weird.
I'm with you on the juice. Although I love orange juice, its just not worth the calories. Id rather have the whole fruit and get the fiber.0 -
Cheese (cut wayyy back)
Chips
Cut way back on bread
Chocolate
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I haven't stopped completely anything but certainly limit what comes in the house ( much to my husbands great dismay!). I fell off the wagon for a while when I started letting chips and snack crackers back in and the moderation button broke so those are items I don't buy. I can't have cookies in the house or other cake/brownie type items but I will eat them if I'm out and I've made room for them. I'm just much more aware of how many calories are in things and sometimes they just aren't calorie worthy!0
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I had Kraft Mac and Cheese for the first time in over a year. But one cup has 400 calories!! I could have easily scarfed down that much in the past, but now I just had 1/2 cup. It was good, but I could spend those cals on so many other things.0
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pringles, I could eat a tub of them every night, so because I will never work in nearly 1000 calories for pringles alone, I have decided to stop buying them altogether.
Once you pop... 0 -
Nope. I haven't given up anything. Just used moderation.
Yep This...... If it fits it is fair game... :drinker:0 -
I've pretty much stopped drinking my calories. I just enjoy eating so much more than drinking lol.
The biggest things are margaritas (I've switched to an occasional glass of wine) and high calorie Starbucks drinks. I still go to Starbucks all the time, but now I just get either tea or coffee with a little creamer/splenda. I find it satisfies my Starbucks craving while not packing on too many calories.0 -
I gave up soda even though I was drinking diet, so not really for calorie reasons. Just makes me feel bloated from the carbonation. I still have some rarely if we go out, but usually I'll get like a strawberry lemonade or maybe a daiquiri or something...
Other than that, nothing. I chilled out a LOT on butter and cheese but still use both in moderation..0 -
I had Kraft Mac and Cheese for the first time in over a year. But one cup has 400 calories!! I could have easily scarfed down that much in the past, but now I just had 1/2 cup. It was good, but I could spend those cals on so many other things.
When I make it, I just do FF milk and no butter... still tastes just as good and not quite as bad on calories... My kids would cry if mac and cheese was taken away altogether! Although, I prefer velveeta, my hubby is a weirdo and likes the powdered crap better :huh:0 -
Not really anything, although the portion sizes have gone way down. Probably the only thing I have really cut back on, to the point I eat them maybe 3-5 times a year is french fries. I still love the way they taste, but the calories are usually not really worth it.0
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Hobnobs.0
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Taco Bell. Not that I used to go often; but we stopped there to feed my partner's craving and when I looked at the actual (lack of) protein and various vitamins in their high-calorie food I was kind of appalled.
So that one is way off my list.0 -
Juice, like a lot of people!0
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well i don't eat chips but then i have never much liked chips. i always get sores in my mouth when i eat them. LOL don't know why
now on food i do like its more not that i wont eat but don't eat regular, if i really want something i am going to eat it . i do not believe having one thing on a rare occasion is going to mess you up really.
as a normal basis i do not eat breads , startches or other carb type stuff. but it for some reason at some meal I want it , like if its a special type bread i will eat some.
i do not normally eat fruit, but if for some reason i really want that apple i will eat it.
oddly enough with that mind set of if i want it i will eat it, havent really wanted those things.
except that piece of texas toast last week , and i ate it and moved on , and still at 10pound in two weeks.0 -
I stopped juice unless I get a blood sugar dip or have a bad cold or flu and I'm having trouble getting my calories in. I used to have juice with breakfast and lunch every day at work.
Since I started couting calories, juice is too many calories and carb loads me without making me feel full or satisified. I also stopped drinking sugared sodas for pretty much the same reason.
I ~do~ save calories for the occassional glass of wine, beer, or cider though. I think those are some calories worth drinking. :drinker: 0 -
I can honestly say I haven't given up anything completely. I just find a way to fit it in to my calories for the day or eat smaller portions. If anything, I eat things I enjoy guilt-free now because I know how it's affecting my weight management efforts. I definitely drink less non-diet soda than I used to since I used to drink up to one liter a day but I still enjoy it here and there. I still eat fast food, I just will skip the fries or have the kids' size or something instead.
I have started drinking my coffee black, but not because of diet, but because I've acquired a taste for it and find I enjoy it better that way.0 -
The only thing I've totally cut out throughout this whole thing (weight loss and now maintenance), has been regular soda. Now I just drink diet.0
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Nothing.
Except I'm pickier on when I eat it, and try to eat it only when I really want it and it fits.0 -
My diet itself didn't change much, but the balance and portions of it has. In the past I was more carbs and sugar, less vegetables and protein. Now it's more produce and lean protein, less carbs and sugar. But the selection of foods in the grocery cart didn't change drastically.
I've also cut down on alcohol a lot.0 -
I still eat the same, just in more moderation with the unhealthy foods, better portion control, and more importantly knowing when to stop. I don't eat crisps (US: chips), drink coffee, or eat sugary sweets (I'm scared of fillings) really anyways so I didn't have to give it up. I love chocolate though.
I know going on a "ban everything except water" type of diet wouldn't work for me, so I just exercise a heck of alot instead.
Yesterday I had a chocolate brownie (I had 2/3 of it, and gave the rest to my boyf), PASTA (oh no she didn't!) and still maintained a deficit.
For me I am lucky my boyfriend is sporty and eats like a pig. I can just eat bites of the stuff I crave and pass the rest to him. Job done!0 -
I ~do~ save calories for the occassional glass of wine, beer, or cider though. I think those are some calories worth drinking. :drinker:
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I realize i could eat anything if i fit it in. BUT - i decided early on that some things were just not worthy.
I gave up butter. NowTHATt I love, but its just too many calories to make sense. I used to have it on rice, veggies, bread, etc.
But now i only use spray butter (zero calories) on veggies.
Bread - This is just not good enough for me to fit in. If i were at certain restaurants - then it would be - but for now - I have given up those restaurants. Just for now.
Pasta - another non worthy thing. It would only be good with some yummy creamy sauce that would be loaded. No thank you.
Ice Cream - my biggest vice ~~ no more. Can't bring it in the house. Have not in 6 months. Have had about 3 Oreo McFlurrys over this time period though. And they are good - but not as good as i remembered them being.
Pepperoni Pizza - another biggie for me - don't think i have had that in 6 months either. I will again - in moderation - just not yet.
No fast food. I was never a big fan of it anyway and did not have it often - now - NO
Cheese - this is another good food but calorie wise - did not make the cut.
I have not given up my half and half in coffee though - some things are worthy!0 -
Wish I could quit peanut butter..I eat 80-100g of the stuff daily.
But even when I don't have it in the house I have to go out and get more. Whoops.
Things I gave up because I never really liked them:
Juice (not worth it, I prefer real fruit)
Sugary sodas (don't really like them anyway)
Alcohol (does nothing for me and talk about wasted calories...I'd rather eat)
My daily mocha and muffin (I now drink mostly tea and coffee - unsweetened - and I prefer those breakfast biscuit thingies for my sweet tooth. I occasionally eat cake though)
Crisps and chips (except on occasion - don't like them that much)
Things I tried to eat because they are supposedly 'good' and failed:
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Tomatoes (only tolerated on occasion)
Rice cakes (dry and tasteless)
Things you'd probably have to pry from my cold dead hands:
Cereal
Peanut butter
Toast
Roast chicken
Coffee
I'd love to say that I practice moderation but that would probably be a lie :laugh: Limitation never worked for me; I prefer to exercise a lot instead.0 -
White bread. I try to stick with only whole grain.
Sugary granola bars. I swapped these out for a proper nutritious breakfast.0 -
White bread, pop and fruit juice.0
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As I have never been a "everything in moderation" kinda gal, I find it easier to just not start eating certain foods that are extremely difficult for me to stop eating once I've started. So for me it's Fritos (I can eat an entire bag even though it makes me sick later) and any kind of sugary crap food.0
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Other than drive-thrus, and foods I don't like, nothing really. I just make sure I weigh/measure and log everything. If my macros have room for it, I eat it. Putting too many conditions on eating, kinda takes the fun out of the journey to lose and maintain weight..0
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