what is a food you have cut from your diet with some success?

Nothing really...I have cut back on a lot of things in order to have a more nutritious and balanced diet...like I used to drink 3-5 sodas per day and now I have maybe one soda per month...if that...but I still have them very occasionally.

I also used to eat a ton of dairy which really jacked up my calorie intake...like 1/4 Lb of sharp cheddar per day, washed down with a good quart or so of milk. I consume a lot less dairy these days...I still have cheese now and then, but it's usually on something like a grilled burger or a sandwich and I really try to keep it to about an ounce...I rarely have a stand alone glass of milk anymore either...but sometimes I like having a small glass.

I never add sugar to my coffee, drink any beverage (besides protein shakes) that contain calories, and don't allow chips (outside of tortilla) inside my house. I banned cereal for awhile too, but have gotten better with that .

AmZam05 wrote: »

Between my fiancee and I, we used to go through a couple gallons of milk a week between drinking it with meals and having cereal for dessert (like every night). Now I don't buy cow milk unless I need it for a recipe and we prefer almond or cashew milk now because it's so good. That was a huge source of calories for us and now I'm not really too excited about cow milk anymore. And we go through like 1/2 gallon in a week.

That being said, I didn't cut anything totally out because I believe moderation is important.

Your profile picture is so adorable!!!

Also, I love cashew/almond milk. It is such a great sub for whole milk.

I pick my carbs much more carefully now - I still eat them regularly but in more nutrient dense forms.

I only cut stuff to make meeting my goals easier, not because I think they are bad.

Most of my issues with weight stemmed from drinking my calories so I cut out coffee creamer and OJ.

I also drastically reduced my soda consumption (from 6 a day to a few sips a day).

It's not a matter of cutting stuff out for me, it's a matter whatever the food is worth it or not. Like, I used to eat the crap out of Totinos pizza (yes, the $1 frozen ones) and now I'd rather spend those calories on something that tastes good. I have a million examples of those - but that's just preference I think.

I haven't really cut anything (in the sense of "never having that again") but I certainly radically reduced my consumption of some things. Tortilla chips for example. Still enjoy them occasionally, but not regularly as I may have in the past.

Carbs and sweets, my favourite things but I eat too much of them so when I cut down I really notice

Things that are fried. Once I stopped eating them, they stopped sounding good to me.

cavewoman15 wrote: »

keeping in mind that everyone's goals and habits are different, what is one food that you have deemed 'bad' for *you* and have successfully cut from your diet?

for example, i cut diet sodas and all artificial sweeteners out last april. i have had the occasional piece of gum or mint offered by someone else, and surely had some inadvertently without my knowledge/awareness, but have largely cut them.

i'm looking for some new challenges and hoping for some inspiration!

Ditto on the artificial sweeteners. Once I did that, I took a look at sugar. Decided to cut high fructose corn syrup

http://www.livestrong.com/article/244778-the-pros-cons-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/

and

http://www.ehow.com/list_5989024_disadvantages-high-fructose-corn-syrup_.html.

I switched to limited amounts of raw sugar, table sugar and honey. Be advised if you take on HFCS it will be difficult bc its in many things. Good luck and safe journey!

Wheat, but especially bread, and added sugar.

I can't think of anything I've cut due to weight loss other than on a temporary basis.

There are lots of things I already didn't eat/drink other than on rare occasion, including trans fats, HFCS, most fast food.

For weight loss I mostly focused on making the most of what I did eat (eating foods that were either nutrient dense, otherwise contributed something important, or were extremely delicious) and cutting out foods that I was eating mindlessly.

I was having upto 8 cups of coffee/tea a day, with anywhere between 1-2 sugars depending on the cafe/brand of coffee. I cut that out cold turkey! - the sugar, not the coffee.

I've cut out fast food completely and gluten. Now I'm not even a little tempted by birthday parties at work or anything because of how much & how long it hurts. It's funny I started my particular diet (paleo) to see if it would help my husband with his fatigue while helping me lose weight (I LOVE bread, baking, and potatoes a bit too much and figured a break would be good). I ended up finding out that I'm quite allergic to wheat and my body hates barley, among other food issues. So yeah never going back because I feel too good now. On a plus I've also lost nearly 8kg so I'm pretty happy with it's absence.

I've also got my coffee down to one sugar and am trying to go down to none. I used to love drinking it black and would really like to get back to there. Also desserts are now actually something special instead of "Oh I want to bake that!" practically every other night.