What to cut out from your diet?
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i cut out laziness and excuses, its worked wonders!0
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The main thing I've cut out is soda. I was terribly addicted! I don't eat chips either because I could never have just one! I do, however, still eat chocolate. I eat 4-8 Hershey kisses a day,just so I can satisfy my sweet tooth but for the most part, if it fits in my day, I can enjoy it0
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badgerbadger1 wrote: »arilongworth wrote: »badgerbadger1 wrote: »Nothing
How do you lose weight then?
As long as you stay within your calorie goal, you're golden
This is true for weight loss, but it shouldn't be taken to extremes. Those people who are practicing flexible dieting PROPERLY are eating a mostly nutrient rich diet and keeping the discretionary intake to a limited portion of total energy intake.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/817188
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I've cut out soda and chips because the calories weren't worth it to me. I've also cut down the frequency I eat fast food. It used to be a weekly thing. Now it's a every couple months thing. Other than that, I've cut out huge portion sizes and extra calories. I aim for 80% healthy /(for me because everyone's definition of healthy is different)20% not so healthy.0
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I've only cut out things that are not worth the calories to me. I don't like to drink my calories so I usually don't have soda or a latte. But last night I wanted some Dr Pepper so I had some. I only spend calories on food that either a) meets my macro nutrition goals, b) is extremely delicious or c) both.
So I cut out things I don't enjoy as much anymore to be worth my calories (which is most breads and snack foods interestingly enough).
And like someone else said...I stopped eating too much food.0 -
I added several foods: Quinoa, beet greens, various balsamic vinegars, and whey protein pumpkin pancakes. . . . .so there is 4. Removed?!? I have reduced a few, but removed. . . . .nah.0
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A lot of junk food. Unlike some posters here I ate a lot of it. I will still have it as a treat, but for the most part I try to avoid it. Stuff like cookies, chips, donuts, and so on.0
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haven't removed nothing, just substituted my favourites for less calorie dense versions Coke zero, omnomnomnom0
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Soda, pasta, bread, and junk food. I will still have a small cheat snack one or two times a week but that's about it0
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Best and easiest is extra helpings. DO NOT CUT OUT FOODS YOU ENJOY EATING IT IS SETTING YOU UP FOR FAILURE. Good Luck on your Journey0
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arilongworth wrote: »What did you guys stop eating ? I cut out chocolate , crisps , ready meals , all sort of sweets!
I echo the just cut extra calories thing. But, when it comes to 'treat' food, cutting out multi-packs in favour of single serving packs is wise I think.0 -
Drinking my calories (just full-sugar sodas and juices...I have alcohol once or twice a year, so that one didn't matter)0
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arilongworth wrote: »badgerbadger1 wrote: »Nothing
How do you loose weight then?
eat less then you burn ..
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I cut nothing…
I just reduced my overall intake to where I am hitting my calorie/micro/macro target …
so I am still eating bagels, pasta, ice cream, etc…just less of it.0 -
arilongworth wrote: »
last time I checked eating ice cream does not nullify basic math and physics..
calorie deficit = weight loss
individual food choice does not matter.
what does matter is composition of overall diet and dosage of foods in said diet.0 -
I cut out daily wine with dinner, bread, white potatoes, pasta
I also changed how I make my morning coffee. I used to fill 1/3 of the cup with half and half and add a ton of sugar. (and have two servings) and now I use 2TB of half n half -- makes a huge difference.
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Only thing I really stopped doing was having pudding every night, regardless of what else I'd eaten and whether I'd moved beyond walking between classes and catching the bus. It wasn't necessarily that pudding was the issue, it was the fact I didn't know how many calories I should be eating for my activity level, did not keep track of them during the day, and therefore was eating an extra 200 calories over my requirements through scoffing cake, ice cream and biscuits in the evenings.0
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Not a darn thing.
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*cries*
This is next for me. I'm not losing at the rate I should be and I think my beloved Cabernet is the reason why. Not happy about it.Wine as an almost daily thing. I've cut it down to one night a week max at the moment as I just don't have room for a 300cal glass of wine (or likely 600 cal for 3/4 of a bottle!)
I gave up chocolate about 8 years ago as I had a binge problem with it.
Other than that, since I am on 1,200 cals a day I do mostly stick to healthy homemade food as in order to eat a decent amount 3 meals a day I can't really fit in takeaways very often. But its not a "never".
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arilongworth wrote: »What did you guys stop eating ? I cut out chocolate , crisps , ready meals , all sort of sweets!
I cut nothing out, but I did find healthier, less processed foods filled me up more and "cost" me fewer calories. Eating these foods more made it very easy to stick to my calorie goal, and also very easy to have "room" in that goal for some treats.
I still go to KFC, I still eat crisps, I still have biscuits...
All I do is make sure I can "afford" them. Which usually means salad for lunch instead of a sandwich, porridge for breakfast instead of bacon and eggs etc.
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TavistockToad wrote: »i cut out laziness and excuses, its worked wonders!
I found laziness was a virtue at times.
Late night snacking. I fancy some biscuits. Can I be bothered to go get them? Nah!0 -
for right now, i have cut sugar, corn & soy (due to allergy) and dairy. i plan to incorporate dairy again after i lose the bulk of my weight. honestly i think you probably don't have to cut anything in particular if you want to lose, as long as your calorie intake is low. i just choose to cut these particular foods to help me kick-start my loss.0
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Didn't cut anything out, just trimmed down my portion sizes on most things.0
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arilongworth wrote: »
I find it more practical to drop processed foods altogether as often they're low in nutrition and high in calories so the portion sizes have to be pretty miniscule to fit within my macros requiring an unrealistic amount of self discipline.. when I want something sweet I just have a fruit salad or snack on trail mix0 -
arilongworth wrote: »
I find it more practical to drop processed foods altogether as often they're low in nutrition and high in calories so the portion sizes have to be pretty miniscule to fit within my macros requiring an unrealistic amount of self discipline.. when I want something sweet I just have a fruit salad or snack on trail mix
what is your definition of processed?0 -
I stopped eating too much food. I didn't cut out anything other than quantity.0
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arilongworth wrote: »What did you guys stop eating ? I cut out chocolate , crisps , ready meals , all sort of sweets!
Definitely less of the things you mentioned. I rarely ate prepackaged meals anyway, but I cut back on sweets and crisps (or chips as we call them here) and beer. I'm also working on lowering the amoung of fat in my meals. Fat is a problem area for me.0 -
I haven't cut out anything. I just keep track of my calories and go from there.0
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What to cut out from your diet? Nothing that you don't plan on ditching for the rest of your life.
As others have said - you don't have to cut anything out, just stay within calorie goals. It really is that simple.0 -
The only thing I cut was anything with loads of and excessive amounts of sodium like processed foods (frozen meals, etc..)
I hope I do not get a hard time for trying to prepare my food with less sodium... LOL
I actually eat more desserts, ice cream, homemade meals, etc.. but I now cook (full time) and I actually enjoy more foods than I did before.
Edited to add: I still eat chocolate of course...0
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