Any specific food items you quit and noticed it helped you lose weight?

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  • Steve_ApexNC
    Steve_ApexNC Posts: 210 Member
    beer.
    I miss beer.
    :'(
  • ffbrown25
    ffbrown25 Posts: 110 Member
    Nachos :'(
  • BlessedOne2019
    BlessedOne2019 Posts: 41 Member
    I cut out bread, and anything else with gluten in it, because the doc said he was sure I have severe gluten sensitivity. I lost 7 in the first week alone! But side note, I don't feel deprived...if I REALLY want something, and feel like it is worth a tummy ache later, I have some...but only a little.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    TeachinRendon wrote: »
    I cut out bread, and anything else with gluten in it, because the doc said he was sure I have severe gluten sensitivity. I lost 7 in the first week alone! But side note, I don't feel deprived...if I REALLY want something, and feel like it is worth a tummy ache later, I have some...but only a little.

    You don't have celiac disease do you? A little bit of gluten, even bread crumbs, is enough to set off inflammation in a celiac even if you aren't feeling the symptoms.

    Best wishes.
  • lseed87
    lseed87 Posts: 1,105 Member
    Not really food but soda
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  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    My diet is drastically different

    I at a crap diet in excess. Eating a crap diet in moderation was not the optimal solution

    I still can over eat on mixed nuts. It is so easy to go over on my calories for the day with a couple handfuls of mixed nuts. Instant 700 calories
  • 9thwardchick
    9thwardchick Posts: 73 Member
    I stopped sodas, juices and coffee. I added more fruits and vegetables to my life and it's just so much better. I drink a lot more water now. Honestly, I don't miss the sodas. Occasionally, I will have a small glass of juice or a cup of decaf. All things in moderation.
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
    There are several foods I just don't buy or bring into my house any longer.
    Doughnuts, ice cream, potato chips, cookies, and muffins.
    I totally understand that I can eat these if they fit into my daily calories- but the thing is, I'd rather just not have them here.
    On occasion I'll get an ice cream cone, or have a small bag of chips with a sandwich. That way it's limited.

  • PinkDeerBoy
    PinkDeerBoy Posts: 89 Member
    There is nothing I've really given up completely. I either have it in moderation/if I have enough of a calorie deficit left.
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    Alcohol. Haven't had a drop since I started. Don't have room in my calories. I would be very hungry if I drank calories instead of eating them, or I would go over my alotted 1200 calories a day. When I switch to maintenance and have more calories to play with I'll start adding it back in.
  • allaboutthefood
    allaboutthefood Posts: 781 Member
    Pasta, because I can't seem to stop eating it once I start. I also watch my sodium (it wasn't great today) also carbs, I really try to keep my carbs to at least 150 and my sugar low cause if they are high I tend to want to eat more.
  • flamingblades
    flamingblades Posts: 311 Member
    Bread and white rice. I am better off without them...
  • sabrinacrandall
    sabrinacrandall Posts: 74 Member
    Pretty much all caloric drinks. It's amazing how fast that stuff can add up. I still feel guilty having a 5 calorie flavored seltzer water because it just feels like I'm drinking a soda.
  • GWehsling
    GWehsling Posts: 120 Member
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    Nope. When I initially started MFP I quit soda thinking it helped me to lose weight. Then I realized that it wasn't quitting the soda that really did it but the caloric deficit from quitting the soda. Quitting 3 sodas a day freed up 450 calories. Now if I want a soda I see if it fits into my calorie goal for the day.

    Bingo! Erase "soda" and fill it in with anything you enjoy but that may not really be nutritional at all. Diet Soda fills that "carbonated" void for me, but too much isn't healthy either.

    @sjohnson__1, @strong_curves: I like the refreshing fizz of soft drinks/sodas rather than the content. In fact, I ditched soda because lately, it started to taste too sweet. In it's place, soda water with a twist of lime or a sliced up strawberry for flavour.

    But keeping the to OP, same as some here, I didn't quit any particular item altogether, just had more reasonable portions in lower frequencies. Soda/pop/soft drinks: I stopped drinking as a change of personal taste rather than trying to 'eat better'.
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  • tottie3912
    tottie3912 Posts: 48 Member
    Gluten! Once I started paying attention and avoided food with it, what a difference! But not in the way you are referring. It's like freakin glue in my system! lol All of my life I thought I just had issues. And would take Aloe Vera capsules daily to alleviate. As soon as I cut this garbage, everything worked right. No aloe needed. If I have something with it, back to the ole issues.
  • cbrook29
    cbrook29 Posts: 57 Member
    Sugar in general. When I cut down on sugar I saw good results. Bread makes me drowsy and sleepy so I try to avoid it.
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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Nuts :disappointed:
  • crystalewhite
    crystalewhite Posts: 422 Member
    Bread for me as well. It was just too calorie dense to be worth it. I would end up binging on it and then go over my calories for the day, and I would crash and be hungry again anyway.
    I've also cut back on the drinking
  • DAM5412
    DAM5412 Posts: 660 Member
    Carbs. All forms. Insulin intolerance, sluggish feelings and stalled weight loss, even when I get the "good" ones. Found myself dependent on coffee to be regular and have enough energy to get through the day. Cutting carbs works for ME.
  • coolfry
    coolfry Posts: 48 Member
    When I stopped buying bread I had to stop snacking on it, saved me a lot of calories. I can eat a whole loaf in a day, so I swapped to tortillas. Basically I stopped buying some foods as part of the normal groceries and have to make a special trip if I really want them.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited July 2015
    Yes. Diet foods. Full fat foods are more satisfying and satiating and I can eat less with no problems. Cravings are almost gone.
  • blondx7
    blondx7 Posts: 1,683 Member
    alcohol
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    Sodas but also sugar in general. And I just cut back on it.
  • whatatime2befit
    whatatime2befit Posts: 625 Member
    edited July 2015
    I haven't given up anything really. It's been quite a long time since I had a tim hortons muffin or donut, but not because I quit eating them, as much as the fact I don't want to waste the calories on them. If I want a sweet, I'd rather have a 200 cal protein bar - curbs my sweet craving but still get some protein in with it.

    ETA: same with iced caps or iced coffees. I now make my own with protein powder, instant coffee, sweetener, ice and water. Blend and voila, an iced coffee that's a protein shake as well (and only 130 cals)
  • racheln2017
    racheln2017 Posts: 45 Member
    I cut out fast food (This was especially hard since I had Dunkin Donuts every. single. day. when I wasn't taking care of myself) but I will have it occasionally, if my calorie goal lets me. I also cut out really bad food like cheesy snacks (Goldfish, Doritos, Cheez-its) and most types of ice cream (an exception to this is the weight watchers ice cream snacks)
  • chels1126
    chels1126 Posts: 6 Member
    Artificial sweeteners, even though they don't have calories, eliminating them makes me a lot flatter in the stomach region and have less cravings
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    In general, I eat what I did before.

    The only food that I really "gave up" (for now) is salsa con queso. I love that stuff and can down a whole jar in 2-3 days. I could eat it if I could stick to the serving size, but one serving is a really sad amount. I'd rather not eat any than that little bit. It just doesn't seem worth the calories to me.

    When I go to maintenance and have a few more calories to play with, I might start eating it again since I could probably work in 3 servings or something.
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