What was the biggest sacrifice you had to make to lose weight?
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kissedbythesunshine wrote: »Wine, beer, nuts, granola bars. Only because I have no self control with these items yet. One serving is never enough. I tried again with the nuts a few days ago and it didn't work out lol.
Nuts are the worst for me too! Only because there are so many calories in such a small amount.
I actually started splitting up jar into snack baggies that are one serving each. I find it much easier to resist overeating if I don't have the entire container in front of me.0 -
I've sacrificed the notion that I was not worth the effort it took to lose weight, and that it would never work anyway.
Everything else has been easy.0 -
I gave a feeling of guilt when I spend some time doing nothing on the couch. I deserve it now because I'm working hard the rest of the time.
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Oh and I gave up giving up.0
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buckman803 wrote: »Indian takeaways...
Oh yes! I made space for the first one in 7 weeks the other day and it was good
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Actually, they aren't too bad to make space for if you want one and you just go main and rice plus a couple of poppadums. I reckoned (from a good deal of advance research) that my veggie jalfrezi plus plain rice and poppadums cost about 1000 cals. I was good with that - just saved my day up and looked forward to it.
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deep fried bean and cheese burritos. We have a little chain restaurant that started in my hometown, now has 3 facilities, and their mom-and-pop style mexican food is to die for. Also, another little mom-and-pop place in town has this amazing plate of nachos. It's about 6 inches tall of chips, mexican rice, beans, shredded beef, nacho cheese, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and an olive on top.
ETA I would totally still eat these if I knew how many cals were in them.0 -
Binge watching Law & Order reruns that I've seen a million times on the weekends, a bottle of wine a night and those big restaurant/bar bills! "Sacrifices" that were totally worth it! -73 lbs as of today!0
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Alcohol, I really miss wine. I have it now and again, but generally speaking as I'm on 1200 calories a day, there just isn't enough room for wine.0
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Liquor, but then I needed to give that up. I would kill a fifth of rum or 2-3 bottles of wine on my own every weekend.
I don't mind having let it go. I have a glass of wine maybe once a month now.
Its not a sacrifice now.
I have no sacrifices other than decadent cake and cupcakes any time I like. I'm talking about reg size slices of cake that come to 1100 cals a slice EVERYDAY.
I will have the slices of cake only on holidays now. Cake is reserved for birthdays and holidays.0 -
The endorphin rush from binge eating and stuffing myself to the gills. I really do miss it sometimes.0
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I'd say the only thing that feels like an actual sacrifice would be time. It takes time to log, cook (rather than get fast food), clean (dishes/kitchen from cooking), exercise, and research (nutrition, workouts, etc.). It's a sacrifice I'm willing to keep on making.0
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This thread makes me hungry.0
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Bread. I'm eating super low carb now and I really miss bread.0
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Time. I have much less time now. I consider it worth it, and it helps me determine what my real priorities are.0
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Feeling full ... and nachos. Oh, how I miss nachos! I refuse to give up alcohol, though. I don't log it either and I've still been losing an average of 1.4lbs a week so I'm going with it until that changes. It keeps me sane.
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ReaderGirl3 wrote: »
I do but usually only listen to them in the car. I prefer to not listen to anything (except the sounds of nature and daily life) when I am walking. I have been tempted to try audiobooks on my waterproof IPod when swimming but am not sue if I can concentrate. I usually zone out while doing my laps.
I'm an avid reader too, but I also can't use audio books-too hard to focus!
I just discovered audible.com. Try listening and reading at the same time. It's slower, but you can take breaks, go to the bathroom, emty the dishwasher, fold laundry. It's not as hard to focus as when I first started. Audible.com has everything too. Great selection. I haven't tried it outdoors because I'm with you on that. I might try though.
ETA: Listening to a book is definitely a distraction from thinking about food.0 -
those delicious blended coffee drinks with chocolate syrup and lots of whipped cream. I realized my favorite coffee treat was almost 700 calories. Now I drink freshly roasted black coffee. I still have one now and then but not without careful planning to make up those calories.0
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I wouldn't say sacrifice but I'm just more mindful of my portion size. I now realize my issue was I was eating double of what I should be eating. Now I'm feeling so much better with the downsize portions 0
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Definitely time. Instead of laying in my bed at 4am, it's gym time.0
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Beer. I miss beer. Every time I think about having one, I just end up wanting to spend the 200 calories on something else. I guess that means I like food more than beer...but it's close!0
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Donuts. They are like crack cocaine to me so I just decided I wouldn't eat them anymore. If I eat even one, all I think about is having another and another. I quit most fast food also, but only because I've learned to love healthier food. I know it's all CICO, but if one knows what their weakness is I see no problems with total avoidance.0
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dolliesdaughter wrote: »I eat out a maximum of once per week. Sometimes not at all. I didn't give up any foods, I just gave up "growing teenage boy" type portions, considering I am a middle aged woman.
I'm with you.
This is what I had to give up. My evening 'coma' meal where I stuff my myself with pasta or bread or ....everything.
It's still the meal where in the wrong part of the month I feel a little sad when it finishes. Even tonight, my dinner was over 1000 calories and I felt sad as I licked the bowl of greek yoghurt, syrup, granola, blueberries and oats.
I've got a 6'6" mans stomach, I swear.0 -
FitOldMomma wrote: »Donuts. They are like crack cocaine to me so I just decided I wouldn't eat them anymore. If I eat even one, all I think about is having another and another. I quit most fast food also, but only because I've learned to love healthier food. I know it's all CICO, but if one knows what their weakness is I see no problems with total avoidance.
I agree. We all have our trigger foods and avoiding them is often better than trying to moderate them and stress yourself out.0 -
Iced coffee. I couldn't get enough of the stuff, but it was loaded with sugar. It was a trigger food for me, and I knew that if I was going to be successful at all I was going to have to pass on it. I miss it every once in awhile, because it truly was delicious.
I've also had to sacrifice down time. As a mother of an 8 year old daughter and a hyperactive dog and a wife of a medical student living out of state (with no family around to help me with day-to-day responsibilities), I rarely-if ever-have time to myself. I used to really enjoy those rare times when it was just me, and I could binge on Netflix or read a book. If I have time to myself now, I feel like I have to spend that time exercising whereas that time used to be spent relaxing. Perfect example: I used to read the newspaper and listen to my daughter play the piano during her weekly piano lesson; now I drop her off and walk the neighborhood with the dog while she's inside. I know it's good for me and the dog, but JEEZ - sometimes I just want some freakin' down time! I wasn't home very often before because of all of my daughter's various activities, but now I am home less because of going to the gym and exercise classes. When I am home, I am frantically trying to keep the house maintained and playing catch-up with the laundry. I realize I was pretty lazy before, but I feel like right now the tank is always running on empty.
I agree with the spontaneity statement as well. I love going out to eat, and I love trying new restaurants, particularly those with ethnic food. My city has a great restaurant scene with many local, non-chain eateries. The foodie in me thinks this is fantastic, but the MFPer in me cringes when I have to try to figure out how many calories are in a dish. A lot of times I feel discouraged, give up, and order a salad. This may make me feel unsatisfied.0 -
Spontaneity.
It is a bit annoying not to be able to eat whatever I feel like eating whenever I feel like eating it.
But I have lost about 25 kg (55 lbs) and I'm down to a weight I haven't seen in a decade.
This. Eating how much ever I want, whenever I choose and I still struggle with this. If only I could eat sugary treats all day every day. Giving up that habit is well worth it, I feel amazing sometimes and sometimes I feel like the same old me to though.0 -
In terms of food, Chinese take away and really most restaurant food in general. If people knew how much oil, butter, and salt was used in supposedly healthy salads and chicken dishes... Also pretty much gave up on chips as having them around just led to binging on the whole bag, skipping supper, and getting into a bad pattern overall.
In terms of life, have also lost a great deal of spontaneity to go out and do things as everything that comes up seems to have a food/drink component to it to at least some degree. Being the one declining drinks and dessert gets old real quick. Also sadly many relationships with friends and some family that were also based around going out for drinks, big suppers, etc...0 -
ReaderGirl3 wrote: »
I do but usually only listen to them in the car. I prefer to not listen to anything (except the sounds of nature and daily life) when I am walking. I have been tempted to try audiobooks on my waterproof IPod when swimming but am not sue if I can concentrate. I usually zone out while doing my laps.
I'm an avid reader too, but I also can't use audio books-too hard to focus!
I just discovered audible.com. Try listening and reading at the same time. It's slower, but you can take breaks, go to the bathroom, emty the dishwasher, fold laundry. It's not as hard to focus as when I first started. Audible.com has everything too. Great selection. I haven't tried it outdoors because I'm with you on that. I might try though.
ETA: Listening to a book is definitely a distraction from thinking about food.
2nd the recommendation for audible. I used to (and still do) listen to a lot of podcasts, so maybe I was already used to it. But so far have found it really engaging and fairly easy to follow along. Obviously it helps to have a decent narrator and a decent book. A bad narrator and a boring book can be pretty bad. But sometimes it's like not wanting to put a good book down, I will walk a little longer to keep listening to the story.0 -
Large portions...
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FitOldMomma wrote: »Donuts. They are like crack cocaine to me so I just decided I wouldn't eat them anymore. If I eat even one, all I think about is having another and another. I quit most fast food also, but only because I've learned to love healthier food. I know it's all CICO, but if one knows what their weakness is I see no problems with total avoidance.
Oooo...donuts are my kryptonite, too.0 -
Not being able to eat how ever much of something I want whenever I wanted. Somethings I just save for special occasions,0
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