I am NOT giving that up!

One of the things I was taught in my Diabetic classes: You don't have to give up anything. Just work it into your numbers so things aren't thrown out of whack. Make it healthier, if you can. (i.e. homemade where you can control the sodium, fat, etc.)

:flowerforyou: My thoughts as well!

I love my wine but am realizing that I really need to give it up in order to get to where I want weight wise. I also love me some In N Out Burger, have to have it once a month

Hmmm.....the biggest thing for me is my coffee!!! Actually, I like a little coffee with my cream. As a compromise I went from drinking it every morning to only Sunday mornings....this is my only day off from working out. It is also my cheat day, which I don't use. )

I haven't told myself that I can't have any certain foods (save for meat, as I'm a vegetarian). However, some items (candy bars, chips, soda) have fallen out of my regular diet because they're just not worth it. Do I want to do another round of 30DS today just so I can have a Snicker's, Coke, and some Ruffles? Nope. It's not worth it.

I've made switches to other foods. I still have sweets in my diet, but I've moved over to 90/100 calorie treats. Or I'll break a large cookie into 4 pieces and eat it over a few days. Instead of that candy, I'll grab a 60cal pack of hummus and baby carrots. I don't feel deprived or that I'm missing out on anything. I still have a slice of DQ ice cream cake at people's birthdays - I just don't have a massive slice.

That being said, I did not deprive myself when I went home to see my parents for a week. I ate the meals that I had missed. I savored the Southern cooking that I can't find up North. I gained 4lbs, but it was worth it. And because those foods are 700+ miles away, I don't have the opportunity to binge like that but once a year.

I still eat 'real' cheese. I still drink 2% milk. A lot of that has to do with the fact that there's only one other person living in my home. If we purchased double the food (his version and my version) we would waste so much.

Eating out, coffee and cake with friends, a social beer or cider at the pub on Friday nights.
I make better choices when I eat out, eat half a piece of cake, or a smaller cookie, 2 half pints of cider instead on 2 whole pints.

In other words, I haven't given anything up but try to make better choices and account for it all in my food log.
And if I do go over my calories one day - I really don't care. I'm not going to hibernate in a bubble of "diet" for the rest of my life!

Cheese! I'll cut calories in other areas, but I want my cheese!

haha, just noticed hbunting86 posted the same thing. Mmmm, queso!

Popcorn!!! Fully loaded with butter and sea salt...Yummy! Have it about 3 times a week. I just work it into my calorie count...

red wine and klondike bars

Like this

Maybe work it into my dinner tomorrow :laugh:

Sounds good to me too! Nice combo LOL

I don't give up ANYTHING.

I have learned how to make all my favorite foods healthier, and I love to cook. I make a great whole wheat pizza dough that I top with low fat cheese and sugar free sauce with other favorite toppings...the whole pizza is like 900 calories...so half of it fits perfectly into my meal plan and I don't have to suffer through crazy things like veggie crusts or pita bread crusts. It's the real thing. I also make ice cream that is healthy and tastes no different than the sugary fattening kind. The list goes on and on...

The only thing I don't make myself that I can't really modify either is my alcohol. I don't like beer, I like mixed drinks with rum and tequila. I wish I could make a low cal rum with sugar free juice, but that just doesn't exist. So I have less than I used to and make sure I compensate somewhere else in the plan so I can fit it in.

There's no reason to give up anything, cause that will definitely cause us to binge and ultimately quit trying to lose weight!

I will not give anything up! I eat/drink it in moderation. I have learned from past tries that if I limit myself or restrict myself from certain foods I'm only setting myself up to fail... MODERATION is the key to life! just my opinion!!!

AMEN to this!!! You CAN do moderation, it's hard and you will occasionally fail, but you CAN do it!!!

xx

I haven't given up anything. I am of the belief that if you give up on something you're more likely to binge and fall off the wagon.

In saying that, I haven't touched alcohol since March 2010 (I wasn't a big drinker anyway) but that decision wasn't made because I wanted to lose weight, it was because I just couldn't be bothered drinking any more...

ICE CREAM!!! Anyone who knows me ice cream is by fav!!!! I use to eat it 4x a week, now I only do it twice!! I honestly haven't "given up" any of the regular foods I eat, I have just scaled down my portion sizes and set limits to how many servings I consume.

BEER. I've cut back heavily but there's no way I would ever give it up entirely

I eat what I want I just have smaller portions... I mean I used to go to mcdonalds and have like 4 burgers, fries, and a pop... now I have a ceaser salad with chicken or one burger... and fries if I can make them fit... If i could never have fast food again, I would fail... I love it too much!

Absolutely! I don't think you have to give up anything! That's why I love doing MFP so much...if it "fits" in my journal, then I will have that cappuccino or I will have those nachos at the ballgame. When I go to McD's, it's more salads these days or I get a hamburger, side salad, and a fruit-n-yogurt parfait (my new favorite ) This isn't about depriving yourself, it's figuring out how to make these things work without over doing it! :happy:

oreos and chips... I have tried and failed to give these up in the past, now I'm trying that whole "everything in moderation" approach. Which is way trickier than it sounds!