What do you miss the most?

middlehaitch · August 2018

TavistockToad wrote: »

Booze... i don't drink anywhere near as much any more.

This. But it is more because I have become such a light weight drinker, than cals.
(Will order my G&T's tall and fru-fru drinks half alcohol

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From my experience, I have found the longer I have been maintaining (not counting) the less I think of the calorie content.

I often mentally review my nutrition at the end of the day and will throw in a protein shake if I think I am short.

So to answer the initial question, there is nothing I miss but the above mentioned alcohol.

Cheers, h.

lililomo · August 2018

real pizza, fried calamari, home made foccaccia, great red wine.

lots of red wine...

garystrickland357 · August 2018

I miss a heaping plate of chicken fried steak, cream gravy and mashed potatoes. I still have that occasionally in a reasonable amount - but do you realize how little a reasonable serving is, lol? At times I miss the oblivious gluttony.

lynn_glenmont · August 2018

I miss eating as much of something as I want at one time.
Multiple donuts at one time.
Two or three pieces of chicken with two or three biscuits.
The whole package of Oreos at once.
The large order of fries as a side.
The large shake with the meal, not a small shake that I've carefully made room for.
The big bag of M&Ms, a handful at a time.

Most of those things -- heck, most of everything -- it's really the first few bites that provide the most pleasure. And most of the time, I'm content with a sensible portion.

But there is something tempting about the idea of eating as much as you want, without thinking about what's sensible.

funjen1972 · August 2018

Hearty craft beers for sure. I can't handle the alcohol content now since I'm a lightweight (and a cheap date!), but *oh wow* they are delicious! 2 light beers is plenty for me now and I only do that about once a week.

middlehaitch · August 2018

funjen1972 wrote: »

Hearty craft beers for sure. I can't handle the alcohol content now since I'm a lightweight (and a cheap date!), but *oh wow* they are delicious! 2 light beers is plenty for me now and I only do that about once a week.

Make the first your preferred beer, go light on the 2nd. It is worth the cals to savour the flavour of the one.
(It works well for me

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Cheers, h.

Motorsheen · August 2018

hesn92 wrote: »

I just miss eating whatever I felt like, whenever, and not caring about how many calories was in it.

I'm still doing this.

Could I lose 5 pounds? Sure.

Five pounds lighter..... Would I look a bit better when I take off my shirt?
I Guess. *shrug

Here's the thing, I have shirts.

They work pretty well.

funjen1972 · August 2018

middlehaitch wrote: »

funjen1972 wrote: »

Hearty craft beers for sure. I can't handle the alcohol content now since I'm a lightweight (and a cheap date!), but *oh wow* they are delicious! 2 light beers is plenty for me now and I only do that about once a week.

Make the first your preferred beer, go light on the 2nd. It is worth the cals to savour the flavour of the one.
(It works well for me )

Cheers, h.

I like your thinking! I'll put the plan on action sometime this weekend.

Debmal77 · August 2018

Dairy Queen blizzards

Lounmoun · August 2018

Eating a giant bowl of buttery popcorn regularly.
Now I eat a measured portion of non-buttered popcorn less often. I'm never going to give up eating popcorn but have to pay more attention to the calories.

lililomo · August 2018

funjen1972 wrote: »

Hearty craft beers for sure. I can't handle the alcohol content now since I'm a lightweight (and a cheap date!), but *oh wow* they are delicious! 2 light beers is plenty for me now and I only do that about once a week.

https://giphy.com/gifs/stanaustralia-fun-party-2yvhd1IJCoALb1YQ89

braewe · August 2018

Whoever said the simple joy of being a glutton and eating until you literally are in a food coma. Like, going to a steakhouse and having a cheese fried and bacon appetizer AND a steak AND loaded baked potato AND a cider, AND a salad with ranch AND THEN even though you are NOT hungry at all in the slightest when someone in the household says omg I want a shake, heading to steak n shake, anyone want one? SAYING YES.

Rocknut53 · August 2018

Jar of peanut butter and a spoon....

SandSeaSkySoul · August 2018

I am really awful at guesstimating, so what I miss most's what doesn't have Nutrition Facts available! Thereby I only consume those things, during deficit breaks and/or when I spontaneously exercise, such as: walking home because I missed the bus or snow shoveling & therefore I don't calculate, those calories! My favorite ice cream isn't available within single serve or even pint containers but it's nearly my daily caloric allowance & thus once I open it, I know that that's my food for the day once weekly!