Stuff you don't eat or drink anymore...

These are things I don't generally like in the first place, I would only eat them if they were made for dinner or something but now I just plain refuse.
red meat
2%, 1% milk (only skim in cereal)
white bread
white rice
syrups
Soda
Juice
occasionally I have a candy but I don't eat the whole thing
Junk in general

I cut way down on the cheese because it was becoming a staple in my every day/meal eating and it's way too high in calories for that.

I agree with the peeps about moderation. If I have to give up something that I really like, I will crave it even more. I try to think of the changes I'm making as a life style change not a diet. Adding the "D" word seems to be my recipe for disaster. So even though I have totally over-indulged this past week (vacation!) I do feel ucky from all the carbs, so it was a good eye-opener. I'm not going to deprive myself of an occasional slice of p'za! I do find myself weighing things & measuring things out, so I have to account for my mis-behaving! :-) Good luck on your journey, sounds like your rockin' it!

1. Cokes/sweet tea
2. Biscuits and gravy
3. Fast food
4. Most processed food (Now, I get sick just looking at the ingredients)
5. My daily sugar snack (maybe just 1 or 2 times a month now)
6. Switched to whole grain breads and I don't miss the white stuff at all

I gave up drinking beer in the amount I was used to. I've had only one beer in the past four weeks where I would drink about four or more every other night. I don't miss it. However, I thought it was making me feel bad in general. The exercise (running, jogging, sit-ups) have been making me feel worse. I gave up soft drinks because I would replace them water. Now I love water and am not interested at all in having a soft drink. I replaced ice cream with frozen yogurt and love it. I replaced green tea with coffee. I don't miss the coffee at all. I cut way back on my salt intake and replaced salt with various spices, one of the most prominent is garlic and garlic powder. I changed from 2% to 1% milk instead of giving milk up because milk is a metabolism booster (the calcium boosts metabolism, burning calories) and it tastes the same to me. I choose healthy snacks (blueberries, bananas) instead of reaching for chips or cookies. I replaced fried tortilla chips with baked ones. I try to include superfoods in my diet. I still eat red meat (not often at all), but I choose the leaner cuts of meat and lean ground beer. I have been trying different types of fish, and am still looking for a type that isn't too fish or dirt tasting. So far, I have ruled out Talapia and Mahi-Mahi (orange roughy is ok, but still not my favorite). So I don't necessarily :happy: give up, I replace!

no meat, soda, or fast foods.

everything else i enjoy in moderation!!!

Diet Pepsi, ILOVE IT and French Fries I haven't had these 2 things in 3 weeks

French Fries are gone
Cokes are down to one every 3-4 days
Fast food is limited to Chick-fil-a Nuggets and a fruit cup, only when cooking is not an option.
Minimal Processed foods


Drink tons of water (half gallon a day), milk and an occasional glass of juice
Lots of fresh fruits and veggies with meat added for dinner

I gave up fried foods.I do miss the crunchiness. Oven baked is good but it is not the same.

Its funny though that when I do try to sneak a small bit of fried foods, my stomach always gets upset.

fast food.

I changed my way of eating 7 years ago, and haven't been able to stomach red meat, dairy, high sugar, high fat, or high sodium since.

I don't completely deprive myself of treats though. One bite isn't going to kill me...

Plus my cheat days are on the weekends to help me keep my sanity. It's like a less-strict version of calorie cycling. Having the cheat days got me out of my plateau.

Edited to include: I don't like to eat processed foods. If there are more than 5 ingredients on my food's packaging that I don't understand, I don't want to put those mystery chemicals in my body. Same with non-organic fruits/vegetables.