Is there something you just WON'T give up?

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  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Coffee.

    I know caffeine is not good for you, but quite frankly I would turn into a gremlin without it.

    1 cup/day is actually excellent diabetes prevention and a great source of antioxidants. 1cup/day is a-okay.
  • juscallmeb
    juscallmeb Posts: 369 Member
    ice cream, had some today ;)
    ^^ ice cream here too..
    i love me some ice cream.. :)
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    Real Ranch Dressing!!!!

    and what are Mini Eggs?
  • Whatareherthings711
    Whatareherthings711 Posts: 316
    Popcorn!
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    Craft beers and Chick-Fil-A
  • ScarletKuriboh
    ScarletKuriboh Posts: 24
    Coffee.

    I know caffeine is not good for you, but quite frankly I would turn into a gremlin without it.

    1 cup/day is actually excellent diabetes prevention and a great source of antioxidants. 1cup/day is a-okay.

    I drink at least 3..............lol
  • RillSoji
    RillSoji Posts: 376 Member
    Doughnuts. Very very bad for me personally. But I lubs them.

    I limit myself to twice a year now but at least I can still have them. ^_^
  • miam4nia
    miam4nia Posts: 137 Member
    coffee and cigarettes...

    i thought i wouldn't be able to give up cold stone cake batter ice cream but i don't even really crave that sort of stuff anymore!
    pizza...sometimes i feel like eating it but since i've started dieting i feel like i'd ruin all my efforts so far if i had a pizza!
  • allysar
    allysar Posts: 87 Member
    As many other members have said it is about moderation not deprivation. If I can fit it in my daily calories, I enjoy. Yep, that includes dark beer (Guinness!) real mayo, real half and half and real sugar in my coffee. I even enjoy kettle chips with a sandwich once in a while, but it is a half a sandwich now instead of a whole and I actually eat one serving of chips (about 9) instead of the fistfuls that I used to enjoy.

    Small quantities, less frequent indulgences. It's all good, it is your life, don't stop living it!
  • jodie0520
    jodie0520 Posts: 36 Member
    I haven't really given up anything either. All these other smart people are absolutely right: everything in moderation.

    I suppose if I had to list one thing that will NEVER be swapped to low fat/fat free/etc, its ranch dressing. I actually prefer fat free italian to regular and a healthy vinaigrette is delicious, but if I'm in the mood for ranch dressing (or ranch dip), it HAS to be the real deal. I've found that I don't need as much to get the full effect, but if it's not the real stuff, don't even bother.
  • mandagurlee
    mandagurlee Posts: 22 Member
    Soda! I go for the Walmart no sodium no sugar no caffeine one. I think its called free and clear.
  • SportyLadyPhotographer
    SportyLadyPhotographer Posts: 173
    Nutella will never give it up <3 it x
  • LisaMarieee
    LisaMarieee Posts: 176 Member
    Wine.
  • LoveMyFour
    LoveMyFour Posts: 13
    Diet coke and cheese. Not together lol.
  • happyheart15
    happyheart15 Posts: 383 Member
    I won't give up anything. Everything in moderation. One thing I really won't give up is sweet tea. Most people say don't drink your calories, but I really enjoy sweet tea and only live once. And I have been losing weight.
  • KokomoJoe
    KokomoJoe Posts: 435
    I need to learn this moderation trick..... with beer, I either drink or I don't.... no such animal as moderation...... Very rarely will I have 1 or 2 beers.
  • ladyluck4210
    ladyluck4210 Posts: 107 Member
    Everything in moderation. If I love it, I'm not going to give it up. Just have smaller amounts and less frequently.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    I refuse to give up feeling satisfied. There isn't a specific food I can't let go of, but honestly, I refuse to be hungry all the time to lose weight. I do try to eat healthy so that the calories I do eat give me the most benefit. However, if I'm hungry, I eat, calories be damned.
  • Healthyby30
    Healthyby30 Posts: 1,349 Member
    I don't believe you have to give up anything - just have it smarter and in moderation....

    This, exactly. I don't give up anything.
  • Raf702
    Raf702 Posts: 196 Member
    I don't give up anything, I just make sure I can fit it within my calories for the day. =)
  • Krisengel
    Krisengel Posts: 161 Member
    I don't believe you have to give up anything - just have it smarter and in moderation....

    I completely agree! Just indulge once in a while and really think about what you're putting in your mouth. I don't think there's anything I've complete given up, just cut back.
  • ummlovelovesyou
    ummlovelovesyou Posts: 1,024 Member
    PIZZA! I WILL NEVER GIVE UP MY LOVE! :heart:

    I've just made healthier variations of it.
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    I don't diet. I don't believe in diets. I don't believe in depriving myself of anything. I will eat anything that I want in moderation and portion control.
  • livlovlaf
    livlovlaf Posts: 25 Member
    coffee and cigarettes...

    i thought i wouldn't be able to give up cold stone cake batter ice cream but i don't even really crave that sort of stuff anymore!
    pizza...sometimes i feel like eating it but since i've started dieting i feel like i'd ruin all my efforts so far if i had a pizza!


    This is so true. Once you have cleaned your body out and are liking those fresh veggies and adapt other ways of eating, some of that other stuff really doesn't taste the same or how I remembered it. Goes to show you, that it is in the brain. With that said, I do enjoy an occasional cold stone cake batter ice cream but I can get just as much out of the "Like It" size in place of the "Gotta Have it" size.
  • shorty458
    shorty458 Posts: 163 Member
    Mountain Dew. I have had diet - and it tastes okay. However, I love my regular mountain dew!
  • KaySera
    KaySera Posts: 45 Member
    Bread - bread - and any bread. Any flavour, any colour, any texture but - dear lord - make it bread. I just lurve bread........:laugh:
  • BanjoKd
    BanjoKd Posts: 150
    Half and half for my coffee...nothing else will do.
  • meltygarden
    meltygarden Posts: 111 Member
    I won't give anything up. I love food, and I love cooking, and I'm not going to delude myself into believing that nonfat tastes as good as full-fat or that splenda tastes just like sugar. That's baloney. But I make choices. Not every meal has to be a deluxe gourmet experience of a lifetime. I can eat for nourishment most of the time as long as I know there will be times in the future where I can have those experiences. I give myself one meal a week where I have exactly what I want, no cutting corners, and that's liveable. I know that once I get to my goal I can have that more often, although not all the time like I've been doing. Once a week a meal without any stinginess, and one meal a day where my belly feels truly full and warm, and I don't feel like I'm punishing myself.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    dark chocolate
  • Ral263
    Ral263 Posts: 318 Member
    Alcohol. Mostly wine (red or white), vodka, tequila, and whiskey.

    At the moment I'm "giving" up nuts and dried fruit, simply because the last few months I have been absolutely bingeing on them, which definitely contributed to a 15 lbs gain.

    I've permanently cut out all red meat since I was 11 (so for the last 10 years) and have zero intention of eating that again.... also, all milk products other than yogurt since I was 12.

    Right now I'm working on eliminating soy, but I'll have a tablespoon or two if I have coffee out and all they have is soymilk.
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