Most Difficult lifestyle change you've made

I don't drink pop/soda.

Not a big deal at all, but after 2yrs of not drinking it, its like my thing.

Otherwise I'm pretty proud of not drinking alcohol (unless its an occasion, or evening out, etc).

Weekly I get the guys/friends from work watchin sports and stuff, drinking all day long. Some even drink nightly after work.

Calories this body doesn't need.

It's literally 80% of the week they all drink. Like a case each...a 40 of booze etc. wtf guys

I used to eat "unlimited" fruit.... it was nothing to sit down and eat a half dozen oranges, or four apples, or a huge handful of dried prunes... and then eat a "normal" amount of other foods...

I'm tracking the fruit too, now... wow, some fruit is nearly "free" (apples), but some others have a weightier calorie load (prunes/raisins).

AL.CO.HOL.

Sweet, delicious beer, how I miss thee.

Like many others here, the fast food! I would normally not eat breakfast, maybe get a large combo from McDonalds and then not eat all afternoon until dinner. On the plus side, I've been saving tons of money!

I was just like you! And I have to agree with you on the money thing. I'm saving AT LEAST $20-$40 a week. It's sad to say I was spending that much.

I've just recently changed my bedtime and wakeup time while doing Chris Powell's Reshape the Nation (RTN) I was having some problems with burping at night and air bubbles getting stuck in my chest. I thought if I lost weight that these would resolve. Just a few days into RTN, the problems eased significantly and I think it is because of his emphasis in drinking a gallon or more of water a day. It was REALLY hard to start because I must have been chronically dehydrated and not had a CLUE! I've never drank this much water before and I feel much much better. I had some serious problems getting used to it, for one thing I peed once when I was out and had to stop by a clothing store and buy some jeans. Then I realized I needed to get really in tuned with when I drank and how close a toilet was going to be. Then I realized that if I was going to get in all my water, that I had to wake up early and start drinking right away. Then I figured out that in order to change my sleep-in habits, that I had to get out of bed, start drinking, then slam down a protein shake to get my body used to getting nourishment in the morning so it would wake up to get it, otherwise my body was going to continue to keep sleeping in because the eating was usually done in the evening. Then I kept hearing the RTN trainer, Chris Powell, saying that eating at night is a recipe for sumo-type gaining, he calls it sumo eating or sumo dieting because sumo wrestlers eat one big meal in the evening. Anyway, I only began RTN on the first of Jan and have already lost about 8 pounds and feel better about both my weight and my new lifestyle changes. I highly recommend trying it out for three months. I had almost bought PINK from Dr. Phil and am really really glad to have done the RTN instead because its the menus and food advice I'm after. I choose my own exercises each day, and use his pep talks to inspire me. I also use his menus as suggestions instead of as rigid set laws. And when I use myfitnesspal food and exercise journals in addition to RTN, then its a really winning combo of resources that are really helpful to my nutrition choices. I feel free and I'm learning a lot. I also googled "carb cycling" to learn more about why this works for obese people and found some good Youtube explanations that I've put into action. I've learned my BMI and customized the ratio of my carbs and proteins on myfitnesspal to correspond to rroughly correspond to the carb cycling numbers with more protein - scooby's web site helped me figure out my numbers. Best wishes to everybody seeking to find balance in their lifestyles!

finally sticking it through despite my days i have gone off track.. i been able to get right back on either that day or the next and become less frequent in binging. also big time lifestyle change is activity and going to the gym. 2011 was the first time ever i stayed with a gym an entire year and went consistantly..even all the vacations i took last year i made sure a gym was within reach and i used those gyms. i also am always looking to improve and learn.. my way didnt work for years and i became obese because i 'had no time to exercise', or 'yuk i cant stand the taste of that ' or ' im big boned'... being a size 24 is not big boned --its obesity from overeating and not exercising. once i came to terms that i needed to change my ways i have traveled down the road to recovery and health for the last two years... im not looking back ever. im so much happier with myself now

Stopped putting seasoning salt every time I have rice.
Stopped having minute white rice.
Stopped having one (or more!) Cokes a day.
Actually going to the gym to weight train or get on the treadmill.

To realize I have the power to change my life, instead of sitting in apathy and self-hatred. (The latter still happens, but I'm still DOING something, y'know?)

Most difficult challenge for me is planning ahead, in many ways.

I will get so hungry that I eat something which I regret immediately after.

Or, I will not have sufficient groceries to make something healthy and be short on time and order delivery for dinner...which pretty much ruins the days progress.

Oh, and alcohol. I don't drink too much, although I would be all too pleased with a glass of wine with dinner every night. The problem is that I drink a little and then lose all resolution to eat moderately and then comes dessert...

my problem exactly - i don't drink that much, but when i do... oh dear - dessert dessert dessert

I gave up 4-5 Diet Cokes a day and no potato chips either, since I started on August 7th. I thought is would be terrible and it wasn't. Harder for me has been cutting back the eating out to 10-20% of before. I think really hard and try to research the menu before I go.

The worst is going from being completely sedentary to forcing myself to the gym. I enjoy it when I get there but getting myself motivated is hard. I even have things to do for fitness at home but some days I'm just not feeling it like I should. :blushing: I need to get at it 5-6 times a week rather that 3-4. I know, I know...suck it up.:flowerforyou:

The cooking and the shopping for the right foods. Taking processed foods out of the diet was worthwhile, but not convenient.

All of it. LOL
I love quick and easy food rather its fast or frozen/box meals. I still have some fast food but I pick better choices. One day A week I like to prepare crockpot meal and some easy healthy snacks.
I have never worked out and the closest gym in 20 miles so I try use saving gas as an excuse but I am getting better.
I have been soda free since Christmas and LOVE it. I use to have a two liter a day but none now.

Giving up eating chocolate EVERY day ....and eating frozen meals..(pizza, etc)

How did you break the chocolate habit?!? I can seem to do it.

Logging everything. Even when everything is bad.

Late night snacking and saying goodbye to my beloved fettuccine alfredo