Food you HAD TO give up...

Any and all candy - especially the bagged kind. I can eat an entire bag of candy. Also, soda. Once I have one, I want another, and another.

It's just best if I don't ever touch the stuff again because I always want more after I have one.

I believe in moderation as others have said but I think it comes in two forms. If its a food you absolutely can't have a moderate amount of, then just have it show up moderately in your diet. In other words plan to have it once in a blue moon and go to town on it

Today is a perfect example for me. I make a spicy Korean noodle dish that I just can't eat in moderation and I ate almost a thousand calories in one sitting this afternoon (you can see it under snacks in my diary lol) :blushing: But hey it was so worth it and now I'm good for a month or so.

So I googled Starbucks nutrition an really a lot of the stuff is not *that* bad, I'm kinda happy :P

They are pretty decent if you get a tall without any creams or whole milk. Like the shaken teas, the passion fruit one is just amazing!

So I googled Starbucks nutrition an really a lot of the stuff is not *that* bad, I'm kinda happy :P

They are pretty decent if you get a tall without any creams or whole milk. Like the shaken teas, the passion fruit one is just amazing!

Yup and even the hot/iced coffee isn't bad the fraps are where the mega calories seemed to lay from what I saw lol

This is such a great topic because as it turns out, in reading all the replies, more than 90% of the stuff is simple carbs, most of it with high fructose corn syrup and I love that because i have learned that these items communicate with our bodies in such a way that we release hormones that create that cycle of 'can't eat just one' or 'once I start I can't stop'. I am all too familiar with this situation, that feeling like you have lost complete control and even though you know you need to stop, put itdown, walk away, run away, throw it out, whatever...there is something so deeply driving you to binge like there is no other food supply on the planet. It is so indescribably strong, I think words can't even do that feeling justice! It's a b*tch!!!! These foods, no matter how PC we want to be and say 'everything in moderation'....these foods are poison and there really is no room for certain things in a healthy lifestyle. What a rant! Felt good to get that out,

BTW, for me it is any kind of chocolate shell, like on the outside of Klondike bars or coating any chocolate covered treat. Really! Anything with that shell! What is it about that darn shell?

paul newman's chocolate chip cookies.

any chocolate chip cookie where there's access to more than one.

same for most cookies, all brownies, and just about any baked good that contains chunks of chocolate.

therein is where my self-control dies.

I would have to say cold lovely bubbly sparking wine and blue cheese with fig and pastachio crackers! :-(

The first thing I gave up was french fries which is difficult because I eat out a lot and just about everything comes with fries. My real kryptonite is donuts (2 for $1 at 7-11) I could eat a dozen Krispy Kreams in 5 minutes. So I cut any and all donuts out. Chips taste great but do little to fill you up so I stay away though I have tempted fate a few times and just had a small handful. That takes a lot of will power and isn't really worth it so I try to cut them out all together. I still do fun size chocolate bars on occasion to satisfy a craving. They are only about 80 calories and I able to walk away with just one. Ci Ci's Cinnamon rolls are right out. I don't even look at that side of the buffet.

Cici's cinnamon rolls are AWESOME! I guess it's a good thing we moved to a state that doesn't even have Cici's. :laugh:

I totally agree on the Dr Pepper and Diet does NOT taste like the real thing. Plus I'm convinced your body treats diet soda the same as regular. I do still have one from time to time but I go for the real thing when I do so it actually sates the craving.

Also, peanut butter rice krispy treats and maybe regular ones too. And homemade caramels. Can't make those at home anymore because while I can space myself out, I can't stop until their gone and my husband and kids don't eat nearly enough of them.

Pizza. I make my own versions of pizza at home and it's good. I'm definitely not missing out, but some nights I want a stuffed crust with extra cheese and green peppers and onions and olives, hot and cheesy and not made in my kitchen. I plan to eventually introduce it back into my life in moderation, but now is not that time. I am not yet confident I am at a point in my weight loss journey where I can have one slice and be done.