Foods you have cut out entirely

I had to limit eggs, ice cream and peanut butter. Eggs because of my cholesterol (and I use to eat them every day), pb and ice cream because they are trigger foods for me. I can have them on my treat days, but otherwise I don't have them. So far it is just fine. :happy:

fried foods, fast food and mayo

Anything processed or low quality.
Then,
Dairy & bread. After that I eat whatever I want.

Nothing. I just eat less of the bad foods and have added tons of fresh non-processed foods.

Soda of all kinds. And what do you know, I feel better! )

Do food intolerances count?

Vegetarian
Dairy-free
Grain-free
Walnuts
Almonds
Dates

Have to be careful of osme other foods.

I haven't given anything up 100%. At home it is whole grain breads, pastas and rice only though. We switched from 2% milk to 1%. I mainly have changed portion sizes. Less prepackaged foods. I'm watching my sodium intake closely so fast food is out for the most part but I can typically find something that I can eat anywhere.

Edited to add: I have never been a soda drinker so all soda has been out for a long long time.

I have not really cut out any particular foods although I have certainly made slow and gradual changes to my diet (some of my friend's may say too slow - my rate of weight loss has certainly slowed down of late!).

The main initial change that I made was to simply drink a lot more water instead of soft drink / sodas. I used to drink quite quite a lot of diet drinks. Whilst these supposedly had "zero" calories, there is no doubt that they were sabotaging my attempts towards building healthier eating habits. I now limit my consumption to around 1-3 glass of diet coke per week (vs 1-3 per day previous consumption).

The other things that I eat less of (but have not totally eliminated) is:

1. Bread - I used to eat 2 or more slices with each main meal and now aim for none (unless I am having sandwiches for example).

2. Fries/chips - I used to regularly snack every day on fries or chips. I now limit my consumption to eating fries/chips on "junk food" days only (which I have cut back from 3 or more times a week on average to less than once a week).

3. Sweets - I have a real sweet tooth and for me the biggest change has been cutting back on the amount of cakes, chocolate and pastries that I consume. Yes I still eat them but once again, the frequency and volume of such snacks is a lot less than before starting with mfp logging.

Probably the closest thing I have to a "food" that I have (almost) cut out entirely is alcohol. I used to drink at least 2-3 schooners of beer when socialising and at work functions. I now drink water instead, although I do sometimes indulge in a beer or 2 very (very) occasionally.

I have also battled constantly with pizza so avoid it UNLESS someone else in my family has bought it or I it is available at a social function. Pizza is my arch nemesis.

Interestingly though, this journey is not only about what foods I have cut out, but what I am eating more of. I have INCREASED my consumption of:
- Meat and eggs (protein is great)
- Green vegetables and salad (I love spinach and chicory)
- Healthier varieties of breakfast (oatmeal in winter, all bran cereal in summer) and like I said before
- LOTS and LOTS of water

Interestingly enough now that I am eating properly I don't crave anything. Now I have been only doing this lifestyle change for 2 weeks but I am very surprised at the positive effects. I was able to stop caffeine cold turkey as well without the horrible headaches or sluggishness. Now, I did start off with 3 days of just juicing vegetables and some fruits. I think this gave me a burst of micronutrients that allowed my body to feel satisfied and happy with the nutrition that I was receiving that it wasn't sending off the craving type of signals. Now I make sure I get my greens in and an daily fruit and I am also gluten free now as well. But it is odd. Everytime I drove past a fast food place I would get hungry and now it is as if I don't even see it. I was never a sweet craver but loved my potatoes and burgers. While I still do eat potatoes it isn't like I need one... I changed from beef burgers to turkey burgers which I love just as much but again... for whatever reason the first thing I go for is an organic juice freshly made or a salad or veggie without even thinking.

Theresa