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    The one thing you stopped doing....

    Posts: 86
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    What is the one (or a couple) thing you stopped doing, or started doing, and you noticed results almost immediately?
    For instance, I stopped drinking soda and started eating breakfast :)

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    • Posts: 751 Member
      Stopped drinking juice
      You think juice is good for you ... but it isn't!! lol
      Stopped snacking at night too
    • Posts: 421 Member
      I stopped eating breakfast before I go to work. I'm not hungry then and I am trying to eat when I'm hungry not when the clock says I should be hungry. I take my breakfast and eat around 9:30. This pushes all my meals out a couple of hours. Now instead of eating dinner at 5:30, it is more like 7-7:30. There is less time to snack before bed.
    • Posts: 867 Member
      Counting calories and stopped eating breakfast.
    • Posts: 6
      Stopped eating large portions.
    • Posts: 691 Member
      Started weighing my food. I was actually giving myself too little! 3 oz of fish is a lot more than you think, and perfectly filling! Even weighing my snacks like my veggie sticks - 1 oz is quite a lot!

      And now that I'm actually eating more protein because I weigh it, I'm not as hungry, and my weight doesn't fluctuate as much as it did.
    • Posts: 742 Member
      Stopped drinking Sodas, Juices, Teas (everything but water) --- lost 30lb (before starting any exercise)

      Started power walking 30+ mins a day --- lost 3in from calf, 7in from thigh, and built muscle!

      Started Dancing --- lost 10in from hips, 11in from waist, and 9in from chest

      Amazing what such simple things can do over time :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 439 Member
      Stopped eating white processed foods (bread and rice primarily) and significanlty reduced my tv watching. Even if I'm just reading, at least I'm not being tempted by the food commercials!!!
    • Posts: 81 Member
      Stopped cheese and white bread and sugary alcohol.

      Started actually paying attention to what I was putting into my body and realising that it wasn't just gonna disappear - I had to get up off my backside and make it go away.
    • Posts: 691 Member
      Stopped eating white processed foods (bread and rice primarily)

      this only double - I don't eat bread, pasta or rice at all.

      Don't worry. I still get my carbs. Just not that way. :)
    • Posts: 5,510 Member
      Stopped fappin.






















      LOL yeah right.










      When I stopped eating breakfast and started eating most of my calories in a compressed feed window I did notice it was WAY easy to stick to my diet. Made cutting a whole hell of a lot easier.
    • Posts: 270 Member
      Started lifting HEAVY.



      That is all.
    • Posts: 17,121 Member
      I stopped leaning on cardio and moved toward strength
      I stopped working out constantly and made my workouts fit into less time, but better managed time
      I stopped buying an unlimited monthly train card and start walking everywhere instead.
    • Posts: 2,177 Member
      Went from 10 beers a night to 24 beers a month.
    • Posts: 1,573 Member
      Mainly when I broke out of the American diet cookie cutting mold and I stopped eating the way fast food corporations want every one to eat. No more frozen foods in a box or rarely pizza(carbs n fat) in a box. I prepare and cook my own healthier meals and I appreciate chefs that cook real meals as real fresh food taste soooo much better. Also I have more energy among things but those 2 were pretty instant.
    • Posts: 798 Member
      When I stopped eating breakfast and started eating most of my calories in a compressed feed window I did notice it was WAY easy to stick to my diet.

      I did this... it just sort of happened that way, though. I'm always hungriest after work no matter how much I've eaten throughout the day, so I just stopped eating much before I get home from work. I'm starving, get to enjoy a large meal, and am too full afterward to snack on crap I can't afford.
    • Posts: 20
      I stopped drinking soda and juice a long time ago, it made a big difference. I recently started doing pilates for the upper thigh area and after two times it's already made improvements.
    • Posts: 97
      I stopped drinking soda & I'm trying to stop snacking late at night.
    • Posts: 1
      Stopped eating tablespoons full of Jif Peanut butter to curb hunger cravings. Instead I take the 2 minutes and pop a snack size bag of popcorn.
    • Posts: 2,139 Member
      I started eating less and exercising more.
    • Posts: 3,924 Member
      Switched to diet soda. Lost 30lbs in like.. no time.
    • Posts: 567 Member
      No more pop
      No more juice (other than Trop 50)
      Limited sugar
    • Posts: 391 Member
      Making homemade bread and eating large slices of it (slathered with butter) with dinner regularly. Now it's a treat.
    • Posts: 309 Member
      I started eating less and exercising more.

      This ;)
    • Posts: 456 Member
      OP, I stopped drinking all pop and started eating breakfast too! It made a huge difference! In retrospect it amazes me how awful Mt. Dew made me feel. I'm so glad I broke that addiction. :smile:
    • Posts: 152 Member
      I stopped eating until I was stuffed and completely overhauled what I eat. Portion control works wonders, especially with a food scale!
    • Posts: 668 Member
      started eating 5-6 mini meals and stopped using creamer in my coffee
    • Posts: 287 Member
      show previous quotes

      I did this... it just sort of happened that way, though. I'm always hungriest after work no matter how much I've eaten throughout the day, so I just stopped eating much before I get home from work. I'm starving, get to enjoy a large meal, and am too full afterward to snack on crap I can't afford.

      So an IF kinda thing? What's your 'window'?
    • Posts: 152 Member



















      LOL yeah right.










      When I stopped eating breakfast and started eating most of my calories in a compressed feed window I did notice it was WAY easy to stick to my diet. Made cutting a whole hell of a lot easier.

      Lol!! Doesn't that still burn calories?
    • Posts: 160 Member
      Stopped: Drinking juice
      Caving for all cravings i.e Sugary products: ice cream, cupcakes, chocolate etc.
      Making excuses to not excercise.
      Making excuses to not cook at home.
      Forgeting to make a lunch.

      Cut down on: Cheese, coffee, alcohol

      Started: Working out 2-5 times a week depending on my work schedule. ie. group classes, cycling, weights
      Walking every chance I get.
      Eating when I am hungry, not when my man is hungry.

      Will be starting: Off the couch to 5K, boot camp.

      Exciting for the future, since the last 90+ days have been pretty successful!
    • Posts: 147
      I stopped eating man sized portions. I was eating the same serving sizes as my partner eats - and he is taller, stronger and a runner. I still eat the same foods, just normal portion sizes.
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