Given up alchohol on your weightloss quest? Other foods?

I started trying to get in better shape around October of last year. ...I'm 5'11 and i was probably around 250-255-260 at my heaviest...honestly I was too embarrased to get on the scale to tell you how much I weighed. I LOVE beer...I used to feel electrified on Friday evening knowing I would stop at the grocery store on the way home and get a 12 pack of Stella Artois or Peroni, or Heineken...Maybe, sometimes there would be 2/3/4 bottles left on Monday, I was drinking them by myself...a 12 pack a week easily. After my goals started to solidify a little bit, I looked at the calories in beer, and I was blown away...even in something like a shot of vodka or kahlua or whatever...the calories they pack are in sumo wrestler league. I doubt I've drunk 6 beers or this year. I realized my weight loss goals were more important than my love for beer. If there's a get together at my house, at the end of the evening, I give away any left over beer...i don't want it tempting me in the fridge. Cutting out beer and soda pop made such an immediate, drastic difference, that I knew I was right to give that crap up.

I gave up anything with MSG, high fructose corn syrup, or high amounts of processed starches or sugars, because they cause an 'addiction' and it makes it impossible to reasonably moderate them, I end up eating more than normal because they spike my insulin so bad! I feel so much better after learning to TRULY savor homemade and healthy foods.

I haven't given anything up, but I am much more aware of the calories in those "treat" items like alcohol, cakes, biscuits, chocolate etc, and I usually go for moderation when I enjoy them.

I still drink, but about half the amount I used to (probably about 5 - 6 drinks in an average week).

I can't say I've noticed any weight loss starts or stops related to alcohol - for me, it really comes down to calories in/calories out.
If I eat within my cals, I'll lose weight. If I don't' - I don't.

I had to re-think my drinking and limit myself to once or twice a week. Granted, this was something I had to do regardless. I was drinking nightly and it didn't occur to me that it was becoming a very dangerous habit until I noticed the pounds add up. Being relatively healthy in terms of exercise and diet, I never gave my alcohol intake much thought till the weight gain crept up. It wasn't so much that I was craving alcohol, but that it was 'there' and well, why not.

I lead a very social life (work wise and personal) and there's always drinking involved at these events or gatherings so I can relate to the OP. I've cut back to only weekends if I'm out, or only for certain events. I've managed to lose 4 pounds in the last few weeks just by cutting alcohol and most refined sugars. I haven't changed much else about my diet so far.

I basically gave up drinking on May 22 2008 the first day of my life change that got me here I have had 2 occasions to drink since once on vacation in Aruba had 2 glasses of wine and felt like crap in the morning when I went out to jog on the beach and new years 2011 2 glasses of bubbly didnt work out the next day. I had to choose weight loss and exercise or drinking I chose health. I realized I was consuming over 1200 calories a day in drinks and snacks no more

I have cut way back but haven't cut it out all together. I enjoy a glass of wine with dinner once or twice a week and occasionally a night out with friends. I was playing in a kickball league which involved a lot of day drinking, but after joining MFP and having to log my desire to drink all day really diminished - it just wasn't worth the consequences. My fiance and I used to get a bottle of wine to share every time we went out to dinner. Now I will either just have water or have just one glass of wine and really savor it.

So I guess I haven't completely cut out anything, but I try to do everything in moderation. I find 100 calorie packs of cookies/other treats that I enjoy to help myself control portions, which has always been a problem for me. Just trying to make better decisions overall and a trend towards less processed food in my life!

I used to drink sparingly and now its rare, it has to be an occasion like my partner's bday. When I do drink its usually vodka and juice. I also am supposed to not have sugar, much harder for me than alcohol.

Being as I'm a young 20-something year old living in Manhattan, i can't even fathom giving up alcohol. The one thing I HAVE given up/cut down on is coming home after a long day and cracking open a beer or mixing myself a cocktail because I used to do that on a daily basis. Now I only try to save my drinking for the socializing...which is still very frequent regardless as I'm very social ha.

I gave up my soda completely. I also gave up drinking booze for a while, although I pretty much gave it up after drinking 9 jagerbombs in one sitting and not being able to keep them down. Ick...

I still drink, but a LOT less than I used to. My guy and I used to split a bottle of wine or a 6-pack of beer pretty much every night with dinner, and I'd drink when I went out, and I'm a brunch addict. Anymore I'd say I drink probably once every week or two. I do notice that it sets me back a bit when I do it, but I'm not ready to go completely dry!