What sacrifices have you given up to lose weight?

I avoid things like french fries and Chinese food and foods that I know are high in sodium even if I love them. I also avoid foods that are high in sugar.

I don't generally feel that I'm missing out on anything because I enjoy the foods that I do eat and am never (or rarely) hungry.

Eating whatever I want. I honestly used to just eat whatever i want, when i wanted. I dont know how i stayed the size i did! I was honestly never that big, but i just got to a point where i was uncomfortable with my body.

3 things come to mind: Alcohol, fast food, soda. And two years later, soda is the one I still have a hard time with. The first two I could care less about at this point.

Yep. I still drink 1 diet soda a day though. I dont want to give it up. And although I still eat alcohol and fast food, its far less. Like 90% less. I miss it but I know alcohol is the worst thing I can do for my weight loss.

I haven't given up any foods. I just eat them less, and less of it when I do have it. That's always worked for me.

Given up:

*** Girl's Night Out: I still go out with my friends every so often, but I'd rather take them to a workout class or go walking in the park instead of sitting at a restaurant or watching them drink at a bar (I don't drink).

*** Television: I TiVo a whole lot of stuff and somehow eventually get around to watching it... sometimes. If I'm in front of the TV, it's for a moment while dinner is cooking, to monitor the crazy stuff my kids are watching or to do a workout DVD.

*** Domino's: Sure, I love pizza, but I can make it better at home -- with more toppings and for super cheap!

*** Pringles: Yep, carbs and fat and salt and carbs LOL My true loves... or they used to be. We broke up :laugh:

*** Feeling 'Less Than': I'm a person... all be it a jigglier version of the person I'm becoming. I will not let other people's opinions load my validation tray. I work hard. I play hard. I love and laugh and do my best. That won't change even if there are nay-sayers out there trying to derail me.

*** Sitting on my Butt/Being Lazy: I'm a go-go-go kind of person. Type-A personality and I won't deny it any longer. I like to get up, get out & get busy with my life. No reason to be a lazy bones and let someone else live my life for me. I am still capable of asking for and being receptive to help, but I like to do things myself these days.

I havent had sweet tea or alcohol in a little over 6 weeks. No white bread or pasta. I only eat 100% whole grain now, if I do eat a grain. Also, I've given up regular milk. I drink almond milk in my cereal now. For the most part given up adding shredded cheese to things. Oh, and potatoes. The only time I have potatoes is on a splurge day (that stays within my calories).

I haven't given up eating anything in particular, I just eat less of it. I count calories pretty seriously, so I no longer pick up things from independent food shops or market stalls (who tend not to provide nutritional info), that don't have a generic calorie count on the MFP database if that makes sense.

I guess because I walk to and from work most days, and I walk into town when I'm shopping or going to the movies, you could say I have given up using the bus to get around, but that'll be a moot point when the olympic festival of crapulence gets under way.

I haven't sacrificed anything. There are a lot of things I eat less frequently, like junk food. I don't believe in deprivation, I believe in planned treats. There are other foods that I don't eat any more and don't miss either.

That's it really. If it's too much of a sacrifice, it's unsustainable. If a particular food is making you ill, yes cut it out completely. However with junk food, one portion here and there is not going to do any harm, just make it an occasional treat thing rather than an every day thing, and keep it within your calorie allowance/part of your plan.

This.

All the frou frou drinks at coffee shops and fried chicken. I am a coffee fiend and those drinks were killing me. I still allow the occasional sweet pastry here and there, but moderation is key. And I've stopped eating fast food. I really don't miss it. Makes you feel sick anyways afterwards so it's not much of a sacrifice.

I have not sacrificed anything. I have gained my health