What sacrifices have you given up to lose weight?

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  • TMcBooty
    TMcBooty Posts: 780 Member
    I haven't given up anything... this is a life change for me not a diet. I just eat everything in smaller portions and in moderation now

    :flowerforyou:
  • FatStoatLondon
    FatStoatLondon Posts: 197 Member
    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.
  • charanne52
    charanne52 Posts: 88 Member
    I used to eat a lot of cake and biscuits.
    I've cut down on them a hell of a lot.
    When i see that one biscuit can be 100cals i think of what i could have instead of that.
    I still have the odd bit of cake and i enjoy it when i do

    what i have stopped completely is Pizza. It's been so long haha
    Maybe next weekend after my race as a reward

    There's no way I would ever give up pizza but I make my own healthier version of the dough in a bread machine and use less cheese. We actually prefer it to take out. I have cut back immensely on chocolate, cookies, cake, pies, doughnuts, etc. although I do still indulge from time to time.
  • HeathArrow478
    HeathArrow478 Posts: 9
    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.
  • Carolyn_79
    Carolyn_79 Posts: 935 Member
    I haven't given up anything but I've reduced the frequency that I eat some of my favourite things. For example, I used to order pizza a couple of times a week. Now I order it maybe 1-2 times a month.
  • monandez
    monandez Posts: 34
    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.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    alcohol would be mine. i would have at least 2 drinks with most meals that i ate out. i would frequent gastropubs, and bars/pubs with great selections have have several(many) pints one or two times a week. and of course i'd have some beers while watching sports.
  • AbzRocks
    AbzRocks Posts: 45
    I have not sacrificed anything. I have gained my health
  • snowstorme
    snowstorme Posts: 125 Member
    I've given up not sleeping thru the night due to back pain.
    I've given up High Blood Pressure and medications to combat it.
    I've given up shopping in the Plus Size stores.
    I've given up feeling like I'm going to passout doing grocery shopping.
    I've given up the inability to keep up with my preteen/teenage kids.
    I've given up the spontaneous afternoon naps at my keyboard.
    I've given up the indigestion/acid reflux.
    I've given up the bile salt diarrhea.
    I've given up excessive sweating in not so hot temperatures.
    I've given up most crankiness/mood swings.
    I've given up excruciating stomach pain from over indulging.

    Hmm not seeing the sacrifice in my choices...
  • Summersadiva
    Summersadiva Posts: 111 Member
    Nothing!! I eat pretty much whatever I want and exercise...works for me!! :bigsmile:

    Ditto! All things in moderation + some exercise!
  • sweetsong32
    sweetsong32 Posts: 33 Member
    I've given up a lot only because I did a complete overhaul of what and how I eat.
    I am NOT on a diet. I am on a life long healthy eating style. I no longer eat refined processed foods, No sodas, no white rice or things made of white flour.

    What do I miss? I am starting to miss my Dr. Peppers. That was all I used to drink.

    When football season starts, I will still make my weekly homemade hot wings. I just want eat as many. :-)
  • placeboaddiction
    placeboaddiction Posts: 451 Member
    French Fries. Pizza regularly. But mostly french fries. There is not much protein and they are high calorie... so..its a waste right?

    I've lost my heart burn issues and high blood pressure. Now I eat everything as spicy as possible. :)
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
    I noticed that I just kind of stopped craving certain foods and I think that's because my body is getting the correct nutrients (unlike before). I just started on my journey, but I noticed I can pass up on bread and don't crave it. I love bread...or maybe I should say loved. I still love chocolate and sushi, but not together. I find myself eating smaller portions of things I love just so I can have more room for the good stuff.
  • doug4018
    doug4018 Posts: 130
    Soda, fast food, high calorie foods in general. I'm not going to lie, I love soda, if there was 1 thing I would love to have everyday it's dr pepper. It's horrible for your body, I know, but I still love it. If that's an addiction then i'm guilty. I limit my soda to 1 a week, and I don't mind. I care more about my weight loss journey than my love for soda, and it's not always been that way. I had to reach that point mentally to do it.

    Do I still want one frequently? Not as much now as I did 3 months ago, so maybe there's hope.

    I think the same is true for burgers and fries, I will always miss them, but again I like the new me a lot more than I like burgers. It's really a choice.
  • animatorswearbras
    animatorswearbras Posts: 1,001 Member
    I've given up my fave bakery bread that I used to have with my soup at lunch, twas mediterannean bread that had olive oil, olives and marinated med veg in it, weighed a tonne but was delish absolutley saturated with calorific goodness. I now have crappy nimble wholemeal as a crouton :P

    I try to avoid work cake and cookies that tend to be brought into the office about twice a week, but sometimes if there on a table in a meeting I cave. (but I'm not really a chocoholic so this isn't too hard)

    I also try to cut down my evening meal portions of pasta and rice by padding my meals out with either more salad or veg and try to avoid creamy, oily sauces.

    Also try to avoid takeaway food like the plague, but still eat out about 4 times a month at restaurants or at friends :S
  • phoenix8633
    phoenix8633 Posts: 137 Member
    i've cut down on the chocolate and only have a small treat on a Saturday or Sunday sometimes not at all.
    I've stopped junk food as in takeaways because we were getting out of hand with the dominos pizzas, so it's just a once a month thing now for me, my other half will sometimes order one more than once a month and I'll resist the temptation well done me!

    But generally I didn't really eat badly anyway I've just changed a few things and introduced more salad and veg and protein meats.
  • usernamejoe
    usernamejoe Posts: 219 Member
    MILKSHAKES and lots of them
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
    Reese's Cups and Kit-Kat bars. It was hard at first, especially for my husband. He didn't know what to "treat" me with once I started dieting.

    Oh! And Krispy Kreme's Chocolate Pies. YUM! I like Lemon Pies too (Apple and Cherry are easiest to find).

    Also, I hate going to school and not packing my lunch because I can't eat anything in the vending machines. :noway: However, I don't WANT anything in the vending machines any more. :smooched:
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    Mini-Wheats. Once I found out they were nearly 100g of carbs for the size of bowl I used to eat, I knew there was no way I could fit them into my diet.
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
    I've given up a lot only because I did a complete overhaul of what and how I eat.
    I am NOT on a diet. I am on a life long healthy eating style. I no longer eat refined processed foods, No sodas, no white rice or things made of white flour.

    What do I miss? I am starting to miss my Dr. Peppers. That was all I used to drink.

    When football season starts, I will still make my weekly homemade hot wings. I just want eat as many. :-)

    I made a similar lifestyle change. And I also used to love Dr. Pepper. They sit in the house all the time because my husband drinks them. I didn't have one for 4 months, and then when I did, it tasted yucky to me.
  • sevsmom
    sevsmom Posts: 1,172 Member
    SLEEP. . .in order to have consistency I have to get up and at the exercise in the morning. I HATE waking up in the morning. I thought by 40 I'd be over that, but not so much.
  • llpleslie
    llpleslie Posts: 53
    I cut out my sweets which was really hard, I dread xmas this year because my kids are expecting their usual choc pie, fudge and other sweets I make. they may have to do without.
  • bsix3
    bsix3 Posts: 291
    My name is Bryan and I'm a bread-a-holic!
  • dawnp1833
    dawnp1833 Posts: 264 Member
    Fast food, french fries, baked goods. Diet coke. But mostly ice cream. I just can't eat it. I gain weight like crazy if I eat ice cream. But I'm learning to love sugar free fudgesicles and italian ice as a treat.
  • Hksalex
    Hksalex Posts: 144 Member
    the all amazing DR.PEPPER!!! i miss this stuff...
  • flabulous4
    flabulous4 Posts: 599 Member
    I haven't sacrificed anything! At first I calorie counted religiously and wrote everything down...there were a lot of lentils...but once I started exercising properly I found I could eat a more varied diet and still lose weight...and now I do eat what I like.
    However, I just can't eat the quantity of food I would once have put away without a thought. I can't eat a full 3-course meal any more. If there's a buffet I know I won't be able to eat a piled-up plate...so I pick the things I like best and avoid the fillers. I'm at the point where I'm trying to maintain and I have to remind myself to eat more or the weight won't stay on - I would never have believed it!
  • still_crafty
    still_crafty Posts: 682 Member
    "What sacrifices have you given up to lose weight?"

    If you give up on a sacrifice you are making . . . doesn't that make you a quitter?
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
    "What sacrifices have you given up to lose weight?"

    if you give up on a sacrifice you are making . . . doesn't that make you a quitter?

    Awesome point!
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    Nachos!! OMG how I want some bad! but I tell ya, 'that time of the month' I always want chocolate, and i am not ever giving that up ;) I made a whole pan of brownies this month.. at 1 am nonetheless lol. Gotta have my monthly brownies :love:
  • nasoj007
    nasoj007 Posts: 35 Member
    Flavored drinks lol... Pop especially. I allow myself the odd juice box (real juice, good portion control), and the very occasional diet pop. I originally switched to drinking diet pop and those flavor pack drinks but I started getting frequent headaches. After some research I found the sweeteners they use can lead to headaches (and a million other issues) so I gave them up. It's all water coffee and beer(on occasion) for me, aside from the odd treat.

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