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06-23-2010, 09:21 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Shelbyville, Kentucky - Near Louisville
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Gotta have it!
What are some things you just haven't found a subsitute for that you let yourself indulge in, in moderation of course?
For me it's mayo. I have tried fat free, low fat, made with olive oil, etc and it all just tastes FUNKY. Miracle Whip is a definite BLECH. I rarely use mayo except for maybe a 1/4 of a teaspoon on certain sandwiches sometimes, or in my tunafish. I just figure if I want certain foods and I have to have mayo on them, then I have to alot for the calories that come with it. Same thing goes for Ranch dressing. I can do LF sometimes but not FF. It's very sweet. Since I DO eat a lot of salads I have been training myself to acquire a taste for vinigarettes instead.
What about you guys?
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06-23-2010, 09:36 AM
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Loving life!!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Ponchatoula, LA
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Height: 5' 8"
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It would have to be cheese I do like the reduced fat Sargento cheddar sticks but they are hard to find here so I do treat myself to the real deal (we brought a bunch of small wheels back from Holland with us when we went)
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06-23-2010, 10:37 AM
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Shifty Werewolf
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Vermont, USA
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Height: 5'5"
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I'd have to say cheese and bacon. I now only use bacon as a flavoring ingredient rather than a main part of a meal but bacon is still a part of my life. And cheese is also still a part of my life although in less quantities. I like very very sharp cheddar so an ounce packs plenty of flavor. Last night I ended up with over 300 calories to spare so I had an ounce of gruyere. Oh my my. It was hard to not go back for a second or third but I was happy to have the one!
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06-23-2010, 10:48 AM
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Strong is the new Pretty!
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Jacksonville, Arkansas
Posts: 2,237
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Height: 5'2"
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Definitely cheese. I have always been a big cheese person. There aren't many cheeses I don't love, brie is nasty, but that's about it. I no longer sit down and eat an entire block of cheddar or put 4 or 5 oz. of bleu on my steak, but I refuse to not allow myself to have cheese. If I can find low fat ones I like I'll do it, but some types that just doesn't work for - like my bleu.
Also, the occasional serving of white rice. I do normally prefer brown, red, wild, etc. However, every now and then I just need to have some white. I limit it to a normal serving, but I do allow myself to have it.
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06-23-2010, 10:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Cheese, sugar (I don't use much, just a tsp. in my oatmeal or if I'm cooking with it or baking), butter (I WON'T eat margarine any more), eggs, baked goods, yogurt, potato chips...I think that's it.
Last edited by ChrissyBean; 06-24-2010 at 11:53 AM.
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06-23-2010, 11:27 AM
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NEVER EVER going back
Join Date: Nov 2006
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cheese. I WILL NOT EAT low fat or fat free cheese. Gross disgusting low fat ick nasty. lol!!!!
I eat REAL eggs. I went through a stint with eggbeaters. It stopped when I realized how gross they were.
I eat meat. I can't do tofu or meat substitutes... I just eat leaner cuts of meat!
Those are the things that I cannot give up. Have never given up and will never give up.
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06-23-2010, 12:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
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Peanut butter!
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06-23-2010, 02:04 PM
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3 + years maintaining
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,070
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Height: 5 foot nuthin'
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When I decided to lose the weight, I had a couple of non negotiables, but it wasn't any particular food item, it was:
For me to be hungry was not an option and for me to eat boring, bland, tasteless food was not an option.
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06-23-2010, 02:14 PM
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Newbie Nurse
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Metro Detroit
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Height: 5'9"
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Cheese
Sugar (I don't use a ton of it)
Mayo
Meat...still on the fence about tofu
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06-23-2010, 02:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 288
Height: 5'6
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Ketchup
Peanutbutter
Cheese
I think that's it!
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06-23-2010, 02:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Stilwell, Oklahoma
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I'm with you on the Mayo! Still have to have Real Mayo. One thing that helps some is the Chipotle Mayo, has a few less calories & fat.
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06-23-2010, 02:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Texas
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Chocolate...that's my only thing I'll never give up! But now it's not everyday it's once a month!
Everything else (peanut butter, cheese, mayo) I can handle the reduced fat/calorie version.
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06-23-2010, 02:46 PM
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I'm a khaleesi!!
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,352
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Height: 5'3"
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white rice in my sushi. I've tried it with brown rice and it is just not the same. So, when I make sushi rolls I use white rice and that is honestly the only thing that I cannot compromise on.
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06-23-2010, 03:04 PM
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I'm on my way!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Texas
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Height: 5'6"
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I don't have any off limit foods. Psychologically, knowing I "can't" have something makes me want it more. I still eat the things I like, but much less of it and much less often.
I refuse to do fake butter, but I did switch to fat free cream cheese because I didn't notice a big difference in flavor, but there was a good difference in calories.
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