Giving up :-)
 

So when I first committed to my weight loss journey in October, I decided to give up all non water beverages. For November, I gave up candy. And now that it's December, I've given up breakfast cereal (my true weakness)!

What have you given up???

lol..i have gone cold turkey...lol..lol..lol..all bread, pasta, rice etc...i mainly eat veges and fruit now with low fat milk and coffee and sweetner as my treat..i have a couple of days where i have meat...but i have basically given up most things i ate before...feeling great now..has been 2 weeks!!..yes i gave up cereal a long time ago even though i love it... due to it raising my bsl levels..i am a diabetic and oatmeal and cereals effect me like that...you go girl...sounds as though you are doing the right thing...keep at it!!...cheers liz

I gave up breakfast cereal as well! And the prepackaged oatmeals that have a lot of sugar! Other than that... I havent been able to give up much lol. I would really like to give up pop, but..... lol

I have been doing better as far as moderation and finding healthy alternatives to my fav foods tho!

I just gave up Regular soda. going on two weeks without it. I was very addicted to it (had a can with my dinner practically everyday) :(
first couple of days were hard, but it gets better, thankfully

At first it was limit soda, then it was all soda even diet. Now I have given up all drinks that are not unsweetened tea, water, coffee or if I'm Dancing/Running I am allowed half a serving of gatoraid mixed with water for electrolyte balance. Cookies are my vice and baking them for the Holidays I have limited myself to no more than 1 of each batch I make just to make sure the consistency of the dough is correct. I've given up margarine and only use butter and I had switched from white rice to brown rice and only have 1 serving a day. (Do you know how hard it is to not eat rice? Or to go to a friend or families house and not eat rice?)

I don't know that there has been a declaration of "giving up" but there are things I used to eat regularly that I now almost never eat:

-Cereal, granola, oatmeal, crackers, etc.
-Regular soda
-Juice
-Pasta with sauce from a jar
-Rice as a side
-Frozen prepackaged meals

Same as Krampus, I haven't officially declared giving up these things but I do not eat them anymore:

-Sugar
-Wheat mainly and a lot of other grains
-Juice
-Most processed foods

Most of what I eat now is only bought around the outter side of the store, so only veggies, some fruit, cheese, meat and fish, almond milk, eggs, etc.

I haven't given up anything, but I don't eat as much fast food as I used to. I had Burger King or the first time in over a month...before I'd eat fast food once a week. I also stopped eating as many sweets... I don't cancel anything 100 percent out, but limiting my intake. Feels liberating!

I don't drink pop anymore - and I don't miss it! I've given up most fried foods (except to steal one off of a friend's plate), and in fact, now that I've written this, I've realized that I don't remember the last time I ate a french fry! I still eat bread, but rarely.

Pizza has been my hardest thing to give up. It's definitely a trigger food for me. I can't help it though. I'm from Chicago! We're basically all made up of half pizza.

I gave up regular pop. It doesn't feel now like I gave up anything though because the few times that I've had a tiny bit of regular pop since then, it has tasted gross or made me feel bad. I feel like one of those alcoholics who get put on the drugs where alcohol makes them feel like death. That's me and pop now.

I did switch to diet pop. I was a regular pepsi drinker before, and switched to drinking a variety of non-cola pop like diet A&W root beer/cream soda, sprite zero, diet sunkist orange, etc. They all taste like the real thing to me. Lately I've even cut way back on those though, averaging maybe one can a week. The carbonation just doesn't make me feel very good.

Sugar, sweets, wheat, rice
I just eat fruits, lean proteins, increased mono sat fats.

Soda -Haven't touched that thing for 3 months now (and counting)
Hamburger - 3 months and counting too!

I haven't had pizza and pasta in 3 months too but that's because I don't know how to count its calories.

I gave up regular soda, all fast foods, and fried foods entirely. Now the mere thought of eating/drinking either makes me sick (and man was I glad when the temptation went away) I also cut WAY back on candy/ice cream but I still indulge a little.

What's wrong with cereal?! Haha, I'm surprised how many people have given it up!!

I'm trying hard to give up fizzy drinks...mainly COKE. It's my weakness. I love it with food when I'm out dining. I allow myself to have one when I'm out but never buy it for the house.

Meat, fast food, pizza, pasta, bread and sweets.

I love hot wings, so I will go to farmfresh and buy 3 small hot wings.

I gave up the scale. :) And D@MN it's liberating!

I got so caught up in the numbers that I lost focus on everything else. Now that i've ditched scale I'm finally seeing some progress and a healthy step forward!

I've given up bread, pasta, and rice. Also, fried foods, though that wad never something I ate often anyway.

For me it was about eating more. More vegetables, fruit, and lean protein.

Along with Krampus and the other ladies that haven't permanently 'given things up' I have not said I will never have something again except regular soda (I don't see the point when there is Diet).

I do have a pretty long list of things I just don't eat regularly though;

- Packaged desserts - Most cake, pies, cookies, and the like just don't fit into my life. I will make exceptions for really delicious QUALITY things on occasion, but you won't find me scoping out the Little Debbies!

- Rice and pasta; I generally don't like rice unless it's with the rare sushi meal and pasta just isn't worth the calories to me.

- Pre-packaged frozen meals; I don't care if it's Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Kashi, or some other "healthy" brand, I can generally make something tastier and with more protein/less sodium/crap in just a few moments at home.

- Granola/cold cereal; I just don't care for it enough to justify the calories for a tiny serving. I'd rather have a nice hot bowl of oatmeal, quinoa or wheat bran which is much less processed and a lot more filling.

- Gum; I used to have a HUGE gum addiction (like a 15-piece pack of sugar-free gum each day) but I haven't had a single piece in almost 8 weeks! I'm not saying I'll never have it again, but I quit cold turkey and haven't really missed it.

- Bread; MOST of the time I do not eat bread. If I keep any at home it is Sprouted Grain bread like Ezikiel that I can keep in the freezer and have as needed. I will eat the delicious bread that comes with dinner or if I'm having a Treat Meal, but generally I don't mess with it.

- Regular peanut butter; Natural nut butters with no added sugars for me, thanks. :)

- Fast food/dining out; yep, I don't do it save for rare occasions. I might go out for dinner 1-2 times a month and maybe a couple of lunches at Panera or Chick-fil-A if I'm traveling and need to get a decent salad. I prefer to make my own food. It saves money, I get exactly what I want, and I genuinely enjoy cooking and creating my own meals!

- Butter/Mayo/full fat salad dressings; I prefer to get my fats from nut butters, avocado, light dressings, olive oils, fish oil, light dairy, and things with more monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fats than saturated. I know the latter is not bad per say, but I still try to make the best choices.

- Fat Free dairy; Yep, you read that right! I will not eat fat free cottage cheese, greek yogurt, frozen yogurt, cheese or other dairy. What's the point?! I'll take light or regular any day. I need the fat and it tastes a million times better.

- Overly processed 'frankenfoods'; I am no purist, but I do my best to avoid things that have too many ingredients or chemicals in them. I don't care how low in calories or 'good' it is for me (diet soda included the majority of the time), I don't want that crap in my body. Again, I'll make exceptions here and there (like sugar-free pancake syrup once every few weeks and my Arctic Zero here and there) but generally the more natural something is the better.

- Lunch meats; I don't like my meat to have added ingredients. I don't buy any deli meats at all, and my chicken/beef/fish/shrimp etc. should be one ingredient... itself! Chicken does not need an ingredients list in my opinion. I will do my best when traveling but I realize that most fast food establishments' chicken/meat has a lot of additives.

I've given up giving things up in general, like a few others have said. I think that is part of the lifestyle vs diet thing. It really is nice. I just try to always think long and hard about what is worth eating and what isn't in the moment.

The biggest thing is that I'm pretty choosy about quality. If I have desert I want it to be decadent and luxurious, you know, worth it. Otherwise I would really rather just have fruit or tea or nothing.

Plus, just about anything really can be budgeted into most plans, even if you don't calorie count per se.

I gave up a lot of stuff like soda and highly processed foods years ago and haven't seen a need to ever add them back into my diet, even when I'm not eating so well. It really is amazing to me how pointless soda seems when you aren't used to drinking it and how cravings for real junk are non-existant when you don't have all of those chemicals in your system.

I eat mostly vegan and I always include the mostly in order to have a little wiggle room for special occasions, travel, or serious cravings. I have seafood, cheese, eggs, and butter each maybe a handful of times a year when the situation is right. I like to be flexible.

I think its all about doing what is sustainable for you. I personally don't do well with strict restriction.

The only thing I've truly given up is gluten, but only because I'm gluten intolerant. It does a real number on my inside, so that makes it easy.

It would be easier to list the things that I DID NOT give up! lol

Another one for giving up regular soda. It was actually one of the first things I cut out when I first started losing about 8 years ago. I don't really miss it much anymore, but I will admit that I still drink (probably too much!) diet soda.

Another thing I've seem to have given up recently? Exercise. :o :p

the only thing i've only really been able to give up is pop... i have terrible sodium cravings and my sweet tooth is insane, so haven't gotten those in control yet! lets not even talk about carbs-- rice, pasta, and bread are the secret lovers of my life. kudos to all who have been able to keep off of their vices!

Since september ive given up junk food. i thought it would be impossible cos im so addicted but i just eat cereal bars, snack a jacks, soya yogurts etc. Its such a good feeling, i dont know if i lost weight from it but its such a great feeling to sit in front of everyone eating dessert and just say no

Replaced processed meats with chicken breasts or lean chops
Replaced juice and soda with ice tea
Replaced full cream with low fat milk and yoghurt
Replaced the occasional snack or sweet with dark choc
Cut out any fried food
Cut out butter/ margarine/ spreads

My biggest problem - Mayonnaise!! Switched to low fat, but can't seem to give it up!

Nothing is wrong with it but I can't have one bowl of cereal or just a serving! It's like my reptile brain takes over and I eat half the box. Granola and muesli are the worst. Even plain oatmeal I have a hard time rationing.