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)!
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 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.
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.
Giving up :-)
