Ice cream was my favorite binge food - so it is a definite trigger food for me, and I no longer miss it.

Eating healthy for the past 4 months (as opposed to dieting) is becoming a way of life for me. On occasion when I drive by a fast food place, my muscles get an auto-twitch to turn in, and I laugh at the realization at how unconscious my fast food habit was.

Being more in touch with my body, finding other ways to enjoy all 5 senses that nature gave us is one way that I cope. I surround myself with the pleasant smells of candles, hot teas; revel in the smell of my pets' furs and my sweetie's skin; pay attention to music rather than just playing as background clutter; enjoy the occasional massage or facial and let myself really experience the sensation; take time to watch the sunset and other beauties of nature. There are so many ways to treat myself rather than with food. (In fact I made list and keep adding to it.)

I've had fast food one time in 5 years! Just this Christmas, ended up having a chicken sandwich at a Walmart McDonalds. It was blechy, but the fries were fabulous (unless I read the calorie count on the fry cardboard box and couldn't eat another one!).

I wasn't a huge fast food eater before my lifestyle change (maybe once a week?) so it wasn't a tough habit to change for me.

I am just a very good planner, I love to plan! It's the trick that works for me and lets me be successful. Usually by Sunday, I know every meal/snack I'm going to eat for a week. And people say "ugh, how can you live like that! so much work, so much planning!" well, it works for me, and I am hardly ever stuck without anything healthy to eat. I KNOW what I'm eating and it just doesn't seem like a big deal.

I do occasionally eat "quick" meals out, but my big favorites are Panera (small cup of tomato soup, half a turkey sandwich with mustard and tons of veggies) and Chipotle (chicken bol no beans, double salsa, tons of romaine, tiny bit of guacamole).

Fast food just isn't even on my radar.

(Oh, I forgot, I did have Sonic last week. It was more for the experience though, the closest one is like 25 miles away. My fiance and I got some terrible news, didn't feel like cooking and he suggested Sonic as a place to cheer me up. The onion rings WERE good and a roller skating carhop did cheer me up).

popeyes fried chicken....omg!! i am so addicted its unbelievable when i started this diet i promised myself no fast food until at least the first of march just so that i would not be tempted to go to popeyes...what a horrible horrible addiction

Fried food, tater tots, french fries. These food were hard to give up, but I really don't miss them at all. I haven't had french fries or tater tots in about a year, and I used to eat them nearly everyday. It's funny to think about, something I used love and eat so much of, doesn't even appeal to me now.

McDonald's french fries...they are my crack. Also Chinese buffet. I hate to think how many calories I would stuff down in one meal at those places.

I am addicted to bacon. I could never cut it out of my diet completely. When I have something like bacon, I`m sure to watch my portion sizes. For example, my meal for every lunch and dinner this week is spaghetti and bacon (spaghetti, diced tomatoes, bacon, onions, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and pepper... heavenly). Between the spaghetti and the bacon I know I`m taking in more fat than I should, so my portion size is smaller than if I was eating chicken breast and brocolli as my meal.

I`m also a chip addict... or rather I was. I haven`t had a chip since August. I know that if I allow myself to have one, I`ll never stop. I used to eat an entire bag of chips in one sitting. It was awful. I kind of got lucky last February and contracted a stomach flu which made me throw up after eating a bag of my favourite flavour of chips (sour cream and bacon)... I can`t even smell them now without feeling ill. I still like other kinds, but I feel now like I can resist them.

My dad tried to tempt me over the holidays when he made a big bag of popcorn to watch a movie with. He was going to slather the whole thing in butter, and I knew if I had that, I wouldn`t stop. So I had him give me a bowl plain before he put any butter on it. I was impressed with my willpower there!

Something I never though I could live without is pop. I only drink diet pop, but I still know it`s not good for me. I only had it twice between August and Christmas, and I found over the holidays that I didn`t even enjoy it as much as I used to. I thought it would feel great to have it again, but it was just blah. I think I might actually be able to do without for good.

Soda- Diet or regular. But I have been clean from regular for 2 months and diet for 18 days and I don't miss it at all!! I was drinking prob 14 cans of soda a day.

That should be the best reason to start packing food and eating better. You want to your son to be healthy and learn good habits right?

My 4 year old daughter was my driving force behind getting healthy. While my husband and I weren't being all that healthy I REFUSED to let my daughter eat the same crap but once she got big enough to notice I knew things had to change.

That's one of my things, when thinking about eating something I think first, would I feed this to my daughter? If no, then I don't need to be eating it ether.

Do it for your son if no one else. It's very easy to pack stuff up. Peanut butter sandies and apple, orange. Some trail mix (this kind without chocolate) peanuts, almonds, dried fruit. Stop at the store and pick up something healthy from the deli just as easy as a fast food line.

Just my 2 cents.

I haven't had fast food in nearly 5 years! I think once you just consciously say to yourself "this is simply NOT an option anymore, if I fail to plan, I will go hungry" it's kind of an easy change. Well when I went gluten free my ENTIRE diet had to change. So now I keep a cooler in my trunk and if I'm going to be gone for more than a couple of hours I pack snacks. If I don't, I suffer the consequences. I'll admit it HAS been markedly more difficult since the Red Robin in town started doing gluten free....

As for foods I crave, I've noticed that if they aren't in the house, I don't crave them. It's that simple. If I buy chips at the store I will eat the entire bag. If I buy ice cream, I will eat the entire carton. So I just have to not buy them! If hubby wants junk food he has cash for the vending machine at work! Keep it away from me!!!

For those of you who are addicted to potato chips (count me in, along with all the other things listed and more!), why not make them at home? I used to do this and I think I will again: take a potato and wash it very well. I like to use it with the peel, but if you don't like the skin you can peel it off. I then slice the potato in thin slices, but not too thin, so that it doesn't burn. I lay them flat on a cookie sheet (I use quite a few sheets) that has been sprayed with a cooking spray. I then sprinkle salt on it, along with any other spices I might like. You could use paprika, garlic salt, chili powder, dill, etc....whatever you like. Then, you bake it until it is golden brown and crispy! It tastes so good that you feel like you're cheating! :)

Mashed potatoes can make me lose control. I still make "regular" food for my husband, and that includes a lot of meat and potatoes. Even licking the spoon can trigger a desire to scoop a big clump out of the pot and eat it standing at the stove, so it takes a lot of willpower to not even take that first lick.

My other weakness is candy. Jelly Bellys, Swedish Fish, gummy bears, anything fruity and chewy and...oh my I need to stop even talking about it right now. Even the "sugar free" Jelly Bellys have lots of calories, and I cannot portion control myself at all so it's best if I just avoid them altogether. My mother bought me a huge bag of Jelly Bellys at Christmastime, and I am proud to say that they sit unopened in my kitchen drawer.

I am SOOOOO with you on this one. Chewy + fruity = nothing good in my case.
When I was reading through this post I was trying to think what mine are and I guess since I've been without for so long I'd forgotten. None of the other posts jumped out at me but when I read yours I was like, yep, there it is.

I'm happy to say I am living without chewy fruitiness. Enough that I almost forgot it's a weakness of mine :)

Thighs be gone, I am doing South Beach. I am on P2. Once u get to P2, u're almost home free. P1 is to knock out your carb. cravings, P2 is to stabilize you, and P3 is to get u to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Check out the South Beach Diet section of 3fatchicks.
I couldn't even finish my snack of a plum because I was full. Girl, I never thought I'd see the day when I wouldn't finish something, lol!

For me it was Bagels, the giant New York style ones with extra cream cheese! I tried substituting those little mini bagels in the freezer section and fat free cream cheese but it just made me mad that I wasn't able to eat the real thing and I wanted one even more! So I decided to cut them out pretty much altogether. I have one about once every month or maybe once every other month but that is cut WAY back from having them 3-4 times per week.

As for a food that I STILL don't think I can give up it's CHEESE! I still eat cheese regularly but I've altered my consumption habits a little. I've started eating the fat free american slices instead of the regular ones and I also buy the low fat/reduced calorie shredded cheese. Also, instead of using so much cheddar or colby (my previous "go-to" cheeses) I use more parmesan and feta because they're lower calorie/fat. Feta has now become pretty much my favorite cheese!

I thought I would miss ice cream and fried foods, but I dont miss them at all!