What Can You Do Without For Weight Loss

Today we’re going to cover the “Can do without” list.

These are occasions, items, situations and anything that you currently do that you’re not 100% attached to and you could likely do without in order to lose weight.

For the most part I can do without these

For some people it’s as simple as avoiding cheese and crackers while watching tv. For others it might be skipping a second helping at dinner.

It might be the difference between going out to watch the game (where you know there will be pizza and wings and beer) or staying home and making some food that you can better control the calories with.

Whatever it is this is the list that will define what you can get rid of and lose weight on your terms.

For me it was chicken wings and pizza when I’m out with my buddies watching the game.

I still go out, but I limit the amount of chicken wings to once every 2 weeks or so (chicken wings are my hot button food, once I start eating them I just can’t stop)…the other times that I find myself out I choose other options that I know I can control and won’t overeat.

One of my other things is sharing entrees when I got out to eat instead of ordering an entree for myself. This essentially cuts the calories in half but the event and satisfaction of the occasion is maintained.

What are things that you can do without?

John

Posted by johnbarban in food, Weight Loss
Tags: can do without, hot button foods, Weight Loss |7 Comments

7 Responses to “What Can You Do Without For Weight Loss”

  1. mikenavin Says:
    November 3rd, 2010 at 7:47 am

    Pizza has always been my downfall. Would make myself one every other week. Now, it’s something I have on a very rare occasion, maybe once a quarter.

    Other than that though, I don’t have a tough time avoiding things when I need to.

    I like where you’re going with this and I think it would be interesting to see how people would answer these questions in the mass population (in other words, the 66% of the population that is overweight).

  2. Jordan D. Says:
    November 3rd, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    Chinese food is always an enormous calorie bomb for me, and I’ve been less enthusiastic about eating it lately. I think I’ll start turning it down for a while. It’ll still take some self-restraint on my part, but I know I can do without it. Fast food burgers I can take or leave. I like fries, but I eat them very rarely nowadays, and I usually pass on potato chips. I haven’t drank soda regularly in years, thank God. That’s a big one for a lot of people.

    In a broader sense, I’ve been thinking about simply dropping most social eating for a while. Either to restart my weight loss (3.5 month plateau,) or for the entire duration of the weight loss phase (~30 more pounds, however long that takes.) Perhaps it’s a bit of an extreme measure, but if the question is “what can we do without,” social eating is something that I feel I can do without on a temporary basis. I don’t want to do this forever, of course, just until I either kickstart or finish the weight loss. I haven’t decided yet, but like many (most?) people, social eating makes up the bulk of my overeating, so logically, it’s something I need to consider.

  3. Jacqx Says:
    November 3rd, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    I could also probably do without the lot of social eating I am doing at this stage :) , thing is, I have to get my friend on board with this one…

  4. cozzy Says:
    November 3rd, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    Hi John, I’m a fan of the Adonis Index throry and a total believer in Brad’s eat stop eat- as without realising, it is how I used to keep 8 pack ripped. Now I’m 26, work a 12 hour desk job with little time for cardio and I’m seriously overweight, underfit and considering my old gym partner ephedrine to help curb the apetite. You always talk complete sense, but I’ve never heard your opinion:

    Ephedrine, good bad or ugly? Please discuss

  5. johnbarban Says:
    November 3rd, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    Cozzy,

    It definitely helps in the short term if you’re really tired/dragging your butt etc, it helps with energy and it’ll help curb the appetite…BUT…the issue with ephedrine is that your body will quickly become accustomed to it and you need to take more of it for the same effect.

    The stimulating feeling wears off and eventually you just need more to get that buzz.

    The trick is using it when you need a boost but not becoming dependent. If you think you can control it/yourself maybe you could use it for 6-8 week stretch just to help you get on track. This however could be a catch-22 because it may just teach you that you can’t do it without the it.

    It’s definitely a conundrum.

    You know your tendencies better than I do. If you think you can use it for some stretch of time without becoming long term dependent on it then it could definitely provide benefits.

    It’s really just your own decision on the risk vs reward. There shouldn’t be much ‘health’ risk (if you’re currently already in good health) but just want to lose some weight. The biggest risk I see is just becoming dependent on it.

    JB

  6. cozzy Says:
    November 3rd, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    Spot on JB! A conundrum indeed, from past experience I HAVE noticed the reduced efficacy when cycling for longer than 8 weeks; like caffiene. Once my body is used to a reduced caloric intake I find it relatively easy to continue without ephedrine. I’m glad you recognise the benefits and I’ll slide it into my plan. I’ll be subscribing to 3.0 and joining the next transformation competition!

    Thanks for the reply

  7. Andy Says:
    November 4th, 2010 at 5:56 am

    Mine would have to be fries (or chips as we call them in Australia)

    It took me a while but I finally realised that I don’t have to deprive myself of eating out if I just order a meal without a side of fries. It cuts the calorie content in half and I seem to enjoy the meal more and feel better afterwards.

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