What are you willing to give up and sacrifice to achieve your goals?

We're all here to lose the weight.  And for most of us, it's not a diet, but a complete change in lifestyle.  I've noticed that some people are willing to give up everything to accomplish they're goals, while others want to give up very little. 

So what are you willing to give up?   Is it soda?   Brownies?   Processed foods?   How far are you willing to go to get what you want?

I'm willing to give up 70 pounds.  Maybe even 85.

I guess I don't see it as giving up anything.  I'm looking at what I'm gaining.  Feeling better about myself, new clothes, better health, sexy body, all of that.

I already ate relatively healthy, I just ate too much.  And I believe I can still eat anything I want to, I just have to plan for it and stick to my calorie deficits/goals.  Eating a pint of ice cream every other day wasn't working.  Eating half a cup a day does, though. 

I suppose you could say I'm giving up some of my free time to exercise now, but again, I'm gaining so much out of it.  I run outside, so I get time in the sunshine, around the beautiful lakes in my city.  I feel amazing afterwards.  I am worth making that kind of time for.

i guess i will give up bread...every now and then i end up eating bread.....

Fast food, processed foods, soda, doughnuts, cake, candy bars, ice cream, pizza

Giving them up yeh, but I'm not really losing anything...except weight.

I am willing to give up being sedentary.  I am willing to give up eating seconds.  I am willing to give up eating when I am not really hungry.  That is about all I am really willing to give up.

I am willing to become an active person.  I am willing to add more vegetables and fruits and fiber to my diet.  I am willing to log everything I eat on CC.  I am willing to go slowly and sustainably towards my goal of a healthy weight for the rest of my life. 

I feel like I am adding more than I am subtracting, and that a healthy lifestyle can include "special treats" -- but can't be made up of only "special treats".

Like dkenworthy I am willing to give up being sedentary.  Like carrie I was already eating healthy, I just wasn't moving enough.

I am willing to walk to places within walking distance instead of driving.  I am willing to cut down on portion sizes and eat processed foods sparingly.

I am not willing to give up my happiness...the joy of eating a donut or a bowl of ice cream or the occasional bowl of kids' cereal.

Good topic! I just joined this with hopes that it might keep me motivated knowing others are going through the same battle as me! My biggest challenge is consistency! I start to get into an excercise routine but it only lasts a couple of weeks if that. I can't seem to stick to my plan. I like to blame my husband because he is so much more overweight than I am and I use excuses like if only my husband would want to work out with me or eat healthy with me but I know deep down that's not the reason! I gained approx 30 lbs after I got married, which I also have blamed on my husband's good coooking (seriously he should of been a chef!) But just because something tastes fgood doesn't mean I have to eat allot of it to enjoy it. So I know that isn't it either. So honestly I don't know what I'm willing to give up..anybody make sense of my rambling thoughts??

Original Post by nina8112:

Good topic! I just joined this with hopes that it might keep me motivated knowing others are going through the same battle as me! My biggest challenge is consistency! I start to get into an excercise routine but it only lasts a couple of weeks if that. I can't seem to stick to my plan. I like to blame my husband because he is so much more overweight than I am and I use excuses like if only my husband would want to work out with me or eat healthy with me but I know deep down that's not the reason! I gained approx 30 lbs after I got married, which I also have blamed on my husband's good coooking (seriously he should of been a chef!) But just because something tastes fgood doesn't mean I have to eat allot of it to enjoy it. So I know that isn't it either. So honestly I don't know what I'm willing to give up..anybody make sense of my rambling thoughts??

 Sounds like you're willing to give up making excuses, inconsistency and that extra helping of your husband's cooking.

:)

I'd also say you should give up exercise you find boring.  If you can't stick to an exercise routine for more than a few weeks, find a new one when you feel like giving up.  Change it up!  If you walk or run on a treadmill, get outside.  Find a sport to engage in.  Get a new workout dvd.  Whatever it takes to keep you engaged.

I'm giving up eating as a way to kill boredom.  Now when life is slow I drink a glass of cold water, read, finish a puzzle, play a game online - do anything to occupy myself.

i am giving up going to bed feeling bloated.

i am giving up stuffing my face to the point of feeling ill.

i am giving up feeling fat in my bikini.

i am giving up two dress sizes.

Some great replies...thanks!

I decided that I was going to give up being lazy, and waiting for some miracle to happen.  To go out and change the things that I wanted to change instead of waiting for them to happen.

I'm also giving up soda.  I used to easily drink half my daily calorie allowance in coke alone.  

I've given up fried foods.  No more soaking my foods in fat and frying them to death. 

I'm giving up processed foods.   If it comes in a package that I have to prepare with some sort of powdered cheese, forget it.   it's gone.

I'm willing to give up my time that I used to spend watching TV in the gym taking care of my body.

I'm willing to give up eating when I'm bored.

And I'm willing to give up eating the same meals as the rest of my family.

I'm sure there are more...

Good topic :o)

I am giving up a lifelong habit of "rewarding" myself with bad foods. After a long day, after stress, this is difficult, but much like an alcoholic has to change her way of thinking and rewards, so do I.

I am giving up the bad foods that have made up much of my diet for many, many years, and I am giving up an unactive lifestyle.

Giving these things up will go hand in hand with my giving up 40 pounds, and a poor self image. In return for that I will gain my esteem again, and healthy body and mind :o)

I started a response, but it actually was really depressing... I miss the foods I've given up, and all nights out I've left early from to keep from downing 1,500 calories just in beer.

*sigh*

I gave up overeating and fast food. Both of those things used to make me feel very very sick, I don't miss them ;)

I don't look at anything that I've given up as being depressing.  Quite the opposite really.   Like someone else said before,  I actually feel like I'm gaining more than I'm losing.

I'm gaining my self esteem back

I'm gaining self control

I'm gaining my health

I'm gaining the ability to ride a roller coaster with my kids.

I'm gaining my life back.

I'm gaining the ability to not allow food to control my life or my emotions. 

When I look at what I'm gaining vs. what I'm giving up,  I have nothing to be depressed about.  Everything I want is laid out in front of me, I just need to focus and it's mine.