What do you miss from 'before'?

ambot88 said:
I miss enjoying stuff. I always loved eating out and it was a special treat I looked forward to and now I just don't care or want anything and it doesn't seem worth the effort or expense of going out. I also loved a nice glass of wine and I still want to enjoy it - every few weeks I'll open a bottle of wine all optimistic and then drink half a glass and get no joy. Obviously the good outweighs the bad but I'm kind of grumpy today and was really wishing some wine and chocolate could cure me like it used to.
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I can relate to this. We save a lot of money because I'm not buying all the snacks for myself and don't care to go out anymore. I mean going out was always expensive with 7 of us, but I would still push to eat out multiple times a week because I liked to get out and eat something different.
I haven't found anything that gives me a dopamine fix like treats used to before, except Brussels sprouts, which is odd.
 
Sasquatch said:
Carbonated beverages, pop, beer, it's tuff. So filling.
I've never been able handle Coke. But somehow I can crave a small bottle of coke.
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Yes! I have 2 soda stream type machines and would go through boxes of bubbly/waterloo each week because I craved carbonation. I even bought a special carbinator that would carbonate juices and wines and whatever. Now I have the same 8 pack of bubbly that's half full for months in my pantry.
 
wileyhorse said:
I don’t miss a damn thing, because now, i know i can literally eat anything I want in moderation. If I want donuts, I’ll eat a donut… knowing I’ll be satisfied without eating a whole box of donuts. Very liberating!
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It is good to feel safe in indulging. That's a freedom I didn't know I needed until the food noise was silenced.
 
Gr33dyOctopus said:
Yep, im right on the ocean. Ya nailed it.
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We moved from Oregon 7 years ago now. There is NO good seafood in the center parts of the US. Obviously it can't be caught fresh here but it's so hard to source it even frozen here. I grew up crabbing and eating halibut and salmon from the ocean...I haven't had halibut in over 7 years. It's a bummer for sure. It's all just catfish catfish catfish. Blarrghh!
 
amosmylove said:
I can relate to this. We save a lot of money because I'm not buying all the snacks for myself and don't care to go out anymore. I mean going out was always expensive with 7 of us, but I would still push to eat out multiple times a week because I liked to get out and eat something different.
I haven't found anything that gives me a dopamine fix like treats used to before, except Brussels sprouts, which is odd.
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expensive with 7 of us
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amosmylove said:
We moved from Oregon 7 years ago now. There is NO good seafood in the center parts of the US. Obviously it can't be caught fresh here but it's so hard to source it even frozen here. I grew up crabbing and eating halibut and salmon from the ocean...I haven't had halibut in over 7 years. It's a bummer for sure. It's all just catfish catfish catfish. Blarrghh!
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Argh, catfish are freshwater bottom feeders, I just cant do it 🤢 yep, we crab and clamp in the summers, and the salmon run then too.
 
Eating half a liter of nice expensive ice cream like honey and macadamia . Frozen raspberries with high protein yoghurt and a bit of fake sugar is almost like ice cream, but not quite the same. All the high protein low carb ice creams I have tried are either disgusting or so full of fake sugar fodmaps that my gut gets very unhappy.
 
lessthanhalf said:
Eating half a liter of nice expensive ice cream like honey and macadamia . Frozen raspberries with high protein yoghurt and a bit of fake sugar is almost like ice cream, but not quite the same. All the high protein low carb ice creams I have tried are either disgusting or so full of fake sugar fodmaps that my gut gets very unhappy.
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Yes! I find that if I do indulge I feel gross afterwards almost immediately. It's helpful because it really kicks to the curb any lasting yearning for certain foods but it's a small bummer to not have that food joy anymore. Totally worth it to miss out though!
 
lessthanhalf said:
Eating half a liter of nice expensive ice cream like honey and macadamia . Frozen raspberries with high protein yoghurt and a bit of fake sugar is almost like ice cream, but not quite the same. All the high protein low carb ice creams I have tried are either disgusting or so full of fake sugar fodmaps that my gut gets very unhappy.
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Two words: Ninja Creami. That thing is amazing. You can basically turn a protien shake into ice cream. You can very easily dial in to whatever macros you need. Sooo much better than any low sugar/high protien ice cream on the market.
 
Ice cream. Definitely ice cream! It’s my weakness! I eat yogurt now but it’s not the same. I take a medicine for migraines that makes all carbonated drinks taste horrible so that hasn’t been an issue.
 
The only thing I miss from being morbidly obese is being able to tolerate the cold. I’m a hermit now from November until about May. I bought sweat pants, long sleeve shirts and slippers for the house. I wear thick wool socks.

I used to be fine in shorts to about 20 degrees F.

Other than that, nope.
 
Pete369 said:
The only thing I miss from being morbidly obese is being able to tolerate the cold. I’m a hermit now from November until about May. I bought sweat pants, long sleeve shirts and slippers for the house. I wear thick wool socks.

I used to be fine in shorts to about 20 degrees F.

Other than that, nope.
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I don't know if it's different for women, but I find that my womanly fat areas are what gets cold first and stays cold the longest. Like my butt/sides of my hips, the backs of my arms. It's like they go numb from cold and stay cold even if the rest of my body is mostly warmed up again. I'm close to a nornal BMI now and it's still the same with what gets cold on me.
 
I will start mine going against the trend of food here. I lost 50 pounds and my wife 70 on Tirz. She looks great don’t get me wrong, but damn I miss those curves.

I also miss what helped put us there, going to happy hour at our favorite Mexican restaurant. $3 espinaca and chips and discounted Margaritas, which turned into a meal also most times. It was our thing and was a good time together!
 
BubbaZ said:
I will start mine going against the trend of food here. I lost 50 pounds and my wife 70 on Tirz. She looks great don’t get me wrong, but damn I miss those curves.

I also miss what helped put us there, going to happy hour at our favorite Mexican restaurant. $3 espinaca and chips and discounted Margaritas, which turned into a meal also most times. It was our thing and was a good time together!
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I can completely relate to all you've said. I'm rather afraid of becoming too slender for my own preferences. And I miss gorging on Mexican food and margaritas quite a lot.
 
Things that were a regular part of my life that aren't any more:

  • All you can eat sushi buffet
  • Drinking a 1/2 bottle of bourbon on the weekends
  • Stopping at the gas station to pick up candy
  • Coming home after work and passing out on the couch at 7pm
 
I'd say 2 things come to mind.The Brazilian restaurants , where they serve a gazillion types of meats and being crazy strong and able to lift or move almost anything.
 
unclebuff702 said:
I miss wanting to have a cocktail. I wasn't a big drinker, but a nice old fashioned at a steakhouse was mint. Now, the thought of it makes me grimace like I smelled a fart.
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if this isnt the truth...

every. single. weekend.

i convince myself i am going to have a few drinks and enjoy myself. instead i have 2 sips of a spritz wine cocktail and i am left with a deathly hangover from 1 drink..
 
randompersonrandom said:
Getting drunk at a work function. One, and I can feel a little bit of a buzz, though I know I'll feel awful tomorrow. Two, and I feel drunk, but not in a "wooo" way. Midway through the third, and I'm pawing at my work-wife's sleeve, asking "Uh....I think I need to go home."

I was never a full on alcoholic because I didn't drink often enough or wreck my life with it, but I could usually be counted on to get drunk and loud at a work function. Now I just can't, and I miss it.
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yes! it just feels awful now! i miss it..is that bad?
 
I went to a Chinese Buffet recently. I think the cost of the buffet was $14...but I got buffet take out and they weigh it and charge by weight.
Now I can go to the buffet, walk out w/6 bucks worth of what I wanted and feel pretty damn satisfied and probably cannot eat it all...I love not spending so much money.
 
amosmylove said:
Saw a food post here and I went looking through my pictures of food on my phone... only to realize I had nearly nothing healthy in my gallery. It's all from 'before'. Before I started Tirz and therefore eating better and eating less. I used to bake a lot. Now I don't bake at all. It's definitely where the bulk of my weight gain came from. Here's some of my old food that I kinda miss but I don't miss the addiction I had to it. It's kind of embarrassing to see these and remember my food choices. I only took pictures of sweets. Because that's all I ever wanted to eat. I'd watch the Great British Baking Show and then go make whatever they did. I'd crave chocolate and go make a mousse, or choux buns with chocolate creme diplomat or whatever. I love (loved?) cake. I haven't had cake in months.

Anything you remember from 'before' that you miss even though you're glad it's behind you?
I hated being a slave to whatever craving I'd get. Tirz has been so life changing.

Ps. The last picture is rather indelicate. I always make that shape for my husband but went a bit too far that time. Still, it was great choux!
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Hmmm something about your color yellow photos ?
I miss drinking a nice cold cocktail or 2. No interest anymore.
 
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