https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 01:49:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507556 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:23:13 +0000 mrbee 507556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;&lt; If you use common sense and believe in everything in moderation, I think you can be still be healthy without restricting yourself from certain food groups.&gt;&gt;</p> <p>@dookie32: I wish this were true for me!! My physical last year didn't have great results though, so I changed my diet a lot and this year was much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507403 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:29:03 +0000 dookie32 507403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Elimination diets make no sense to me personally. If it's medically necessary for issues like IBS or gluten intolerance ok but otherwise it seems to suck every ounce of enjoyment out of eating and cooking. There are enough things in my life that are a chore- I'm not going to make eating one of them. If you use common sense and believe in everything in moderation, I think you can be still be healthy without restricting yourself from certain food groups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507397 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:26:32 +0000 buffalove 507397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Even though I follow a weight watchers-based diet (which traslates to a balanced diet), I still feel like I give up stuff that I love. That could totally have something to do with the major pizza craving I'm having this week and the fact that I need to save my points for a party this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507372 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:14:18 +0000 Maysprout 507372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I love being able to try new foods and I don't like the idea of going over to people's houses and not being to eat what they offer bc of a diet. So I've never regulated my eating by cutting out big groups. We eat vegetarian at home and have certain styles of cooking that I think are healthy but I'll get a burger and fries when I'm out once in awhile, it's just not an every day burger and fries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507358 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:08:48 +0000 ladyfingers 507358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: True, but I also think there are so many people who are just cutting it out to cut it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507349 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:06:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 507349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: Yeah, it's crazy but some cheddars are actually labeled as lactose free. As long as I don't go crazy on any dairy I'm usually fine-- milk being the exception, that will take me down. </p> <p>@ladyfingers: I agree that a ton of people are on GF diets that don't medically need to be, but you can also have a gluten sensitivity without being fully intolerant, which is where I think I fall. I definitely feel worse after eating a bowl of regular pasta than a bowl of brown rice pasta, even though the real stuff tastes better. I'm definitely not totally GF but I'm more aware of it and limit it where I can. Though since morning sickness hit, I have been a little processed carb crazy anyway... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507036 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:05:14 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 507036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to admit I love everything carbs and sugar. aka not very good. So I am learning to cook differently. I made a milk, flour, sugar free chocolat cake and it was YUMMY! I actually blogged it (should be up soon) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-507008 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:19:52 +0000 ladyfingers 507008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of elimination diets. I think that the percentage of people who cut out foods and have actual intolerance to them is very small. I read somewhere that 1.6 million people are on a gluten free diet and don't have celiac disease. </p> <p>I believe that a healthy diet is a balanced one. Grains have a place just as veggies and protein do. Sweets can fit in there right next to fruits. A varied diet is most important -- when we cut everything out it leaves such a limited sample that we are doing our bodies a disservice. It depresses me to think about cutting out sugar, dairy, grains, soy, and red meat not because i'm medically unable to eat those foods but because I want to be as healthy as possible. Deprivation and culinary misery just isn't healthy to me.</p> <p>*shrug* but that's just me. I'm certainly not going to begrudge somebody their own personal dietary principles! It's just how I feel about my own diet. I'll continue to indulge in the processed stuff now and then while making good choices elsewhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506941 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:26:26 +0000 heffalump 506941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: very easy peasy, really just roasted carrots cut into the size/shape of fries. I put some garlic powder and olive oil on them and that's it. Fools dh into thinking they're more fun then they really are because I use the word fries :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506866 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:52:21 +0000 lavender 506866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: mayo w/ cut up veggies??? That's a first I've heard that combination! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506747 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:06:31 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 506747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: um, YES!?<br /> Everything I love is terrible. I do love veggies &amp; seafood too, which are healthy but, I love sugar and starch more.<br /> It all has to change once I take the plunge into a paleo diet though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506735 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:02:25 +0000 Grace 506735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Carrot fries? Do share!</p> <p>@tororojo: The heathiest people I know have that philosophy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506717 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:56:12 +0000 anniegurumi 506717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahaha no. I still use butter and I know if I remove that I'd be even healthier but I just can't give it up. But I have started to eat more whole foods instead of processed and that has done wonders for my body. </p> <p>All my "bad" foods, I just eat it every now and then so I don't feel like I am giving it up. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506706 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:53:18 +0000 DillonLion 506706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I think a healthy diet includes space for any and all foods I want ro enjoy. The key is moderation and a positive mindset. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506680 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:47:08 +0000 PrincessBaby 506680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just started paleo and man- I. Miss. Chocolate.</p> <p>I just want a damn Twix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506674 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:45:41 +0000 heartonastring 506674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Just curious :)</p> <p>I think some of the diets out there (*cough* Atkins *cough*) haven't done much good for the idea of lower carb/higher fat. But I also think our fat-phobic society has been done a great disservice by the proliferation of the "lipid hypothesis" that took hold midway through the 20th century but has never been adequately born out in science.</p> <p>It's all about finding what works best for you and your body though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506637 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:31:48 +0000 mrbee 506637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: I've cut back on saturated fats, especially red meats like a big fat juicy steak or a nice burger.</p> <p>I've tried low carb high fat diets, but they aren't for me. What I do now is cut out processed foods and carbs, and greatly reduce sugar (processed or otherwise). And also, eat much less red meat than I used to.</p> <p>I still have some vices, like I will eat mayo with cut veggies as a snack at night. Gotta cut back on that during the elimination diet though, since mayo has eggs in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506626 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:27:17 +0000 heartonastring 506626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: curious why you've cut way back on fat? I know you've gone low carb, but most who go low carb go higher fat for better satiety. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506431 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:20:10 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 506431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: most lactose intolerant people can handle good quality hard cheese because the lactose is mainly in the whey, and is pressed out if the cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506423 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:17:03 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 506423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually don't miss bread much, and I love bread. I'm honestly finding being mostly paleo really easy (probably because of the "mostly"). I mean, I get bacon, which I avoided for years. </p> <p>I spent years trying to convince myself that salad was a meal and that being just a bit hungry was good for me, so giving up wheat feels much better. It's easier to eat a restricted diet and feel healthy and satisfied than it is to eat everything but obsess over calories and fat. </p> <p>When I gave up dairy for a bit I was a bit depressed though, cheese and icecream are the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506350 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:13:42 +0000 lawbee11 506350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Totally agree about moderation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506336 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:08:55 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 506336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, we have basically given up on pork, beef, alcohol, cheese, and dessert. But, I am finding new ways to prepare my limited options and that makes me feel more like a good home cook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506291 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:58:22 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 506291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCastro: omg - yum!! I wouldn't be able to exclude those either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506289 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:58:00 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 506289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. It's all about moderation. I still eat/drink the things I really like, but I make sure that I'm balancing it with diet and exercise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506268 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:53:49 +0000 MrsCastro 506268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: yes, but I drew the line at my moms home made tortillas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506259 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:50:43 +0000 chopsuey 506259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I get healthy I run/work out 3-5 days a week and eat better. I never cut anything out though.. Just eat less of the bad stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506244 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:47:17 +0000 Alivoo01 506244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes because I don't have self control sometimes and if I don't eliminate it, I allow myself to too much when I do have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506131 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:19:34 +0000 tororojo 506131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: If I make a conscious effort to eat more salads, there wouldn't be room in my belly for french fries as well, so naturally that would cut some stuff out. For me it's easier/more palatable to focus on putting healthy stuff in than it is to focus on delicious but unhealthy stuff I'm not allowing. But I would allow myself to cheat and I know you're pretty strict about your regimen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506126 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:17:40 +0000 MrsBrewer 506126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I like the last part, "better than nothing" because it really is!! I keep telling myself that. Especially when I see DH eating a cookie, or a piece of pie or something... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-feel-like-getting-healthy-means-steadily-removing-foods-from-your-diet-that-you-love#post-506119 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:16:43 +0000 MrsBrewer 506119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me the one that hits home most is soda and artificial sweetener. I loooove diet coke, and really any soda out there. But I've pretty much cut out soda from my diet, except if I go out to eat and I really don't want water! So maybe once a month </p>