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True Dough

(23,713 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 05:56 AM Jun 27

Which of these could you give up permanently most easily?


53 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Watching TV
20 (38%)
Swearing
8 (15%)
Eating junk food
17 (32%)
Sex
8 (15%)
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Which of these could you give up permanently most easily? (Original Post) True Dough Jun 27 OP
Another choice --- Thinking that I actually would give one of them up. Norrrm Jun 27 #1
How about all of them? True Dough Jun 27 #5
Yeah! That would have a likely chance. Norrrm Jun 27 #7
anser e, all of the above. AllaN01Bear Jun 27 #12
I swear Marthe48 Jun 27 #2
Me, too. quaint Jun 27 #4
I gave up eating junk food some time ago Ritabert Jun 27 #3
For me, True Dough Jun 27 #6
Swearing LogDog75 Jun 27 #8
I very rarely watch TV, just sports jmowreader Jun 27 #9
You strike me True Dough Jun 27 #10
Yeah, quite a bit jmowreader Jun 27 #11
dont gett tv. comcast priced me out of the market years ago. AllaN01Bear Jun 27 #14
anser d. three of the above. if the shoe fits , wear it. AllaN01Bear Jun 27 #13
Junk Food Niagara Jun 27 #15
I've sampled a few gluten-free and keto products True Dough Jun 27 #17
There's a balance if you will, True Niagara Jun 27 #18
I wish you well on this journey, Niagara True Dough Jun 28 #19
Thank you very much, True Niagara Jun 28 #20
I gave up sex years ago. Morbius Jun 27 #16

True Dough

(23,713 posts)
6. For me,
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 10:43 AM
Jun 27

it's been cutting the cable and no TV. My wife and I did that at the beginning of May. Haven't missed it. Of course it's summer. The true test will come when it's late fall/winter and we don't spend as much time outside.

AllaN01Bear

(26,565 posts)
14. dont gett tv. comcast priced me out of the market years ago.
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:19 PM
Jun 27

i live in a bowl and cant get terreristrial tv . living in an apartment complex dosent help either.

Niagara

(10,804 posts)
15. Junk Food
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:45 PM
Jun 27

I can't eat gluten at all as I'm sensitive to the specific protein. So this means that anything made with it I can't consume.

Yes, there's a white flour that's gluten free but it has a tons of carbs in it and I don't consume high carb foods.

I keep to Keto and I'm fairly strict with myself with my dietary plan. I also generally fast for 18 hours daily and leave a 6 hour window open for eating. Today my eating window was 4 hours and 23 minutes and I'm fine.


Tomorrow is Saturday and I'll start eating sooner than I normally do just to break up the monotonous routine.


I have tons of food related words in my DU trash can because other people don't understand that I don't want to talk about food related topics 24/7. I guess if people haven't struggled with their weight as an adult they wouldn't get it.

I made Keto Chaffles for the first time this week. Chaffles would be considered a low carb bread for Keto. I'm super excited because I like them and it's totally new food item for me.

I'm thinking about posting these in the Weight Loss/Maintenance group. I just haven't done it yet.










True Dough

(23,713 posts)
17. I've sampled a few gluten-free and keto products
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 08:57 PM
Jun 27

while eating with friends and relatives. Some of them have been quite enjoyable. What's not enjoyable at all is the exorbitant prices charged for those food choices. I understand that making them is likely more involved and there's not the same economy of scale that exists for the wider market, but I can't help but feel that there's some gouging going on as well.

Niagara

(10,804 posts)
18. There's a balance if you will, True
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 09:37 PM
Jun 27

This gluten free white flour that one can buy is expensive and it's definitely price gouging. I don't really have a choice with being gluten free but I've accepted it.


My almond flour is a one pound bag for almost $7.00. However my almond flour is also low carb besides gluten free.

Not everything needs to be a special overpriced product. I've been making Keto mousse with the main ingredient being blended cottage cheese. These Keto Chaffles that I made this week didn't require anything expensive or special either, just a waffle iron.


I'm also in a 40 pound weight deficit since beginning Keto. I started not long after January 20, 2021. I do struggle with some weight gain in the winter but I think it's common with most people and I always lose it in the summer.


My entire maternal side of my family are all Diabetics. So everyone who is a Diabetic in my family spends money on trying to control their glucose levels with prescribed Diabetes medications. It's a constant struggle for them. I know it's also a struggle for them to eat correctly too. Everyone generally wants sweets and treats.


I figure if there's a chance lowering my weight now, maybe, just maybe it'll be less of a chance that I might get Diabetes later in life.

I most likely won't get that lucky but here I am trying to avoid it with some preventative measures.

True Dough

(23,713 posts)
19. I wish you well on this journey, Niagara
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 05:17 AM
Jun 28

May there be many delicious but low-calorie, gluten-free treats along the way!

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