The Purge To Lose Weight Is Step 1 For The DIYFIT Nutrition Program

The Purge to lose weight is the first step of the DIYFIT Program. However it is the healthy way to purge!  We will help you in becoming healthier. So first we must get you set yourself up for success the right way.  

Remember some simple truths:

Out of sight out of mind.

You can’t eat what’s not there.

How to avoid temptation?

Don’t get into tempting situations!

Purge Bowl of Chips, Crackers, Pretzels Salty Snacks Spilling onto a light blue table
The Purge to Lose Weight Close Up View of Delicious Chocolate Assortments

You need to identify and eliminate the foods that are standing in the way of you reaching your goals.  

We’ve compiled a list of some of the most common offenders, but this list is by no means all-inclusive.  

As everyone is different, “trigger” foods are different for everyone.  You know your triggers – the foods you are unable to practice moderation around – those foods are the ones to limit right now.  

Here are a few to get you started:

Weight Loss By Purging Pantry Item

Chips

Pretzels

Popcorn (exception:  air popped or light)

All candy (exception:  sugar-free gum)

Honey roasted or chocolate covered nuts

Purge The Baked Goods To Lose Weight

Bread

Cookies

Cakes

Muffins

Biscuit mixes

Purge A Wooden Bowl of Salted Popcorn On a Wooden Table
Purge Two Blueberry Muffins in Paper Cups with a White Background

Purging The White Foods Helps Lose Weight

Pasta

Bread

Bagels

Tortillas

Rice

Crackers

Ramen noodles

Potatoes

Boxed & canned convenience foods (mac & cheese, ravioli, hamburger helpers, rice mixes, pasta mixes)

Canned meats (exception:  tuna, salmon)

Sugary cereals, including granola

Canned fruit (in syrup)

Baked beans

Canned condensed soup

Purge Lasagna on a White Plate
To Lose Weight Purge Sugar Colorful Cereal in a White Bowl

Cold Items Also Purge For Weight Loss

Ice cream

Soda

Juice

Fatty luncheon meats (salami, pastrami, bologna, “Lunchables”, hot dogs)

Bacon & sausage

Ground meats

“Hamburger”:  ground beef, ground chuck

Ground turkey

Frozen meals, including fish sticks, potpies, chicken nuggets, pizza

Whole milk

Energy drinks (Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar)

Fruit-at-the-bottom yogurt

Mayonnaise

Cream cheese

Purge Chocolate Ice Cream in a Waffle Cone Bowl to Lose Weight
Green and Black Can with Energy Drink in a Can Full of Sugars

Common Aliases To Watch Out For:

General tips on selecting items to purge:

  • Most foods that are found on the inner aisles of grocery stores rather than the perimeter
  • Foods that contain ingredients you can’t pronounce
  • Foods that list “sugar” as one of the first ingredients or one of the many aliases.

Fructose

Dextrose

Glucose

Maltose

Lactose

Sucrose

High-fructose corn syrup

Corn sweetener

Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids

Cane sugar

Evaporated cane juice

Maltodextrin

Malt syrup

Molasses

Rice syrup

Dextrin

Xylose

Honey

Agave nectar

  • Foods that indicate hydrogenated (or partially hydrogenated) oils in the ingredient list.  Hydrogenated fats can be just as harmful to the heart and detrimental to overall health as saturated fats.  Try to avoid as much as possible!