So tell me one thing that you are restricted to do TODAY that you could do legally 3 years ago

Can't think of anything that I did three years ago that I cannot do now.

In California I used to be able to drive and text or talk on my cell phone...at least have it in my hand while driving....none of this hands free law...

This was a very interesting thread, there really has been no changes at all that matter to me. I don't drink soda, don't go to bars, have smoked outside for years now. The rest of the viable rights lost are states rights, not federal laws at all. Health Care? Get a grip, you were paying out the yingyang for decades now for other peoples health care, you just were not smart enough to know it.

smoking and growing weed (but I moved state so uh...)

As another poster already stated, you asked us what has been restricted, not what has been made illegal. I think your choice of the word "restricted" really highlights the issue more than a discussion of what has been made outright illegal ever could.

TPTB may not tell us we can't do a particular thing, but instead they tell us when, where, how much, and how often.

They make it so difficult and so expensive, that many folks throw their hands up in the air in frustration and cease the activity anyway. You get to "freely" quit whatever TPTB want you to quit doing, because they make it an ever increasing obstacle course of taxes, red tape, and harassment that keeps sapping more of your time, energy, and resources.

They relentlessly twist your arm until you say "uncle" then give you an innocent look and declare that saying "uncle" was your choice.