Small successes are better than none!

623Hernandez

What MFP has helped me learn;

1- To stop eating! I am big on seconds at dinner. Now that I log in everything that I eat, I now stop at 1200 calories. Surprisingly though, sometimes, I am allowed seconds.

2- A 1/2 cup and 4 oz. is actually a lot! I have NEVER measured or weighed my food. Now I have 3 sets of measuring cups and spoons! I also bought a kitchen scale. I can't say enough about learning proportions!!! Wow!

3- Eating well is just a tweak away. I am learning that I can eat pretty much what I want but, must watch serving size. Veggies are low in calories.... rice and pasta not so much. DUH! Just making smart choices now.
I still have to work on;

1- Drinking more water. I hate water...the end!

2- Spreading calories around. I have noticed that I don't eat much at breakfast or lunch so, I have a lot of calories left for dinner. Sometimes it is hard to eat all my calories at the end of my day.

3- exercising.... please see water.

So, my succes is not only losing 8 pounds in 3 weeks!!!(YAY!) My successes are learning how to live better and knowing what I have to work on! Good luck everyone! Be proud of your accomplishments even if your first accomplishment was joining this site! I am proud of you! :flowerforyou:

angela75022

Love the post... and yes.... YEAAAAA for you (and all of us)

Learning how many calories and how much fat is in my former favourite foods... immediately changed life
I still crave pizza, I still pizza... I just don't eat the WHOLE THING anymore lol

I am 2 lbs away from 15 lbs on MFP... but 30 lbs for the year... I am sooo looking forward to seeing it GONE!!!

And for those who don't think that losing one or two is an accomplishment... yes it is... life long health is not a quick fix
and that's what we learn here. I am proud of very pound I lose... bc i know it's NEVER coming back!!!

angela75022

Sorry... I ramble sometimes... lol

fishlover888

It is so great that you are learning how to be healthy about your eating habits in addition to losing weight! I agree that MFP has really helped me learn about portion size.

I also saw that you have a mani/pedi as a reward and I think that is a great idea and i'm going to adopt it! I've been trying to think of good rewards for myself to help me stay motivated about my weight loss

kaydtc

Absolutely agree, any step in the right direction however small is good
I've learned a lot from this site (and am still learning) and think its great for motivation and back up! x

melodyg

Exactly!

When I first started measuring out portions I was amazed at how much 1/2 cup was for vegetables (except mashed potatoes -- grrr) . It is a lot of food!

I have 3 sets of measuring spoons, 1 set of measuring cups and a couple of wet/dry measuring cups. I am always scrambling to try to find one that is clean!