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Encoreenfois
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What is it that helps you on a day to day basis not to go over your calories?
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the fact i dont want to be fat
and exercise. cause i love to eat0 -
Being very weary of what I eat. Record everything and I mean EVERYTHING that you eat.0
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1. Wanting to lose weight
2. Pre-logging my whole day0 -
Changed food's role in my life. I am now eating to live instead of living to eat. BIG difference!!! and when you understand it, many, many things become clear0
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Encoreenfois wrote: »What is it that helps you on a day to day basis not to go over your calories?
I don't want to gain weight and get fat again.0 -
Habit at this point.
At first pre-logging helped immensely. Planning out your day food wise makes it more obvious that eating is a requirement for living and not something to necessarily be done for enjoyment or even boredom. That changed my mindset about it tremendously.0 -
A recent 4.5 day stay on the cardiac floor of my local hospital. It certainly was an eye-opener. I need to lose about 40 lbs to be a healthy BMI.0
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For me, it's living a healthy lifestyle so I'll live longer and be happier. I'm not "fat" but have about five more lbs I want to lose. When I lose those five lbs and go into maintenance, I'll still log calories, because the worst thing would be to gain it all back!!!
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think about wearing my clothes that are all fitted and no stretchy waist, be out of them in a heart beat 10-15 lbs would do it0
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Habit0
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I don't want to be fat any more. So I'm working it. Lol0
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Really thinking before I eat- and I pre-log and exercise too!0
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Habit, determination to get to my target weight, the belief I am not thin enough. However I'm being quite ironic because right now I'm binging. So tomorrow I will get back on track.0
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shifterbrainz wrote: »Changed food's role in my life. I am now eating to live instead of living to eat. BIG difference!!! and when you understand it, many, many things become clear
Exactly!!!0 -
Call me weird, but I get a strange satisfaction out of closing my diary and staying just under my calorie goal. I also find it fun to get creative about what I want to eat and making it fit. I don't see it as an inconvenience or hassle at all. I know that sticking to my goals will get me the body I feel confident in for swim suit season!0
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Encoreenfois wrote: »What is it that helps you on a day to day basis not to go over your calories?
Eating lots of veggies and fiber and protein. I feel completely satisfied!
Having treats after a meal like dark chocolate or tea w/stevia satisfies my sweet tooth.-1 -
Encoreenfois wrote: »What is it that helps you on a day to day basis not to go over your calories?
Fear.
Fear of slipping back into an unhealthy lifestyle.
Fear of having to take more meds.
Fear of grossing myself out with uncontrolled eating.
Fear I'll gain weight again and won't enjoy my old age.
So happy I've made the change with the help of MFP.
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I want the weight gone a lot more than I want the extra calories. Being a healthy weight > a bag of doritos.0
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1.broccoli
2.exercise
3.never ever want to be obese again.0 -
It makes me feel great when I log ALL my calories for the day and it tells me how much I'll weigh in 5 weeks. Really puts things into perspective for me.0
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