Biggest blunders you've done?
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I got frustrated and quit6
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JenniferNoll wrote: »I got frustrated and quit
As far as blunders go... that's probably the biggest one you can do.
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Spending too much money on trying diet food.. like 100 calorie this or 100 calorie that, they never tasted good, they never gave me that "wow".. all I had to do is save another 150 calories and have 250 calories of something much better.5
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ladyreva78 wrote: »JenniferNoll wrote: »I got frustrated and quit
As far as blunders go... that's probably the biggest one you can do.
Especially if you lost weight quickly before quitting. I read a weight loss researcher's comment once that basically said "a good way to gain weight is to lose a few pounds quickly first".
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For me, it's always been the "all or nothing" approach. I'd cut calories way down, or go extremely low carb, or whatever else I decided to jump into-- and then as soon as I "cheated" (ugh, hate that word and don't use it as regards eating anymore), I'd figure the heck with it.7
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rcktgirl05 wrote: »oliverneedsyou wrote: »jennifer_417 wrote: »For me, trying to eat 1200 calories/day. It works for some, but I never made it for more than a week.
I stuck with 1200 for waaay to long.
That's what MFP has me down to now. I'm 5'3, 228 pounds and starting to feel quite hungry. I think I'm switching to 1.5 a week loss at 205 pounds.
I'm 5'4" and started at 220. MFP also had me around 1200 but it wasn't enough for me initially. I'm active (increased a lot since the beginning) and I set my own to 1380 which seems to be my magic number. I'm rarely over that even when I earn calories through exercise but it all does even out when I stick close. If I go slightly over I don't sweat it because I'm usually under on the other days. This way, I'm not hungry all the time and I have treats occasionally to keep me from feeling deprived. I've lost 42 pounds overall, 35 since mid June when I started tracking. Once you find your magic formula for what works, it's like turning around and floating downstream when previously you had been struggling to swim upstream. My two cents!
Thank you! I'm going to keep this in mind. I would rather have a bit slower of a loss than get frustrated and blow it for awhile.4 -
I thought the calories for pop tarts were for the contents of a foil packet - but they were per slice.18
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I've also (in my youth) experimented with several (most?) fad diets -what a waste of time and energy.6
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Thinking that triathlon training would lead to weight loss.
Thinking that I deserved to eat because I swam, biked and ran.
Truth was I just needed less damn food!
Wow, so simple.8 -
Thinking that I can eat as much as I want during pregnancy, as long as I lose it all before my babies first birthday I will be fine. Well, first birthday is 3 months away and I've GAINED weight since giving birth.4
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StealthHealth wrote: »I thought the calories for pop tarts were for the contents of a foil packet - but they were per slice.
This,
Blew my mind when I saw it!!
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Gaining all that weight in the first place and not doing something about it sooner.11
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Not using my food scale to keep portions in check....2
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---eating 6 "small" meals a day. 2 or 3 work better for me.
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Making homemade desserts/pudding and actually thinking that I can have them in moderation.8
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Naptownbabi wrote: »StealthHealth wrote: »I thought the calories for pop tarts were for the contents of a foil packet - but they were per slice.
This,
Blew my mind when I saw it!!
heartbreaking isn't it?4 -
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Not the biggest for me, but the most recent is using the ml button on my food scale to weigh ice cream.2
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Losing weight by crash dieting or starving myself... great way to become skinny fat and crash the metabolism!!
Also following the advice "just eat clean and exercise"... yeah I did that for 9 months with no weight loss...
Also not eating enough protein. I tried to go vegan and in general don't like meat anyways... something was off though I was exercising and in a calorie deficit & losing weight but the body composition scale showed I was losing muscle and GAINING fat! Checked my macros and turned out I was consuming only half the daily protein required for a sedentary woman, and eating about twice the amount of carbs that I should be. Doh!!
As far as MFP specific blunders I'd just say don't log exercise & eat back the calories (good way to not actually be in a deficit), and check the foods to make sure it's not a wacky entry - like there's one for parsley that says 1 teaspoon is 150 calories!
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Believing that carbs/sugar caused extra weight gain. Doing keto for 6 months and hating every second of it.
More recently (a few months ago), not eating back exercise calories. I already have a 1,000kcal/day deficit. Adding another 500kcal deficit to that made me sick and exhausted.9 -
StealthHealth wrote: »I thought the calories for pop tarts were for the contents of a foil packet - but they were per slice.
oh that's a painful truth. so sad. all because the manufacturer was too cheap to wrap them individually. http://mentalfloss.com/article/68039/11-piping-hot-facts-about-pop-tarts (#5)5 -
StealthHealth wrote: »Naptownbabi wrote: »StealthHealth wrote: »I thought the calories for pop tarts were for the contents of a foil packet - but they were per slice.
This,
Blew my mind when I saw it!!
heartbreaking isn't it?
I remember the first time I paid attention to the pop tart serving size and calorie content and it was eye opening, enraging, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I feel like I went through the 5 stages of grief.12 -
Believing in all the 'woo' and actually trying it out . Like, eating 6 small meals a day, eat every two hours, dont eat after 7 pm, sugar is the devil , the list goes on. None of them were sustainable beyond 3- 4 weeks! Then , realised all that matters is CI < CO.Finally seeing some results!11
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ladyreva78 wrote: »
This is me except with junk food from the supermarket. This week, I just decided to stop buying it altogether because it does me no good to have it around.6 -
Believing that carbs/sugar caused extra weight gain. Doing keto for 6 months and hating every second of it.
More recently (a few months ago), not eating back exercise calories. I already have a 1,000kcal/day deficit. Adding another 500kcal deficit to that made me sick and exhausted.
You should never be in a deficit more than a 500 calories below your TDEE, unless maybe you are hundreds of pounds overweight?
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Forgetting to eat fresh produce, or avoiding it due to cost (i.e., organic fruit). Once I add back in fresh vegetables and fruit, I find myself filling up more quickly with fewer calories.2
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Blunder: Taking a "break" on the weekend before I had a doctor appt Monday. Weighed in 5 lb heavier. :X I think only 2 lbs of that are permanent but still, that was dumb. I have to lose them back off now, and my doctor wonders wtf is wrong with me. X( sigh0
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oliverneedsyou wrote: »rcktgirl05 wrote: »oliverneedsyou wrote: »jennifer_417 wrote: »For me, trying to eat 1200 calories/day. It works for some, but I never made it for more than a week.
I stuck with 1200 for waaay to long.
That's what MFP has me down to now. I'm 5'3, 228 pounds and starting to feel quite hungry. I think I'm switching to 1.5 a week loss at 205 pounds.
I'm 5'4" and started at 220. MFP also had me around 1200 but it wasn't enough for me initially. I'm active (increased a lot since the beginning) and I set my own to 1380 which seems to be my magic number. I'm rarely over that even when I earn calories through exercise but it all does even out when I stick close. If I go slightly over I don't sweat it because I'm usually under on the other days. This way, I'm not hungry all the time and I have treats occasionally to keep me from feeling deprived. I've lost 42 pounds overall, 35 since mid June when I started tracking. Once you find your magic formula for what works, it's like turning around and floating downstream when previously you had been struggling to swim upstream. My two cents!
Thank you! I'm going to keep this in mind. I would rather have a bit slower of a loss than get frustrated and blow it for awhile.
Because I'm more mindful about what I eat and I try to make my calories count, sometimes I find it difficult to eat enough. That's when I have my chocolate toffee or take a trip to Rubios for my favorite ancho citrus shrimp burrito! People ask what's my secret, but CICO is so simple it's almost revolutionary. I occasionally get my In n Out burger fix too, just lettuce wrapped instead of a bun. Turns out that tastes better to me anyway, who knew? Amazing how well it works when you are not constantly focused on what you CAN'T have!1 -
courtneyfabulous wrote: »Believing that carbs/sugar caused extra weight gain. Doing keto for 6 months and hating every second of it.
More recently (a few months ago), not eating back exercise calories. I already have a 1,000kcal/day deficit. Adding another 500kcal deficit to that made me sick and exhausted.
You should never be in a deficit more than a 500 calories below your TDEE, unless maybe you are hundreds of pounds overweight?
I know my safe deficit. My weight can well support the deficit I have. It can actually support an even bigger deficit, but I'm not about that life.2
Not to mention, there's only so many times you can blame the cat... 
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