Overwhelmed

spencerkellystoddard
spencerkellystoddard Posts: 1 Member
edited November 18 in Introduce Yourself
I'm already overwhelmed with all the calorie counting...I am about 29 yrs old and I have 3 kids (3 and under)
I went from 170 to 220....I am 5Ft 5.5In
I want to do this but it seems like I would like to do it on paper instead...Is there a paper version of this program?

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  • mohamedahmed07
    mohamedahmed07 Posts: 161 Member
    spencerkellystoddard wrote: »
    I'm already overwhelmed with all the calorie counting...I am about 29 yrs old and I have 3 kids (3 and under)
    I went from 170 to 220....I am 5Ft 5.5In
    I want to do this but it seems like I would like to do it on paper instead...Is there a paper version of this program?

    You can write down the calories of the things you eat, you find their calories on internet and write them on piece of paper

    Another method is to always eat clean until you are no longer hungry (not full) just no longer hungry and eventually you will be below your calorie maintenance level, This method is not accurate tho, but people who dislike counting calories use it and some have success with it
  • gt0186b
    gt0186b Posts: 78 Member
    Are you logging via the web site or smartphone app? If you're not using the app, log through there. Its really easy and most people always have it on them.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    edited May 2017
    I manually counted calories back in the day. I purchased a book because calorie counts weren't on packages. Then I measured my food and looked everything up in the book. Then I wrote it down & added and re-added and re-added calories throughout the day. Never want to go back there. Such a pain.

    If you don't want to measure portions or count calories you might look for something else. However, that something else should ALSO help you maintain your weight loss. In other words it should help you improve your eating habits for a life time (or the weight will creep back up). The No "S" diet might be a possibility - no seconds, no snacks, no sweets, except for sometimes on days that begin with "S" Saturday, Sunday, and special days (holidays, birthdays).

    Sometimes writing everything down is enough to improve eating habits......it's worth a shot.

    It does get easier. Pre-logging is helpful. Creating "recipes" for your favorite meals. Lots of features to use once you get to know your way around.
  • Steff46
    Steff46 Posts: 516 Member
    I used to manually track my calories in a composition book and found it to be tedious. Now that I'm on the pc for home and work (& phone) it's much easier to pop over to MFP and add or subtract food. But do what ever works for you :) You are the one that matters!

    BTW.....I'm 5' 5" also!
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