If there's a new way I'll be the first in line but, it better work this time.

srecupid

Dropped 90 gained it all back. At least i didn't go over. Anyway I'm tired of worrying if my pants from last fall will fit when i finally need to stop wearing shorts. I'm sick of not even being able to find a belt to fit. I started gaining and I just didn't care. Anyway round 2 I don't want to count calories forever but, I definitely need to be accountable for something. Anyway maybe next to my meals rate the meal on how hungry i was beforehand and how satiated i am after to help form better habits?

Lillymoo01

Keeping a food diary while logging your food could be an excellent way of long-term success. If you track how full you feel with certain meals, the time of day you ate them and the mood you were feeling at the time it would be so much easier to determine foods and eating times/frequencies you find most satiating. Tracking moods can help you identify if/when you comfort eat rather than eating because you are hungry. Good luck with success this time around.

Susan6190

Keeping a food diary will help keep track of what you're eating. Also, for accountability to the scales perhaps you need a support group such as TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). It's a non-profit weight loss support group celebrating it's 70th year this year. To find one in your area go to tops.org.

tulips_and_tea

" Anyway maybe next to my meals rate the meal on how hungry i was beforehand and how satiated i am after to help form better habits?" - good idea! I don't log my food here or count calories but I do keep a list of what I eat each day and how I'm feeling, both mentally, physically, and emotionally. Not in great detail but just brief notes. It's helpful to look back 2 or 3 weeks if I notice any physical or health changes.

Also, you said this:" I started gaining and I just didn't care. " No need to tell us here, but have you taken time to figure out WHY you felt this way? It may help you be successful this time.

cmriverside

I think that if satiety worked for you - you would have done that already, right?

My satiety button is broken.

I lost almost 80 pounds eleven years ago.

I stopped logging and started gaining. Twice.

I didn't let it get past 10 pounds, but I realized I wasn't doing well without tracking.

It takes me only a few minutes to log my food every day, and I get the results I want by staying at a good weight.

It's worth it to remain at a healthy weight.

Some people can do it without logging.

I'm not one of them.

born_of_fire74

Thanks. Now I have stupid Megadeth stuck in my head.

ata1anta

cmriverside wrote: »

Some people can do it without logging.

I'm not one of them.

Me neither. If I don't track, then I don't pay attention. If I don't pay attention, I make not the best choices. IMO at the very least, keep a journal. And if that seems like too much work, there are food journals that are just take a picture (they don't record macros or anything, just a pic of the meal). Argus has that aspect. I never really used it because I need more details, but that may be something that works for you.