Does anyone else find it so boring and uninspiring to keep track of all your meals/calories.

MrsSylvie

not when i first started and had a weight loss to meet, i actually enjoyed doing so then but, once i did meet my goal and was just maintaining my weight, i did end up getting blah about logging everything and just stopped doing so...bad move cause i am now back to lose them 24lbs all over again cause well my eyes and brain weren’t very good at keeping myself in check like logging my meals here was.. Don’t give up, yes at first it is tedious & kinda boring doing so but, once you get your repeat foods & repeat meals logged in, it’s not that bad to log everyday, especially since you can use the quick tool and copy from your prior days to help speed things along..

summery79

Logging definitely takes far less time than it did way back in the beginning. I find it provides the extra bit of accountability that I need.

MonaLisainCT

It's a game for me, too. Logging has allowed me to lose 58 lbs in this past year pretty painlessly. (I didn't even join for myself, I only started because I'm caregiver for my disabled brother w/moderate dementia and diabetes. I wanted to get him in as healthy a place as I could, but still feed him the comfort food he's always loved. Annnd... since he's dieting, I'M dieting! )
Tracking what he eats let me gradually tweak old family recipes into versions that taste nearly the same, but are within the guidelines his dietician recommended for him. He's lost 35 lbs and cut the amount of insulin he needs by more than half, yet still gets his lasagna, french fries, mac & cheese, etc. He even gets ice cream every day. (Sure, the lasagna has veggies and chicken hidden inside instead of ricotta and sausage, and the french fries are air fried, but the portions are satisfying, so he's happy!)

If you can figure out how to make it fun, you'll be all set.

angelexperiment

It’s a habit you have to form. It’s not fun but it really helps me see things I need to work on or whether I can make room for something that’s a s of treat. More you do it more you learn the tricks

nighthawk584

Comparing what my life was at 280 lbs just 11 months ago and now at 183 , simply by counting calories and logging every day, I would say it's pretty damn exciting and inspiring!

NalaBellyFIT

I actually love logging, but I think it is because it gives me some sense of control. I plan my meals for the day early and log them in the morning, and I like being able to have numerical data attached to what I consumed, as well as a pretty good idea what the scale will do in the coming days.

A few years ago, I lost a lot of weight logging, and stopped when I reached my goal. Eventually, I found that not keeping track of my calories led to a loss in accountability for me, and surprise surprise... here I am again.

It’s not for everyone, maybe.. but I think if you can get into the swing of it, you might find that you enjoy it, too!

stephaniemarie2

I like closing out my diary at night and it telling me what I may weigh in 5 weeks.

OHFlamingo

Not at all! I find it interesting, and it hardly takes anytime at all. Also, I weigh everything in Metric units, so I finally am getting a good understanding of the Metric System,

unstableunicorn

To each their own. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Logging doesn’t bother me in the least beyond being exhausting when my depression is bad. Take away that factor and I look forward to the sense of accomplishment.

What *does* get aggravating is having to prepare separate meals for Hubby & me in order to track accurately.

hesn92

Boring is an interesting way to describe it. I never expected logging my food and figuring up calories to necessarily be "exciting" so the fact that it's a little boring was never a disappointment to me. Keeping a budget is not exciting, nor is paying bills or brushing my teeth but I do those anyway as well.

sgt1372

I find it exciting and inspiring after weighing myself every morning to know that I am able to maintain my weight by logging everything that I eat daily.

Thank you, MFP!

cupcakesandproteinshakes

I find it boring too so I stopped. But I eat in a predictable way so I do have a rough idea of the cals I’m consuming. I’m not trying to lose at the moment. I may go back to logging when I want to lose.