not sure I understand what is happening...

c1aireee
c1aireee Posts: 269 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
how is it that I have not been keeping track of food for the last month & I have lost weight ( not much but still ) & when I go back to MFP for a few weeks and watch what I eat and I don't lose any weight & even put on weight???!!! I don't understand what I am doing?

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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    You're eating more now than you were then. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • krennie8
    krennie8 Posts: 301 Member
    water fluctuation?
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I don't know...in my case, without logging/tracking, I was able to listen to my body and eat when I truly feel hungry but when I am logging/tracking, I feel some sort of trapped by all that calorie thing and feel restricted and this leads to over eating/craving...That's just how I feel about myself.
  • edisonsbulb
    edisonsbulb Posts: 93 Member
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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    without logging/tracking, I was able to listen to my body and eat when I truly feel hungry but when I am logging/tracking, I feel some sort of trapped by all that calorie thing and feel restricted and this leads to over eating/craving.
    ^This.

    Log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Eat "healthy" (whatever that means to you) 80% of the time. Fit yummy, portion-controlled treats into your calorie goal. Deprivation can lead to bingeing.

    Read the Sexypants link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • pennyllayne
    pennyllayne Posts: 265
    Not everyone needs to meticulously weigh and count everything they eat to lose weight. There are plenty of people who are able to maintain their weight without knowing how many calories are going in. They listen to their bodies and spontaneously eat enough to maintain. Counting calories is not a sustainable way to maintain weight for the rest of your life, you'd go mad. For people who tend to overeat calorie counting is a useful way to lose weight, but it's certainly not the only way. And perhaps when you were listening to your body you were taking in less calories than when you decided how many calories you were going to take in and went by that. If you were losing weight before I don't know why you started tracking. Tracking is a pain and can cause a lot of stress and end up with people developing eating disorders so if you don't need to you are lucky and you should stick with what works for you.

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