Seriously considering at stopping the logging.
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What works for you is what works for you. Everybody is different. Me? I'll be logging the rest of my life. The discipline works for me.0
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I reached goal and maintained it for about five years. Then BAM life happened, four family members died in 18 months and here I am coming out of my grief about 35 lbs heavier. Two things I did to get me here? I stopped attending my TOPS meetings and I stopped logging my food. I am not saying that you can't keep your weight off forever, I seriously thought I didn't need either of those things since I had been at maintenance so long. In normal circumstances, I didn't --but life happened and with the grief--I really didn't care. So here I am again trying to lose weight and get healthy----this time I realize that I can not stop my accountability measures no matter what, because when life happens, it can really throw you for a loop.
Ultimately, it's up to you though.0 -
I stopped logging once.
Did it require a surgical procedure? Or did you just start logging again on your own?0 -
It's the painful thought of having to log for the rest of your life, a year ago I didn't even know what a calorie was, and yes I'm actually half the person I used to be (120s kgs to the 60 kgs ), and I believe logging has left me with a slight food disorder, but of course i'll keep on the scale, if I notice i'm out of control, then can always return back to logging, just like to try the final step and just enjoy life like other thin people.
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I think constant logging in the long-term just slows down your metabolism, keeps you feeling cold and miserable, and even unplanned weight loss.
How would logging your food slow down your metabolism??? Or lead to an unplanned weight loss??? Assuming, of course, that you're eating to an appropriate daily surplus of calories.
Letting your body tell you when it's time to eat, and not your diary.
Hmm... This is what got me at 232, so good for you if it works, I'll stick to this!0 -
It's the painful thought of having to log for the rest of your life, a year ago I didn't even know what a calorie was, and yes I'm actually half the person I used to be (120s kgs to the 60 kgs ), and I believe logging has left me with a slight food disorder, but of course i'll keep on the scale, if I notice i'm out of control, then can always return back to logging, just like to try the final step and just enjoy life like other thin people.
I'm one of those "thin people" who enjoys life...
...and have been logging consistently every single day for three years now.
I would propose that it may not be the logging that is keeping your from enjoying life. Is it possible that at ~132 pounds (down from ~264 last year) that you're now at an unhealthy weight for your height/frame? Perhaps your protein or fat consumption is too low? Maybe you have a dietary deficiency from eating the same foods too often? I'm just guessing here, but it seems to me to be more likely to be something besides logging.0 -
Dear Spider,
Thank YOU!!!! Ive been waiting for this day to come!!!! Because the day you quit logging and counting food is the day that I can start living large again. We all know that by stopping being accountable for what you eat could very well end up with you eating more food and gaining the weight back, therefore letting me become a HUGE part of your life again, so lets stopping logging and start hogging!!!!
Your friend, Fat Gut0 -
Dear Spider,
Thank YOU!!!! Ive been waiting for this day to come!!!! Because the day you quit logging and counting food is the day that I can start living large again. We all know that by stopping being accountable for what you eat could very well end up with you eating more food and gaining the weight back, therefore letting me become a HUGE part of your life again, so lets stopping logging and start hogging!!!!
Your friend, Fat Gut
I get what you're saying, but...BUT...
...he's an adult male who weighs 60 kg (132 lbs). I don't know his height, but unless he's a fairly short dude, he's currently underweight. I'm not saying he should stop logging, but that there are some things he needs to consider changing. For example, some strength training, eating at a slight surplus (which, by the way, logging will help with doing this correctly), and reevaluating his overall nutrition to name a few of the most obvious things.0 -
Man you eat all kindz of sodium and sugar...ALL KINDZ!0
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It's the painful thought of having to log for the rest of your life, a year ago I didn't even know what a calorie was, and yes I'm actually half the person I used to be (120s kgs to the 60 kgs ), and I believe logging has left me with a slight food disorder, but of course i'll keep on the scale, if I notice i'm out of control, then can always return back to logging, just like to try the final step and just enjoy life like other thin people.
Then go for it and stop logging. If you start gaining weight, cut back on your portion sizes or start logging again. Simple.
When I am finished with my bulk/cut cycles and am finally happy with my body composition, I will also stop logging. But I can understand if people want to count calories for the rest of their lives. Different strokes for different folks.0 -
Everyone is different I realy just needed an easy way to see my protien ratio I was already losing weight on my own with excercise and eatling less of bad stuff plus I had to modify my diet to lower my bad cholesterol I had lost 35 pounds Then I plataued and was stuck at 170-175 for awhile so I added weight training and did more excercise 60 minute group classes and some days doing tredmill and weights now I am at 160 Now that Ive added weights and weight training I was concerned about my protien intake Now that I have been logging I have decided I need protien suppliments I just can not eat enough food to get the protien I want without eating too many carbs or fat I have can have the fat in nuts and fish and natural penut butter I do my best to avoid partialy hydrogented oils and realy never eat fried foods which I realy got dilligent about 6months ago when my tryglcyerides where very high Logging makes it much easier to see how much protien and fat Im getting Sorry for the long winded comment Fitness and diet have just recently become consistent for me I always excericised here and there but I didnt change my diet enough Needless to say Im slightly obsessed after losing almost 50pounds I just started logging here this week up until my late mid twenties I didnt have too many weight issues I was never skinny but I was not considered fat either Im 42 now I started getting seriously consistent with excercise about 2 and a half years ago0
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Oh and now my tryglycerides are much lower Mainly from not eating fried foods and avoiding partialy hydrogenated oils and switched to mega krill suppliments instead of fish oil Also lowered my carb intake0
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I am a little obsessed but I know denying your self food is bad and well eating too much food is bad I just try to keep in balance now So I will not let it turn into a food disorder I am just taking control and being more aware of what Im doing Like now I wont go eat at a buffet place I still eat Pizza Hut from time to time I have a piece of chocolate every now and then and it doesnt make me fat I just have to keep myself in check and logging helps me do that It is much easier than trying to do it in my head all the time LOL
And now I am peri menopausal and having memory issues so I realy have to write stuff down more to remember it lol No hot flases or night sweats Just digressing memory and irregular periods Sorry TMI0 -
Maybe he doesnt want to see he is not eating enough calories and likes to be skinny To each is own I wouldnt mind being 135 My husband is a runner and very lean he weighs about 155 160 and is only like 5.7" or 5"80
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Im glad your doing better and keeping life in balance it sounds like Yeah I wasnt realty concerned with calories more concerned with my protien levels I have lost almost 50 pounds in 2 and half years going to the gym 2 to 4 times a week sometimes doing solitary work outs sometimes at Zumba and trying to eat what I know is a blanced diet 3 dairy 4 to 5 vegetable and friut (I suck at that one ) 2 to 3 meat and 4 to 6 grains Not over eating and stuff like that What realy got me losing weight was consistant excercise Consistent excercise has been the key for me Im more obsessed about excercise than calories But I try to keep that in balance too0
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Regardless of logging There are certain foods I dont eat anymore french fries chicken tenders fried chicken hamburgers from fast food places candy bars milk shakes frappachinos to much fat and sugar together lol that kind of stuff I think I have eaten french fries 2x in the last 3 months realy thats the only fried thing I have had Except fried fish once at home hmm0
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How can logging slow down your metabolism and make you cold? Being too thin might, but logging can't.0
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I guess to each his/her own but I don't see any issues with logging and tracking my journey. The thing that helped me is pre-logging for a week then make changes if needed. With the phone app, it's not problem for me.0
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Was there ever a logical answer to how logging slows down a person's metabolism?0
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Just to think, logging food and keeping records is really only for beginners, I mean I really needed the information when I started 10 months ago, but these days, I just estimate what I eat, know what foods to avoid or eat less off, And I only now log everything at the end of the day and never find myself going seriously over my limit.
I think constant logging in the long-term just slows down your metabolism, keeps you feeling cold and miserable, and even unplanned weight loss.
If you stopped logging, how would you know if you are nearing your goals? And how does logging lead to slow metabolism and unplanned weight loss?0 -
If you have 0 weight to lose and feel your eating is fine, then by all means quit logging. That means you got it figured out.
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Does this fall into the ACE scope of practice code? I'm studying for the GFI exam, and trying to figure this stuff out.
I agree with it as an individual, but want to know if that's something I'm allowed to say.0 -
Just to think, logging food and keeping records is really only for beginners, I mean I really needed the information when I started 10 months ago, but these days, I just estimate what I eat, know what foods to avoid or eat less off, And I only now log everything at the end of the day and never find myself going seriously over my limit.
I think constant logging in the long-term just slows down your metabolism, keeps you feeling cold and miserable, and even unplanned weight loss.
If you stopped logging, how would you know if you are nearing your goals? And how does logging lead to slow metabolism and unplanned weight loss?
Everyone's different, loggin keep me eating too little, I develop some sort of guilt when I go over, of course just increase your calorie limit with I do, but within a week later i end up having to bring it back down again believing I'm eating too much, then the cycle goes on, I'm eating too little, I have not found my maintain number yet, and already had 18 pounds of unplanned weight loss from it,
and no whoever said I was 60kg, no way, I'm 68kg, just said I was in my 60s, I was suppose to stop at 75kg, but the water weight flucations bothered me so I let my drop to 70kg, so from 122kg to 68kg, well I near half the person I once was. The underweight range for it is below 59kg, and it's in sight, so at this stage, i cannot afford even a single day to eat too little.
Unlike being obese, that's a was choice I don't have anymore.0 -
I love food too much and don't have the self control to stop logging. It might take years before it happens, if ever. I'm ok with that.0
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For me, the logging keeps me accountable, even if I eyeball just about everything now. Like you said, it's easier now once you know how to eat properly, workout, and so forth.
I know when I stop logging, I don't really pay as much attention to what I eat/do.
This. Still logging after 2 years!0 -
Two years ago I lost 56 pound via logging. Then I got cocky ..... Two years later I'm doing it all over again.0
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I think constant logging in the long-term just slows down your metabolism, keeps you feeling cold and miserable, and even unplanned weight loss.
How would logging your food slow down your metabolism??? Or lead to an unplanned weight loss??? Assuming, of course, that you're eating to an appropriate daily surplus of calories.
Letting your body tell you when it's time to eat, and not your diary.
Anyway my eating habits have changed completely, I eat completely different foods these days, im happy with it, it's just common sense how to control your eating habitswhen you do when you been already been logging for over 200 days like me.
MFP doesn't tell me when to eat. I eat when I need to and log it wherever. Heck - yesterday I accidentally logged my breakfast in the dinner spot and didn't put anything in the breakfast spot at all! Oh nos!
In all seriousness, though - congrats on getting to a point where you feel that you don't need to log anymore. As someone who has been logging for nearly 400 days, I find that logging keeps me honest. I do NOT need it to tell me how to eat sensibly. I already know that. But when I'm not logging, I find that I will have 'a bite of this' and 'a bite of that', and pretty soon, I've eaten over maintenance via sneaky bites. I need to continue logging because without it, I am not as honest with myself.
If you don't feel you need it, then congrats and good luck. 0 -
I think constant logging in the long-term just slows down your metabolism, keeps you feeling cold and miserable, and even unplanned weight loss.
It's sounds to me you need a recovery diet. Google Matt Stone's Diet Recovery. Basically you forgo your ways of restriction, get a lot of food and rest and you'll find your body has to time to heal and become energy balanced again.0 -
If you want to stop logging then stop logging. Keep weighing yourself on regular intervals to make sure you stay in maintenance.
I stopped logging and maintained for about 18 months. Recently I've put on a few pounds beyond the normal fluctuations. I started tracking again to re learn how much is enough and how much is too much.0 -
Sad thing for me is that I only log when I know I stayed within my caloric amount. But when I go over (and know I did), I don't log. I just don't want to face it, which of course is the whole point 0
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