New girl in town

veggiegirl314

Hi! Just thought I'd make a quick post introducing myself!

My name is Stephanie, I'm 25 years old, and I'm from St. Louis, MO. I joined my fitness pal to keep track of the calories and nutrients that I consume everyday. I'd like to lose a little weight and (hopefully) have fun in the process!

Exercise-wise, I stay in pretty good shape. I workout 5-6 times a week, and I'm currently training for my 2nd half marathon. Exercise is not my issue; I love it. My problem is FOOD! (I also love it!)

I've tried tracking my calories and such before, but I never stick with it. What are your tips? And how do you track your meals when you go out to eat? I'm a food writer, so I eat out a LOT, and a lot of the time I'm not sure how many calories are in what I'm eating!

itsbella

Hi Stephanie! Welcome. You will love mfp...the more you exercise, the more you can eat!!!

Feel free to add me )

ZacFields

Welcome!

I suppose I have a good story to go along with your "eating out" problem. Yesterday, a coworker and I went out for lunch a few blocks away from where we were that serves burritos... similar to Pancheros if you've ever heard of them. So I ordered up a pork burrito with black beans and rice (and all the other fixings). I found out later that what I had consumed was approximately 900 calories. WOW!

But that's the nice thing about MFP. I was still able to stay under my calorie goal for the day by only eating the calories I had left for the remainder of the day.

Sometimes it's hard to calculate the calories in what you're eating, especially if you're eating at a restaurant that doesn't have readily available nutritional info. Just do the best you can and be honest, and you'll do great!

veggiegirl314

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!