Good-bye MyFitnessPal

hill2302

Everything that needs to be said has already been said. I think it's admirable that you're goiing to stick around and give it some more time.

I personally don't have a problem with any of the responses, or at least the ones I've read so far. Some of the responses have been a bit harsh, but not necessarily untrue. We should never be afraid of the truth. How that's delivered and received depends is obviously very important to remember. Some people would respond tot he harsh criticisms with an "I'll show you" attitude. Other will not. I don't like to criticize either the tough love approach or the sugar coated approach.

My advice: Be honest with yourself. If you're not ready, then you're not ready. If you aren't willing to log that handfull of cheetos you ate because you're already so close to your daily limit, then you aren't ready. If you're going to not log something because you know your MFP friends will think less of you or disapprove of your food choices, then you aren't ready. Log everything and have reasonable expectations. If you struggle ask for help. If you succeed, offer help to others.

Everyone take a different path on their individual journeys. Yours is out there too, you have to just be resolute to stay on your path.

Thriceshy

No offense... But I looked at your diary and you are eating like s*it. Everything you eat is processed, fried, take out...

Just because you stay under your calories for the day doesn't give you license to keep eating whatever the heck you want! For instance... Not sure what day it was but you ate two grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast. Who the heck can eat that and expect to loose weight? You are mis using this site and completely looking at this the wrong way.

Do whatever you want. I guarantee that people on this site will not miss you one bit.

Um--not to be argumentative, but I can eat two grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast and expect to lose weight. Of course, I make mine with low fat cheese (45 cals per slice), light (45 cals per slice) bread, and the pan grilling is done with either a VERY light skiff of butter or, more likely, a butter flavored, no-cal cooking spray. Total calories for two sandwiches? 360-400 calories. I don't do it often, but sometimes I DO do it. It makes me happy, it satisfies a craving, and it's marvelously fiber and protein rich.

I do get your point, and I was very frustrated and put off by his "I'm QUITTING!" approach, but I'd rather teach the OP how to do things in a way that isn't a diet-buster rather than condemn him for doing them wrong. As for not missing him? I think I would--I want to see him succeed. I'm not a big coddler, I tend toward "tough love," but I'm absolutely rooting for him. I hope he makes the changes he needs to make, even if they're only small steps right now. After all, very few of us came into this knowing how to make eating healthier a practical and doable thing.

I hope he gets some Sara Lee Delightful Wheat or Multi-grain bread today. So that the next time he has a couple of sandwiches, he's knocked 260 calories off just by switching breads.

If he doesn't know how to do these things, what better place for him to learn?

Edited to say that I've just spent some time going over the OP's food diary. There are changes that must be made if sustainable loss is the goal. Portion size is out of control--a 15 oz steak? Cut that in half (or even better, a third) for starters, and fill up the space on your plate with fresh steamed broccoli, spinach, sugar snap peas, zucchini, or whatever veggie captures your fancy. A baked potato is fine now and then--make it a smaller red potato rather than a giant russet. Ditch as many of the processed foods as possible, replace them with home-cooked alternatives. There are many recipe sites out there with great, healthier alternatives to favorites. Kill the daily juice---it's not healthy, it's only slightly better than soda. Instead, have half an orange. Replace sweet, processed snacks with fresh fruits. Make absolutely certain that you're not "numbers shopping" on MFP--choose the listing that most accurately matches your intake, not the one that shows the lowest calories. Lying on a food listing is like cheating at solitaire--who are you hurting, really? This will likely mean reading your packaging and entering values. Do not make entries without sodium and other nutrients listed. It gives you a false sense of what you're doing.

Don't lie to yourself. Your caloric intake is excessive. The foods you're eating are breathtakingly unhealthy in many cases. Many of these foods have healthy and delicious alternatives that satisfy the desire without destroying the body. Start making the changes that will make you healthier for you and for your family. Insulting yourself and hating yourself isn't going to do it--I did that for years and years, and it never took one ounce off me. I would walk past a mirror and cry, "Oh, you fat, ugly slob!" Didn't inspire even a bit of loss. Instead of calling yourself 'the fat guy," take that negative energy and make it positive--instead of telling yourself you're awful, tell yourself you're capable. And then prove it to yourself. Instead of focusing on how big you are, focus on the pounds lost, the changes made, and the physical changes that may not show on the scale but are real all the same.


You have to want this enough to do it. You have to be honest enough with yourself to recognize that you MUST make serious, sincere changes. Not just eating a few fewer Funyuns, but replacing them with home-baked versions. You cannot reach your goal weight by doing what you've already been doing--you know that.


Kris

RattieLove

This disgusts me. Don't you DARE quit on yourself. This is your LIFE.

lacroyx

dont quit. I'm close to you in age. 31. I started @ 480. I am now 340's. had diabetes II. on lots of meds. now I no longer take meds. also reveresed the diabetes and no longer have it. I still have another 130-140 to lose but I've come too far to stop now. as others stated you have a daughter. it doesnt happen overnight. but it will happen if you stick to it.

gjspiller

wow, there's a lot of great reasons people have posted above to keep going. especially since you have a family. i am trying to lose weight so the doctor's can ALLOW me to have a family. i have 75 lbs. to lose. i have been always been on a "diet"' since 3rd grade, having body image issues already (i was not an obese child, just family members picking on my weight). now i'm doing it for me. for my health and longevity.

it's hard and discouraging. i started with MFP Jan of this year. when i stuck to it, like logging in everyday (whether it be good day or bad), exercising and making small changes in my life, i saw changes. i lost about 10 lbs. over 2 months. then, i injured my back twice, and then almost lost my position at work. so i fell back on old habits, fell off the wagon, and didn't log into MFP.

now, i'm picking myself up again.i had gained all the weight back (surprise surprise) and 3 more lbs. i wished i had not given up on myself right when big change was about to happen. i could have been 20 lbs. lighter today. but, i gave up. today i am singing a different tune.

i started reading the forums, and checking in with MFP buddies again. i joined a Team Challenge. all these things are moving me into the positive direction. it's been a week since i've come back, and have i see results? no. maybe a pound or less lost. but the results are also in how i feel. my mental state. i am no longer in defeatist mode, but in a more positive, in control mode.

what i'm saying is you don't know what you could have accomplished if you don't turn the corner. don't give up. we all know how it feels to be discouraged...hell, some of us feel that way on a weekly basis. but push through it. stick with it. truly stick with it at least 80% of the time. be honest with yourself and your calories. and pick a MFP buddy to help mentor you through this.

you can accomplish your goals!

shonasteele

Ask yourself this "If I really wanted to give up, would I have posted that last message?" You have 12 pages (so far) of people who want you to succeed. Some are offering support and encouragement and others are offering a kick in the *kitten* or a slap upside the head, but each in their own way WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED! Including me. If you change your mind and want another friend on your side, please take me up on it.

I do have a suggestion for a place to start... I looked at your diary and there are lots of days where your sodium is very high. Sodium makes you retain water and that makes you gain weight (even though it's water weight). Cutting back on your sodium and drinking more water is a place to start. I also HIGHLY recommend making small changes that you can incorporate into your life without making you feel deprived or "on a diet". I started with just eating more veggies. That's all, for the first couple of weeks. Then I cut back on my condiments. Then started making my portions a little smaller and choosing healthier side dishes. Then breakfast, then better snacks, etc.

Every other time I've tried to diet I went whole hog and lasted for about a day before my brain got in my way by rebelling and telling me I was miserable and hungry. I did it completely differently this time and it's working great. I would HAPPILY help you to come up with ideas for making the same types of changes THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITH to help you get started.

Don't give up - life is worth LIVING. Take the help being offered by those that are offering it. And you can even take the kick in the *kitten* from those that are offering that. Take em both and learn to do this, your way, one step at a time. I'm holding out a hand.. ya just gotta take it.

eeeekie

This just makes me sad. You obviously are looking for a reason to quit. If you REALLY wanted the help you'd ask for it and open your diary for people to give you advice on what you could change.

I'm going to take a gander and say you're not watching your sodium or drinking enough water and IF by any chance you are then you're not eating ENOUGH. Yes, that's right you might be eating to little. IF you want help, do yourself a favor and open your diary and have people help you.

If you give up, you're giving up on yourself. The reason we got fat in the first place was because we gave up! We stopped trying, we stopped wanting. Your daughter deserves to have you in her life, fit, happy and loving. If you wanna give up and you don't care about yourself...you REALLY need to stop and think long and hard about how this will effect your daughter.


EDIT: Your sodium is OUT of control. Get that under control and you'll drop weight so quick your head will spin. Your body is retaining water. I gained 5lbs over a weekend due to SD Fair foods...HORRIBLE. It took over a week to come off.

No offense... But I looked at your diary and you are eating like s*it. Everything you eat is processed, fried, take out...

Just because you stay under your calories for the day doesn't give you license to keep eating whatever the heck you want! For instance... Not sure what day it was but you ate two grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast. Who the heck can eat that and expect to loose weight? You are mis-using this site and completely looking at this the wrong way.

Agreed

eeeekie

Check out my inspiration post...hopefully by reading the messages you can get some inspiration to keep you forging along. This isn't a short term thing. I sit here sometimes and think "MY GOD! I'm gonna have to do this the rest of my life" but you know what...I'd rather do this and be healthy/fit than to be like the people I was once jealous of who can eat totally crap/not exercise who may be thin but they aren't healthy!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/256183-need-some-inspiration-operation-inspiration-pic-heavy

k8edge

ok Im sorry but do you NOT see tha double chin in the picture? Im sorry but thoseare my pet peeves you would look so much better in that pic if you din have it. I had a double chin in the making and that was my reason for joining. when you take pics. to give to your fam and friends is that how u want to look do you want your daughter to be embarrased of you when shes lder because ur overweight. Now i dont care who you are thats not how anyone wants to look. And forget how you look. Remeber your health weight gain causes people to die early would you wanna die and your daughter have be raised by someone else or her mom? I know that if I had a child i would do all in my power too stay alive as long as I can.Give it another week please.

Are you serious? This is straight up being a bully. Oh, and take a grammar lesson. Nobody can take you seriously when you sound and type like an undereducated meanie head.

k8edge

No offense... But I looked at your diary and you are eating like s*it. Everything you eat is processed, fried, take out...

Just because you stay under your calories for the day doesn't give you license to keep eating whatever the heck you want! For instance... Not sure what day it was but you ate two grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast. Who the heck can eat that and expect to loose weight? You are mis using this site and completely looking at this the wrong way.

Do whatever you want. I guarantee that people on this site will not miss you one bit.

Um--not to be argumentative, but I can eat two grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast and expect to lose weight. Of course, I make mine with low fat cheese (45 cals per slice), light (45 cals per slice) bread, and the pan grilling is done with either a VERY light skiff of butter or, more likely, a butter flavored, no-cal cooking spray. Total calories for two sandwiches? 360-400 calories. I don't do it often, but sometimes I DO do it. It makes me happy, it satisfies a craving, and it's marvelously fiber and protein rich.

I do get your point, and I was very frustrated and put off by his "I'm QUITTING!" approach, but I'd rather teach the OP how to do things in a way that isn't a diet-buster rather than condemn him for doing them wrong. As for not missing him? I think I would--I want to see him succeed. I'm not a big coddler, I tend toward "tough love," but I'm absolutely rooting for him. I hope he makes the changes he needs to make, even if they're only small steps right now. After all, very few of us came into this knowing how to make eating healthier a practical and doable thing.

I hope he gets some Sara Lee Delightful Wheat or Multi-grain bread today. So that the next time he has a couple of sandwiches, he's knocked 260 calories off just by switching breads.

If he doesn't know how to do these things, what better place for him to learn?

Edited to say that I've just spent some time going over the OP's food diary. There are changes that must be made if sustainable loss is the goal. Portion size is out of control--a 15 oz steak? Cut that in half (or even better, a third) for starters, and fill up the space on your plate with fresh steamed broccoli, spinach, sugar snap peas, zucchini, or whatever veggie captures your fancy. A baked potato is fine now and then--make it a smaller red potato rather than a giant russet. Ditch as many of the processed foods as possible, replace them with home-cooked alternatives. There are many recipe sites out there with great, healthier alternatives to favorites. Kill the daily juice---it's not healthy, it's only slightly better than soda. Instead, have half an orange. Replace sweet, processed snacks with fresh fruits. Make absolutely certain that you're not "numbers shopping" on MFP--choose the listing that most accurately matches your intake, not the one that shows the lowest calories. Lying on a food listing is like cheating at solitaire--who are you hurting, really? This will likely mean reading your packaging and entering values. Do not make entries without sodium and other nutrients listed. It gives you a false sense of what you're doing.

Don't lie to yourself. Your caloric intake is excessive. The foods you're eating are breathtakingly unhealthy in many cases. Many of these foods have healthy and delicious alternatives that satisfy the desire without destroying the body. Start making the changes that will make you healthier for you and for your family. Insulting yourself and hating yourself isn't going to do it--I did that for years and years, and it never took one ounce off me. I would walk past a mirror and cry, "Oh, you fat, ugly slob!" Didn't inspire even a bit of loss. Instead of calling yourself 'the fat guy," take that negative energy and make it positive--instead of telling yourself you're awful, tell yourself you're capable. And then prove it to yourself. Instead of focusing on how big you are, focus on the pounds lost, the changes made, and the physical changes that may not show on the scale but are real all the same.


You have to want this enough to do it. You have to be honest enough with yourself to recognize that you MUST make serious, sincere changes. Not just eating a few fewer Funyuns, but replacing them with home-baked versions. You cannot reach your goal weight by doing what you've already been doing--you know that.


Kris

Umm... Well, I didn't use the word Quit in my post. I believe those grilled cheese sandwiches reached around 1000 calories. I picked something nice to point out. I am not trying to sound like a complete beoytch. But honestly? You can not expect to loose weight while you are eating the way you are. You are basically over on everything except calories. The MFP tools are not meant to be abused in such a way. Some people need to hear it and I believe you are one of them. I am not trying to be a horrible person but you truly need to look at what you are putting into your body and realize that is what is digging an early grave. Perhaps seeing a nutritionist or dietitian would be helpful. You need to learn about what healthy foods you need to put into your body.

I did not read before that you are going to "stick" with it. Good for you! Honestly you remind me a bit of my husband who has a constant battle with weight loss. He gets extremely frustrated when he does not see results right away. Just keep on trucking.

mamagooskie

nice attitude.....GOOD RIDDANCE TO YOU!

MintyCandy

Very sad indeed.

MFP isn't a miraculous device that you can track food in and lose weight just based on that. It's more so for you to visably see how you're eating and help motivated you to eat better, I find anyway. I'm sure we all understand the frustration of losing weight at a regular pace.


This is just a "poor me" post so that you could have people coax you to stay.

mehlen

Hi Rebel -
Let's see if I can share a quick shot of my history...I used to be 135. Got hit by a car and laid up in a wheelchair for 6 months...Gained up to 175. Got first round of cancer...ovarian...surgery...chemo...ick...blah...weight gain up to 210. Two years ago, I got hit with Breast Cancer. Mastectoy, meds that have a side effect of weight gain (which I did) and more...Gained up to 240.

I'm taking it a day at a time. In February I had the first of 3 reconstructive surgeries for the breast cancer...but I'm determined to lose this weight. When the surgery hit losing weight has been a real challenge. I really have to watch what I eat AND drink extra water. I found it really counter-intuitive to drink more water to lost that water weight. Sounded pretty stupid but it seems to be working.

One of the things I did when I started here was to decide that I wanted to see what I'm doing so I know what got me here. After all...I'm here because I'm doing something...and until I know what I'm doing...I can't change it. So I tracked lots of things. Calories, Carbs, Fats, Proteins, Sodium..etc. Then I started looking for healthy alternatives to the things I liked so I didn't feel like I was giving up something else in my life (I've lost enough...pissed off about losing more things...wanted to lose the pounds though.)

Anyway...I really know how you feel about wanting to quit. Just remember...we're on a journey...not a racetrack. We're gonna fall down some days...but it's important we pick ourselves back up. Good luck.
Mary

RebelBrew

No offense... But I looked at your diary and you are eating like s*it. Everything you eat is processed, fried, take out...

Just because you stay under your calories for the day doesn't give you license to keep eating whatever the heck you want! For instance... Not sure what day it was but you ate two grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast. Who the heck can eat that and expect to loose weight? You are mis using this site and completely looking at this the wrong way.

Do whatever you want. I guarantee that people on this site will not miss you one bit.

Ok so you looked at this past weekend. yea I ate two grilled cheese on monday big deal and if you look at the rest of my diary you will see no processed food one bit. I might eat fried food yes i am in culinary school you have to at least taste what you are going to serve im graded on that, but look at the quantities im not eating even a serving of the items made. and most of the time I don't eat anything. I know thats bad so don't say you should eat Im just not hungry.

RebelBrew

wow some of you are really harsh. i thought this website was to enable and encourage .

not everyone got that memo but at least they feel better about them selves right???

Thriceshy

wow some of you are really harsh. i thought this website was to enable and encourage .

not everyone got that memo but at least they feel better about them selves right???

Wow. Never mind.

Kris

NikkisNewStart

No one is going to encourage someone that doesn't even encourage themselves. No need to cry the blues, especially to a huge community of people that make the conscious choice every single day to work their butts off to reach their goals. I really do hope you are successful and then maybe you'll realize why your posts have struck a nerve with so many.

StLouisTim

Ok, Rebel. I'll play your game. You're going to quit trying and you're blaming this site for not doing enough for you. Great. But if that was really the case, why didn't you just sign out and leave? tick...tick....tick..... I know. You want someone to listen. You want someone to care. You just want to be heard. Well buddy, take a look at how many responses you have to your "So Long Everyone" post. The fact is, you WANT to do it, you just don't know HOW to do it. Try "friending" some of the folks that have posted suggestions here that make sense to you. They are the ones that can help you get to where you want to be. Don't worry about the "quitter" BS, either. It's frustrating. Hang in there for a while. You never know which day will be "the day".

tsgaddy

On this magical "Saterday" you ate deep fried onion rings, chocolate cake and went over your sodium by more than 1700! :noway:

Stupid myfitnesspal...:grumble:

Thriceshy

Check your calories--you're miscalculating, which is probably part of your problem. Peanut M&Ms have 103 calories for 10 pieces. Your diary lists 44 calories for 18 pieces. It would actually be 185 calories.

You can't just just shop for the lowest MFP listing--some of the numbers here are wrong, and it's easy to know which if you just check the packaging. Chances are, you are eating far more calories than you're tracking in your diary, and your diary is set to allow more calories than you should be eating. July 2nd, your goal is set to 5,133 calories, you consumed 3,462 calories, and you ingested 4,202 mg of sodium. That is not how to lose weight. I know you say you burned over 2900 calories in that one day by climbing stairs, but I would seriously question that number. Perhaps you would benefit from a good heart rate monitor so you can get a good handle on calories burned. I think most of us could benefit from that.

Oh, and you're more than doubling your popcorn calories by popping in oil. Air pop. And do your best not to just manually quick-add calories. Actually read the packages, do the weighing, and do the math. Makes taking responsibility for choices a lot easier when you really examine what those choices are.

If you really want this, you have got to be honest with yourself and stop making excuses. I hope you do--I would love to see you succeed.

Kris

joehempel

It's been my experience that when you are starting a workout plan, you gain some weight. Your body isn't used to doing what it needs to do.

Here....watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbXgQqbOoU

Get back on the wagon...and do it!! No excuses, make ALL the sacrifices, soda, sodium, eat like a frickin rabbit if you have to. You will be miserable for a while....but do it!

My friend gave me the best advice in the world about doing things you don't want to do:

You don't like doing dishes right??
But you like when they are done right??
Sometimes you gotta do what you don't like to enjoy the results!!

Quit making excuses, use whatever you gotta use...get back on and do it. You only fail if you let yoruself fail, it sounds like you aren't mentally there and making excuses. NO MORE EXCUSES!!! JUST GET OUT THERE AND DO IT!!!!

Lyadeia

Everyone was talking about your sodium intake, so I checked out your diary too...and was shocked to see that they were complaining about 2 days over a holiday weekend while the rest of your days were in the green. :huh:

I do agree that perhaps you should reduce the amount of processed foods that you have. I read that you were in culinary school, so you are probably a much better cook than I am. That being the case, I think it would be easier for you if you simply knew what to cook since you obviously know how.

I think it might be a help if you change the macronutrient ratio goals. Not everyone responds well to a high carb/low fat and low protein diet which is MFP's default. I find that it is much easier to shed body fat when I am eating less carbs. Not necessarily "low carb" but simply less starches like potatoes, pastas, and rice. Start out your meals by having a lean protein and then add some veggies or fruits. I recommend starches in rhe morning-afternoon, but make your dinners more complete with veggies because they are more nutritious in terms of minerals and vitamins on average, and you will simply feel better and less bloated.

It's easiest to go grocery shopping for healthy foods if you stay on the outskirts of the store...that's where you will find fresh meats, veggies, and fruits and where you will not find a lot of boxed, bagged, or canned foods. Fresher is better when you are trying to get healthy and trim the fat.

I still recommend weighing in less often as I mentioned in my last post. And never weigh in AFTER a holiday weekend. It's never a good thing.

joehempel

I think it might be a help if you change the macronutrient ratio goals. Not everyone responds well to a high carb/low fat and low protein diet which is MFP's default. I find that it is much easier to shed body fat when I am eating less carbs. Not necessarily "low carb" but simply less starches like potatoes, pastas, and rice. Start out your meals by having a lean protein and then add some veggies or fruits. I recommend starches in rhe morning-afternoon, but make your dinners more complete with veggies because they are more nutritious in terms of minerals and vitamins on average, and you will simply feel better and less bloated.

^^This right here is great advice!

I'm on a high protein diet and it's working wonders. Yeah I'm in the red on protein everyday by quite a bit, but the weight is coming off.

As you are building muscle that muscle will burn more calories when you are sedentary, the protein helps to build and repair muscles, behind water, it's my belief that it's the most important thing your body can have....hope you get where you need to be!

Thriceshy

I think it might be a help if you change the macronutrient ratio goals. Not everyone responds well to a high carb/low fat and low protein diet which is MFP's default. I find that it is much easier to shed body fat when I am eating less carbs. Not necessarily "low carb" but simply less starches like potatoes, pastas, and rice. Start out your meals by having a lean protein and then add some veggies or fruits. I recommend starches in rhe morning-afternoon, but make your dinners more complete with veggies because they are more nutritious in terms of minerals and vitamins on average, and you will simply feel better and less bloated.

^^This right here is great advice!

I'm on a high protein diet and it's working wonders. Yeah I'm in the red on protein everyday by quite a bit, but the weight is coming off.

As you are building muscle that muscle will burn more calories when you are sedentary, the protein helps to build and repair muscles, behind water, it's my belief that it's the most important thing your body can have....hope you get where you need to be!

I keep my carbs low because of my diabetes, but my protein is also in the red pretty much every day because that's how I eat. I was reading a "formula" last night and wondering if anyone had any feedback to give about it: http://exercise.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/protein_2.htm

Kris

red_hatorade

Ok, I checked out your food diary, and I agree. You could make some better choices. For example, you had 2 grilled cheese sandwiches totaling a whopping 1,000 calories. Instead, try using the following:

Country Crock Lite Butter - 50 calories for 1 tbsp
Nickels 35 Lite Bread - 35 calories for 1 slice
Kraft 2% Milk American Cheese Singles - 45 calories for 1 slice

So, say you have 2 grilled cheese this way...

50 (1 tbsp butter) + 140 (4 slices bread) + 90 (2 slices cheese) = 280 calories for 2 sandwiches

It is about making better choices, reading nutrition labels, and saying "no" to things like cake, fried goods, and beer. Beer has so many calories, but if you really want it, try a low cal beer.

Oh, and replace mustard with the mayo. Mustard (usually) has no calories. So right there, you save 90 calories. If you have to have the mayo, get the Kraft Mayo made with Olive Oil. It is 45 calories per serving instead of 90.

Skip the waffles for breakfast and have a Dannon Lite Yogurt with some fruit. You can eat a ton of blueberries with it, they have very few calories. You can add a piece of toast (Nickels 35 calorie bread), some lite juice (Ocean Spray Fruit and Veggie Strawberry, Banana and Cranberry) where 1 cup is only 60 calories, and even a couple hard boiled egg whites.

80 (yogurt) + 83 (1 cup blueberries) + 35 (toast) + 60 (juice) + 48 (3.5 ounces of hard boiled egg whites, no salt) = 306 calories

RebelBrew

Check your calories--you're miscalculating, which is probably part of your problem. Peanut M&Ms have 103 calories for 10 pieces. Your diary lists 44 calories for 18 pieces. It would actually be 185 calories.

You can't just just shop for the lowest MFP listing--some of the numbers here are wrong, and it's easy to know which if you just check the packaging. Chances are, you are eating far more calories than you're tracking in your diary, and your diary is set to allow more calories than you should be eating. July 2nd, your goal is set to 5,133 calories, you consumed 3,462 calories, and you ingested 4,202 mg of sodium. That is not how to lose weight. I know you say you burned over 2900 calories in that one day by climbing stairs, but I would seriously question that number. Perhaps you would benefit from a good heart rate monitor so you can get a good handle on calories burned. I think most of us could benefit from that.

Oh, and you're more than doubling your popcorn calories by popping in oil. Air pop. And do your best not to just manually quick-add calories. Actually read the packages, do the weighing, and do the math. Makes taking responsibility for choices a lot easier when you really examine what those choices are.

If you really want this, you have got to be honest with yourself and stop making excuses. I hope you do--I would love to see you succeed.

Kris

I do want this. With the m&m's what is wrong using the 183 calorie one that came up in the choices (the onl one I saw) and there was no package in front of me so how would I know it was wrong I would rather have my calories on MFP be higher than they actually are (a little leeway if you would) than be low. My sodium has always been pretty low its just this weekend I had gatorade while I was out in the heat working. I have ben making responsible choices SSince i started on june first

tonilizzy88

I also quit things when they get hard. That's why I'm fit and successful in general. Oh wait, that's right...I don't quit things.

this made me chuckle. i understand the weight loss is hard but it DOES NOT happen over night rebelbrew

RebelBrew

I love how mostly veering has asked to se my diary but most have theirs private little hypocritical and how no one actually looks at the diary just maybe back through the weekend and never look at what is in there except the top line with grilled cheese sandwich. yes I had two grilled cheese sandwich so what im not eating them everyday and I don't eat processed food any more yes my sodium is high over the weekend Gatorade will do that to you. But if you feel better about yourself to write on here with out reading any other postings except the first one on the front page have fun

hill2302

So Rebel,

have you really lost 10 lbs in one month? If that's true, then how can you be discouraged? That's more than 2 lbs a week!

Your weight will fluctuate day by day and hour by hour. Don't sweat a spike in the line if the overall tend looks good.

I really don't even understand what you were originally upset about.

Also, I understand you wanting to defend yourself. But I think it will be better if you just listen to everyone's advice and take it for what it is. Everyone is just trying to help. Well, most everyone.

BTW, i think the poster above you was pointing out you listed too little calories for the m&Ms, not too much.

Good luck.

LdyGeko

Rebel - I haven't gotten all the way through this thread yet - but it looks like you decided to stick it out - and I'm glad to see that! Pay attention to the positive encouraging posts and ignore all the hateful mean ones. Maybe some of them thought "tough love" would help, but many of them are just................ mean - a true reflection of their personality, I'm sure. Those people aren't the ones you want to surround yourself with anyway. Best of luck to you in your journey!