Need Consistency to log and exercise

jassyjan1

I'm motivated to loose weight but I haven't been consistent with exercising and logging my food. How does everyone do it and be successful at it. Please help me with ideas.....Thanks

davidpm

It can be a little tougher at the beginning because you have to search out foods in the database, but it gets easier since i think most people tend to eat the same foods week after week. when your most eaten food starts showing up at the top of the list, it's just a couple of quick check boxes and your done.

stick with it for a few weeks and you'll see!

ovege

I use the app on my iPhone so it makes it easy to use it anywhere I am.

Adrenaline_Queen

Every morning when I get up I know what I am going to eat, I log on MFP and put my food in!! then I will know what snacks I am going to have for the next few hours, log them on too, if I dont take them, simple delete them!!!

This site is easy to use, but you did need some time when you first ever log on to just play with it and get used to it!! xx Feel free to add me as a friend!! Post a little message with it, thanks, I will help you as much as I can, after a few days you will be ok.

Once you have foods on your profile it will be so much easier to use xx Keep with it, add lots of friends and ask if you need help xxx

beesareyellow

It takes time for it to become a habit.Just keep on logging in every day, if you fall off the wagon, get back on and continue where you left off. It's no use trying to "start over" every time. Just pick yourself up and move on. You can use the tools to save meals and recipes, and after a while, you'll be able to estimate portions quite accurately. Build a network of supportive friends on here, it really is a huge help

JNettie73

For logging - I just tell myself this is what I need to do if I am serious about losing weight. I installed the app onto my phone, which is always with me, and make sure I log it right after I finish eating it. On occasion, if I am going to eat something that I don't normally eat like pizza, I look up the calories first and see how much of it I can eat so I do not go overboard.

Exercise - I gave myself small goals to start then gradually build upon them. When I first started MFP I decided I was going to exercise 4 times a week for at least 30 minutes. I know it is not much, but I had not exercised in years and needed a goal I could achieve without becoming too frustrated. I left the type of exercise open so I could pick what I felt like doing that week. IE: going for a walk, working in the gardens, hiking, aerobics. As I progressed I built upon my goals. Now I only log my exercise if I am doing aerobics, strength training, walking or the occasional mowing the lawn. (Mowing the lawn I use a push mower and walk at a fast pace, it takes approximately an hour). All other physical activity I do, is just an extra bonus and does not get logged.

I strongly suggest giving yourself small attainable goals to start. IE This week I am going to cut back on eating _________. This week I am going to exercise _______times. Then do it. Once you start getting into the groove of things it becomes more natural and part of your routine.

You can do this! Lots of luck to you!
~ Jeanette