Does any body else feel like..

cannonsky

.. they are thinking/talking about food ALL THE TIME. It makes counting calories not so fun. :ohwell:

szartofwar

Please....I've had dreams about food. My weekend is all about where I'm going to dinner

SueD66

I was just talking about this. It's all the time... i'm hoping that i will quit freeking out about how many calories this and that have. Can i eat that or would it put me over. Yep i feel it too

shanncrisalli

Agreed:(.

Reckabek

Funny thing is i lost 95 lbs this past yr without mfp doing it all myself without counting a single calorie! Now i am obsessed!

TurtleTape

I was like that in the beginning, drove my friend nuts, lol. Now I've kind of gotten into the swing of things and it isn't as tough to push it aside when needed.

Hjbaker

Yup, I think about it all the time and now I try to think about how I can turn my craving into something healthier and sometimes I put the foods I feel like on my diary before I actually eat them so that I can see what I need to do eat during the rest of the day to keep calories low... or I take it off and don't eat it... and then I feel good for making a positive decision... and therefor calorie counting is a positive thing I am sure it will get easier over time

katiej122

All I ever think about is my next meal, and when I finish eating I start thinking about the next one, and planning what I'm going to eat for days ahead. Its kind of frustrating, just seeing numbers everywhere instead of food. Gotta do what you gotta do though I guess

Reedern

Just yesterday my co-worker told me that all I talk about is food. I think it's because now I am constantly trying to find better ways to eat and so I talk about it a lot to get ideas. I didn't realize that I was so focussed on it though.

paigemarie93

All I think about is "do I have enough calories left for this" & "calories calories calories" It gets annoying as I can never have a clear mind. So yeah, Kinda takes the fun out of weight loss.

manda68

Food......thats all i use to think about when i first started using this site but its getting better

paigemarie93

All I ever think about is my next meal, and when I finish eating I start thinking about the next one, and planning what I'm going to eat for days ahead. Its kind of frustrating, just seeing numbers everywhere instead of food. Gotta do what you gotta do though I guess

same here!

sc1572

*sigh* YES

stormieweather

Everybody ELSE keeps wanting to talk to ME about food. I just want to eat and be left alone. But no, all my co-workers want to discuss my choice of wrap, my healthy meals, my weight loss and how I did it. Every single time I put anything near my mouth, they start in on me. Sigh.

cannonsky

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. I don't count calories on Sunday so that I don't go crazy.. but I think because of this.. .like clockwork... on Thursday and Friday I start to get cravings and all I can think about is where I'm going to eat on Sunday. But I plan my meals days in advance so I'm not tempted to eat something I shouldn't. This system has been working for me so far... I just get frustrated because I'm suppose to be writing a paper for school and my brain is going "YOU GET TO HAVE PEPPERONI FOR LUNCH. NOM NOM". It's very distracting

shaycat

I think I count calories in my sleep.
I count other peoples calories.
It is all I think about all the time except what I am going to eat for which meal.
Pretty bad.

ravihira1892

sex. food. money. family. cars. science.

That's pretty much whats on my mind all the time! Not in that particular order though.

Ballerina_Cara

I am like this too, I will sit in class and just think about food!!! However, for me I look at it as a good thing. They say that where you put your focus is where you find sucess. I have always put a ton of effort into my school, career, family, friends and now I'm finally attempting to put that kind of focus on my health.

kbw414

This site, even though it's a great resource, really promotes an obsession with food, especially if you use it long-term.
Calorie counting is very tedious.
I was becoming too reliant on thinking about food all the time, so I took on a short fast. I have the freedom now to think of other things and my hope is that when I go back to calorie counting, I'll bring a fresh perspective to it. At any rate, the break from obsessive calorie counting is worth it to me.

TiltingAtWindmills

Yep! Glad it's not just me. I also think about exercise ( making sure I stick to my exercise goals so I can keep losing weight and still feel like I get to eat).

But I have to admit that this is working for me. I'm not a very good dieter, but I'm now 8 pounds from my first goal doing this. Maybe this is what I needed.

BarbWhite09

YES.

sabified

I was like that in the beginning, drove my friend nuts, lol. Now I've kind of gotten into the swing of things and it isn't as tough to push it aside when needed.

This I definately do still think abt food a lil too much, but when it's all about what I can do to make my meals better, I don't mind being "obsessed"... it does get easier when you get into the swing of it. Just keep working on it!

cyclerjenn

I don't think about food and the whole calorie thing does not bother me. Here is what I do.

Sunday morning I generate a meal plan for the entire week, minus Friday that is my cheat day. I put it into MFP to make sure I have the correct number of protiens, carbs, fibers ect and then I prepare if in tupperware containers and place each days of food in a plastic bag. Then when I make my lunch for the day, I just grab out that bag and put it in my lunch box.

If for some reason I eat something not planned, cookie in the office, I just work out a little more that night.

This works for me and I don't need to think about food and what my next meal will be.

OtakuEngineer

I have quite a few calories to play around with so I'm not all that obsessive with it... I usually eat the same thing for breakfast each day, then have a general idea of what kind of other small meals I can have throughout the day according to what I'm eating for dinner that night. Most days I just put in my breakfast, dinner, and a protein drink at the start of each day, and I can figure it out in my head as to what else I can have.

Again my BMR is almost 2900 calories, so I have quite a bit to work with... my only thing at the moment is having a general idea of where I'm at, which I usually try and stick too about 2K calories a day, which isn't hard... getting in my exercise 4-5 times a week... and watching not necessarily the amount of calories but making sure there aren't too many carbs, enough protein, not too much fat and low sugar... and making sure I don't have anything high in sodium the evening before I weigh in or that screws with my numbers.

I just find that it's more so about gaining a general knowledge of what is good, what isn't, how much you can take in, and kinda keep it floating around in your head to build good eating habits. I certainly don't want to be using this tool after I've hit my goal weight, but rather to use it now as an educational tool to train myself so I don't have to depend on it.

Jd1360

I think I did more, but I've also allowed myself "days off" where I don't OVEREAT, but I don't hardcore count. Of course I can't do them too much, but they allow me a time to go for that CRAVING.

msiamjan

All I think about is "do I have enough calories left for this" & "calories calories calories" It gets annoying as I can never have a clear mind. So yeah, Kinda takes the fun out of weight loss.

There is "fun" in weight loss? If only.

usedasbrandnew

I feel a little obsessed, but in a world where there is food Everywhere, readily available, salty, processed... it can't hurt to have your mind on what healthy foods you can find/prepare/plan for. I think it's exciting to be in control of myself and what I put in my mouth. So yes, it takes up a good chunk of my brainwaves, but that's better than when I mindlessly stuffed my face and used the brain waves on self-loathing.

prism6

I just worry that I will eat something that will cause me an extra 45 min. on the treadmill...like the jellybeans I ate today...little buggers

hillaryroland

All I ever think about is my next meal, and when I finish eating I start thinking about the next one, and planning what I'm going to eat for days ahead. Its kind of frustrating, just seeing numbers everywhere instead of food. Gotta do what you gotta do though I guess

^^^story of my lifeeeeee

Karalopolous

All I ever think about is my next meal, and when I finish eating I start thinking about the next one, and planning what I'm going to eat for days ahead. Its kind of frustrating, just seeing numbers everywhere instead of food. Gotta do what you gotta do though I guess

I wish I could say I didn't think like this, but I do this as well!!! It's horrible! I even complain about being hungry WHILE I'm eating sometimes! What a fatty!!!

Kalynx

I've only been doing this for a month or so, and I've decided I'm going to enjoy what I eat, so I try to think of things I like and find better ways to prepare them, better things to buy, etc. I think its time and brain cells well spent!