Anyone taken a break from logging?

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KLDunford
KLDunford Posts: 41
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Has anyone taken a break from logging? How did it go?
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  • hollythehutt
    hollythehutt Posts: 49
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    I tried to, when I had tonsillitis, but I panicked about weight gain and went back. So, not too well.
  • Skinny_Beans
    Skinny_Beans Posts: 405 Member
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    I wasn't able to log in for about a week recently, I stayed on track for the most part but I found myself wanting sugary cakes and stuff waaaay more when I didn't know how many cals I had in the day.
  • Megclark37
    Megclark37 Posts: 111
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    I took my spring break off- honestly its been reeeally hard to get back into it. and i was OBSESSED with logging before and I really enjoyed doing it- but it's a lot harder than I thought it'd be to get back into the swing of things. good luck!!
  • ♥Amy♥
    ♥Amy♥ Posts: 714 Member
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    Today is day 425 for me here on MFP. I've logged in everyday, but didn't log my food the week we went to Disney World this past summer. I just watched what I ate and the amounts (I shared a lot of food with my sons), and I actually ended up losing 3 pounds that week, probably due to all the walking around (11 hours each day).
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
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    I've never taken off more than a couple of days... I'm too afraid of the back slide :(
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
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    Nope, not since I started this Dec 31st......:)
  • KarenGee1978
    KarenGee1978 Posts: 12
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    Yes I have taken a break from logging. I went off for about 2 1/2 months I still lost but it was a longer process because there were days where I didn't watch what I was eating and then those days were I did. The longest I logged off for was 2 1/2 months. I only lost 5 pounds but I was still happy with that. Anyone can loose weight and I think once your body gets trained on a certain calorie based diet it knows when it is full or if you have gone over your limit. Good Luck and dont feel bad if you stop logging for a while if you feel your over doing it log back in. :happy:
  • chickybuns
    chickybuns Posts: 1,037 Member
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    Not in 5 months. I am not responsible to do this on my own, and even now I'm pregnant I am still logging, so I don't gain too much weight.
  • raevynn
    raevynn Posts: 666 Member
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    About one day out of every two weeks, I do not log.


    Today is my "not logging" day.

    It's just a day off. I don't really eat differently, I still do active stuff, I just take off a day from logging.

    I plan it in advance, it is one day, then I go back to logging. Keeps me sane.
  • LindseyDD
    LindseyDD Posts: 160 Member
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    After I was at a plateau for several months, I took several months off and I didn't gain or lose, I think I mentally needed it and now that I am back to tracking I still have not lost so I guess it worked for me!
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
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    I have not taken a break from logging in over 400 days. It's so second nature now! That said, I have taken breaks from exercise to heal from injuries/sickness as well as I am currently taking a break from a calorie deficit by eating at maintenance for a week or so :) I feel like I might eventually be able to live without logging, but I really like the accountability!
  • allison0820
    allison0820 Posts: 325 Member
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    I always take a break on the weekends... I shouldn't though.. :"(
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
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    I'm an unrealistic eater, so I need to log to fully "own" what I put in my mouth. By unrealistic I mean:
    1. I totally overestimate portion size
    2. I have a tendency to graze far, far too much!
  • HorrorChix89
    HorrorChix89 Posts: 1,229 Member
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    I take breaks whenever I go visit my boyfriend. I hate trying to guess calories in food when there's no barcode to scan or the restaurant isn't a chain, meaning no nutrition facts online.

    I refuse to stress myself over calorie counting.
  • AlexPflug
    AlexPflug Posts: 132 Member
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    I have taken a few cheat days when I stop logging that day, but when my friend visited I didn't log that weekend. I wouldn't recommend it. It was so hard to get back into logging regularly, even though I was so adamant about it before.
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
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    I've tried it...failed. In the past before using MFP I tried keeping a journal, but it wasn't as exact as MFP. This site is the ONLY thing that keeps me from going back to how I used to be.
  • maryloo2011
    maryloo2011 Posts: 446
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    Pretty much every Saturday and Sunday - and just dandy :)
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
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    No way. Can't think about not logging. Keeps me honest about what I eat. It is good for me to know how many calories I have left to play with.
  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
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    Well I haven't yet, we'll see though when I reach maintenance, I'm not sure how long after that I will keep going, by then the eating habits will be pretty entrenched since I'm creating patterns for each meal, now if I was going to go off the rails for a weekend or event I would log so I could see what happened, lol.
  • Schmarrn
    Schmarrn Posts: 22
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    i used to have a very hectic job where i barely logged what i ate, but i always tried to support my friends as much as i could; now i have a different situation and i do try logging everything i eat but im not consistent. i go to "quiet" periods where ill check what my friends are doing but that's about it.

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