Will I have to Be Here for the Rest of My Life?

HorrorChix89

I'm guessing butter cream icing is out of the question too...There's no such thing as a small portion of that. I can eat of gallon of the icing itself

Lozze

I didn't say it's "awful" but I don't want to spend the rest of my life constantly worrying that a Blue Yummy Yummy will make me go over my budget. I don't want to be the freak that stands in the store scanning bar codes for lunch. I don't want every conversation I have with people to be about healthy eating or "I heard you're wrong about starvation mode". I don't want to look at my boyfriend and complain to him about how he needs to go to the gym at least 3 times a week and weight train.

Um why are you doing this now? The only reason I talk about weight loss currently in real life is when it's initiated by the other person. Not by me. I don't tell anyone what to do. If they ask for help I give it.

Enjoy life while being healthy.

HorrorChix89

I didn't say it's "awful" but I don't want to spend the rest of my life constantly worrying that a Blue Yummy Yummy will make me go over my budget. I don't want to be the freak that stands in the store scanning bar codes for lunch. I don't want every conversation I have with people to be about healthy eating or "I heard you're wrong about starvation mode". I don't want to look at my boyfriend and complain to him about how he needs to go to the gym at least 3 times a week and weight train.

Um why are you doing this now? The only reason I talk about weight loss currently in real life is when it's initiated by the other person. Not by me. I don't tell anyone what to do. If they ask for help I give it.

Enjoy life while being healthy.

This site changed me, whether it's good or bad. I don't even know what healthy is. What I enjoy is looked at as NOT healthy. Now I'm stressing about River Fest coming up. Everything there is fried and on a stick. Even the ice cream is deep fried. But no, I'll be the girl sinking back munching on a celery stick while everyone else stuffs their face with gyros and turkey legs.

Tourney3p0

Keep in mind that for each 0.5 pounds per week you're trying to lose, that's 250 fewer calories per day. So once you get to maintenance, you're automatically looking at at least 250 more calories to work with. More if you start/continue to work out, and even more if you're set to more than 0.5 pounds per week.

That said, the unfortunate truth is that you're always going to have a calorie limit where you will gain weight if you eat beyond that limit. This site is just a tool. It allows you to measure how close you are to that limit without going over. If you can work up to a point of being able to mentally calculate how close you are to that limit, this site becomes superfluous.

BrewerGeorge

After 9 months, I'm beginning to find balance. The biggest thing is learning to listen to your body. Eating when you're hungry, stopping eating when you're no longer hungry. Building in some routines that serve you well, like ALWAYS eating breakfast, etc.

I'm still logging, but I'm quite sure I could stop now and maintain my weight.

ElPumaMex

I know what I "should" be buying but I get what I can afford. Fresh veggies and meats are expensive and I can't cook. Last time I was in the kitchen, the stove caught fire and even burned the wiring inside the wall. The over head fan was completely destroyed. So yeah, I'm not cooking unless it comes with microwave instructions and costs less than $1 a serving.

Plus with meats you have to get other stuff to make it even half way taste good. Same with veggies.

I am not sure what your budget is, but I don't necessarily agree that fresh veggies and healthy food is expensive, or at least more expensive than canned or processed food.

For fruit, I always look for prices below $1 a pound; there is always fruit at that level, and normally is when they are in season.
So that way you can buy grapes, etc. for below $1 a pound.
I don't normally but organic, which is VERY expensive; no need to go buy organic to have healthy food at your table.
For vegetables, same applies.

As far as meat and cooking: You could buy for example roasted chicken (I find a complete chicken for $6 or $7 at the local grocery) and if you remove the skin it is very healthy, no need to cook.

For red meat, I always wait for the T-bone to be below $4 a pound before I purchase it.

Good luck in your MFP journey !
No need to buy food that you don't like !

Lozze

This site changed me, whether it's good or bad. I don't even know what healthy is. What I enjoy is looked at as NOT healthy. Now I'm stressing about River Fest coming up. Everything there is fried and on a stick. Even the ice cream is deep fried. But no, I'll be the girl sinking back munching on a celery stick while everyone else stuffs their face with gyros and turkey legs.

Why not? Your body will not shrivel up and die if you have these items? I'm not telling you to go overboard and stuff your face ur there's nothing wrong with indulging sometimes. You might even put on weight. But if you have your treat and then next meal get back to making better choices you'll lose it again.

If you treat weight loss as temporary it will BE temporary. Figure out how to enjoy your faves and make them rarer. I have nasi goreng once a week and my weight loss has been at quite a fast clip. I only have one food that I won't have. Everything else is fair game. As long as I'm eating healthier more times than not ill continue to lose weight.

annacataldo

Counting Calories is different from watching carbs. I dont worry about sugar, fat, carb levels; I just worry about calories. And ive lost 115 pounds total so my methods cant be all that wrong? The watching sugars/fat is health related things, not losing weight related.

I do eat alot of fat free, sugar free, etc, but only cause its lower calorie. Yesterday I ate pretty good, but with my excess calories i had a donut. today it was icecream. I have pizza regularly. the only thing other than calories that i watch is sodium so i dont see big water weight gains on the scale.

Your here to live life; not be perfect!

elsalily

I understand your worries. But I think the more you log on MFP during your weight loss phase, the more it'll help you to instinctively know what's low calorie and what's not. By the time you reach your goal, you'll probably have found a lot more foods that you like that are lower calorie.
Another thing, even during my weight loss (now) I allow myself a free day (I still don't go over 2000 total if no exercise) and enjoy foods I really crave. That has helped me a great deal because IMO it's easier to follow a restrictive plan when you don't feel deprived. I also have something sweet most days as long as it fits into my macros. (I do not track sugar though)
Maybe you feel too deprived these days and that's what's getting you down and worrying you?
Free meals or days are important because not only they help you feel less deprived, but you also know that once you've reached your goals there will be days/ occasions when you won't or shouldn't count calories (wedding, christmas, going out to a restaurant and so on). There's no need to feel guilty about indulging, since that's usually what makes us binge...
If you know you can indulge once in a while, you'll feel less enclined to overdo it, I think.
The more you log the more you'll learn about calories, the better your estimates will be and the easier it'll be to maintain even once you're at your goal weight and don't want to log anymore.

I would suggest once you reach your GW to keep logging while maintaining for 3 months at least and then I think you should be good. Hope this helps