So lazy but...
joselo2
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OK, I know this is way lazy and bad but sometimes I find I just can't be bothered to log every single day. I know everyone says you should but sometimes it is just a real chore. Is that really bad?? I don't got a smart phone so i can't really do it as i go and it is sometimes a pain to write it all up at the end of the day.. plus i eat loads so lots to write, haha. Any ideas?xxxx
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When you decide you want it bad enough, you'll make the effort to do it.0
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When you decide you want it bad enough, you'll make the effort to do it.
I agree completely0 -
laziness is what got you to the point you are at now, no? So why wouldn't you want to fight it? Fight for what you want to be. Nobody can do it for you.0
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When you want to lose weight badly enough, and want to be successful, it's not a chore. If you're too lazy to log your food, this probably isn't the best site for you. I'm assuming since you're too lazy to log, you're probably too lazy to exercise. Weight loss and health will come when you decide being lazy isn't reaping any benefits, and that if you want to see change you're going to have to put forth this thing called work. I don't think many of us "like" having to plug in every little thing that goes in our mouths....
Sorry for being blunt. But quite frankly, if you're not willing to put forth a little effort, you're never going to see results.0 -
When you want to lose weight badly enough, and want to be successful, it's not a chore. If you're too lazy to log your food, this probably isn't the best site for you. I'm assuming since you're too lazy to log, you're probably too lazy to exercise. Weight loss and health will come when you decide being lazy isn't reaping any benefits, and that if you want to see change you're going to have to put forth this thing called work. I don't think many of us "like" having to plug in every little thing that goes in our mouths....
Sorry for being blunt. But quite frankly, if you're not willing to put forth a little effort, you're never going to see results.
that is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very presumptious of you. I visit the gym weekly for curcuit training, and the swimming pool also weekly and do walking and dancing to work out. I am VERY good about my exercise.
This DEFINITELY is the site for me, because it helps me get advice, so i don't understand why no one seems to be giving me any about this.
I am here to lose weight, not to show off about how great my diet was each day.
I can't beleive you said that. I excerise very good, better than most people i bet.0 -
I sat there spinning my wheels hating that I was overweight for a few years. Finally, I got sick of being fat and actually did something about it. As others have stated, when you are ready to lose the weight, you will do it. If you are too lazy to bother to try, then you aren't mentally ready for it yet.0
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I think you all be misread my message. I didn't say I can't be bothered to lose weight (that I now have lost nealry 2 and half stone proves it!!!) I said I can't be bothered to LOG. Dieting is more important that telling people about it, i just wanted some advice about habits of logging.xxx0
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When you want to lose weight badly enough, and want to be successful, it's not a chore. If you're too lazy to log your food, this probably isn't the best site for you. I'm assuming since you're too lazy to log, you're probably too lazy to exercise. Weight loss and health will come when you decide being lazy isn't reaping any benefits, and that if you want to see change you're going to have to put forth this thing called work. I don't think many of us "like" having to plug in every little thing that goes in our mouths....
Sorry for being blunt. But quite frankly, if you're not willing to put forth a little effort, you're never going to see results.
that is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very presumptious of you. I visit the gym weekly for curcuit training, and the swimming pool also weekly and do walking and dancing to work out. I am VERY good about my exercise.
This DEFINITELY is the site for me, because it helps me get advice, so i don't understand why no one seems to be giving me any about this.
I am here to lose weight, not to show off about how great my diet was each day.
I can't beleive you said that. I excerise very good, better than most people i bet.
I think the poster was making is that if you are too lazy to post everyday, then it is "likely" you might also use that excuse for exercise as well. The point here is, if you aren't posting, and you are exercising, and you are losing weight, then obviously THAT is working for you, so congrats! If you aren't posting, and you are exercising BUT you AREN'T losing weight, then posting is probably something you should start doing so as to track your caloric intake more closely. I'm not sure, as I think the other posters aren't sure, if you are making a mater of fact statement or a complaint about results by this topic.0 -
When you want to lose weight badly enough, and want to be successful, it's not a chore. If you're too lazy to log your food, this probably isn't the best site for you. I'm assuming since you're too lazy to log, you're probably too lazy to exercise. Weight loss and health will come when you decide being lazy isn't reaping any benefits, and that if you want to see change you're going to have to put forth this thing called work. I don't think many of us "like" having to plug in every little thing that goes in our mouths....
Sorry for being blunt. But quite frankly, if you're not willing to put forth a little effort, you're never going to see results.
that is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very presumptious of you. I visit the gym weekly for curcuit training, and the swimming pool also weekly and do walking and dancing to work out. I am VERY good about my exercise.
This DEFINITELY is the site for me, because it helps me get advice, so i don't understand why no one seems to be giving me any about this.
I am here to lose weight, not to show off about how great my diet was each day.
I can't beleive you said that. I excerise very good, better than most people i bet.
It's not about showing off your diet, it's about knowing what you're putting into your body, and having control over your food intake. Nonetheless this thread is not going to end well, because most people on this site are "very very very very very very" dedicated to their new lifestyle and take the logging portion seriously. They really don't appreciate people who openly announce that they're lazy. Because most people on here work their butts off to achieve their goals. Just sayin', you're asking for some backlash....0 -
I think you all be misread my message. I didn't say I can't be bothered to lose weight (that I now have lost nealry 2 and half stone proves it!!!) I said I can't be bothered to LOG. Dieting is more important that telling people about it, i just wanted some advice about habits of logging.xxx
If you are are losing doing what you are doing, why do you need advice? The advice is obvious, most people do better when they accurately track their caloric intake, through logging, than those that don't. however, if you are the "outlier", than so be it, and continue doing what works for you.0 -
honestly when i feel too lazy to log, i just eat the exact same thing i ate the day before. that way i only have to click a button rather than search the database.
this is why i end up eating so many eggs, salads avocados, berries and chicken thighs0 -
When you want to lose weight badly enough, and want to be successful, it's not a chore. If you're too lazy to log your food, this probably isn't the best site for you. I'm assuming since you're too lazy to log, you're probably too lazy to exercise. Weight loss and health will come when you decide being lazy isn't reaping any benefits, and that if you want to see change you're going to have to put forth this thing called work. I don't think many of us "like" having to plug in every little thing that goes in our mouths....
Sorry for being blunt. But quite frankly, if you're not willing to put forth a little effort, you're never going to see results.
that is very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very presumptious of you. I visit the gym weekly for curcuit training, and the swimming pool also weekly and do walking and dancing to work out. I am VERY good about my exercise.
This DEFINITELY is the site for me, because it helps me get advice, so i don't understand why no one seems to be giving me any about this.
I am here to lose weight, not to show off about how great my diet was each day.
I can't beleive you said that. I excerise very good, better than most people i bet.
It's not about showing off your diet, it's about knowing what you're putting into your body, and having control over your food intake. Nonetheless this thread is not going to end well, because most people on this site are "very very very very very very" dedicated to their new lifestyle and take the logging portion seriously. They really don't appreciate people who openly announce that they're lazy. Because most people on here work their butts off to achieve their goals. Just sayin', you're asking for some backlash....
Thank you ubermensch for addressing my actual question. I was just wanting to see if anyone else was like me and didn't log every day. I would say the main thing people here are sometimes is very very very very very very very very very very very very very judgmental and smug, rather thanmotivated. I work (at least!) as hard as anyone else and it make me so upset if people suggest I am letting everyone down or some kind of weak link. Whatver,people work hard but so do I!!!!!!!xxxxx0 -
I just started this program. How did you figure out how many calories to start with? I am 5ft 7in and not real active. What would be the right amount. Anyone know?0
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I don't log s*** and I look great. I eat well and workout regularly. Do what works for you! If your reaching your goals, thats all that matters. If you aren't, then you should probably log everything, everyday.0
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okay, to answer the question, make use of the my meals and recipe section to log food you eat regularly.
As for everything else in this thread I have to agree with the others. i have been on your friend list for a while now and quite often see "lazy" type posts from you.
Now you have to do what works for you and if doing what you are doing is working then that is great, keep doing it. The problem comes when what you are doing stops working and at that point you won't have a food diary to look at to find out why things are no longer working.
Use the tools available to you how you want to use them.0 -
I get that too. Sometimes I hardly see the point in logging if it is exactly the same as the previous day or so very similar! I think the longer I go on, the more instinct i get for what i eat and I kind of know whether i am in my limits or not. Being able to manage my diet like that is what i ultimately aim for, as i don't plan to log forever and ever in my wholelife! Plus i wan to get to a point when i am not so foixated on food (whether that is eating it or dieting!!) and logging kind of makes you fixate on it as you need to think bout it all the time. I see the point of logging but it isn't the be all and end all, it is a tool to use as suits you and it should be stopped to using when it served it perpose that what i thnk really.honestly when i feel too lazy to log, i just eat the exact same thing i ate the day before. that way i only have to click a button rather than search the database.
this is why i end up eating so many eggs, salads avocados, berries and chicken thighs0 -
okay, to answer the question, make use of the my meals and recipe section to log food you eat regularly.
As for everything else in this thread I have to agree with the others. i have been on your friend list for a while now and quite often see "lazy" type posts from you.
Now you have to do what works for you and if doing what you are doing is working then that is great, keep doing it. The problem comes when what you are doing stops working and at that point you won't have a food diary to look at to find out why things are no longer working.
Use the tools available to you how you want to use them.
Great advice!0 -
As for everything else in this thread I have to agree with the others. i have been on your friend list for a while now and quite often see "lazy" type posts from you.
You must be mistake me for someone else tio when did i ever say something lazy? I cannot think of a single example.0 -
One of the ways I eat less is knowing that I have to log it, and sometimes the food isn't worth the effort of logging. If you want to eat less you should make eating less convenient.0
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i dont have a smartphone to log my food as i eat it i gotta be at home with laptop, i try log my breakfast befor i go out then i got a small pad paper and a pen to jot down all i have when i'm out , i update the diary when i come home while i cook dinner
its such an important part of my weightloss work shows me where my mistakes are and helps me learn how to eat well balanced meals, my eating habits have improved so very much over the weeks and i'm still learning , the thing you have to remember this isnt just a diet its a change of our way of life.no one here after all there hard work wants to put the weight back on so it has to be a change for life and what better way to teach us change for the better is our food diarys
you really need to make the time to keep it updated not for us to see but for yourself to see0 -
that is a really good way of thinking of it. i wish i was rich enough for a smart phone (in b4 everyone say am too lazy to work and get one, i work really hard its true) so i can check out that and think, hmmm not worth the log, it costs to much for cals!!xxxxxxOne of the ways I eat less is knowing that I have to log it, and sometimes the food isn't worth the effort of logging. If you want to eat less you should make eating less convenient.0 -
As for everything else in this thread I have to agree with the others. i have been on your friend list for a while now and quite often see "lazy" type posts from you.
Busted!!!0 -
Liz is right in that, logging your food is for you. Not anyone else. You don't even have to leave it open for others to look at. The point is to be honest with yourself over the portions, degree of healthyness of the food you're consuming, perhaps the time of day. You can learn things about yourself. For example, if you notice that you make a habit of standing in front of the office vending machine, you can be prepared by packing food for work. Things like boredom, anxiety, can cause you to eat and really not think about it. It just has a tendency to take you off autopilot and pay closer attention every time you put a morsel in your mouth.
People will tell you also that eating a proper diet is 80% of a fatloss journey and exercise is the remainder.0 -
I used to log each and every day but when term restarted I just didn't have the and then, once out of the habit, I lost the inclination. However it is important to as I think that it's really easy to underestimate what we eat. On the days that I do log, I am always surprised at how the calories have added up and I am always very glad that I have logged before any evening eating (as I never have any calories left to eat!). Beware! x0
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i asked him for some example and he did not say here yet, i think he is mistaking me for someone else. If anything most of my posts about stuff i did good.
As for everything else in this thread I have to agree with the others. i have been on your friend list for a while now and quite often see "lazy" type posts from you.
Busted!!!0 -
If not logging your food is working for you, I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's a tool that's very helpful to a lot of people with weight loss because it makes them accountable for their food/portion choices and helps them to make sure they're not overeating or undereating. And for those that need to watch things like sodium of fat intake for health reasons, it can be extremely helpful.
If you actually want to change the habit and log your food consistently then you have to make it a priority. Maybe just write down what you're eating on paper and when you get 20 minutes here or there, get on your food log and get caught up. Just writing down your food can help, even if you're not logging it on here. Before I got a smart phone, I'd make notes on my cell phone and then log everything from the weekend on Monday when I got to work.0 -
Just write it down on paper.. You don't have to keep up with calories online. I used to just keep a food pad where I wrote everything down before mfp. I have a smartphone so looging for the past year has been no problem for me, but it was just as easy before mfp. If I knew I was going somewhere, I would look up calories for what I planned to eat beforehand.0
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:flowerforyou:When you want to lose weight badly enough, and want to be successful, it's not a chore. If you're too lazy to log your food, this probably isn't the best site for you. I'm assuming since you're too lazy to log, you're probably too lazy to exercise. Weight loss and health will come when you decide being lazy isn't reaping any benefits, and that if you want to see change you're going to have to put forth this thing called work. I don't think many of us "like" having to plug in every little thing that goes in our mouths....
Sorry for being blunt. But quite frankly, if you're not willing to put forth a little effort, you're never going to see results.0 -
You should do what is best for you. I have had seasons of logging my food (one way or another) and others when I didn't. I was more successful when I logged most days, but it's not for everyone. I suggest logging when you can and keeping a paper food log that way if you see an increase you can log after the fact to see where things are going.0
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When the pain of not changing becomes greater than the pain of making the change, then you will.0
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