Not much..but yay!

Good for you for your honesty!! Every time I balk at putting something in my calorie count because I know I'm going to go over for the day, or am embarrassed because yes, I really did eat 1.5 cups of ice cream, I remind myself that the only person I'm lying to and trying to deceive is myself - the only person I'm letting down is me. Better to be honest, go over for the day and learn to do better tomorrow than to lie to myself and pretend that I'm not!

Good job, way to stick to it. Trust me, it gets a whole lot easier. It takes some time but it really does. Good luck!

For me it was being able to keep the diary secret was prime reason I was so honest with myself. I think if I had opened it up to friends or everyone I wouldn't have been so honest.

I was in shock when I saw just how badly I had been eating and how over I was going every day. Even when I thought I was eating healthy it was the diary on here that showed those so-called healthy foods were actually packed with other nasty stuff.

This site is the most amazing tool for weight loss and many, many people (myself included) have successfully lost an awful lot of weight because of it.

Stay honest, spot patterns to change, spot the not-so-healthy health foods and you will succeed. I wish you the best of luck because it is a fascinating journey once you get going :flowerforyou:

Congrats on completing your day, even if you did go over! I've been here for a month and this site really showed me how much I was really intaking, but when I did (and still somtimes flub up) I remind myself that it's a learning process and tomorrow is a new day!! Congrats and keep it up!!

Edit for spelling issues, it's still early, I need food and to wake up, lol ^.^

Good job...it is annoying to login everything at first, but it becomes second nature. I have been doing this for 3-months and honestly I don't need to keep logging in, as I now know better how to eat in order to stay within my daily intake goals.

On my first day of MFP someone in my office brought in bagels. I logged in my bagel & cream cheese and almost fell off my chair when it said 900-calories (probably more like 1100 with my heavy-handed schmear, about half of my total calories for the day). I have not had a bagel since, and that is the benefit of tracking your food intake...you will cheat every once in a while, but will get so disgusted when you see how many calories your bad foods are taking up that you will think twice before having them again.