If you have a moment, can you spare some motivation

I heard someone say one time that you can be eating healthier but the same amount of calories, so yes you are healthier, but it wont make you lose weight.

I think its about trying to figure out what your roadblocks are-- are you doing well 80% of the time and the other 20% of the time not, which may be causing the weight gain?

I agree-- i think journaling would be the easiest way to figure it out. To see how many calories you are consuming in a day vs burning in a day.

Just keep at it and make small changes and you will see progress!

I'm sorry that you're disappointed and frustrated. I know what that can be like. Did you take measurements? Are you logging everything? I feel like logging, regardless of good or bad, helps keep me accountable.

You're only logging half the week, so it's hard to say...

If this is true, it is very very easy to eat more than you'd think. Healthy foods have calories, too, and our brains trick us all the time. I've been slipping over the past month and it shows. Annoying as it is, the thing to do is weigh the food, & count it up. So: back on track, no guilt, it's not personal, just do the work!

This is a lifestyle change, and I refuse to have the lifestyle of someone who is completely obsessed with fitness and nutrition, I have a freaking life, I have responsibilities, I have **** to do other than consume myself with this. I'm not saying it's not a priority but there HAS to be a balance.

More importantly I'm tired, I'm tired of being this way, but I refuse to say I'm not trying......

^^ this suggests you are eyeballing and maybe not counting everything.

You don't have to be completely obsessed to count (though it helps). There's a point at which it becomes habit, especially if you eat many of the same meals. I don't have the app myself, but it would make it even easier than using the site.

If what you find annoying is the actual weighing, if that is aversive, it helps to get gadgets that make it feel less aversive. I really like my digital scale (it's streamlined - just a slip of glass, and easy to use). I have two sets of measuring cups that I think are cute.

It also sounds like you might feel you're having to give up too much. Maybe you're a foodie. In that case, maybe learning new ways of cooking (take a class, buy a book) could help get you excited about the food you're eating, not just tolerating it. Asian and proper Mexican cuisine is really healthy and amazing (imo).

MFP is the simplest....and I mean the SIMPLEST, least time consuming way of tracking my calories and exercise that I have ever tried. I did years of Weight Watchers where I had to write every damn journal entry by hand.

MFP? A few clicks, and tomorrow's food journal is decided even before my day starts. I stick to that journal like it's my Bible. If I just don't feel like the foods I've chosen the night before, then I barter with myself. If I want this 200 calorie item, then one or more items equaling 200 calories has to be removed from my tracker first.

Condiments and oils are measured, not eyeballed. That's a huge reason I got to be 266 lbs. in the first place. Ever since I started measuring (nearly everything with a digital food scale), I've gone from the 260's to the 220's. I'm in your weight range now in 3 months time.

I'll be honest with you, OP. I'm lazy. Cosmic lazy. If it isn't easy to do, forget it. If I can do MFP, I know you are capable of it. I worked 60 hours this week, and that's not counting all the hours when I bring my work laptop home. Half the time I'm chatting here, I've got MFP up on one screen, and work up on another screen.

There are ways you can make your life a lot easier too. Invest in a bunch of ziplock sandwich baggies. Whip out your digital food scale, and measure out an entire bag of (insert whatever you eat a lot of). I do this on the weekends when I have more time. I'm usually rushing in the mornings during the week and having everything premeasured saves me a whole lot of time. I reach for my staple items, grabbing a bag of this and a bag of that....and I'm out the door in less than one minute.

I take my meat for tommorrow's dinner, throw it in the fridge the night before (usually in a bowl so no icky unthawing juice gets everywhere), and it's usually unthawed when I come home from work the following day. That makes cooking at home a lot faster and more convenient.

If losing weight is important to you, then you will work out your schedule to incorporate it. It takes no longer to eat a salad than it does a hamburger. Just watch the calories of your salad dressing!

You've already gotten some great advice from previous posters. When I read their thoughtful, honest, and encouraging feedback, I found myself nodding in agreement.

Good health doesn't just happen. It has to be cultivated daily. Losing weight is one of the most difficult challenges you will ever undertake and to be successful you have to make it a top priority. With time and practice, you'll develop the skills to make it second nature to you.

You've listed on your profile some compelling reasons for getting healthier: you love to hunt, be outdoors, spend time with your children, and help other people. Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and many types of cancer are all closely related to being overweight/obese. They are definitely game changers and would most certainly reduce your quality of life. And do you want to burden your kids with taking care of you because you didn't take care of yourself?

Seems to me you've got some great reasons for moving weight loss up on your priority list.

Best Wishes!

Thanx guys for all you're above messages. I've been working hard on my new life style now for three weeks. I'm still trying to work out what it is that works for me. I've lowered my carbs and uped my protien. Seems to be working oh and i'm drinking water till it comes out of my ears. Feeling good though. Would be interested to hear if any of you have changed any of your MFP settings or are you sticking to it as set ? Su.

I have changed/customized my settngs. MFP had too many carbs (for me personally) and 1200 calories/day is not enough for most people. Well not anyone who's active anyway.