MFP makes it so all I think about all day is eating

Stuff your face if you want to. But log it.

Eventually you'll get tired of seeing your calorie log in the red all the time and you'll start thinking about different food choices.

I had a little tantrum last night, slammed the computer closed and yelled, "I'm sick of thinking about food!"
I'm constantly thinking about food, and planning a menu to go grocery shopping was just TOO much.

I did find it very annoying to be constantly running to my computer after every time I ate something, and it made me feel like all I was doing was eating and focusing on eating...which is really freaking hard if you're hungry! So now at the start of every day I plug into MFP what I intend to eat for the whole day. I keep a notecard in my pocket where I can write down the plan (in case I think I might forget), and where I can add unintentional snacks.

I'm definitely not thinking about food 24/7 now, and it's a lot easier for me to keep to a pre-determined daily plan than it is to meal plan when I'm half-starved!

Stuff your face if you want to. But log it.

Eventually you'll get tired of seeing your calorie log in the red all the time and you'll start thinking about different food choices.

This all the way. Makes you think twice about how much you really want something.

You can still stuff your face even if you're cutting, but you have to stuff your face with healthy things. If you *must* have something sweet, go for the fruit - bananas are awesome. If you're talking about amount of food rather than taste, then buy a couple heads of lettuce or celery or some carrots, and feast away!

And, I still have those cravings now, four days in. I want nothing more than to go to the nearest Five Guys and get the biggest size of french fries and a double bacon cheeseburger with everything on it, or have *all* those cupcakes just sitting on the kitchen counter, or eat all the chocolate bars left in my stash... But, I know that would be counteractive to my goals. You've got to tell yourself that, and follow it with single-minded devotion. Everything should be taken in moderation.

Best of luck, OP

I was that way at first too. I felt hungry all the time and then I felt horrible after I ate. I figured I only felt hungry because I was thinking about logging my food into MFP so I found things to do to keep my mind and hands busy. This helped tremendously and now I think about food much less and only eat when I absolutely know for sure that my hunger pains are because I truly am hungry and not just bored.

i don't know if it makes me think about food all the time but i know that i feel like i'm always hungry lol. my solution that makes me feel like i'm not overeating is always having a salad whenever you're hungry if you can. i have spinach, romaine salad and a little bit of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and garlic and stuff my face. lol it fills me up and i don't feel bad.

Stuff your face if you want to. But log it.

Eventually you'll get tired of seeing your calorie log in the red all the time and you'll start thinking about different food choices.

good idea..

I don't have this problem. MFP has actually helped me a lot with being able count calories and keep track of the food I eat. I tried keeping a food journal before I knew about MFP and it was very difficult for me and most of the time I would just get frustrated and quit. MFP not only makes it a lot easier to keep track of food but it also is extremely helpful because it logs exercise as well.

If your tired of running to your computer all the time and you have a smart phone use their app. Its really helpful and I use it all the time throughout the day.

Stuff your face if you want to. But log it.

Eventually you'll get tired of seeing your calorie log in the red all the time and you'll start thinking about different food choices.

This all the way. Makes you think twice about how much you really want something.

It started like this for me too, but it's waning. For me, it's because it's something new. For instance, I'm really into hair so when I first started looking at health, checking length, etc, all I wanted to do was wash my hair! Eventually, life took over and I went back to normal.

To the above, this worked for me because I had drinks and appetizers and Applebees with a friend from work and when I saw those calories, I was like, "Whoa."

If you're struggling to stick with your goals, increase your target i.e. decrease your rate-of-weight-loss goal to 1/2 a pound per week. Once you're comfy with that intake (which will feel like a lot) you can reduce it to lose faster. But I find the infatuation is more when the restriction is higher.

I've been on here for over 500 days and I am the same way. All I think about 24/7 is what I'll eat next. Trying to not focus on it soooo much, but it's hard.

After a few days I found it liberating to understand some of things I was doing that sabotaged my diet. Now it just feels like the tool that it is to help me stay on track with my chosen calorie count. It does get better.

I have found that if I really need a snack between lunch and dinner I make a smoothie with 1/2 skim milk 1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt about 1/2 cup fresh fruit like strawberries blue berries, or even frozen fruit, and 1 or 2 scoops of protein mix, and some ice to make it thick. That is a real big drink and it will last you and if you start doing something you seem to get some energy and want to do more. Then you feel better. And that kind of drink is about 250 to 300 cals. I may sound like a lot but they are not real bad cals. You get energy from them and it really fills you up so you don't want to eat all day or afternoon. I am one who will eat if I get bored and this smoothie seems to help me not want more.
I am one who has a hard time sticking to things if they don't work like right now. But I am doing a little better this time. But I do have a treadmill at home so now I can get my butt into gear and walk on it for 1/2 mile and listen to a book I have on my kindle. And that helps me a lot . Because I also get bored and want to stop if I don't have something for me to do while walking. I think there are more people than not that have that problem. O not having something to keep their mind off food. Like the old saying go If I can do You sure can do it. Hope I didn't go on too much which I do often.

It does also make me think about eating, but for me its a good thing. I used to eat without even thinking! lol now i am AWARE of when i eat and what im eating. It will get better. keep up with your logging of your food! it heps SO MUCH!