Why I need to keep logging . . .

Kolaches. I used to eat 2-3 of them for breakfast. 326 calories each. It's just a piece of bread, wrapped around a sausage with a bit of cheese. This made me really sad.

Honestly bread makes me sad - bagels, muffins, rolls. I just can't really justify the calories anymore on a day to day basis.

That is awesome how your mind can detect the kind of food you are eating and you can listen to it telling you to stop.

I log my last weight before bed, first on awaking then first after a trip to the bathroom but before eating/drinking anything. It is amazing how some meals impacts my weight the next day.

Your post hits on how when we develop a new eating lifestyle by reprogramming our brain that weight maintenance becomes more automated like using the turn signal when driving.

The biggest shock to me I think was a Starbucks seasonal drink. It was long before I worried about calories so to remember it so vividly I think that's probably the big one. It was a black raspberry green tea frappuchino and while absolutely phenominal I could not believe I'd just consumed 580 calories, pure heaven in a cup but still a shock to the system. The day I looked it up was a Friday, I'd had 3 of those drinks that week. Think about that 3 X 580 = 1740 calories which is equal to half a pound. I gave up Starbucks all together at that point, gave a coworker my Starbucks gift cards and walked away embracing the knowledge. Now I visit Starbucks on occasion and fully enjoy my beverages but they're a "treat" now not a just because I feel like it moment.

Personally I don't care about how many calories are in that slice of carrot cake, if it tastes fantastic I will gobble a few bites, take it home and enjoy a few more bites every day of the week.

The DD coffee cake muffin was a sad moment, they're so good but sadly there's just no nutrition there and they had to become another rare moment in life.

I did discover making my own granola which makes me just as happy as the carrot cake or muffin did especially when added to vanilla greek yogurt.......oh yeah dessert in a cup and it's healthy!
Had to add all that on a positive note, had a relapse of sadness over the Starbucks drink. LOL

I say eat what you want... just go work it off.

When I first started watching calories, I was shocked at how many calories were in a honeybun and fast food meals (even the salads).

My biggest shock was noodles. Koka noodles are just noodles and chicken broth and used to be my go-to quick lunch. When I started calorie counting I logged one and it has almost the same number of calories as a microwave burger!

The ones that surprised me were the ones that I didn't log after I reached goal. I mean I quit logging...period! I mean, I lost 75 pounds in 18 months AND I reached goal. I knew what to do. I had this down!

Ahem...

5 pounds later...

My new motto is: Logging for Life.

i had subway's new turkey italiano footlong yesterday. with what i put on it, it ended up 1280 calories. granted i should have known since it has salami and pepperoni on it.