Starting again

Kairalie
Kairalie Posts: 90 Member
in Getting Started
Today I begin again... Sad truth about falling off the wagon is I can't get right back up again, it takes me months of bad habits and laziness to realize that I've messed up and need to fix it. So here I am... again.

I do like the fact I can log everything and scan barcodes and whatnot with this site.. but it's difficult for me to stick too, I don't know why. Maybe I just haven't found that groove yet. All I know is this time around one of my goals is to plan better and be more prepared.. often the last times I tried this I found myself being lazy still because I was sore or tired or just plain hungry that I didn't prep for dinner or lunch and I ended up missing lunch or eating terribly for dinner and by that point I'd eat way too much even if it WAS good for me.. so.. Small goal but I hope it will help.. PLAN BETTER. And be more on top of things..

I think I am going to focus more on food this time around and ease into the working out. Being the winter months I can't get outside as often or as long as I would like so I think by taking my time and starting with one at a time vs jumping in headfirst to both I might have better success.. what do you think? Also any tips for someone with more failures than success under her belt would be awesome..

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Baby steps. Make a practice of logging everything you eat, good or not so good. After a week of this, see if you can make any changes. Don't get lazy and not log, logging takes hardly any effort at all.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p1

    You an do this!! Make logging a habit!! Also get a food scale, this gets you on the right track for when you get to maintenance.
  • Broadfork
    Broadfork Posts: 17 Member
    edited January 2016
    I restarted clean-eating in October (down from 100kg to 92 with a target of 80), but just started using MFP three days ago, having been successful on a mentored weigh & measure program (and I recommend spending a little more on a backlit scale KD7000, KD8000 or similar from postal scales) a few years ago but falling away (I'd still do those fellowship meetings if they were in my area). But I never knew the numbers. I was fascinated yesterday seeing what 100 grams of peanuts added to calorie count. It had been easy in the past to justify grazing on peanuts because they are a natural whole food with good stuff in them.... but the calories are over the top.
    I am glad of my past experience because it got me familiar with simple meal prep while using a scale, and now with this food logging program (it is the easiest I have encountered) I am able to see the associated numbers immediately.
    Best wishes!
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10319704/calorie-density-chart-images#latest

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