When will you be done with MFP?
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MABMomma
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I've read quite a few comments that say you aren't supposed use this app forever to log your food.
What do y'all think? Is there a time limit on this tool? When would you feel comfortable not using MFP?
What do y'all think? Is there a time limit on this tool? When would you feel comfortable not using MFP?
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I've been logging for nearly two years. Every now and then I plan to stop, but I just can't! I like seeing the numbers, plus I have my fitbit synced with mfp which gives me extra data.
I guess logging is like a security blanket for me, it shows me I'm on the right track.0 -
Couldn't imagine life without it, what a scary thought.0
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Probably never, or the day I give up and decide that I don't care about being fat again.0
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Everyone is different some Ppl who log forever and some Ppl will be able to grasp maintenance quickly and without assistance. I will probably do it forever because it gives me data and keeps me in control but, I have no eating disorders or problems with control so that has some bearing on it.0
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I will probably need to at least log occasionally forever.0
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It's always funny to me how someone would say you can't do something that promotes a healthier lifestyle forever. Why not? You can do it as long as you want to.
I never hear anybody say "You can't drink beer forever" and I know people who drink it daily! LMBO. No shade to the OP, it's just funny how that works.0 -
I have only been using this site faithfully for a few months, but I think I will probably use it for the foreseeable future. I know I'll be much more successful in losing weight and maintaining a loss if I track what I'm eating, and acknowledging what works for me.
Right now, MFP works for me, and I can't imagine that it will ever stop working for me.0 -
I think it's better to just stop when you feel confident you can live without it. When it seems like a chore AND totally unnecessary, that's a hint. I got there this summer (last summer? 2015 ). But I still plan/log in a spreadsheet, to get variety while reducing waste.0
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I've read quite a few comments that say you aren't supposed use this app forever to log your food.
What do y'all think? Is there a time limit on this tool? When would you feel comfortable not using MFP?
I've never heard that before.... hm.... I'll use it until I don't... I really don't think about not using it, I simply log in and use it and then go on with my day.0 -
I'll likely set it to maintenance and keep on it forever, once I hit my weight loss goal. I've already lost a lot of weight before and then gained much of it back slowly over the course of a few years, so I don't want that to happen again.0
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I think once I get about to where I want to be, I'll probably go to logging every other week for a couple months and then see if it makes sense to keep cutting back from there.0
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I'm always going to track my food, makes life so much easier for me.0
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Well, I could quit MFP anytime, but not calorie counting.0
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NEVER, I WILL NEVER LEAVE MFP AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME0
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I'll likely set it to maintenance and keep on it forever, once I hit my weight loss goal. I've already lost a lot of weight before and then gained much of it back slowly over the course of a few years, so I don't want that to happen again.
MFP lets me track my calorie budget. I track my money budget closely, so why shouldn't I track my calorie budget?0 -
I've read quite a few comments that say you aren't supposed use this app forever to log your food.
What do y'all think? Is there a time limit on this tool? When would you feel comfortable not using MFP?
I haven't logged in about three years come mid April. IMO, it's kind of like training wheels on a bike...you should use them to learn but eventually you should be able to take what you've learned and apply it...and just ride. When I went to maintenance a few years ago, I pretty quickly realized that I didn't need to log anything anymore.0 -
I love mfp and logging my food, I plan on using it for the foreseeable future, regardless of if I have weight to lose. I love the awareness.0
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I don't want to do this forever. It's not the right choice for me. For me, it's about learning how to live a healthy and active lifestyle permanently. Not the 1200 calorie "lifestyle changes" that lots of people here just use as a synonym for crash diet. Actually changing my life. So although I'm nowhere near maintenance, I'm already going in with the idea that this is a tool and eventually, I'd like to transition off of it.0
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When I'm dead. I'm not going to stop logging my food.0
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