How many times did you quit?
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Once I start the weight loss I keep going till goal is hit. That hasn't been my problem. My problem is "quitting" on maintenance. The last three years I feel like I've either been in diet mode or in binge mode, with way too short stints of maintenance in between.6
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Since finding MFP I've never quit - this app meant an end to years of yoyo dieting. Go MFP
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I was ready to quit before I found MFP.
Because I was inadvertently and through lack of knowledge trying to achieve counter productively over ambitious goals while making life too difficult and miserable to succeed at this long term.
A lot of disappointments are the result of over ambitious goals, bad input measurements, and bad measurements of the results together with misinterpretations of what they mean.
--not everyone should aim for 2lbs a week
--a small avocado and a very very brisk walk are seldom accurate inputs
--two weigh ins a month apart can spot 30lb of edema but cannot necessarily spot 4lbs lost.
--most people don't lose weight like clockwork or at double digits a month and expecting such is counter productive.
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I have quit trying to be healthy at LEAST once a month since I was 15 until about 3 months ago. So...too many as I am now almost 271
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None since I started MFP. I’ve ‘tried’ to lose weight before now, but I never really put much effort in beyond refusing the occasional dessert and thinking that swapping a pizza for a salad one time was gonna cut it, so I’m not sure I can really count those as proper attempts?
I always kinda rationed things away by saying that I don’t eat too much and I have no idea how I’m 140lbs, but once I accepted that I actually was overeating then it became a lot easier for me.0 -
Ehhh I go through phases of bad choices but the only times I've walked away from MFP were when I was pregnant.0
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Never thought I had the patience to track plus I was drinking way to much alcohol. I haven't had any alcohol in 5 weeks. Today was a doozy. For the last 5 hours I've been in a state of stress. But alcohol and junk food will not win. Cooking a healthy dinner, mopped the floor even though the stupid mop broke on top of it. Then gonna rest with a little netflix. I like that. Keeping track is like anything else that is important.4
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How many times? If we're talking with MFP, just once. If we're talking overall between other sites and programs, eight or nine...or maybe more. I've lost count.0
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I actually joined twice. I never quit, but never used my first account at all. I started tracking calories/ macros after my first year of weight loss. After 7 months of doing it old school. Google searches and product labels, I decided to start using MFP to track and log prep meals. I did not have access to my old email, so I started a new one. It has actually been a slow evolution to where I am today. I now use it for almost all food logging and macro counting. Upgrading to premium was worth it to me!0
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psychod787 wrote: »I actually joined twice. I never quit, but never used my first account at all. I started tracking calories/ macros after my first year of weight loss. After 7 months of doing it old school. Google searches and product labels, I decided to start using MFP to track and log prep meals. I did not have access to my old email, so I started a new one. It has actually been a slow evolution to where I am today. I now use it for almost all food logging and macro counting. Upgrading to premium was worth it to me!
This is basically me too, after I lost the first fifty using mfp, I ditched it as I felt I knew the calories I ate with out having to log every single time, I basically plateau for a whole year after that then admitted to myself I can't just eyeballed my food to another 50 pound loss so I came back and signed up again, I have no clue what email I used last time lol.1 -
I've never consciously quit, but three times I let a few bad days where I didn't log turn into months (and regained my weight). The third time I continued to log in each day but didn't log my food or activity.
I ultimately decided that I was making the process too challenging and that's why I kept procrastinating getting back to it. So the third time I made it as easy as I needed it to be (which meant a snail's pace, less than 0.5lbs/week at some points).
So OP that's my advice to you, if it feels too difficult, make it easier.4 -
gebeziseva wrote: »I haven't quit. But I take it very slowly, take major breaks twice a year (a month long summer holidays and Christmas) where I gain around 2-3lbs which are planned gain and never torture myself if I really want to eat something. I never aim to follow some plan perfectly. I don't aim to be at a steady deficit. I don't aim to have login streaks. I only aim to lose weight whatever the rate.
I started 2+ years ago and have lost 30lbs and have 5-6lbs more to lose. Started at 165lbs, 135lbs now. The second year I've lost 8lbs total. Currently I eat at around 150cal deficit per day which is around 1lbs loss per month if I do it every day. But I don't.
Why did you quit OP? Is it the same reason or different reasons each time? What do you do when you quit? Do you plan to gain when you decide to quit or just maintain? How long do you need to not log your food to call it a "quit" officially? When you quit do you feel like you want to quit for good or just for a while? I've found that when I get fed up with being diligent and decide to eat more, it takes me only 3-4 days or less before I feel satisfied with taking the rest and I can go back to eating at a deficit. I never call those times "quits". They aren't really.
I hope you succeed this time.
But how do you do it!? It's so hard to stick. I can't even remember how many times I've quit. I'm always saying tomorrow I'll start. How do I just do it?3 -
gebeziseva wrote: »I haven't quit. But I take it very slowly, take major breaks twice a year (a month long summer holidays and Christmas) where I gain around 2-3lbs which are planned gain and never torture myself if I really want to eat something. I never aim to follow some plan perfectly. I don't aim to be at a steady deficit. I don't aim to have login streaks. I only aim to lose weight whatever the rate.
I started 2+ years ago and have lost 30lbs and have 5-6lbs more to lose. Started at 165lbs, 135lbs now. The second year I've lost 8lbs total. Currently I eat at around 150cal deficit per day which is around 1lbs loss per month if I do it every day. But I don't.
Why did you quit OP? Is it the same reason or different reasons each time? What do you do when you quit? Do you plan to gain when you decide to quit or just maintain? How long do you need to not log your food to call it a "quit" officially? When you quit do you feel like you want to quit for good or just for a while? I've found that when I get fed up with being diligent and decide to eat more, it takes me only 3-4 days or less before I feel satisfied with taking the rest and I can go back to eating at a deficit. I never call those times "quits". They aren't really.
I hope you succeed this time.
But how do you do it!? It's so hard to stick. I can't even remember how many times I've quit. I'm always saying tomorrow I'll start. How do I just do it?
I think it's just a switch that clicks one day "this is my life now". Are you starting full throttle all out clean eating low calorie and an exercise? Have you considered easing into it, like starting by simply logging your food without any changes to see where you're currently at?3 -
gebeziseva wrote: »I haven't quit. But I take it very slowly, take major breaks twice a year (a month long summer holidays and Christmas) where I gain around 2-3lbs which are planned gain and never torture myself if I really want to eat something. I never aim to follow some plan perfectly. I don't aim to be at a steady deficit. I don't aim to have login streaks. I only aim to lose weight whatever the rate.
I started 2+ years ago and have lost 30lbs and have 5-6lbs more to lose. Started at 165lbs, 135lbs now. The second year I've lost 8lbs total. Currently I eat at around 150cal deficit per day which is around 1lbs loss per month if I do it every day. But I don't.
Why did you quit OP? Is it the same reason or different reasons each time? What do you do when you quit? Do you plan to gain when you decide to quit or just maintain? How long do you need to not log your food to call it a "quit" officially? When you quit do you feel like you want to quit for good or just for a while? I've found that when I get fed up with being diligent and decide to eat more, it takes me only 3-4 days or less before I feel satisfied with taking the rest and I can go back to eating at a deficit. I never call those times "quits". They aren't really.
I hope you succeed this time.
But how do you do it!? It's so hard to stick. I can't even remember how many times I've quit. I'm always saying tomorrow I'll start. How do I just do it?
Whatever you do, don't quit MFP. One day things will fall into place and you'll find you can do it. In the meantime keep posting and keep reading and learning and digesting the posts of the wise and helpful members here. Good luck!
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Don't aim for perfection. Just start logging everything you eat, good days and bad, make it a habit like brushing your teeth--just something you do.
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amusedmonkey wrote: »gebeziseva wrote: »I haven't quit. But I take it very slowly, take major breaks twice a year (a month long summer holidays and Christmas) where I gain around 2-3lbs which are planned gain and never torture myself if I really want to eat something. I never aim to follow some plan perfectly. I don't aim to be at a steady deficit. I don't aim to have login streaks. I only aim to lose weight whatever the rate.
I started 2+ years ago and have lost 30lbs and have 5-6lbs more to lose. Started at 165lbs, 135lbs now. The second year I've lost 8lbs total. Currently I eat at around 150cal deficit per day which is around 1lbs loss per month if I do it every day. But I don't.
Why did you quit OP? Is it the same reason or different reasons each time? What do you do when you quit? Do you plan to gain when you decide to quit or just maintain? How long do you need to not log your food to call it a "quit" officially? When you quit do you feel like you want to quit for good or just for a while? I've found that when I get fed up with being diligent and decide to eat more, it takes me only 3-4 days or less before I feel satisfied with taking the rest and I can go back to eating at a deficit. I never call those times "quits". They aren't really.
I hope you succeed this time.
But how do you do it!? It's so hard to stick. I can't even remember how many times I've quit. I'm always saying tomorrow I'll start. How do I just do it?
I think it's just a switch that clicks one day "this is my life now". Are you starting full throttle all out clean eating low calorie and an exercise? Have you considered easing into it, like starting by simply logging your food without any changes to see where you're currently at?
Wow... how true is that about being part of life now.1 -
I'm like you, gebezlseva1
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The best I've done is loose 5 or 6 pounds which a can probably do with a good day on the toilet. Then I'll just give up but I'm thinking of trying this told help me loose more
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I realized I've had this account since 2012 the other day. I've probably tried once every year or two since then to lose weight. This is my longest streak since then and I've lost over 10 lbs. It took a lot of sorting through bs diet industry info to realize I just need CICO to lose weight.
Things that are different now vs other times:
-I set my weight loss per week to .5 lbs instead of 2lbs because eating 1200 cal a day or less makes me miserable and I'll binge eat. If I want to lose faster I move more.
-I bought a food scale!!! Seriously it has helped me so much
-I made 2 simple diet changes for myself: add some vegetables to every meal that I can, and limit liquid calories. Focusing on adding nutrient dense foods helps me stick to my calorie budget.
-I focus on one day at a time and don't dwell on bad days or weeks. What matters is that I stick with it, the weight will come off eventually..
-I told a few people I'm close with, which I've never done before. They aren't going to pester me but it adds some motivation for me
I don't regret all the times I quit though. I learned something each attempt and made small changes over the years that make this time possible. Good luck!!4
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