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Are you a food logger? Can I peek?
Serendipity0913
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Are you a food logger that has had success in losing weight? Would you mind sharing your food journal?
I know that having less calories in and burning more calories equals weight loss. I know about fat, calorie counting, carbs, portion control, not eating in the evenings, etc, etc. I've been following health and weight loss for years. I know what I need to do.
What I don't know is meal planning. I suck at it. In fact, I hate the kitchen period! I don't enjoy cooking, I do it in order to eat and survive. I draw a blank when trying to pull together easy to make, high nutrient, low fat, appealing meals. As a result, I get bored with the food I'm eating and revert back to old EASY ways of eating. This results in me eating pre-made meals that are usually high in calories and fat. UGH!!
If you've had success losing weight, log your food and don't mind sharing your food journal I want to hear from you. HELP ME!!
I know that having less calories in and burning more calories equals weight loss. I know about fat, calorie counting, carbs, portion control, not eating in the evenings, etc, etc. I've been following health and weight loss for years. I know what I need to do.
What I don't know is meal planning. I suck at it. In fact, I hate the kitchen period! I don't enjoy cooking, I do it in order to eat and survive. I draw a blank when trying to pull together easy to make, high nutrient, low fat, appealing meals. As a result, I get bored with the food I'm eating and revert back to old EASY ways of eating. This results in me eating pre-made meals that are usually high in calories and fat. UGH!!
If you've had success losing weight, log your food and don't mind sharing your food journal I want to hear from you. HELP ME!!
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You can look at mine0
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I just started logging again so there isn't much, but you're welcome to peek0
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Mine is open to friends. If you really hate cooking you might do better with bulk prepping where you do it once or twice a week.3
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i havent been logging consistently but am getting ready to go into a cut next week so have begun again and should be pretty consistent for the next few months at a minimum. it is open to friends.0
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I don't use my food diary anymore, but I don't think you'd get anything out of it anyway. I think you need to change your approach.
If you count calories/control your portions, you're doing what you have to do. Everything else is either 1) helpful, or 2) distractions.
Meal planning was a game changer for me, not for weight management, but for life management. What I didn't know, was that I can plan meals that I WANT to eat. What I didn't expect, was that all of a sudden, I could eat varied AND balanced AND tasty AND cheap! I didn't expect grocery shopping to become easy and effective, cooking to be interesting and fun, and simple, ordinary food to start tasting delicious.6 -
I don't love cooking and I really hate doing dishes. Meal prep has been a blessing for me. I cook one day a week, then portion everything out and freeze it. The rest of the week, there is no cooking at all. Pinterest is a great place to find lots of recipes and you can tailor the search to any likes/dislikes you may have.0
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I love cooking, but I hate cooking during the work week so I meal prep on Sundays. Spending a few hours in the kitchen on Sunday and not having to cook the rest of the week is ideal for me.3
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Don't be afraid of fats. It's all calories in, calories out4
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Mine is open to anyone, I think. 30 days till I hit the logging for a year mark!
I log every day too.
Bulk prep meals on weekends.
I switched into maintenance at the beginning of the year.
I would ignore this past weekend because I was hosting family so lots of high sodium big calorie meals.0 -
Mine's wide open.0
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I am wide open. I eat way too many treats, but I lost 60 pounds since last summer and have been in maintenance for about 6 weeks and slowly losing (working on leveling out).1
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Mine's open to view0
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Wide open. I am low carb and pretty low calorie for medical reasons, but I eat lots of simple, yummy things.0
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You can look at mine, I try to log everything, even cheats, but I forget about exercise a lot.1
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You can check mine out. I do eat a lot of the same foods almost daily, though. I find that it helps me stay on track if I pre-log in the morning and know exactly what I'll be consuming each day and at what time.1
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I'm actually just getting started with meal prepping. My journal won't do you any good as I track everything on another site.
I've put it off primarly because I work 7 days a week, and I loathe the idea of taking the few hours I have one evening a week to spend it cooking and prepping meals. BUT, my food budget (from eating out too often) has been HORRIBLE, and I need easier ways to stay on track.
So, I'm laying out a menu for next week with some things I can prepare ahead of time. Hardest part was just planning the menu, but I think it'll significantly lower my grocery bill plus overall reduce time involved, and will definitely keep me on track for intake!0 -
When folks say anyone can look at their diary, exactly how do we do that? I click on the name and see nothing there to look at. How do you see other diaries?0
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They have to make their diaries public1
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When folks say anyone can look at their diary, exactly how do we do that? I click on the name and see nothing there to look at. How do you see other diaries?
web instructions...
You click on the name and a small window comes up with just overview, Click on the name in that window and it takes you to their page and there will be a button to see diary.0 -
My food diary is public. I'm maintaining weight, though. I've eaten what MFP says, but go under sometimes because over a period of time the weight crept back. I just stick to 2100-2200.0
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Half the time I have to feed two teenagers also and I have found the pre prepped food services in valuable. They plan the meals and do the shopping. All I have to do is cook. If you're on a strict budget, this is not the way to go however. There are so many out there I'm sure you can find one to suit your needs. I won't name the ones I've tried, but if you send a message I'll give you me reviews.0
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I’ve had this app for about 3 or 4 days now and I log my food everyday, I will admit I’ve snacked quite a bit yesterday and today but I have managed to lose 2lbs since having the app 0
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