But counting calories is sad...... and not fun...

I actually rather like weighing my food for a while. (I'm sure I'd feel differently if I had 100 pounds to lose!) Two things about this are fascinating to me: the first is what an effective disincentive to eat having to write it down is. "OMG. I'd have to look up Triscuits and then 'Triscuits' would be in my 'recent' foods!" And I don't.

The second is what a crazy huge amount of vegetables I can eat. MFP tells me after dinner I have to eat more and I'm like, you gotta be kidding me! My dinner fills two large dinner plates. It's really a good education.

Hello,
I am in too! I need to lose 10 pounds as well.
It sounds like there is a solid group of us.
What are the next steps as a group?
Looking forward to joining this community,
Elizabeth

I also started taking the stairs to the 9th floor at work instead of the elevator!

That is my mom's strategy; she never takes an elevator. She's 83 and weighs the same 115 pounds she did when she was married, so I think it works!

I picked up five pounds over the holidays and am having a heck of a time getting them off. Weigh 125 would like to weigh 115, or at least 120 by my holiday in April. Count me in.

I hear you - it seems the less you have to lose, the more your body fights to hang onto it!

Good luck!

lbride wrote: »

I'm on board. I wan to lose a measly 4 lbs and it seems insurmountable! 5'6, 130, those 4 lbs are literally the last 4 lbs and all on my stomach. But counting calories is sad...... and not fun...

jillmkern wrote: »

When I'm trying to be good - I go through them like crazy - I was in heaven when I saw those 100 calorie round things

lbride wrote: »

Also, haven't bought veggie burgers in forever (forgot about them), now I want one!

Ooh good call.

Im 5'3 and currently 10st 11lb (having been poorly last week im not convinced that number is correct :-/) . I want to get to 10st but can never get past the 10st 3 or 4 barrier. So hoping we can all get to our goals together.

Hi there ! I just had a baby and have lost 20 lbs I have about 15 more pounds to go to get to my pre pregnancy weight for my wedding in 2 months ! I may only lose 10 lbs because I’d like to take it slow and still eat enough ! I’m 5’2 and currently 122 lbs ! I love to run and usually have a ton of energy , my body frame is very small so even though I am a healthy weight right now I have a lot of fat on my legs and abdominal area that I would like to lose and I’m working out a lot so I know it’s my diet ! I also can’t keep any food off limit without wanting it 100X more so I have to simply practice portion control and eat foods that bring the most satiety to me as much as possible !

I would like to lose seven pounds. I eat too much sugar and am grazing in the evening again. I have worked too hard to lose weight. We lost 30 pounds a few years ago and slowly the weight is increasing. I really want to focus on healthy choices. This sounds like a great group. Thanks

Ok, I would love some help loosing this last 10lbs! I am 33 weigh 135 and am 5’8”. I workout 5 days a week mostly and fast from 6pm until 10am. I am trying to understand the macros. It is set at the default, but I find that even though I try to hit them as close as I can (I am always under by 200-300 cal) but I just am not hungry and find myself getting uncomfortable just to hit my recommended daily goal. I just don’t understand macros. Would I be better off eating most of my protein on the am and carbs in the pm?

Thank you! I will definitely add more nuts to what I am eating. I workout in the morning prior to my first meal then follow right up with a high protein breakfast. Man, getting carbs is my hard part and I always get to my protein and fat goals way before my carbs. I have wanted to try macro counting before, but it seemed crazy complicated so I am super excited about this app!