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Transition from “Serial Starter” to committed tracter

polvo71
polvo71 Posts: 42 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
If you successfully transition from bring an in again off again “serial starter” to commuted tracker, how did you do it? What was the catalyst? As much as I want to get to a healthier weight, I can’t seem to stay on track with tracking. I’ll do it for a a week or two and then just completely fall off. 47, 3 kids under 15, full-time job. Life-traumas. You got the picture. I jwant to embrace MFP because it works but I just lack the dedication I guess. Anyone out there who had a similar issues but beat it? Please share.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,476 Member
    I made a lot of decisions that I made into commitments because I wanted to be at a healthy weight.

    The things that are the most useful and that work the best are the most important ones for me to employ.

    Tracking food is for me the very best tool available. It not only puts a limit on my intake, but it allows me to eat up to the right amount, so I'm not under-eating on one day and then over-eating to compensate on the next day. Consistent intake makes for a consistent weight.

    It takes me about two or three minutes per day to log food. That's less time than I spend on making the bed, and the payoff is life-changing.
  • emmamcgarity
    emmamcgarity Posts: 1,594 Member
    The moment you realize you have gotten off track, pick up your phone and start tracking the last meal you ate. Even if you have to estimate. Even if over calories. Tracking regularly is based on habit building for me.
  • polvo71
    polvo71 Posts: 42 Member
    emmamcgarity wrote: »
    The moment you realize you have gotten off track, pick up your phone and start tracking the last meal you ate. Even if you have to estimate. Even if over calories. Tracking regularly is based on habit building for me.
    This is a great idea. Don’t beat yourself up about it. Just do it.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    emmamcgarity wrote: »
    The moment you realize you have gotten off track, pick up your phone and start tracking the last meal you ate. Even if you have to estimate. Even if over calories. Tracking regularly is based on habit building for me.

    Same here. I struggled for four years to get back on track after I regained my weight, and the thing that really helped is just being completely honest and logging everything, even if lazy or estimating. Had some days that I would just quick add 500 calories because I knew what I had eaten was about that, didn't even bother looking something up, but I did log in, and that was important. Got me into the habit and helped me to transition to deficit eating because I already had the tool in place.
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