What did you learn using MyFitnessPal that changed your habits?

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This is a pretty personal one (they're all personal, but still):

If I am physically hungry, I should *freaking well eat*. Not go eat a slice of cake or grab a bag of chips, but actual food with decent macro split. Even if it puts me over calories.

Ignoring physical hunger for me just leads to eroding willpower, and 'bad' decisions later - meaning I'll just grab whatever food at some point and then regret it. This is true now at a healthy BMI but it was also true when I was obese. Messing up and eating something earlier in the day that would make meeting my calorie goals harder still didn't mean I should skip dinner/get to the point of being starved and then getting dumb and being miserable. Chalking it up as a 'shouldn't have done that/those calories were not worth it' and going on and eating some chicken and broccoli (or whatever) and going over some was way more productive than white knuckling it through a headache and growling stomach.

It’s almost as if my husband is mourning the loss of his eating partner. He has never had a weight issue, and we enjoyed treats together for many years, but now I always say no, and opt for a healthy snack.
It’s an adjustment for both of us, but we are slowly adapting to the new routine.

I think the big thing for me is the accountability of tracking - it makes you mindful of what you are taking in. I started optivia to give myself a boost. It works well but I’m not crazy about the restrictions of certain kinds of foods with program and the cost. Am currently trying a hybrid- tracking, using some of their fuelings and some I’m making. The mini meals are working as well as the water consumption.Definitely a learning process, but I’m lost over 15 lbs since June. Slow and steady I’m in this for the long haul

I learned that I love salt more than anything in the world lol

I learned from another member on MFP that " losing weight is a slow process and requires patience and consistency over the long haul ".

Hello, this is my first day using Myfitnesspal. My Aha moment have had a few in the last year or so but this last one did me in. Had a stent put in my heart and total hip replacement. A few other things and I'm only 51 yrs old. But I'm willing to do what it takes to keep me here as long as possible. I have to stick around and watch my grandson grow up. He truly is the man in my life and all the reason to live for.