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.

I learned the value of weighing food. I was so shocked, and still am, about how small 100g of chicken actually is.

I lost over 200 lbs w/ keto and tracking (450lbs to juuust under 250lbs) a few years ago. I had a bad breakup and let those feelings push me back into my bad habits and really struggled to get back to it. I gained back about...80ish pounds and started feeling all the old fat girl woes (my feet hurt more, it's harder to move my body, etc) I realized that I had to get my stuff together unless I wanted to go back to 450 and not fit into the world anymore.
For me, it's all about mindset. I track because data is helpful. I track because I'm a butthead to myself when I eat and having clear numbers that show that my eating isn't as bad as I assumed is helpful. I believe in the good health benefits of keto and I don't want to get diabetes or any other long-term disease. I don't want to wait until my body breaks down to do something good for it. She deserves to be cared for better than that. My mantra when I don't want to deal with tracking, limiting myself, or exercising is "if not now, when?"
If I don't get enough calories one day, I really focus on feeding myself well the next day. If I have a high carb/calorie day, I just move on without being mean to myself about it. It's only a problem if I use it as an excuse to binge. I don't focus as much on weight loss anymore. I love my body as she is and I treat her with love. I can only control my behavior, I can't physically choose to make my body smaller, I have to change my behavior and that will happen naturally.

Portion sizes. I now weigh out certain things, like nuts, beforehand rather than eating from the bag

Snacking while watching tv is merely using crunchy things to alleviate boredom. It doesn't work. I get done snacking and I'm still bored. If I get up and do something else, then that attacks the boredom and doesn't wreck my food/fitness plan.