do you cheat when you log your diets

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  • praksindiafit
    praksindiafit Posts: 526 Member
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    Do you cheat when you log your diets. I am sure u dont. But lets be honest about our cheat. Reply if you get it. ;)
  • praksindiafit
    praksindiafit Posts: 526 Member
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    Just a query again,
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,429 Member
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    Who or what would I be "cheating"? The concept of "cheating", to me, is like believing in Santa Claus as an adult.

    Sometimes I eat above my goal calories, in rare cases even above maintenance calories. Most of the time I eat close to goal, occasionally a bit under.

    None of that - even when way over goal - is "cheating". Eating the right amounts, and getting good overall nutrition, is not some kind of epic battle between good and evil. It's just food, and we need to eat some. The averages matter more than the extremes.

    When I was losing weight, I logged everything, even when over goal or over maintenance calories. Ditto for the early months of weight maintenance. Why would I not? It's an opportunity to learn. Shame about food or eating tends to be part of the problem, not part of the solution.

    Now in year 8 of maintenance, I still log most of the time, but not every single day. It's working fine so far.

    You first posted this thread back in 2015, and got reasonable answers. You have tried to re-awaken it in 2020 (with no replies) and again now.

    I'm curious why that's so. You set your own rules, so you can cheat if you want to (however you may define "cheat"). If you'd just like to chat with others who are trying to lose weight or have succeeded, that's great. Maybe join one of the motivation/challenge groups here?

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/motivation-and-support
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/challenges

    Best wishes!

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