I need some motivation

iamthevieve
iamthevieve Posts: 107
edited October 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I've had the myfitnesspal app on my phone for about 18 months and I've only used it sporadically. I'm 14 pounds heavier than when I started (I just had a baby 2 months ago, but I was already heavier than when I started "using" MFP before I got pregnant). My main issues are will power, motivation and knowing how to properly log things. I plan to buy a kitchen scale, but that doesn't help if I eat at a small, local restaurant. I don't want to stop eating at local places, but I don't know how else to avoid not knowing how to log it. I also have a juicer, so I don't know how to log my juicing calories.

Any suggestions?

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  • I have the same prob. Logging in foods. We eat a lot of homemade stuff. caseroles and what not, foods mixed in to make a meal, how do you enter that? Like last night, leftover mac&chees, turkey, mixed veggies,mixed to make one meal. How do I enter that? I really hope someone replies to this to help US out some.

    btw-- welcome back!! :wink:
  • Thank you! I'm hoping I will actually keep at it this time. I think a kitchen scale will help a lot. That way I know exactly how much I'm eating of what. I guess I'll just have to only eat at home and take my lunch to work.
  • klthomas59
    klthomas59 Posts: 100 Member
    enter your recipe in the recipe area and divide by the servings. also at a lot of restaurants that have a website they have nutritional info so check there.
  • jesscaponigro
    jesscaponigro Posts: 114 Member
    I cook dinner almost every night, and I go to the recipe section and plug in all the ingredients of what I made and then add to my diary. Also, I found a lot of restaurants are already in the database, so it's fairly easy. If you are eating in a restaurant that isn't a chain, you can look to see if you can find something online that is similar (if the restaurant doesn't have the nutritional values), and log it that way. When I eat out I always ask for second plate, so when my meal comes, I only eat half, and the other half I take home. Restaurants give you way more than what is proportionate.

    Hope this helps!
  • I just discovered the recipe part today. This is the first time I've logged in on a computer. I generally use the Android app, which doesn't have the option to add recipes.
  • jesscaponigro
    jesscaponigro Posts: 114 Member
    I use the android app and it does allow you to log recipes. When you are logging a meal you can choose the recipe tab and it says "create new recipe".
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