has anyone stopped logging calories and just eats healthily?

sorry....double post

I dont log anymore but I am in maintenance and have a high count as is. I still log my weigh ins and if I start to get high then I log to get back down where I want to be.

I still log on most every day to check in on my people though and get my daily kick in the butt!

If you are still actively wanting to lose though, you need to log to do it right.

In the 11 months I've been on here, I've taken 3 short breaks (a week or less) from logging. I knew that I needed the break because it was making me quite stressed, which isn't particularly healthy either. I still managed to lose weight during those breaks which helped to build my confidence in knowing that I can now be healthy without having to log everything. But I came back to logging because I appreciate the support from my MFP friends.

I just started logging earlier this month, so perhaps I'm biased, but... I don't see myself stopping logging, unless they're for stretches of time like I'm on vacation or it's the holidays, etc. I like cataloguing things (good think I'm working in a library ), so I don't find it at all tedious.

I had this same conversation with myself last night.... I ended up asking myself 'what would make you ever stop brushing your teeth, flossing, or showering - because it was 'too tedious'???" When I stop being vigilant, I gain weight. Period. But - let's face it, there are some times in our lives when we just have to give in to the Dark Side in order to come to grips with what is "consuming" us. I am hoping we can all be a little kinder to ourselves during the Holidays... Great topic, thanks!

I do that often and just come back to MFP to check in on myself periodically.

As above, just because it is tedious, doesn't mean it isn't important. I log every day, whether I have been within points or not. Here at Christmas, still logging, though not necessarily tied to the numbers for the next day or 2. Still, it does keep me accountable and responsible and, thus, from not going overboard. "If you bite it, write it" is ingrained in me now and I feel it is part of my daily routine. I like the discipline of that tedious routine as it reminds me that I don't want to be fat ever again. period.

I gave it up bc I came to the point that I wanted my mind OFF of food. And logging was def making me think of it often. But, also, I am at a place that I am eating very little - and losing - so it is def working for me. I won't be logging again unless I see a problem. Good luck!

I started logging a food journal in 2009 when I started therapy for my food addictions, and continued ever since. I joined MFP a few month ago to keep a closer eye on my caloric intake better. I now log in my hand journals and also log on here so now it is double duty. The thing of it is I don't think it is ever been an issue and especially now It is just second nature cause I don't even think about it anymore. To me it is like the old saying I am to busy to fit in exercise (I was the worst at this, heck it just didn't fit into my day) but I had plenty of time to come home and sit on my butt for 2 or 3 hours in the evening and watch t.v. or surf the net but I didn't have time for 30 minutes of cardio or exercise!! (yeah right) So for me logging is just a part of my new lifestyle and I don't see it ever changing. I may know the ins and out of almost everything I eat in my days put I do make new recipes or try new things, I have been on this journey for 29 months and I still am learning new way to better my life so this is something I can't see ever stopping myself...

I haven't logged for a few months and I haven't lost weight either. I know what to eat now but I tend to stray when I'm not logging. I dont mean that I stuff my face but I tend to have one or two more snacks or glasses of wine and not think about it. I will get back to it in the new year as it does seem to work for me as a weight loss tool. But in maintenance I do ok without it.

We are all different, so give a try and see what works for you, you may find you are more disciplined.

Good luck:flowerforyou:

I've tried a few times now to stop, but I always end up putting a few pounds back on. I have grown to really dislike logging -- it constricts my eating, makes me think about food all day, reduces enjoyment to numbers, etc.

Eating when I'm hungry, eating slowly and mindfully, eating what I'm hungry for, stopping when I'm full: that's my ultimate goal. It's called intuitive eating.

I'm not there yet but I think when I reach my goal I will probably stop logging Monday thru Friday and just log at the weekends or on days where I know I am going to consume alot of calories just so I don't get too much of a surprise when I step on the scales! Hopefully it will help to remind me what is worth the extra calories and what is not! :drinker:

Still logging ... since May of 2010... afraid if I stop, I'll gain. I.MUST.KEEP.LOGGING.

Honestly, the first 100 pounds I lost, I wasn't counting calories. I think I am going to make sure I do to get the last bit off though.

Nope, if it goes in my mouth, its goes in my log. It isnt like a job for me but a way of life now. If I eat an M&M I log at M&M, just look at my log and your see one someday I'm sure of it. I small piece of pizza, the little squares, I add it.
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