Mumzillah

So you are doing the same as I am then, apart from the nuts. I have lost three pounds since I weighed myself on Monday and have lost that horrible bloated about to burst feeling.

I used to find the whole eating experience very stressy when I had to do that though. Plus I remember times when my husband would cook if I was late home, and i would quiz him about the contents of the meal, so I could estimate exactly how much I was eating...... obsessive much?

Yes, I will keep doing it this way for four weeks. If it doesn't work, I will try something else. Even though I don't have a lot of fat/nuts in my diet, I may have to consider tracking it. I hear what you say about the food you cook, as the same applies to me and no two meals are the same as I just use what is in the…

To clarify "freely eating" of oils and nuts. There is a difference between eating freely and eating liberally. Obviously I know these are high in calories, so I make afree choice to limit these, and I am confident I can to this without logging it. I would not liberally sprinkle oil over all my food, I rarely eat fried food…

Good luck with those 20lbs, I had around 14lbs to go this time last year, now everything has piled back on. I feel it's about me setting down habits for life. I can't imagine logging for life, or on holiday, or when someone else is cooking. Far easier for me to just know what i can or can't eat freely and make a choice. I…

helloooo :D

LOL! Exactly!!

Wow, congrats! I think I am also at the point where i know what I can and can't eat. When I was eating badly this past year, I knew it was bad, but I was too stressed to care, plus it made me feel better >:)

Similar to you socajam - but while i was not on MFP I also was not careful about what I ate and that is why I put the weight back on. My exercise is yoga, pilates and walking.

I am glad the logging is working for so many of you.

The truth is GothyFaery that I have only just come back to MFP, having put on all the weight I lost originally. So I am experimenting with different amounts. MFP gave me the infamous 1200 calories as a daily allowance for everything. I was thinking of allowing 500 for the carb laden and sugar containing foods. That's why I…

I know which foods have got me off track this past year. I have been on MFP before and lost weight, but the logging of everything drove me to distraction - I eat a lot of veggies and make lots of stir fries and soups. Took the joy out of eating even the good things. I have a strong family history of type 2 diabetes, hence…

I am 49 - does that count?

196 lbs, (14 stone) which is where I am now and I never, ever want to be here again :#