MissusHay

I had tried MFP back in the day, but got discouraged easily and gave up. This time around, I focused on small achievements so I wouldn't get overwhelmed. My first week, even though I often went over my calories, I was proud of myself for at least logging every single thing I ate. Maybe you could start small like that to…

Don't be too hard on yourself or expect perfection right out of the gate. It really helped me to take small steps and know that even a small change (like logging all my food but still going over calories) was better than what I had been doing (which was nothing). Set a small goal like that and it'll give you the motivation…

Thanks for the input. I've read that somehow the carbonation messes with the availability or something hokey like that, hence my uncertainty. Silly interwebs, confusing us gullible folk... ;)

Also want to add, stay away from the scale! Weigh yourself once a week or something but not everyday. Trust me, its just asking to get aggravated. More importantly, take your measurements & before pictures often. There WILL be weeks where you may not lose weight despite putting in tons of effort. It happens. But sometimes…

Thank you all so much for the good advice and encouragement! :)

This. ^^^ All of this.

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