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Hiya Trish, love your post! I absolutely agree that I need to get rid of the guilt coming from wanting to clean the plate so to speak. It's so intrinsic the need to not waste food, I have to tell myself it's okay to not eat something because it does not taste good. And yes, compensated for yesterday's high calorie intake…

So wonderful to hear from real people rather than hundreds to studies all of which have a different theory. I have decided to use an app called Happy Scale to track my weight on a daily basis and then post it to MFP on a weekly basis. Hopefully that will keep me motivated enough to stay on track with my weight loss journey.

Oh that's a good idea. Maybe I will weigh myself everyday but enter in the data to MFP only once a week!

Thanks everyone. Really appreciate the advice as I am a newbie to weight loss. The kitchen scale should arrive in about 3 days and hopefully I use it regularly then.

Hmm...that's good advice everyone. So have ordered a kitchen scale from Amazon. Will soon find out how disruptive that is and if I can make it an everyday practice. Since this is just day 2 of my first sincere attempt at dieting ...I really don't know what will work for me and what won't.

Thanks Heather. Buying a food scale is definitely on the agenda. I have a question for you, "Doesn't it get tedious weighing out every portion?" In some ways I am afraid, the more complicated I make things, the more difficult it will be to adhere to any kind of a diet.

Thanks guys. That is great advice particularly about weighing out portions, I have been estimating it and may be way off. Also I will make a serious attempt to log in the calories everyday, just going through that process may stop me from going overboard at buffets and parties.

And yes SJ10 am, went through the success stories. Hopefully will post mine there one day. B) And good luck with your weight loss journey.

Hi Seska, Thanks, yes logging in every bite that I consume is the critical first step. I really need to track how and what I am eating. Hopefully that will bring in self awareness and motivation to do better. Absolutely agree with weight loss being a marathon not a sprint. Excited to start though!