I work a very demanding job with long hours and also have a family to take care of...I have always told myself that I was "too tired" and "too busy" to properly weigh my food.
I have been logging my meals in myfitnesspal for a very long time without ever actually accurately measuring or weighing...I am forever just "eyeing it" and sometimes will double the myfitnespal portion size "just to be safe"....
For so long I convinced myself that because I was eating healthier foods that it surely wouldn't make that much of a difference....I also never bothered to log drinks because "how much can coffee really add"......I would get defensive if anyone dare suggest I was lying to myself...
YALL
After attempting to lose weight for a long time with no results I finally got super strict with my logging...I started to log every single that that went into my mouth (including gum and mints)...it truly was a shock to see how much my "innocent" morning coffee and an afternoon iced tea or starbucks could dramatically alter my calories!!!
The biggest shock was when I decided to tighten up the reins even more and start measuring/weighing food. So many foods I have been eating thinking that I was being "healthy" but that are so calorically dense NO WONDER I WASNT SEEING RESULTS (for example...my daily walnut addiction).
So many times I have estimated a plate of food to be "300 calories" only to find out that my portion sizes easily turn it into a 500+ calorie meal. I think that deep down inside I have always known that I should be tracking drinks and measuring/weighing...but I was stuck in a loop of lying to myself because it was easier.
So many little things that I never bothered to track that make a huge difference. (The sour cream I dipped my chicken in, the butter on my vegetables, the sprinkle of cheese.....) It adds up quickly!!!
This has been a huge eye opener. Part of me is so excited to finally accept this revelation and another part of me is so afraid knowing what it actually takes when you are being honest with yourself.
I am hoping that this means I can finally start to lose some weight and trying to spread the word - it is soo important to log everything and to be honest with yourself about your portion sizes..."eyeing it" doesnt work!!!
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from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/dpy0cf/a_not_so_ground_breaking_revelation/
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