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I have been maintaining my weight loss for about 4 months now after taking 6 months to get it off. I do great recording everything I eat when I am cooking my own food and planning my work week meals. When I have a day where I decide I'm going to eat what I want for either part or all of the day, or when I eat at a restaurant, then I just end up not recording anything because I have a hard time determining the values of items I didn't prepare. SO, what I am getting around to asking is - I am wanting to try NOT recording what I am eating, but continue to eat healthy, working out 4x a week, etc. Just not tracking. Has any done this and been successful? I realize this is the exact opposite point of FS but I do not want to spend the rest of my life tracking my food. I weigh myself every few days to make sure I am still on track. Thanks for your thoughts.
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1393 kcal
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Fat: 65.45g | Prot: 95.38g | Carbs: 109.13g.
Breakfast: Egg, Breakfast Oatmeal Cupcakes, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: Kraft Natural Mozzarella String Cheese, Kroger Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese Cubes, Broccoli, Jennie-O Ground Turkey 93/7. Dinner: Orange, Egg, Walden Farms Amazin' Mayo Sweet & Tangy, Vlasic Dill Pickle Spears, StarKist Foods Chunk Light Tuna in Water (Pouch), Radishes. Snacks/Other: Tostitos 100% White Corn Bite Size Tortilla Chips, Hummus, Breakfast Oatmeal Cupcakes, Water. more...
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That is a very reasonable thing to do. Tracking is very time consuming. When you are home though I would continue to weigh/ measure what I consume because it is hard to keep a visual in your mind as to what a portion actually is. I don’t do this for wt. control but for nutrition tracking. When I do have to eat out I do the best I can and.resume monitoring when I get home. I had a couple of reasons for starting FS. One was that I had been on vacation deep into the South West where I just ate what we found. I gained a few pounds so decided to use the tracking to pull the unnecessary pounds off. It is a good way to make sure that you do stay on track. Give it a try and see if you are able to do it without the pounds slowly creeping up. I am not a keto person, but a LOWER carb person. If you do keto, I guess that portions, salt and fat are not as much of a concern.
12 Jun 18 by member: Kenna Morton
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Thanks! I am also a low carb person now in maintenance.
12 Jun 18 by member: MLWare
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portion control can help, because if you don't count calories or measure your food you are going to end eating way too much , Since December I started back trying to re- lose the pounds I had gained but just eating healthy did not help me .
12 Jun 18 by member: Keilin_4
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restaurant food have too many calories, a normal meal have between 600- 1500 calories 🙁
12 Jun 18 by member: Keilin_4
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The only way I can not tack is to ONLY eat food that I planned out. But, if I eat a bag of Cheetos from the vending machine at work, and don't track it... it becomes two bags the next day. Then McDonald's the next morning AND two bags of Cheetos. This is just me, hopefully you are not as bad :)
12 Jun 18 by member: adefwebserver
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I find that when I eat out it is helpful if I immediately ask for a to-go box and pack up half of it. I NEVER need what they give you for a portion size!
12 Jun 18 by member: UpcomingWedding
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Good for you for maintaining! That is one thing that scares me because I'm with you, I don't want to track forever, but it's been the way that I know I'm doing the right things. Maybe you just have to quit doing it for a while and see if you're being as good to yourself without the tracking.
12 Jun 18 by member: mars2kids
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I find that when I eat out, I can usually find the calorie count online with a quick Google search. if I can't find it, I make my best estimate using values found in FS for the ingredients. when I'm not tracking my calories I also try and keep in mind portion sizes and focus on taking my time chewing each bite and enjoying the food. being more aware of how quickly I eat also keys me focus on stopping when I first start to feel full, rather than stuffed. also, I yeti and get a full glass of water in before my food arrives. this allows me to feel fuller sooner and I'm better hydrated, which in friends helps with digestion. hope this helps!
12 Jun 18 by member: msaubrie
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Right where you are at too - You have your strategy, it worked and continues to work - You know what to do when you gain and you know when you are not eating enough etc - AAAAA+++++ - YOU ARE DOING IT
13 Jun 18 by member: johnwentzville
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