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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have lost weight using Myfitnesspal before. [b]The problem is, I always always always gain it all back because it is not sustainable[/b]. I have this mindset of "I need to weigh/measure out and log every last exact gram of food that enters my mouth"- which is not realistic because, you know, I'm not always at home when I eat and I can't pull out my food scale at a restaurant and weigh my salmon. LOL. It's just a mental block that means calorie counting is not going to work for me. I have a significant amount of weight to lose (i'm 5'7" and 240 pounds. No judgment please.) But then I also have this mental block of like...if you're not precisely counting calories you can't lose weight! I like the control that comes with knowing exactly how many cals I'm eating for cals in cals out. But it's not feasible for me. But...I need to lose weight. If you've lost weight without cal counting (like...a lot)...tell me about your experience. I will not do intermittent fasting, keto, etc.  [/quote]

you really need to look at why you gain it back. Are you an all or nothing approach? Do you deprives yourself of food you love while you lose weight only to binge later.

With any weight loss strategy you also need an exit strategy. If counting calories you do that to lose weight. During that time you get a good idea of portion sizes and calories in foods. When transitioning to maintenance you can't stop counting all at once and go back to previous habits. You should gradually stop counting. This could mean not tracking one day a week, then two, then three... see how your weight handles this. Do you go off the rails on the days you aren't tracking?

Weight loss and maintenance is  a lot of trial and error. [/quote]

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