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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate it. I can’t have a bite of something because I don’t know how many calories, exactly, that is. I don’t trust restaurant labels. I hate having to remember everything I ate. It’s boring and distracting. Also it weirdly made me prefer processed food because boxes have labels and don’t require measuring the way real food does. So a big no for me but I am glad it works for you!
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All of this for me too. I hate it. I am also a grazer and it get's really, really annoying trying to put in a whole bunch of different things in small, only approximate quantities. I also frequently want to break down the food items after I have not eaten say, the crusts from pizza or only ate half the bread from a sandwich and it doesn't let you do that, so I end up having to basically recreate the food (1/2 roll, mayo, 2 slices cheese, ham, lettuce, tomato, onion, etc) with what I *think* it is and that is a major pain in the ass and of questionable accuracy, which really makes a difference when you are trying to stay pretty low on cals. I also travel 4+ days a week and eat out constantly, so everything is kind of a guess. [/quote]

NP, but this is why I have a love/ hate with it. Unfortunately, I’m a grazer, and all those “just a bites” we’re adding up in a serious way.[/quote]

I am the same way- I started tracking my grazing (eg eating my kid's leftover chicken nugget, grabbing a handful of items) and it really added up and make me think about everything I put in my mouth and helped me reduce snacking.  I also would sometimes not eat something because I didn't feel like tracking it so "having to track" ended up being a diet aid.[/quote]

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