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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have lost weight using Myfitnesspal before. The problem is, I always always always gain it all back because it is not sustainable. 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]

Presumably you would have learned how to eyeball portion sizes from going through the exercise of weighing and measuring.  It doesn't have to be exact. Familiarize yourself with what 4oz looks like when it comes to protein. Usually fits in the palm of your hand or a deck of cards.  Figure out what a tablespoon vs teaspoon looks like, and what 1 cup, 1/2 cup and 1/4 cup looks like. If you figure just those out, you're way ahead.  So example: 4oz of chicken breast cooked in 1tsp of olive or avocado oil (because you need fat), with 1/2 quinoa (cooked). And when it comes to green vegetables, no measuring is required. Eat as much as you can handle.  [/quote]

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