Ok, I am doing everything right but...

[jenscats5]

Yep -- using fitday is much easier once you get in the groove with it...... When I first started using it, I didn't realize how much I was overeating!! I was overeating BIG TIME!! No wonder I was overweight!!

I'm used to it now, it's a cinch to use, I have a TON of custom foods added, etc......

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Getting results take a lot of time, changes, determination, and sacrifice. No ifs, ands, or buts.

If you take the time NOW, it will pay off immensely in the long run.

If you refuse to make some changes, give up some time - then I guess you don't really *want* it.

One of the FIRST things you should do when starting a diet/fitness program is start a food journal. KNOWING for sure what you are eating is the first step. Diet is 90% of results. If you don't fine tune your diet, then you are setting yourself up for failure. All the workouts in the world will NEVER make up for a shitty diet.

 

[cher36]

I have been writing down everything. I will try the fitday again.
It is hard to find the time...it seems I am completely immersed in figuring out things to eat, cooking them, writing it down, researching...plus taking care of a hubby and 3 kids and 3 dogs. And most of the time fixing 2 meals (mine and theirs). It's just frustrating that my pants feel no looser.

 

[skittles]

I have been writing down everything. I will try the fitday again.
It is hard to find the time...it seems I am completely immersed in figuring out things to eat, cooking them, writing it down, researching...plus taking care of a hubby and 3 kids and 3 dogs. And most of the time fixing 2 meals (mine and theirs). It's just frustrating that my pants feel no looser.

Umm.... maybe make 1 meal (they can eat what you do!) Veggies, lean meat, sweet potatoes, fish etc.....

Make lot's & have the leftovers for the next day

 

[cher36]

Sometimes I do, it depends on how much I make. If it's quite a lot...then ok. If not... then it's leftovers for me the next day or 2 and they eat other stuff. My kids are fairly picky so it's hard to please all of them.

 

[miz L]

2 1/2 pounds in 2-3 weeks is GREAT progess! Do not get frustrated at all. It took longer than 2-3 weeks to put on the unwanted weight, and its gonna take just as long or even longer to get rid of it.
Keeping track of your food will be a complete pain in the ass for the first week or so. But (as others have said), you will get used to the process and start to know the conents of your food by heart and it will get faster and easier.
Stick with it girl, u got it!

 

[cher36]

Thanks everyone! I do have a question about fitday though. If say I ate a bowl of turkey chili (something I like to make often) how do I count it since it's a combination of several things and obviously I don't know how much ground turkey or how much red pepper...etc.... is in my bowl.

 

[The Shadow]

lol

pepper wont matter


if you made the chili yourslef you can proboaly guess

 

[cher36]

Well if i'm gonna do the stinkin' fitday, I want to do it Right.
The combo foods is what will bug me. But I don't want to measure out everything I eat .
Yes I made it, it consists of chicken broth, can diced tomatoes, r. peppers, 1 lb turkey, an onion, and a TON of spices.
So you guys do some guessing then??

 

[nycgirl]

Well if i'm gonna do the stinkin' fitday, I want to do it Right.
The combo foods is what will bug me. But I don't want to measure out everything I eat .
Yes I made it, it consists of chicken broth, can diced tomatoes, r. peppers, 1 lb turkey, an onion, and a TON of spices.
So you guys do some guessing then??

I count out everything and then divide it up by number of servings. For example, I made a big pot of soup and that was my lunch for the week. Fitday does have calculations for seasonings, however, I thought that would be a bit too much and uptight. Who measures their seasonings? I usually just dump enough in until I like the taste.

I'm single and I don't have any kids or pets (hell I don't even have a plant), so I have the time to sit there and add up everything and divide my food into servings. Do what you think is best for you.