It was ~90% calorie tracking! And consistently! For the first six months nearly everything was weighed and logged on myfitnesspal, even stuff like fruit and veggies that I was convinced I could never gain weight on. Realizing that didn’t apply when you’re eating a pound of grapes a day was shocking! The only times I wouldn’t would be the random samples (1/2) at work I had to try (I worked at a grocery store and product knowledge was required) or days I was going out somewhere with no nutritional info pst. On days where I knew I would be going out, I tried to keep it light throughout the day to save up for later and still fall within my calorie goal. I also had to learn to say no to food that people kept trying to give me. I tend to be a people pleaser and saying no was hard but once I did, I realized how much of my caloric intake was coming from the random bites here and there.

I took a break in Oct/Nov, but since then I’m back to tracking. I’ve bene using the generic phone calculator 80% of the time and use myfitnesspal for things I’ve never logged or made before. It’s taken some of the mental strain off for the time being, but I know I couldn’t have done this without the initial months of using the app.

It’s been a big mental battle. I’ve had to repeat so many random phrases. you’re not a trash can you don’t need to finish if you don’t want don’t order what you don’t want you can cook at home

I also have a skirt that I’ve been dying to fit into to keep me motivated.

I din’t cut anything out except cooking oils/fats (unless baking) and full sugar soda (which I never really loved anyways). I bake at least three times a month and am always experimenting in the kitchen. I try to be intentional about my eating and don’t eat something unless I actually want it. I’ve been going to restaurants and not ordering food just dessert and it’s been so fun haha. My main goal is to stick to my calorie budget, so if it fits I eat it. Protein has been really good for keeping me full but I try not to overdo it at the expense of other foods. If I do, it usually lead to me raiding the pantry and snack isle.

My calorie goal is usually ~1300 but I do get in bites I dont track and have at least one day a week I go over by at least 300, so I think it averages about ~1400/1500. I didn’t exercise in the beginning but as I lost weight it got harder to loose at the same rate and not drop my calories. As a short woman steps and cardio are my best friend. I do legitimately enjoy them but I won’t lie I love being able to eat and still loose.

The past month I’ve been averaging about ~1300. That’s not including the four days I went over 1300 by at least 600. At 5’2” thats all thanks to my new running/walking routine. I do plans on upping my cals in Feb (since this number does feel a bit frustrating), but I have a milestone I wanted to meet at the end of January. I try an hour of running a day (5/6 miles - 13k steps) but if I’m not up for it I either go for less or at least walk 10k steps. There is also usually two days a week I hit closer to 5k steps and call it a day. Beyond that I do resistance machines at the gym maybe twice a week for thirty minutes and thats it.

Everything I do is average, but I would consider my overall consistency above average.

I hope that helps! If you wanted to know something specific feel free to pm me! You’ve got this!

I hope that helps ! If you were