BigBallBellyGirl:
Has anyone else started using a calorie counter app (for a variety of reasons), only to realize you're putting away far more calories than you realized? I have to get my blood pressure under control and avoid putting too much strain on my back. About 6 weeks ago, I decided to put my gaining on pause. Still, though I'm eating a fraction of what I used to eat, I have gained 16 lb in 6 weeks. (Noting here I had reached a point where through hardcore stuffing, I was gaining about 10 lb a week, so I've definitely slowed down.)
Last Wednesday, I downloaded a calorie counter app and paid for a basic subscription. I started logging things faithfully and learned I'm still eating more than 6,000 calories a day. I'm absolutely shocked, because I haven't walked away from a meal full in weeks, and I'm constantly repressing cravings, or so I thought.
Has anyone else started tracking calories, either to stabilize (as is my case) or gain, and realized you're eating way more than you thought? It is certainly a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks they'll be able to curb the appetite easily.
2seatsalways:
Is this the app that tells you if you eat this amount of calories daily you'll end up weighing (insert weight here)?
If so I've been searching for this for so long, can you mention the app? I would track my feedee's calories all the time and would shock her every time she was putting away that much
I've actually used a couple over the years, but this one is Calorie Counter by Lose it. I had My Fitness Pal on my phone back when I actually did intend to use it for weight loss, but it was a huge pain because it was constantly prompting me to log my meals and snacks, and it didn't have a lot of options for calculating home-cooked meals.
