Why does myfitnesspal lie to me?

[SleeveGirl-TX 183]

Wow that's a lot of calories for just 1 cookie. No wonder they taste so good. So there's 24 Cookies in a box, 12 Cookies per package. I easily ate 1 pack in a sitting so that's 480 calories!

Want a REAL mind job? Now sit down and figure out what you used to eat pre-op on any given day. Don't post it here or anywhere, just be really honest with yourself and add it up on paper.

Yeah. I think I came up with anywhere from 4000-6500 calories. DUDE. I'm barely getting in 800 now. *laughing*

[twoolley 141]

Oh I have done that. I also totaled up the calories of my typical fast food orders. My largest order is Sonic.

Large popcorn chicken

Sonic size chilie cheese tots

Fried cheese sticks

Corndog with mayo

Large blended rootbeer float

Total was ~$12. JUST FOR ME!

I would feel horrible and yet so satisfied after eating it. Like my body wanted all that nasty food so bad that it made me feel great because I felt bad. Does that make any sense? Because it doesn't make sense to me now.

I can't imagine eating a chili cheese tot now, the concept makes me sick.

[TheCurvyJones 721]

I don't track my food on MFP, only exercise, inches and weight.

[SleeveGirl-TX 183]

I would feel horrible and yet so satisfied after eating it. Like my body wanted all that nasty food so bad that it made me feel great because I felt bad. Does that make any sense? Because it doesn't make sense to me now.

No, it does make sense... but it wasn't your body that needed it. For me, it was my head... I was feeding something different and trying to eat my way out of whatever I thought I needed at the time. My thing was Breakfast tacos. I could eat 5-6 of them when I was really stressed out (or bored or tired or... or...). It was ugly, but that's the truth.

[EnigmaInKY 22]

A good alternative is Spark People (http://sparkpeople.com/) Good food, activity and Fluid tracker, good support, good articles and general information...can't beat it.

And...if you have a FitBit (I expect mine to be delivered this weekend), you can set it up to sync with the Spark People site. I'm really hoping that will help me get my activity in gear. I'm approximately 5 weeks out and struggling with that!

(Don't know what FitBit is? Check it out here: http://www.fitbit.com/.)