Anyone else find it strangely empowering to log calories that go over budget?

Like many people here, due to COVID I gained back all the weight I had lost previously. After finding my clothes getting uncomfortable, I decided it was time to restart this journey.

I used to be very reluctant to log any calories I ate that went over my budget. I’d feel like “welp, I fucked up, I don’t wanna face it” and just give up logging for the day. It’s silly, I know, since not logging them doesn’t make the calories magically disappear. Naturally that didn’t lead to good habits (and caused many “fuck it” moments where I just continued overeating), but this time I changed my mind. No matter how much I ate over budget, I would log it and keep track of it.

It’s been a difficult first few days as I’m not even close to being within budget, but logging every last bite has felt surprisingly… empowering? Like I’m no longer running away, I’m keeping myself accountable no matter how big the fuck-up is, and I actually feel good about it. Not to mention getting to clearly see my eating patterns is helpful as well.

So to anyone out there reading this and having a habit of not logging “guilty” calories like I did - do it! Don’t just give up on the day or the journey, learn from your data and try again tomorrow, one step at a time.

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