I feel guilty because I've been doing it for so long since last September, but I just stopped logging all my meals. I'm pretty much in a rhythm now in regards to what I'm eating and I'm still dropping at a slow but steady rate. Logging is just very cumbersome as it has been for these last several months, but part of me is going to worry about what could happen now that I have stopped.

My surgery was in March and I stopped in May.

I'd love to hear from some vets as to how they decided to stop or keep going with logging and why.

TIA

10 hours ago, Jobber said:

Logging was never a chore for me once it became a habit, but I found that i really wasn't using the information for anything.

Sometimes I have the impression that food logging is simply "the thing to do" when you want to be in the team of the "successful losers". It seems to be something that "you just do if you want to lose and maintain weight successfully". You know like exercising at the gym, not taking the elevator, having breakfast... all the stuff that floats around.

There is no need to feel guilty about logging though IMO. Most feel guilty if they don't log. I know I did, lol. If you want to do it and you like it, simply do it. If you don't do anything with it anyway you might as well save your time.

However, I log my exercise religiously even though the only thing I ever seem to do with it is looking at the routes I ran/biked/walked with the dog, especially when it comes to the routes I tracked during vacations (I usually take pictures of new routes as well and load them up on komoot so other people on komoot can plan some nice e. g. bike rides). So in a way I can see where you're coming from.

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What I was looking for is maybe some reinforcement that logging is good for maintaining weight loss and if you don't do it, you'll fail.

I guess you've found what you're looking for. Many people on this site are logging their food. If they're in the majority or not is something you can't ever tell though.

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I'm not sure I really got that but what I got is that everyone has their own reasons for logging and that's kind of what I was hoping for. If everyone said the same thing, I may be like, "well sh*t, maybe I should get back on it".

I hate these "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts". I should food log, I should exercise, I should clean my flat, I shouldn't eat this or that... They produce a certain kind of pressure, an uncomfortable kind of tension in me that I absolutely abhor.

I think its arguably more important to log your meals the further out from surgery you are. As my sleeve can accommodate more food and my hunger has returned its just too easy to be noncompliant with your eating plan if you aren't keeping a close eye on your calories and macros.

9 hours ago, summerset said:

Sometimes I have the impression that food logging is simply "the thing to do" when you want to be in the team of the "successful losers". It seems to be something that "you just do if you want to lose and maintain weight successfully". You know like exercising at the gym, not taking the elevator, having breakfast... all the stuff that floats around.

For the majority, logging, exercise, not taking the elevator, being more active is simply our medical professional’s instructions. I don't quite get where you get the impression that its "simply the thing to do" "want to be in the team of successful losers” and "stuff that floats around" IDK - Is it beneficial for newbies that don’t have a grasp of nutrition or bariatric basics to wing it?

We are all adults. Make your own choices. At the end of the day if your happy with your weight loss... all is good.