Getting and Staying Motivated Using a Calorie Counter

A common issue that many people who are using a calorie tracker to lose weight face is the ability to get and stay motivated. Getting and staying motivated while you are trying to lose weight can be essential to success. All too often, we get an initial burst of motivation when we first begin a new weight loss program, but it quickly fades away as we start to implement a new reduced calorie diet. When motivation is lost, we tend to give up on our new diets and go back to our old eating patterns.




There are many tools in a food database that can be used to get and keep motivation while you are losing weight. One great tool is the community forum. When you access this members only forum, you are able to find support and accountability in a way that would otherwise only be possible if you were participating in an in person group meeting. Another great way to get and hold on to your levels of motivation is to use the reporting features to chart your weight loss progress. For many people, simply seeing a trend line moving towards their goals can provide enough validation and satisfaction to continue on.

Using your food diary to stay motivated can be an essential part of your weight loss journey. If you have a large weight loss goal that will take many months to complete, there’s a trick that you can use to keep yourself motivated as time goes on. Instead of setting your overall weight loss goal to your big number, set a series of consecutive, but smaller and easily attainable goals. For instance, if you want to lose 40 pounds in 6 months, try setting a goal of 5 pounds per month. When you reach that goal, you will be giving yourself the sense of achievement and satisfaction that can keep you going until you hit your next 5 pound goal.

Motivation can be easy to get and keep when you’re using a food journal. If you take a look at all of the tools available to you, and make use of as many of them as possible, you will be setting yourself up for success that will last you a lifetime. Don’t let yourself slip away from your dreams because you can’t get motivated to continue.