Logging Calories makes a smaller me
Chef,
Your post helped remind me why I am so diligent to use MyFitnessPal. If I did not log everything that I ate then there is no way I would have lost 118 lbs in the last 10 months.
Your point about it not being exercise is also great. I have the capacity to eat back all of my exercise calories. This was especially true when I tried a low carb diet and didn't reduce the amount I was eating.
Now, I can make sure that I am in a calorie deficit even when I have exercise calories and when I don't. My greatest concern now is how I would continue to log my calories and exercise if I couldn't access MyFitnessPal or similar program.
Eat to lose weight, Cycle to get fit.