When I started out biking, I kept my saddle all the way forward, thinking it would help shorten the reach to the handlebars.
As I put on the months and the miles, I realized I needed to put the saddle further and further back.
Sometimes when we are new riders we adjust things to be 'easier' but as we ride more we get a more accurate feel about what we actually need and about what is not right, fit-wise. There was no way for me to know what I was 'supposed' to be feeling when I was a new rider. But after hundreds of miles I got a much better idea of what was not feeling right for me.