Non-Calorie Counters STAND UP!! Share your Tips for Weightloss

JustSomeEm

So... this discussion has been substantially cleaned up due to being turned into something reminiscent of World War Z (thanks for the reference, OP - one of my fave movies). If your post is missing, I did it. If you don't think your post was a violation but it's still missing, please consider the absolutely abhorrent quote feature in this community. It was probably quoting a post somewhere along the way that was removed for cause. I don't have the patience to deal with 18,000 nested quotes, so I saved my sanity by just removing posts containing them in most cases.

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Parting thought: this discussion is in the General Diet and Weight Loss Help forum, NOT the Fitness Debate forum. I'm not sure how it's helpful to the OP to discuss calorie counting when she is specifically looking for tips from folks who don't count them? If you'd like to debate the merits of each approach, start a debate thread in the appropriate sub-forum. This discussion is for tips from non-calorie counters.

And - back to your regularly scheduled thread. Thanks for listening.

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icemom011

I don't really count my daily calories. I've lost about 41 lbs so far, and i sort of counted in the beginning, but mfp gave me tools to be aware of what my daily intake should be to lose weight, and what's my portions should look like in order to fit into those calories. I'm definitely more aware of what are calorie dense foods are and again, most importantly for me, the actual serving size. I was a lifelong overeater, so making more reasonable choices in what goes in my mouth and how much. I do have a food scale, but use it sparingly, just to check from time to time. Still often enough, as I'm learning, but not every thing. I started my weight loss in March. Making great progress, about 18-20 lbs away from my goal weight. But open to adjust as i go. I'm 5'7, cw is178 lbs. The guessimating my calories has been working for me, i find it easy to stick to and something that will be always sustainable for me. So i don't know, op, if you would consider me non-calorie counter, but i feel that is also a way of approaching the goals, little less strict, but definitely works.