Is running making me fat?

wildshrubbery

janejellyroll wrote: »

I think it's unnecessarily pejorative to call it "obsessive" and "borderline neurotic" when it's just everyday behavior for a bunch of people here, most of who identify as well-adjusted (or if they don't, it's not related to how they accurately track their food consumption).

You're right for sure.

I'm thinking only of myself and it seems like a sort of escalation of food issues.

I started tracking because my stress levels peaked regarding food. Hopefully I'll feel like a more well adjusted individual when food doesn't seem like a thing that's getting out of control in my life, but something I can manage.

For myself I'd rather put a little less focus into my consumption and live with a 200 calorie margin of error.

There are so many core issues with my diet that I can correct before I even sweat that error.

And you may well be right that a period of weighing will be beneficial as it has become clear that I am defaulting to more packaged and processed foods with labels to get a more accurate calorie count, I could use a mental framework if the nutritional content of unlabeled foods.

Anyway I'm sorry for suggesting anyone else might be neurotic because *I* can't handle food like a level headed individual this week.

domesticlydiva

Didn't want to take the time to read ALL the comments, so I hope this isn't a repeat; but, wondering if it could be a hormonal eg. thyroid issue. Easy enough to find out by a visit to your GP for some blood tests. I also agree with the above comment that weight loss is NOT about exercise, it is about food intake. Exercise is very beneficial for overall health, but unless a person is hardcore with the activity end of things the impact on weight loss is minimal for the most part. A trainer once told me that weight loss is 90% food & 10% exercise.

TavistockToad

wildshrubbery wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

I think it's unnecessarily pejorative to call it "obsessive" and "borderline neurotic" when it's just everyday behavior for a bunch of people here, most of who identify as well-adjusted (or if they don't, it's not related to how they accurately track their food consumption).

You're right for sure.

I'm thinking only of myself and it seems like a sort of escalation of food issues.

I started tracking because my stress levels peaked regarding food. Hopefully I'll feel like a more well adjusted individual when food doesn't seem like a thing that's getting out of control in my life, but something I can manage.

For myself I'd rather put a little less focus into my consumption and live with a 200 calorie margin of error.

There are so many core issues with my diet that I can correct before I even sweat that error.

And you may well be right that a period of weighing will be beneficial as it has become clear that I am defaulting to more packaged and processed foods with labels to get a more accurate calorie count, I could use a mental framework if the nutritional content of unlabeled foods.

Anyway I'm sorry for suggesting anyone else might be neurotic because *I* can't handle food like a level headed individual this week.

just to make you aware, packaged food calories can be out 20%

janejellyroll

wildshrubbery wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

I think it's unnecessarily pejorative to call it "obsessive" and "borderline neurotic" when it's just everyday behavior for a bunch of people here, most of who identify as well-adjusted (or if they don't, it's not related to how they accurately track their food consumption).

You're right for sure.

I'm thinking only of myself and it seems like a sort of escalation of food issues.

I started tracking because my stress levels peaked regarding food. Hopefully I'll feel like a more well adjusted individual when food doesn't seem like a thing that's getting out of control in my life, but something I can manage.

For myself I'd rather put a little less focus into my consumption and live with a 200 calorie margin of error.

There are so many core issues with my diet that I can correct before I even sweat that error.

And you may well be right that a period of weighing will be beneficial as it has become clear that I am defaulting to more packaged and processed foods with labels to get a more accurate calorie count, I could use a mental framework if the nutritional content of unlabeled foods.

Anyway I'm sorry for suggesting anyone else might be neurotic because *I* can't handle food like a level headed individual this week.

Obviously we can't know your individual issues around food tracking or what you've experienced in the past. If you feel like it would be harmful for you personally, then it's fine to forgo it. But if you want to lose weight, you'll have to find another way to control your calories.

My experience, as someone who has also had issues around food in the past, is that accurate logging actually *decreased* my anxiety about food because I knew exactly how much I was eating and I didn't have to second-guess myself or eliminate certain foods from my diet entirely. That won't be universal, some people do find weighing to be a trigger.

Good luck.