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Stop counting calories - Harvard Health

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  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,098 Member
    Dante_80 wrote: »
    Intuitive eating is not great in theory. It is great in practice too since the majority of the world population is following it without any weight problems.

    The problem is that intuitive eating is not working for someone that already has an unhealthy relationship with food. We have essentially trained our brains via our eating disorders to trick our bodies where eating is concerned. Judging from myself, I don't think I'll ever be able to have a healthy relationship with my food like the rest of the world. I'm trying, but I don't think I can succeed in re-routing my brain for this long term. It is not impossible, but certainly a lot more difficult than losing the 240 pounds I have to.

    CICO and calorie tracking was, is and will forever be a part of diet culture. No buts or ifs. They may also be the only way though that I can lose my excess weight, and possibly keep that weight away for good.

    All I know is that it's currently working. And "listening to my body" - for now - certainly doesn't (it is after all what brought me to this condition in the first place). :|

    I am similar. Smaller, but similar (my "high" was 168.8 at 5' 4.5" female). I have concluded that I have a broken "off" switch and have very unhealthy instincts relating to food. I need rules to guide my brain to know when I should be done. Not sure how I developed this. I remember closet eating and stealing food as a kid. My father hid food as well, unlike my mother and 2 sisters. So there is a possible genetic aspect there. I was also labeled as chunky (at 125, adult height), and got referred to as the "missing link" when my father my skull x-ray in preparation for my braces. So, some self esteem issues are likely added to the mix, especially since at 59 I am still referring to those incidents.

    Anyhow, MHP track, WW tracking, and other "programs" I have tried, are what I need to continue to embrace to get to and stay in a healthy place.
  • Squatcleananddeadlift
    Squatcleananddeadlift Posts: 49 Member
    The problem with their guidelines is that it is arbitrary and no way to properly measure. CICO gives you an ability to measure.

    I dont understand why it is one or the other for people? You can CICO and develop a healthier diet simultaneously. With that said I think I ate one piece of fruit today...

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