FORGET counting calories!

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  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
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    I think that as long as you are eating the right foods, you don't need to count calories. Humans, like all animals, wont overeat, or undereat, in their natural environments. As long as you are eating the whole natural foods that humans have been eating for thousands of years, your body will count calories naturally. The only reason people need to consciously count is when they eat artificially concentrated foods not found in our natural environment.

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    Wow, what an incredibly well thought out, well articulated point. How can i go on believing that fruits and vegetables are good now?
    At least as well thought out as the assertion that humans live in their natural environment.
    WTF are you talking about?

    We don't live in our natural environment.

    The urban areas of the United States for the 2010 Census contain 249,253,271 people, representing 80.7% of the population, and rural areas contain 59,492,276 people, or 19.3% of the population.

    Our natural environment would be considered the wild, not in cities.
    But i never said that we did. There has apparently been a mis-communication.
  • Natmarie73
    Natmarie73 Posts: 287 Member
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    I think that as long as you are eating the right foods, you don't need to count calories. Humans, like all animals, wont overeat, or undereat, in their natural environments. As long as you are eating the whole natural foods that humans have been eating for thousands of years, your body will count calories naturally. The only reason people need to consciously count is when they eat artificially concentrated foods not found in our natural environment.

    Totally this.

    Its not normal to have to count calories to lose or maintain weight and you won't put on weight if you eat a healthy balanced diet, excersise and don't overeat. Yes, it certainly does work for people who need to lose weight but many people have an unhealthy relationship with food which leads to overeating in the first place. Avoid using processed foods as a crutch and you won't need to count calories.

    P.S - I count myself as one of the people with an unhealthy relationship with food by the way. Calorie counting helps me learn the energy value of food and the importance of keeping my diet healthy and full of whole foods. It is definately helping me not think about chocolate as much as I used to.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    Says the person who has never tried it.

    I like when my test levels aren't sub par.... I also enjoy not needing to rely on viagra at 26.....I also enjoy building muscle...
    Hahaha!!!! ED is what happens to meat eaters! It stems from vascular disease. Vegan men don't have problems down there, meat eaters and dairy eaters do.

    facepalm.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    I think that as long as you are eating the right foods, you don't need to count calories. Humans, like all animals, wont overeat, or undereat, in their natural environments. As long as you are eating the whole natural foods that humans have been eating for thousands of years, your body will count calories naturally. The only reason people need to consciously count is when they eat artificially concentrated foods not found in our natural environment.

    Totally this.

    Its not normal to have to count calories to lose or maintain weight and you won't put on weight if you eat a healthy balanced diet, excersise and don't overeat. Yes, it certainly does work for people who need to lose weight but many people have an unhealthy relationship with food which leads to overeating in the first place. Avoid using processed foods as a crutch and you won't need to count calories.

    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people

    Get out of with with your reasonable and logical statements!
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
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    I think that as long as you are eating the right foods, you don't need to count calories. Humans, like all animals, wont overeat, or undereat, in their natural environments. As long as you are eating the whole natural foods that humans have been eating for thousands of years, your body will count calories naturally. The only reason people need to consciously count is when they eat artificially concentrated foods not found in our natural environment.

    Totally this.

    Its not normal to have to count calories to lose or maintain weight and you won't put on weight if you eat a healthy balanced diet, excersise and don't overeat. Yes, it certainly does work for people who need to lose weight but many people have an unhealthy relationship with food which leads to overeating in the first place. Avoid using processed foods as a crutch and you won't need to count calories.

    P.S - I count myself as one of the people with an unhealthy relationship with food by the way. Calorie counting helps me learn the energy value of food and the importance of keeping my diet healthy and full of whole foods. It is definately helping me not think about chocolate as much as I used to.
    What exactly about modern society is "normal" in your opinion?

    Is it "normal" to live in concrete buildings? Drive cars and fly in airplanes? Cook food? Build and launch space probes? Exchange goods and services through a monetary system? Use a computer? Cure diseases and treat sicknesses?

    It's also not "normal" (whatever that even means) to use science to determine what's best for us, so I guess we should ditch that too.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.
  • Brett_Mason
    Brett_Mason Posts: 16 Member
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    It sounds like you are using calorie tracking as an excuse for binge eating. I suspect you have probable had issues with binge eating long before you ever found this site or tracked one ounce of food. I would recommend you find out what is actually triggering it and try to work on that. And keep tracking your food.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.

    He said unprocessed foods. Not unprocessed plant foods.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,725 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.

    ???

    I can't keep more than one or two bananas in the house at a time

    Actually same with grapes, I had to stop buying those due to my inability to eat reasonable quantities of them
  • Natmarie73
    Natmarie73 Posts: 287 Member
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    I think that as long as you are eating the right foods, you don't need to count calories. Humans, like all animals, wont overeat, or undereat, in their natural environments. As long as you are eating the whole natural foods that humans have been eating for thousands of years, your body will count calories naturally. The only reason people need to consciously count is when they eat artificially concentrated foods not found in our natural environment.

    Totally this.

    Its not normal to have to count calories to lose or maintain weight and you won't put on weight if you eat a healthy balanced diet, excersise and don't overeat. Yes, it certainly does work for people who need to lose weight but many people have an unhealthy relationship with food which leads to overeating in the first place. Avoid using processed foods as a crutch and you won't need to count calories.

    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you over eat them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people who can't control their eating

    Fixed that for you.

    Also interested in learning what these unprocessed foods you are speaking of are... I would bet it would be very difficult to eat them in the amount needed to gain weight on but happy to be proven wrong.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.
    Miracle-Gro
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,725 Member
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    I think that as long as you are eating the right foods, you don't need to count calories. Humans, like all animals, wont overeat, or undereat, in their natural environments. As long as you are eating the whole natural foods that humans have been eating for thousands of years, your body will count calories naturally. The only reason people need to consciously count is when they eat artificially concentrated foods not found in our natural environment.

    Totally this.

    Its not normal to have to count calories to lose or maintain weight and you won't put on weight if you eat a healthy balanced diet, excersise and don't overeat. Yes, it certainly does work for people who need to lose weight but many people have an unhealthy relationship with food which leads to overeating in the first place. Avoid using processed foods as a crutch and you won't need to count calories.

    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you over eat them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people who can't control their eating

    Fixed that for you.

    Also interested in learning what these unprocessed foods you are speaking of are... I would bet it would be very difficult to eat them in the amount needed to gain weight on but happy to be proven wrong.

    Very difficult to eat grapes, tasty ripe bananas, avocados and nuts? These items are specifically recommended to people who wish to increase their calorie intake "healthily" without necessarily chowing down a ton of food.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.
    Miracle-Gro
    No. Miracle-Gro is prcoessed. You can find unprocessed plant foods in your toilet.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.
    Miracle-Gro
    No. Miracle-Gro is prcoessed. You can find unprocessed plant foods in your toilet.
    But digestion is a process!
  • Natmarie73
    Natmarie73 Posts: 287 Member
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    there are tons of unprocessed foods that will make you fat if you don't count them. Counting calories and weighing food is an extremely useful tool for many many people
    Name some unprocessed plant foods that would make you fat.

    Coconuts, potato, avocado, almonds, peanuts,

    OK, hands up those of you who got fat by eating coconuts, potatos, avocados, almonds, peanuts, bananas, grapes, steak, nuts and seeds or any other unprocessed food alone?

    Be honest now. No eating of cake, ice cream, bread, McDonalds etc etc at the same time of course.

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