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couting calories vs. following a clean meal plan

divid
Posts: 68 Member
Alright..contemplating an experiment and looking for thoughts. Thinking of not measuring calories for a week and only eating the food listed on my meal plan im supposed to eat..which I know is at a good calorie range and is all good clean food. The problem when I use counting calories is I always find room for "oh, if i budget my calories i can eat crappy food here..and here..and here". Its a mental thing and its hard to stop..so im thinking of trying the other way. Thoughts?
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Give it a try let us know your experience.0
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When I had my daughter and my second ankle surgery, I gained a bunch of weight. I started the weight watchers core plan which is similar to what you are talking about. On the OK to eat list was veggies, fruits, lean meats, whole grains (once per day). On the 'core' plan you don't track as long as you stick to food that is nutritionally dense but not calorie dense. You also eat only when you're hungry and only until you're satisfied. I lost 50 lbs. I maintained that weight loss for about 4 years then about 10-15 lbs crept back when I moved but that was my fault. I also didn't get down to my goal weight but I stopped really following the plan so that was my fault.
I say try it out for a month or so. See what happens. It can't hurt.
[I'm counting calories right now but figure if I get 'stuck' I'll go back to this method for a while]0 -
thanks!0
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