Women that don't live by calories- are you out there?

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  • starrlette
    starrlette Posts: 38
    I write my exercise and food intake down in a little journal in addition to logging it into mfp, you could always just try writing down what you eat and input the data when you get home, GL!
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member

    Cool. As long as you keep that up, then all is well. What happens when you go without exercise for a week? Do you taper off the food intake?

    i hardly ever take a week off from exercise unless if I'm on vacation somewhere but even then I try to get some exercise in. Only because i feel so much better when i do exercise and I'm always afraid I'll lose muscle tone. Plus Running de-stresses me and clears my mind.

    But when i DON'T exercise i still eat only whole foods (fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, protein grains like quinoa, healthy fats, raw nuts, dried dates, salmon, etc). It's a lifestyle change so i never fall off the bandwagon, if i do it doesn't last long because then i feel like crap and then get back into eating healthy and working out. lol.

    so even on days I'm not working out i don't eat any less or any more. just the same as a i always do.

    I have a food and exercise blog if you're interested in some whole food ideas or what I eat: http://lovelivinghealthy.tumblr.com I try to update it as much as possible.

    Ah, right. I guess those kinds of foods mean that a day or two without exercise won't affect things massively.
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    Im only 53% of the way to my goal...but stopping the counting is what has failed me in the past. So I will for the rest of my life log what I eat. Did you know that over eating by 100 calories a day can make you gain 10 lbs in a year? Obviously when I reach goal, I'll eat more because I wont be trying to lose weight anymore, but I'm still going to log it.


    Yes, I know. BUT If you weigh every week or every month -- you would catch that weight gain BEFORE it becomes 10 lbs in one year.
    When I'm done losing, I will just keep track of the scale - eat lighter if it goes up one week/month .

    Calorie counting can distract you from life sometimes... it's sometimes a stress , I seem to want to measure everything.

    It's just a personal preference. I dont stress about logging what I eat..and if I go over I go over, I don't stress about that either. My problem is the scale and I gain a lb and I'll be like "eh...its just a lb" and then that adds up over time. It will be different for everyone, but me personally I'd rather just hold myself accountable and log what I eat.
    Understood! Everyone is different :) thanks for explaining it more. That seems to be working for you<3
  • natalie412
    natalie412 Posts: 1,039 Member
    I have been maintaining for 3 months and have not stopped logging yet. If\When I do, I will pick a weight on the scale that if I go over (more than a few days in a row), I will start logging again.

    I like to log. If I were to go on a trip though, I would stop logging! After logging for so long, we should have a good idea of how we should be eating..
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    I lost my first 125 lbs or so without logging anything. Granted, I was morbidly obese; I don't really know how I'd fare without logging at a maintenance level. I think I'd want to, just for the peace of mind that one bad snack isn't gonna send me back to bingeland.
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    I will always be at least somewhat calorie aware now. It won't rule me. It doesn't now!
  • AshleyNicolexo_
    AshleyNicolexo_ Posts: 27

    Cool. As long as you keep that up, then all is well. What happens when you go without exercise for a week? Do you taper off the food intake?

    i hardly ever take a week off from exercise unless if I'm on vacation somewhere but even then I try to get some exercise in. Only because i feel so much better when i do exercise and I'm always afraid I'll lose muscle tone. Plus Running de-stresses me and clears my mind.

    But when i DON'T exercise i still eat only whole foods (fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, protein grains like quinoa, healthy fats, raw nuts, dried dates, salmon, etc). It's a lifestyle change so i never fall off the bandwagon, if i do it doesn't last long because then i feel like crap and then get back into eating healthy and working out. lol.

    so even on days I'm not working out i don't eat any less or any more. just the same as a i always do.

    I have a food and exercise blog if you're interested in some whole food ideas or what I eat: http://lovelivinghealthy.tumblr.com I try to update it as much as possible.

    Ah, right. I guess those kinds of foods mean that a day or two without exercise won't affect things massively.

    right. your body naturally burns off whole foods.
  • nothingwithoutHim
    nothingwithoutHim Posts: 140 Member
    I've heard Geneen Roth has a great book(s) on "intuitive eating" ie. listening to your body and giving it what it needs w/out calorie counting. *sigh* I wish I were there...maybe one day! "Eat More To Weigh Less" is helping me, one day at a time.

    I read this blog a lot, and the lady who writes has been intuitively eating for (I think) 2 years with moderate success. Here's a link to the one year anniversary:

    http://www.thegreatfitnessexperiment.com/2011/07/one-year-of-intuitive-eating-and-the-best-birthday-ever-experiment-results-are-in.html
  • planetshark
    planetshark Posts: 37 Member
    Since all calories are NOT created equal it's MORE important to ask yourself: "What do I need to eat to fuel my day/workout?" And then as the day goes on ask: "What am I lacking in terms of nutrients?" i.e. If you had oatmeal with fruit for breakfast and a glass of skim milk, then for meal #2 you need to amp up your protein and get some healthy fat and veggies ... By meal # 3, you should be asking what your body needs (based upon your 2 previous meals ... and so on) ... And EVERY meal or snack should include some protein, healthy carbs and a little healthy fat ... :)

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