Not counting calories.

I am looking for other friends and/or groups who people do not count calories. For me it becomes to obsessive amd I felt for me I wasn't trusting my body. I want to learn to trust my intuition. Today is day three, and I feel great. I'm eating foods for the nutritonal value not the calorie value.

I'm looking for people who do the same, or want to do the same so we can support each other.

This is nonsense, it has been proven that it's calorific content that matters, not nutritional value, case in-point - a professor lost 27 pounds eating nothing but sweets at a calorie deficit in order to prove that it's calories that dictate weight loss, not nutrition.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/

No matter how good your intuition may be, it will never match up to a simple scale and quantifying your intake.

I am looking for other friends and/or groups who people do not count calories. For me it becomes to obsessive amd I felt for me I wasn't trusting my body. I want to learn to trust my intuition. Today is day three, and I feel great. I'm eating foods for the nutritonal value not the calorie value.

I'm looking for people who do the same, or want to do the same so we can support each other.

This is nonsense, it has been proven that it's calorific content that matters, not nutritional value, case in-point - a professor lost 27 pounds eating nothing but sweets at a calorie deficit in order to prove that it's calories that dictate weight loss, not nutrition.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/

No matter how good your intuition may be, it will never match up to a simple scale and quantifying your intake.

He might have lost weight but how about is health later? How was his energy? What would happen if he did that long term? There is more to life than tracking everything you eat.

Foods affect our bodies in different ways and go through different metabolic pathways. Not only that, but the foods we eat can directly affect the hormones that regulate when and how much we eat. Therefore, the types of foods we base our diet around are just as important as the amount of calories we are eating.

His health markers got better actually which comes from losing weight....

And yes there is more to life than tracking that is why it's such a small part of life...but helps me liive the life I want.

And as for quality vs quantity...not for weight loss...I can hit my macros eating processed foods, fast food etc if I so choose...and lose weight...it takes some planning but eh.

Hence the reason the 80/20 rule is a good one....

btw my diary is logged for most of the week...took all of 10mins..yesterday. Tweaks will take about 2mins a day when needed.

im also trying this....i dont want to religiously count calories or weigh portions it can become obsessive and all u do is focus on food and dieting.... of course u need to learn roughly what a portion size is but then use common sense....i want to do something i can maintain long term

i got fat by over eating lots of the wrong foods at the wrong times for the wrong reasons... i wasnt intuitively making errors i knew what i was doing was bad but kinda hid in denial

if it doesnt work then i may have to resort to counting etc

My experience was the same as yours for many years (I'm 65 now) - and believe me, if your heavy, appearance starts to go seriously downhill after 60. After many successive obsessive diets with long periods of gains in between I had an epiphany --- I was really despondent and angry with myself about the trend and finally accepted the fact that there's only one road out of this mess, and it's called diet an exercise. AND I accepted the fact that it might take a long time, but hey, if I'm two pounds lighter in three weeks, I'm a lot happier than if I were a pound heavier. I'm talking about a much deeper kind of acceptance than I ever experienced before.

If not recording food and calories works for you -- maybe you can measure by how your clothes fit - or just knowing that you're eating healthy food - you're a better woman than I, for sure. I've tried it and it didn't take long for me to start "forgetting" about the "one not-so-healthy" thing I snacked on or "treated" myself to and things go south from there.

For me - record keeping is key - not that I don't indulge myself or go over my calorie goal - but staying honest so I can keep it in mind and maybe stay on board better the next day. I hope to be doing this the rest of my life. My career was in research - much of it nutrition oriented and, it's just a fact - people who keep records do better and keep weight off over the long haul. I have interviewed many people who've kept records for years after losing large amounts of weight and they have succeeded.

So I would suggest - especially since this is working for you now - to see how it works out in, say, 6 months. Most of us are emotional eaters and a lot of those emotions live underground. A kind of amnesia can take over and there you go down a path to more bad feelings about yourself and a sense of failure.

If you can stick with intuitive eating - more power to you. Certainly getting away from obsession is vitally important!

I am looking for other friends and/or groups who people do not count calories. For me it becomes to obsessive amd I felt for me I wasn't trusting my body. I want to learn to trust my intuition. Today is day three, and I feel great. I'm eating foods for the nutritonal value not the calorie value.

I'm looking for people who do the same, or want to do the same so we can support each other.

This is nonsense, it has been proven that it's calorific content that matters, not nutritional value, case in-point - a professor lost 27 pounds eating nothing but sweets at a calorie deficit in order to prove that it's calories that dictate weight loss, not nutrition.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/

No matter how good your intuition may be, it will never match up to a simple scale and quantifying your intake.

Of course calorie balance is the final determinant of whether weight is lost, gained or stay the same. However, while calories count you don't need to count calories to be successful (ie log them manually.)

The focus on nutritious, minimally processed / refined foods is simply a tool to help prevent over eating because they tend to provide better satiety and greater volume for less calories and therefore makes exceeding your TDEE less likely. This is a hardly a controversial approach. Most diet structures,whether they involve calorie counting or not, make similar recommendations. Where does the OP say she will be eliminating other food items rather than just minimising them?

Your final statement is reckless however. The best programme is one which suits the individuals needs, preferences and lifestyle, aligns with their goals whilst imposing the least psychological cost. For some that may be calorie counting, for some mindful or intuitive eating.

Good luck with that, at the end of the day, nutrition is a numbers game. I intuitively want a doughnut right now, the numbers tell me my body is a liar.

Hi, I’m really thinking of doing this but doing 5.2 so only log calories 2 days out of the 7 I have a OCD with diets in general and im truly fed up of counting I did weight watchers before this so in total for 4 and half years I have been counting points and calories. Obviously with all this dieting experience I know what a sensible portion is I know not to eat too many carbs and how to eat a balanced diet, I think I get too obsessed with numbers eat things for sake of it sometimes stress out if im 20calroies over some days its driving me mad and this is probably why im not at my ideal weight because I see the numbers go over a little then self-sabotage myself by eating more because I feel a failure! so im going to give this a go feel free to add me people!

I keep track of my macros now, but I counted just carbs previously and lost 50lbs.
Edit: And when I stopped caring, put 38lbs of that right back on.

I think you just find what works for you, and if you don't need or want to count calories, then don't do it.

I don't follow just my calories, I also try to hit my fiber & protein goal, and my diary helps me keep my saturated fat and sodium levels under control. I find it a very useful tool, especially when planning an evening out.

Edit 2: :flowerforyou: for having a similiar user name

I am looking for other friends and/or groups who people do not count calories. For me it becomes to obsessive amd I felt for me I wasn't trusting my body. I want to learn to trust my intuition. Today is day three, and I feel great. I'm eating foods for the nutritonal value not the calorie value.

I'm looking for people who do the same, or want to do the same so we can support each other.

Hi, I have decided to try intuitive eating, but will still be logging all the food I eat.

My goal is to get away from thinking "How many calories do I have left?" and instead go for "How hungry do I feel?" and see how it goes.

You can add me as a friend if this sounds like what you want, but if you don't want to because I will still be logging than that is fine as well.