Taking a break from counting, intuitive eating?

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  • jla2425
    jla2425 Posts: 67 Member
    True i do mentally calculate alot because its so in my brain regardless
  • laurenebargar
    laurenebargar Posts: 3,081 Member
    How has it been working out for you OP?
  • demorelli
    demorelli Posts: 508 Member
    I ended up just getting lazy about logging for about 2 months but tried to eat reasonably. I regained a few pounds but as soon as i started tracking again it feel back off in a week so I'm assuming it was water/glycerin so i feel like i wss able to reasonably maintain my weight.
  • tattygun
    tattygun Posts: 447 Member
    I don't log at all unless I'm in the real depths of contest prep. I did a couple of years of logging food and in that time you learn so much, I can look at a piece of meat and generally I can estimate the weight within 50g. I know by look, feel and energy levels if my diets not right. I think everyone should log their food for a prolonged period of time to just to increase their knowledge.

  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    edited May 2017
    jla2425 wrote: »
    Have you ever tried taking a break from counting and logging every detail and weighing out all your food? Now i am just trying because i was getting to thoughtful about my eating. I was always thinking of what im going to eat and stressing out. Now i just eat healthy and I only weigh out the meat and cheese. Other things i eat portion sizes but i do snack here and there. Im not logging but so far its been good and i eat more comfortably. Will see how i weigh in on monday. Has anyone else had better results eating intuitive vs counting?

    Yup. And I gained weight. Intuitive eating does not work for me. I know that I will always have to log food/count calories in order to stay at a healthy weight, and I am fine with that.
  • Spartan_Gingi
    Spartan_Gingi Posts: 194 Member
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Spartan_Gingi wrote: »
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....

    I see this answer all the time but I have trouble believing it. Intuitive eating does not mean eating everything you want.
  • WindSparrow
    WindSparrow Posts: 224 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Spartan_Gingi wrote: »
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....

    I see this answer all the time but I have trouble believing it. Intuitive eating does not mean eating everything you want.

    I think many people do not get the importance of learning how to pay close attention to the signals their bodies give them. Learning those subtle signals takes time and training yourself to pay attention to how your body feels before, during, and after eating is tougher than following whatever the latest diet expert tells you.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I haven't logged anything in over four years. I spent about 9 months logging and learning...from there, it's been pretty easy. I've more or less maintained for over four years without logging. I always put on a little fluff over the winter with decreased activity, but I always take it off in the spring and do so without logging.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Spartan_Gingi wrote: »
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Spartan_Gingi wrote: »
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....

    I see this answer all the time but I have trouble believing it. Intuitive eating does not mean eating everything you want.

    Yeah, i was thinking the same thing. Most people know deep down in the back of their mind when they are overeating. Plus the incline in weight would be a clue :wink:
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Most people are on here because they ate "intuitively" for years and gained weight.

    I think it is entirely possible to be able to achieve your goals without tracking but it will certainly be the most efficient way to get there.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Spartan_Gingi wrote: »
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Spartan_Gingi wrote: »
    I admire the idea, but "intuitive" eating is what got me 70 lbs overweight in the first place.....

    I see this answer all the time but I have trouble believing it. Intuitive eating does not mean eating everything you want.

    Yeah, i was thinking the same thing. Most people know deep down in the back of their mind when they are overeating. Plus the incline in weight would be a clue :wink:

    Exactly! Sure, you might put on 10 lbs without noticing if you don't weigh yourself regularly. But you don't pack on 50, 70, 100 or lbs without realizing that you are overeating.
  • Wtn_Gurl
    Wtn_Gurl Posts: 396 Member
    This topic helped me. I have been logging in every day.. i usually eat the same things. Now i have been cutting back on my portion sizes as i was probably eating more than i thought. so this week i have been successful in losing. i do need the MFP food log when i eat something unusual like when i went out to TGI Fridays. Also when i weight my chicken pieces .. i need a food scale to tell me how many oz there are. So far so good. I instinctively intuitively know how much to eat for a calorie loss.
  • sunfastrose
    sunfastrose Posts: 543 Member
    I did try intuitive eating for maintenance after I lost 50 pounds. I put on about 5 pounds, which is not that bad in the larger scale. I took those 5 pounds off a couple years ago and am back to counting because to me counting is not that onerous.
  • crushingitdaily12345
    crushingitdaily12345 Posts: 577 Member
    I will never take a break. I will tweak, but no breaks. This is my life now.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    I like counting and logging. I don't feel I need a break. It gives me peace of mind. I dunno, I'm just not one of those people who despises it with a passion. My husband hates it, but he knows how effective it is.
  • jla2425
    jla2425 Posts: 67 Member
    I dont mind counting although i dont know if i can do it forever. I always weigh neat regardless but i notice it can become an obsession and addiction and i constantly worry about what I'm going to eat. It was nice to take a break. I weigh weekly so if i notice i stop losing i will begin counting again. I do have 30lbs to go
  • Aarjono
    Aarjono Posts: 228 Member
    I would intuit myself right through an entire chocolate cake.

  • JohnnyPenso
    JohnnyPenso Posts: 412 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    I find, for me, logging takes the stress out of eating. When I try to eat mindfully or intuitively I either eat way under or over my calorie needs. And I overanalyze every bite I put in my mouth until I just decide it's easier not to eat, or I block it out of my mind and binge. Knowing where I'm at with my calories lets me relax, balance my macros and know when it's OK to indulge without guilt or anxiety. I'm also really bad at judging portions, so the weighing and measuring relieves that stress too.
    This is exactly how I feel. I never thought I'd enjoy weighing and logging everything but I do, and it's because I know I can eat everything I log and never have to worry about my weight ever again. Everything seems to taste so much better without the stress of worrying whether I'm eating too much. I enjoy eating now more than I ever did actually, and I really enjoy eating!

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