tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post7598017222529217383..comments2021-02-19T19:53:49.988-08:00Comments on Merp: Calorie Counting, something that needs to be goneDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145179476585616888noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-58429598435557469742011-01-01T15:31:35.214-08:002011-01-01T15:31:35.214-08:00I'm guilty with obsessingly calorie-counting m...I'm guilty with obsessingly calorie-counting myself. You name it, I know the calories of it. So since November I started to not count the calories anymore and eat what my body tells me to, and it has the most amazing effect on me & my relationship with food! It's interesting how girls and women feel so guilty and beat themselves up over everything, and in the end expect to become a better, more loveable person. There's no logic in that. Which is kinda my new year's resolution: be kind to yourself.Paris Pastryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171716497471063352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-86289553616995660832010-12-30T16:55:14.455-08:002010-12-30T16:55:14.455-08:00You are doing so well, Danielle! I loved reading e...You are doing so well, Danielle! I loved reading every sentence of this!! If it helps you at all, calorie counting is now considered to many as "outdated". The values don't take into account how much energy the body needs to digest certain foods. Take a handful of nuts and a low-calorie soft chocolate brownie, for example. Many would go for the chocolate brownie because it's lower in calories. But to the body, the nuts are more nutritious and they are harder for the body to digest meaning that your body has to work harder to digest the nuts and therefore uses more energy. Also, your mouth has to work harder to bite into the nuts unlike the brownie. Crazy stuff, right?<br /><br />Don't worry about calories. The past few days I've been eating well over 3000 cals and I haven't gained a thing because I listened to my body and it was what my body wanted. I was hungry for it all! According to calculators and what have you, i should have gained about 5 lbs by now, but I haven't. Sometimes, it's better to trust your own metabolism and not an online calorie counter ;)<br /><br />xxxKatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411713258719842831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-68039882521382754652010-12-30T13:32:03.872-08:002010-12-30T13:32:03.872-08:00It's so liberating when you finally stop calor...It's so liberating when you finally stop calorie counting. I haven't counted calories in a long time and it's such a great feeling. I still catch myself from time to time roughly adding up the numbers in my head, but eating more home cooked and unmeasured food definitely helps. <br /><br />Good job on getting over your fear of pasta. I conquered that one as well a while ago, and although I don't particularly like pasta it's nice to know I can eat it should I want to.<br /><br />You're doing great and reading your posts is really inspirational. Keep it up!L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16203523458111360276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-77835442946510011072010-12-29T18:16:12.650-08:002010-12-29T18:16:12.650-08:00I'm so happy you were able to eat the pasta! O...I'm so happy you were able to eat the pasta! Overcoming a fear is a huge step.<br />Calorie counting is such a drag, sometimes I still slip up and do it. What helped me was to try to focus more on roughly balancing out my food groups rather than being stuck counting numbers that really don't mean anything anyway. Do whatever works for you, though!<br />Keep up the good work!<3princesslilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722940285808602890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-82228483052944881002010-12-29T17:03:46.002-08:002010-12-29T17:03:46.002-08:00I LOVE this....I LOVE that you just put the ice cr...I LOVE this....I LOVE that you just put the ice cream and cereal in a bowl and not measured. <br /><br />It is so hard to stop...cause we know the counts for everything...stopping measuring helps.<br /><br />What helps me, too, is starting to make stuff on my own like guacamole and hummus and stuff...the more stuff without a label the better. <br /><br />I love that you are remembering food again...same thing happened to me. Your like "that smells good...wait why can't I have that? Oh yeah, stupid ED....but wait! That's not me anymore. I CAN have that."<br /><br />~MissyMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394509972095129618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-35592546725060713882010-12-29T14:32:00.335-08:002010-12-29T14:32:00.335-08:00I calorie counted like none other at one point. I ...I calorie counted like none other at one point. I knew the caloric amount for practically everything. I could have gotten an A if I had taken a class on caloric values of food. haha-- my brain was so clouded with these numbers I'm sure it affected my actual studies. <br /><br />I don't know how it happened but randomly when I was in treatment - I realized I stopped counting calories. I just did... I'm not sure how it happened.<br /><br />Hang in there :) You can do this. You can be free. We can both do it<br /><br />OH I have a poem to share with you :)<br /><br />hope, freedom, life<br />nothing can stop me<br />nothing will hamper me<br />ED move out of the way<br />go fuck yourself<br />nothing will get in my wayLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205933300947954793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792871902317373397.post-84549110347739098732010-12-29T13:37:20.221-08:002010-12-29T13:37:20.221-08:00This is lovely to read!keep eating those foods you...This is lovely to read!keep eating those foods you want, not ed, YOU!! XFinoreply@blogger.com