After more than a year of religiously tracking every calorie, I decided to just stop.
In the first 6 months, I lost 29 pounds, going from 247 down to 218. Since that low point, I have wavered around the 220-225 mark. Little by little, however, I have become desensitized to number of calories I was eating. One day I went just a few calories over my budget. What can one day really do? I thought to myself. I went over by a few more calories every day, getting used to the big, red number growing larger on my LoseIt app, until I was practically just eating at maintenance.
Fast forward to Christmas, I wasn’t tracking my calories, as I typically don’t on big holidays. The next day I decided to stop counting. I realized that I was living by the number on my screen. I was no longer thinking about what I was eating, only about how much, and as long as I didn’t go over maintenance, that was enough for me. Over the last year of tracking I have learned what a good portion for me is, and what is healthy and what is not. I realized that I can go day to day eating a good and healthy amount of food without logging every bite.
As a disclaimer, I am now 6’1.5 and 223 pounds, so I do have a little more leeway than some people. By no means am I done with my weight loss journey. I still want to see what I look like below 200, but it was time for a change of pace.
I am curious if anyone else has taken a break from counting? Has it been successful for you? It has only been a couple weeks for me, but I am telling you, it is more freeing and less stressful. Even if it’s just a couple weeks, it could be really nice to see how you do without the stress of the number on your screen.
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