Re: How do you Stop Calorie Counting?

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I can totally relate to this. I can't just eat a " muffin " without thinking of the carbohydrates...how many hours on the treadmill to burn this off and such and such.

I just try to face the issue head on...ok I am afraid that a muffin will make me fat. I ask myself, is that rational. That one food item will induce sudden weight gain. I also ask myself..how far has obsessive thinking/restricting foods due to their potential " fattening-power " gotten me.

The answer for me is that it has gotten me into a whole heap of mess. I am just starting to incorporate some of my " fear foods " into my diet...I think you have to actually expose yourself to the fear...albeit slowly..and see that it is a LIE...otherwise you'll be arguing with some pretty convincing demons..

 

-Kareemah

 

The only way I ever lost weight in my whole life was to calorie count, but I want to stop this " measuring " mentality that determines what I am allowed to eat.

Just like some people see flowers and know each name, I see food, and know (or want to know) the calories. I'm still living in the mentality that the food I eat needs to pass the calorie test or I can't eat it.

Do you just " block out these thoughts as soon as they arise? or do substitute it with another thought or question?I can't shake myself out of this. I wish I never learned what the calories of things were.