Comments on: To Count or Not To Count (calories, that is) – That is The Question http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question Make peace with food, your body and your weight Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dinneen http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-84 Dinneen Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:36:16 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-84 Thanks for visiting & glad you like what you see! You can read more about my program under "coaching". You may also want to sign-up for my newsletter (which you can do on the right hand side), where I not only provide more healthy info, but also give latest updates on programs & events. Thanks again for stopping by & let me know if you have any more questions or how I can help! Dinneen Thanks for visiting & glad you like what you see!

You can read more about my program under “coaching”. You may also want to sign-up for my newsletter (which you can do on the right hand side), where I not only provide more healthy info, but also give latest updates on programs & events.

Thanks again for stopping by & let me know if you have any more questions or how I can help!

Dinneen

]]> By: brista http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-83 brista Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:35:47 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-83 I like what you have to say here and I am interested to read about your "program". Where would I find that on your site? I like what you have to say here and I am interested to read about your “program”. Where would I find that on your site?

]]> By: Dinneen http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-82 Dinneen Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:44:44 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-82 Julie -- glad you've gotten there. Yes, often it is more emotional than food & lifestyle. It depends on the person, but more often than not it's WHY are you hungry? So it's great to hear you quit dieting & obsessing -- and seeing the weight come off as a result. Yay! Sagain -- thanks! Counting calories can be a habit but one that can be broken (like all habits). But it takes time, just like anything in life. Thanks to you BOTH for stopping by and your comments!! Julie — glad you’ve gotten there. Yes, often it is more emotional than food & lifestyle. It depends on the person, but more often than not it’s WHY are you hungry? So it’s great to hear you quit dieting & obsessing — and seeing the weight come off as a result. Yay!

Sagain — thanks! Counting calories can be a habit but one that can be broken (like all habits). But it takes time, just like anything in life.

Thanks to you BOTH for stopping by and your comments!!

]]> By: Sagan http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-81 Sagan Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:14:43 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-81 I love this! And agree 100% with you and MizFit. The only reason I DO count calories is habit. In that, I don't necessarily stop at a certain amount- I'm just always aware of how many calories are in the food that I'm eating. It's all about the real and the natural! <abbr><em>Sagan’s last blog post..<a href="http://livinghealthyintherealworld.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/review-and-giveaway-the-healthiest-kid-in-the-neighborhood-and-sinupret-for-kids/" rel="nofollow">Review and Giveaway: “The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood” and Sinupret for Kids</a></abbr></em> I love this! And agree 100% with you and MizFit. The only reason I DO count calories is habit. In that, I don’t necessarily stop at a certain amount- I’m just always aware of how many calories are in the food that I’m eating. It’s all about the real and the natural!

Sagan’s last blog post..Review and Giveaway: “The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood” and Sinupret for Kids

]]> By: julie http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-80 julie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:37:26 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-80 I have also gotten there, and it was a lot of work. Possibly even more emotional than food/lifestyle based. I had to quit dieting, quit obsessing, and not look back. I count nothing now, but I eat what I think is a quite healthy diet most of the time, and exercise a lot, and I am slowly losing the weight. I have also gotten there, and it was a lot of work. Possibly even more emotional than food/lifestyle based. I had to quit dieting, quit obsessing, and not look back. I count nothing now, but I eat what I think is a quite healthy diet most of the time, and exercise a lot, and I am slowly losing the weight.

]]> By: darya http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-79 darya Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:45:08 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-79 Great post! I don't count calories ever. I try to always eat balanced meals, and by "balanced" I mean around 50% vegetables by volume and hardly any processed carbs and little meat. I balance healthy sources of protein and fat, like fish, beans and olive oil. This is making me hungry.... Great post! I don’t count calories ever. I try to always eat balanced meals, and by “balanced” I mean around 50% vegetables by volume and hardly any processed carbs and little meat. I balance healthy sources of protein and fat, like fish, beans and olive oil. This is making me hungry….

]]> By: Marsha http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-78 Marsha Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:23:09 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-78 This is a much-needed conversation for many folks. While we may have the goal of eating intuitively, it takes a while for many of us to get there. Along the way, we need to use tools that help us. At Green Mountain at Fox Run, we also see many of our participants who sign up for Weight Watchers or other diet programs; we encourage them to keep doing it if it helps, but to be sure that it helps. For ex, if counting points keeps them obsessing or ending up in a binge, obviously it's not a useful tool. We do encourage, however, that folks not buy into the weight message of diet programs, e.g., basing success on what the scale says. Instead, we encourage them to acknowledge the other reasons they want to lose weight, and make those their priorities instead. The number on a scale can vary for reasons that have nothing to do with what we eat or how much physical activity we get. Yet if we see it go up, it often discourages us. Our FitBriefing Beyond the Scale talks more about that. http://www.fitwoman.com/fitbriefings/beyond-the-scale.shtml Thanks for the post, Dinneen. Sounds like you've got some tools in store! This is a much-needed conversation for many folks. While we may have the goal of eating intuitively, it takes a while for many of us to get there. Along the way, we need to use tools that help us. At Green Mountain at Fox Run, we also see many of our participants who sign up for Weight Watchers or other diet programs; we encourage them to keep doing it if it helps, but to be sure that it helps. For ex, if counting points keeps them obsessing or ending up in a binge, obviously it’s not a useful tool. We do encourage, however, that folks not buy into the weight message of diet programs, e.g., basing success on what the scale says. Instead, we encourage them to acknowledge the other reasons they want to lose weight, and make those their priorities instead. The number on a scale can vary for reasons that have nothing to do with what we eat or how much physical activity we get. Yet if we see it go up, it often discourages us. Our FitBriefing Beyond the Scale talks more about that. http://www.fitwoman.com/fitbriefings/beyond-the-scale.shtml

Thanks for the post, Dinneen. Sounds like you’ve got some tools in store!

]]> By: Michael at EddiesEnergy.com http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-77 Michael at EddiesEnergy.com Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:51:24 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-77 Hi Dinneen, Once again, a great post. It is interesting how many people count calories, but what I have found, even when I have tried to count, is that I get more stressed and worry about the "numbers" behind the food I am eating, rather than making a full-on lifestyle change. I think the trick is to just realize where your calories are coming from, instead of the number. If I count, I might say, "Wow, I've only had 1,800 calories today" and I usually end up eating more food than I should. What it gets down to, I think, is the accessibility to good healthy food, and the education of the nation and what healthy food actually is. Numbers are not everything! Michael Hi Dinneen,

Once again, a great post. It is interesting how many people count calories, but what I have found, even when I have tried to count, is that I get more stressed and worry about the “numbers” behind the food I am eating, rather than making a full-on lifestyle change.

I think the trick is to just realize where your calories are coming from, instead of the number. If I count, I might say, “Wow, I’ve only had 1,800 calories today” and I usually end up eating more food than I should.

What it gets down to, I think, is the accessibility to good healthy food, and the education of the nation and what healthy food actually is. Numbers are not everything!

Michael

]]> By: Foodie McBody http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/to-count-or-not-to-count-that-is-the-question#comment-76 Foodie McBody Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:57:41 +0000 http://www.eatwithoutguilt.com/?p=349#comment-76 Dinneen, you are so reassuring. I really love that about you. Even though this program of yours sounds incredibly mysterious and magical, I believe I am learning it little by little, by osmosis. I'm still leaning on my points and calories for now, but as you said, it DOES take time. Just three months ago I was NOT listening to my body OR counting calories OR exercising very much, and you can imagine how it got me to the crisis point I got to. I am now learning to do things and unlearn habits that were decades in the making. I am trying to breathe and stay patient with myself, and I really appreciate your reassurance along the way. Dinneen, you are so reassuring. I really love that about you. Even though this program of yours sounds incredibly mysterious and magical, I believe I am learning it little by little, by osmosis. I’m still leaning on my points and calories for now, but as you said, it DOES take time. Just three months ago I was NOT listening to my body OR counting calories OR exercising very much, and you can imagine how it got me to the crisis point I got to. I am now learning to do things and unlearn habits that were decades in the making. I am trying to breathe and stay patient with myself, and I really appreciate your reassurance along the way.

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