I calorie counted for a long time and that got me to 184 but no further. I realized that even though I was keeping track of my food and was eating a reasonable number of calories that a lot of my choices were still crap.
I stopped counting. I started eating only whole foods. I started eating ONLY when I was hungry. I stopped obsessing over eating too many calories or not eating enough and the weight started melting off again. I don't eat many carbs because they make me feel like absolute crap. I am learning the kinds of foods that my body likes and the kinds of things that make me feel tired and miserable.
So no, I don't count... and yes, it does work
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