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Originally Posted by Wild Vulpix
So I strongly believe that people should just focus on eating healthy and until they're full and not worry so much about the calories. (Unless you think you're overeating!)
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That's a real big unless!! No? Isn't that why most of us got to overweight - by overeating?
I absolutely have to be concerned with calories. I can't focus on *just* eating healthy. Healthy foods have lots and lots of calories too and I don't trust myself to stop when full. My turn off switch is busted.
I need the forced accountability and built in portion control that calorie counting provides. Besides, why guess with something so vital? I don't just stop shopping when I feel I've spent enough. What if I've gone over my budget and than can't pay the bills at the end of the month? No, I need to know these things and plan for it.
Anyway, no, I never, ever had the problem of not being able to get all my calories in. If only
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But I do agree on what one poster pointed out, perhaps you haven't found healthy, nutritious foods that you LOVE and look forward to. It does take some time for you develop those tastes and FIND those foods.
I look forward to my daily salad in a big way. Nothing boring about it - there are SO many delicious add ins and combinations - baby spinach, shredded carrots, red onions, chick peas, hearts of palm, radishes, diced peaches, diced mango, sliced strawberries, mandarin oranges, colorful bell peppers, crunchy diced cucumbers, grape tomatoes, craisins, slivered toasted almonds or pecans. Then there's the proteins - tuna, grilled salmon, grilled chicken, chunks of turkey breast, boiled eggs. I'm getting hungry just listing it. There is no end - be creative.
Then there's veggies - roasting them elevates them to a whole new level - turnips, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, string beans, broccoli, zucchini, parsnips - again the list is endless.
Eventually you will find those foods - a few great breakfasts, a bunch of yummy lunches and dinners, and snacks. You'll get the planning and timing down pat and it will become more automatic and more natural to you. For now, keep on tweaking that plan, customizing, make it your own - making it enjoyable.