Calories....

I forgot.  Guess I was tired.  When I was writing the other day, I mentioned about the calories being around 1300, and Josh thinking 1200 if I can, that I don't totally believe in calorie counting.  I am using the calories more for the macros counts then the calories themselves.  I'd like to decrease the amount of foods I'm eating just on a general basis of wanting to eat less because I weigh less idea. For that I'm ok in seeing what my calories are on a daily basis, see how I feel over a week in general with those amounts of calories - 12/1300 etc.

Most importantly, am I feeling full and satisfied.

If not, then I will up the calories, see what the macros would be by increasing them just a bit to the point that I'm happy with my foods.  I know it is important that I eat regularly, that I eat healthy good foods, and that having refeed days are helpful - especially to not have a binge that I will never get back from.  That one binge I had a while ago - that was a real binge for me, the next day, I found I wasn't hungry at all, and just didn't want to eat that junk food or chocolates like that.  Since then I have had a chocolate, but again in balance - just one small one. I'm talking low carb chocolate bar.

As it is, tracking the calories etc, inputting them, helps me be OCD. Ha! Actually, it helps me see and figure out what is good, balancing, healthy for me better then Dr Poon's unlimited protein, eat until you're full, 3 snack plan.  That has too many variables for me and I don't do well not being aware of things.  I need to get to a point where tracking becomes so second nature, that I can do it in my head and not have to worry about it.  Like when we go to Boston, I can eat and think / plan my meals just by choice and experience of knowing what I need.

There are a lot of websites that talk of calories being something that you shouldn't watch.  I think that's not completely true either.  I think there is a balance of being aware of the calories that helps.

So, I continue to monitor the calories, but watch the fats/protein and carbs!