For those frustrated in calorie land...

 

This is for anybody who is frustrated about counting calories for fat loss. If counting calories works for you, then keep counting. But if you are frustrated with the counting, the weighing, and the measuring, let me give you some reasons to stop counting. 

• Calorie counting is treating your body like it's a checkbook! It's not just calories in, calories out, that determines your weight. That's not how it's meant to be! Your body is a body! Your body is not a checking account!
• Counting calories limits not only bad food, but also limits healthy food. For example, I don't feel that fruit and vegetables should be limited at all. They are already very low calorie and there you are measuring and weighing every little thing, every strawberry, cucumber, carrot, or piece of celery...really?!... But if you are eating bad food or fast food, then yes, I would count those calories.
• Calorie counting does not take into account quality food. It is so important to eat quality food. Quality food determines your energy level, how hormones react, insulin levels, how your skin looks, muscle toning or building muscle, your thyroid, liver functioning, to name a few. If you are eating low quality food, and are eating toxins that your liver has to detoxify, it will cause metabolic issues. Low quality food will make you hungrier and you get tired and your hormones are all screwed up.
• In calorie land, you don't eat when your body tells you to because you have reached your calorie limit. When you eat quality foods, you body is centered and balanced and nature gives your body the ability to know when it needs food and how much. Your tastes buds for example, when you eat a piece of fruit, it tastes very sweet and your body knows you don't need too much, but some.
• Calorie counting disconnects you from awareness of how your body feels when you eat. You get calorie tunnel vision! Instead, you should be paying attention to the way foods make you feel, for example, do you feel energized, groggy, bloated, satisfied or hungrier after you eat a certain food? Have more physical awareness!

The way I do it, I don't completely ignore calories, but I don't count calories.  If you eat quality 'clean" foods, you probably won't need to either. I hope this is helpful!  
Remember, your body is not a checkbook. I promise!

Have a great day! ~ Amy

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