alexseanchai | (no subject)

If I count calories, I spend much time trying to work out how many calories in a one-meal-sized helping of whatever the hell I cooked up for work lunches this week, and noting down every single Hershey's Kiss and Pringle that passes my lips, and generally making myself crazy.

If I count calories where people can see, I risk triggering people with histories of disordered eating. If I don't count calories where people can see, I don't count calories.

If I don't count calories, paying particular attention to making sure the total is somewhere up in the 1800s-2000s, many days I don't eat enough, and some days I miss meals altogether.

You know, it's a good thing I'm not diabetic. I might be in serious trouble if I were.

Also, given the quantity of carbs I stuffed in my face an hour ago, can my blood sugar stop being pits now? Also also, since I don't think I can physically eat any more tonight, can the hungry feeling fuck off already?

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I second this. (I'm not going to opt-in - I'm not quite at history-of-disordered-eating, but counting-calories is a pretty big stressor for me, and my ability to cope with it varies wildly. Right now I can deal, tomorrow, next week: who knows.)

I will note that being my current weight (very overweight), and physically active, and breastfeeding, means my calorie requirement to not-lose-weight is something around 3000-3500 a day. And that feeling of being full but still hungry is horrible, and I utterly sympathise.

nodnod