Cajungal
Staff member
This isn't an advice thread... just an announcement I feel compelled to make for some reason.
Over the past few weeks I've been deleting myfitnesspal from my phone. Finally I did it, and here's why, if you care:
1. I get hungry after dinner... not "I'm bored" hungry, but "shit I'm not going to be able to sleep" hungry. And I'm tired of feeling bad about eating something sensible just because I might go a little over my limit. My body is sending me a signal, and I think it makes more sense to listen it and then give it something wholesome like some plain yogurt or egg whites. I'm a teacher--I'm on my feet all day, and then I work out 6 days a week (sometimes 7). So maybe I'm slightly underestimating what I need.
2. The app doesn't really help me track my most important goals, which are getting enough vegetables and stopping when I'm full. (My mom was a "clean plate" mom, and it's such a hard habit to break!!) I've found that I can do these things well enough without counting every calorie.
If I start to notice an increase in body fat, I'll probably go back to tracking. But this is my newest goal, and it's an important one. I feel like if I can do this, I'll have accomplished something huge. I just want to have the sense to listen to myself and give my body what it needs. On my own.
It sounds so simple and like something I should have already learned, but after hitting rock bottom back in college, I started relying so heavily on all these resources. It's not something I'm ashamed of; that's what they are there for. But I'd love to be able to say I can regulate myself.
Anyway... blog over.
TL;DR: I'm teaching myself common sense.
Over the past few weeks I've been deleting myfitnesspal from my phone. Finally I did it, and here's why, if you care:
1. I get hungry after dinner... not "I'm bored" hungry, but "shit I'm not going to be able to sleep" hungry. And I'm tired of feeling bad about eating something sensible just because I might go a little over my limit. My body is sending me a signal, and I think it makes more sense to listen it and then give it something wholesome like some plain yogurt or egg whites. I'm a teacher--I'm on my feet all day, and then I work out 6 days a week (sometimes 7). So maybe I'm slightly underestimating what I need.
2. The app doesn't really help me track my most important goals, which are getting enough vegetables and stopping when I'm full. (My mom was a "clean plate" mom, and it's such a hard habit to break!!) I've found that I can do these things well enough without counting every calorie.
If I start to notice an increase in body fat, I'll probably go back to tracking. But this is my newest goal, and it's an important one. I feel like if I can do this, I'll have accomplished something huge. I just want to have the sense to listen to myself and give my body what it needs. On my own.
It sounds so simple and like something I should have already learned, but after hitting rock bottom back in college, I started relying so heavily on all these resources. It's not something I'm ashamed of; that's what they are there for. But I'd love to be able to say I can regulate myself.
Anyway... blog over.
TL;DR: I'm teaching myself common sense.