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Do you still have to actively manage your calorie intake?
by brohoolio 10y ago
Do you still have to actively manage your calorie intake?
- minikites 10y agoI haven't A/B tested it so I can't say for sure if I "have" to but yes, I continue to manage my intake as closely as I can. I read the labels on everything, measure liquids or weigh foods where the package is larger than a single serving, and so on.
- wccrawford 10y agoI'm not who you asked, but... I lost 55 lbs and have kept it off for a year now. It's a constant struggle. If I stop watching what I'm eating, I'll start overeating immediately and start gaining weight. I went to a wedding a week or 2 ago and gained 5-7 lbs. Watching my diet since then, I've dropped most of it again. If I hadn't watched it immediately, it would have stuck and I'd have a hard time losing it again. I'm very careful about what I eat for breakfast and lunch, to the point of almost always having the same thing. Dinner is very varied, but I still have to watch things or I'll go overboard. I eat burgers, Mexican food, Italian, pizza, etc etc... But I do not eat dessert. I've found that there's no way to avoid gaining weight if I eat any dessert at all. To deal with my sweets craving, I drink diet sodas (they've improved a lot lately) and Tic Tacs. If I really need a snack, it'll be peanuts and pretzels. They're high in calories, but no sugar.
- sethammons 10y agoMy wife lost about 70lbs and has kept it off for over three years. She is a fitness nut now (bar and ring muscle ups, handstand walks and handstand pushups, olympic lifting...). It is constant battle for her to manage her calorie and macro nutrient intake.