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Intuitive eating vs calorie counting

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JT1994 · 27/05/2021 15:28

I’m stuck with what to do.. I’m only 27 but have spent 14 years dieting, losing weight gaining weight, despite not actually being an overweight child when I started! I was obsessive age 13/-15 about losing weight and so have a terrible relationship with food in that It’s all or nothing. I either let myself eat whatever I want which is loads of cr** that’s quick and easy to cook or I go on a strict calorie counting diet.. then somehow stop doing that and gain more weight. I did the 800 calorie low carb diet for a month a couple years ago and lost so much in that short time but put it all back on and then some so I don’t want to do that. I know I want to lose some weight as I do struggle with finding dresses to wear and feeling good about myself, though not bothered about being a tiny size or having abs..

Do I go down the intuitive eating route which may be a slower process but potentially more healthy mentally, or do I do a diet not as strict as 800 calls a day but slightly lower carb and counting calories?

I exercise regularly, running and swimming and walking and am quite fit. Just overthinking all diet things now, so want to just be happy with myself but if I do tht I end up eating like a horse

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Candyfloss99 · 28/05/2021 10:30

I would look up an online calorie counter and see how many calories you should be having to lose weight steadily then track it all in an app like Nutracheck or MFP. It will be way more than 800 cals.

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