tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post336533845410207121..comments2024-03-04T00:43:25.831-08:00Comments on Drop It and Eat: Drop the Diet, Manage Your Weight: Calorie Counting? Calorie Restricting? Or Simply Calorie Observant?HikerRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-7073996250137759792011-03-29T15:10:25.019-07:002011-03-29T15:10:25.019-07:00Sounds like a reasonable approach, Anonymous. The ...Sounds like a reasonable approach, Anonymous. The only thing I would change is your description--it is not "splurge" to eat 3000 calories, if that intake is driven by a physical need, hunger, as a result of your increased activity!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-31404845455037014472011-03-29T12:49:27.736-07:002011-03-29T12:49:27.736-07:00I would like the information. I've worked har...I would like the information. I've worked hard to lower my blood pressure and lose a fairly significant amount of "weight creep" that had gradually added itself, a couple pounds a year, to a petite frame.<br /><br />I'm quite happy to splurge on a 3,000 calorie day when I'm going to be doing something really active like a day of hiking. My body gets ravenous if I do something intense like that--and lets me know.<br /><br />But from day to day, depending on my activity level, I eat between 1500 and 1800 calories. That isn't a "weight loss diet"--that's maintaining a healthy weight on a petite, small boned body. And if I eat a little under one day, I'm extra hungry the next or if I over do it one day, I'm less hungry the next morning.<br /><br />But I want to know the "numbers" when I eat out so I can go "oh, I'll shoot for eating half and saving the rest"--I might end up eating a little more than that, but at least I will know I'm not downing more than I usually eat in a day in one meal and feel awful afterward just because I ate a little too quickly and didn't stop before I got bloated....<br /><br />Besides, I want to save a little room/food "budget" for sharing dessert if I'm eating out sometimes....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-63332177033193160332011-03-28T06:00:47.626-07:002011-03-28T06:00:47.626-07:00I’ve read on other blogs about this recent America...I’ve read on other blogs about this recent American trend towards putting calorie values against menu items – although it is not something I have encountered in Australia, yet. And, like you, I am conflicted as how to feel about it. As much as I know it would alter my decisions, it would at least allow me to make informed choices. It would be interesting to see whether knowing the calorie content of various menu items would allow me to feel more confident about substituting unfamiliar foods in place of my go-to food if the calories were the same - or would it just be too stressful and prevent me from eating anything?? I would like to think it might be valuable in letting me try something new.PJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-2015028080745735172011-03-28T04:52:32.568-07:002011-03-28T04:52:32.568-07:00Thank you Quincy Carole, for your thoughtful respo...Thank you Quincy Carole, for your thoughtful response! And to further lessen your feelings of guilt, I'll share that I too have knee problems--not due to my weight, and high blood pressure, neither due to my weight or any lifestyle factors--simply genetics!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-41453299408476695262011-03-27T20:00:54.757-07:002011-03-27T20:00:54.757-07:00I like the points raised here. Sometimes, we just...I like the points raised here. Sometimes, we just have no idea of the portion a restaurant serves as you point out and it can be shocking. Educating myself, in advance, about a particular restaurant's menu (admittedly, sometimes after dining there!) helps ME to DECIDE if I FEEL I HAVE MADE A GOOD CHOICE (or would make the same choice in the future!). In the past, I have made a string of bad choices, thinking "a little of this and a little of that" won't do any harm (I'm sure I would have approached the Starbucks mini treats this way! And probably sampled one of each!).... On the other hand, I don't want to go to a restaurant and feel I can't have a larger meal now and again (as you did) and enjoy it thoroughly... and I appreciate your thoughts on this. I don't want what I eat to be a DIE-T that makes me feel deprived of foods I enjoy. I know I have failed before when I have perceived such as "too restricting" and thus impossible. So, I am hoping and thinking and I AM moving in the direction of "balance". I appreciate your thoughts on the calorie issue. I know witnessing an ED in a family member, I pained to watch the careful (unhealthy) calorie counting and restrictions.... But then I realized that family member pointed out I was on the opposite end of the spectrum and I did just the opposite. I didn't account for what I was putting into my mouth at all, using food to quell emotions and provide a relationship (not a healty one). I think not only do overeaters need a reality check, but so do the under eaters. I've seen that famly member grow healthier (I'm thankful!) and I want to be healthier too. My excess weight has negative consequences for my health and I need to begin to take this seriously. I love your gentle approach. I have often felt felt that doctors "judge" a person by their weight and have blamed myself for any medical issues that may have resulted as a consequence. Do I have a right to complain about painful knees, for example, if I'm overweight? Etc.? Don't know how I got so derailed here..... Maybe another topic? Medical consequences of food choices (over and under eating?)...QuincyCarolenoreply@blogger.com