Hi WorkInProgress
I really, really, really thought I would never count
calories for a multiple of reasons. I didn't want to 'focus' too much on food, I just wanted to eat less and enjoy what I ate and of course, there was that dreaded "HUH?" of which you speak
I've only been actually counting for a few days, and I'm really happy I started. Like you, it was easy with the prepackage things, but harder, when I whipped up some dinner. Not only did I not know
calories, I had no idea quantity when I scooped a wooden spoonful of prepackaged rice on to my plate. It was way more work then I wanted to put into it!
What I really like about counting
calories now, is that I know at my weight, I can eat 2760
calories and not gain weight. I know that if I want to lose 3
pounds a week, I need to eat around 1260
calories. Knowing that, I can decide what I want to eat, not feel deprived and stop (hopefully) somewhere around 1200
calories. Pretty easy.
For me, I generally have to have something in my mouth at least every two hours - and I didn't do that today, the last thing I ate was the Pria Bar around 12:30 - No wonder by 5:30, I agreed with my husband to fast food
