Calorie counting makes sense to me, and will probably work pretty well. I’m 260 pounds today, and I reckon I’ll eventually lose a couple of stone. If I can keep it up.
The trouble with other diets that I’ve found is the conflicting information. I find it hard to balance what I read, the varying scales of which foods are good and bad, allowed and not allowed.
I’d really love to take some time and try the full-on Slow Carb Diet, which is very simple. In the past, though, I haven’t committed, and consequently the “cheat days” become “additional stuffing your face days”.
Since I started calorie counting a few weeks ago, and breaking my bad habits gradually, I’ve found that I don’t need as much willpower as I did before to resist chocolate, crisps, pies etc. It feels like my body has adjusted and the cravings have shaken loose.
I’m not too hard on myself on days when I miss my calorie target. I’m eating more healthily in general, so if I eat out and have a couple of extra cokes, or the meal itself is larger than I would have had otherwise, I am less likely to use it as an excuse for backsliding.
Of course, this is just how I feel at the moment. I could get really frustrated. I could backslide and start bingeing. But for now, I’m hopeful.
