42: Are you tracking food to lose and maintain weight?

Happy September!

Today's episode was inspired by a fellow intuitive eating dietitian, Lauren Sharpe (@loandlemons) who posted on Instagram:

"If you have to track every morsel of food you put in your mouth to maintain your weight, that is not a healthy weight for you."

Lauren's post really resonated with me because I was DEFINITELY an obsessive food tracker in my disordered days. It started innocently enough with Weight Watchers in my teenage years but exploded into weighing, measuring, and tracking the calories of every single thing I ate. 

This led to my body being weight-suppressed, or at a lower weight than what was natural for my body shape and size.  Even though I still fit into the "correct" BMI and weight range on those awful height/weight charts, there were many signals from my body trying to tell me this weight wasn't right.

I lost my period for one year on three separate occasions. I was irritable, depressed, and high-strung around food and exercise decisions. I spent WAY too much time planning and plotting my meals, snacks, and workouts. And if I had to deviate from my rigid plans I would automatically be convinced I was going to start gaining weight.

Listen today as I talk about how so many of us are tracking everything - calories, macros, carbs - to lose weight and maintain a weight that may be unrealistic.

Is the weight that you now are as a result of stringent food tracking natural for you?

If you stop tracking every little thing you eat will you stay at this weight?

Are you willing to track food like this for the rest of your life and at what expense?

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Are you loving Speaking of Hungry? I really enjoy connecting with people through my podcast and spreading the word about intuititive eating. Please let me know if you're enjoying the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes! The more ratings and reviews, the more people can find the show!! 

If you are enjoying my podcast, please go to iTunes and leave a 5-star rating and review!!

Send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook (@AlisonBarkmanRD) with your comments or a question you'd like answered on the show!

* * * * * *

Do you need help trying to break free from rigid food tracking or other forms of disordered eating??

Join the WAITLIST for my online group program, Intuitive Eating Foundations!!!

Once you're on the list you'll be the first to find out when registration officially starts AND will be offered an early bird discount. Registration will be opening soon in September!!!

Not sure? You can schedule a FREE 20-minute call with me so I can find out what you're struggling with and you can determine if my program is a good fit for you!

Need MORE help healing your relationship with food AND exercise?

Consider joining my FREE Intuitive Eating & Body Compassion Facebook community!!! 

     

Happy September!

Today's episode was inspired by a fellow intuitive eating dietitian, Lauren Sharpe (@loandlemons) who posted on Instagram:

"If you have to track every morsel of food you put in your mouth to maintain your weight, that is not a healthy weight for you."

Lauren's post really resonated with me because I was DEFINITELY an obsessive food tracker in my disordered days. It started innocently enough with Weight Watchers in my teenage years but exploded into weighing, measuring, and tracking the calories of every single thing I ate. 

This led to my body being weight-suppressed, or at a lower weight than what was natural for my body shape and size.  Even though I still fit into the "correct" BMI and weight range on those awful height/weight charts, there were many signals from my body trying to tell me this weight wasn't right.

I lost my period for one year on three separate occasions. I was irritable, depressed, and high-strung around food and exercise decisions. I spent WAY too much time planning and plotting my meals, snacks, and workouts. And if I had to deviate from my rigid plans I would automatically be convinced I was going to start gaining weight.

Listen today as I talk about how so many of us are tracking everything - calories, macros, carbs - to lose weight and maintain a weight that may be unrealistic.

Is the weight that you now are as a result of stringent food tracking natural for you?

If you stop tracking every little thing you eat will you stay at this weight?

Are you willing to track food like this for the rest of your life and at what expense?

* * * * * * 

Are you loving Speaking of Hungry? I really enjoy connecting with people through my podcast and spreading the word about intuititive eating. Please let me know if you're enjoying the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes! The more ratings and reviews, the more people can find the show!! 

If you are enjoying my podcast, please go to iTunes and leave a 5-star rating and review!!

Send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook (@AlisonBarkmanRD) with your comments or a question you'd like answered on the show!

* * * * * *

Do you need help trying to break free from rigid food tracking or other forms of disordered eating??

Join the WAITLIST for my online group program, Intuitive Eating Foundations!!!

Once you're on the list you'll be the first to find out when registration officially starts AND will be offered an early bird discount. Registration will be opening soon in September!!!

Not sure? You can schedule a FREE 20-minute call with me so I can find out what you're struggling with and you can determine if my program is a good fit for you!

Need MORE help healing your relationship with food AND exercise?

Consider joining my FREE Intuitive Eating & Body Compassion Facebook community!!!