Any better way to lose weight without counting calories?

[Anonymous]

I lost a 100 pounds in my 20s counting calories and I’m 30 now and I’m so sick of it and I forget to even do it. It doesn’t fit my lifestyle anymore because I’m very busy now. In my early 20s I was obsessed with calorie counting now I can’t stand the idea and find it pointless. How can I lose weight?

[Oliverlogan263]

Totally feel you, calorie counting is so tedious. Few other things you could try instead:

- Intermittent fasting. Skip breakfast, only eat within an 8 hour window each day. Helps reduce overall intake without counting.

- Increase protein at meals. Protein is filling so you'll eat less overall. Good sources like chicken, eggs, Greek yogurt.

- Check serving sizes. Even if not tracking calories exactly, be mindful of volume for carbs/fats so plates aren't overloaded.

- Meal prep on weekends. Having easy healthy meals ready makes impulse grabs easier to avoid. Soups, stir fries, breakfast sandwiches freeze well.

- Start exercising you enjoy. Hit the basketball court with friends, start hiking trails on weekends - activity you'll look forward to.

- Cut out liquid calories like soda, juice, alcohol. Those add up fast without feeling full.

- Sleep and stress management too. Being well rested makes healthier choices easier to make.

Give some of those a try instead of strict counting. As long as you're mindful of portions and adding movement, I bet you'll still see progress without the obsessive math. Let me know if any work for you!

[Unit1]

It's very simple. Be selective what goes in your mouth.

Reduce/avoid sugar, fats and salts.

Boycott these evil food industry giants, that are selling you those addictive snacks and cereals filled with the 3 above. These are designed to make you come back to get some more at the expense of what happens to your body.

The food industry abuses these things in order to ensure returning customers.

It's like the food industry today has sworn some tenets to contaminate their "food" with sugar, fat and salt. They want us to be their returning gluttonous moron customers. If I ask them "do you have anything sugar free and low on fat?" I get zero matches and then I leave having bought nothing. There is no competition whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

Don't eat out unless it's salad. Every once in a while you can go crazy with eating something not as nutritionally good like pizza or a burger but I would stick to eating cooked food at home. You can measure your portions and really watch how much you eat without counting calories. The weight will start coming off if you cook nutrionally good foods like vegetables and lean meats.

Working out will help also. You don't even have to do a lot. Just walking everyday will be enough (taking at least 10k steps).

[Asker]

How many meals per day?

[Opinion Owner]

I try to stick between two meals a day because I'm doing Intermittent Fasting but you can eat however many meals you want as long as it's small portions. Like I have a salad, nuts and protein shake for lunch and veggies and lean meat for dinner. I skip breakfast but you don't have to skip breakfast. You can drink a smoothie for breakfast for example or eat oatmeal. It's up to you really. The key is making sure the portions are small.

[Asker]

Thanks for your advice

[Opinion Owner]

You're welcome!

[IslaTheWitch]

I did it without counting calories.

I cut out all sugar, most of carbs, decreased portions and progressed with intermittent fasting from 12hrs to 4hrs eating window. Done under the supervision of my doctor.

[Asker]

I like sugar so that wouldn’t work for me

[IslaTheWitch]

I also liked it. Matter of motivation

[Effably]

Exercise and controlling what you eat. That's it really.

Fit in a few hours a week of exercise and you can start enjoying something unhealthy from time to time. Busy or not, you can make time.

[jahaims]

A calorie deficit is how you lose weight. If you don't know much about health it is harder to know how many calories you are burning and intaking

[Anonymous]

Switch to a plant-based diet. Drink smoothies and all that good stuff.

[OlderAndWiser]

Have you ever tried a low carb diet?

[Asker]

Yes and I get very depressed and need sugar

[OlderAndWiser]

Most people report that their cravings disappear after 1-2 days. There is a very logical physiological explanation for that phenomenon.

[Staximus]

By not eating so much

[riverrat3]

Cut out carbs, do some walking