tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415343028540596846.post8437027680212208616..comments2024-02-28T19:51:24.211+00:00Comments on Dream. Recover. Live.: Counting Calories...Sarah Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14221184508059112381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415343028540596846.post-24651771066407192172011-11-14T14:41:17.677+00:002011-11-14T14:41:17.677+00:00When I went to college the first time (I had to le...When I went to college the first time (I had to leave for health reasons) I was a mathematics minor, so I understand the need or want to fixate on a number... However, I was also a Chemistry major and I remember the day that it occurred to me what a calorie actually was. It's a representation of how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of an object. If you really think about that... it kind of makes you wonder. This unit of measurement is man-made... meaning people at some point lived without using it... A study at Harvard in the past year actually showed that calorie counting is outdated...<br /><br />Your body is designed to know what it needs. It takes a long time -- my body is still trying to get back there, but I have been there before -- but eventually it will find that place where you can eat intuitively and your weight will have negligible fluctuation. intuitive eating is the best diet, because it's no diet, rather how your body was made to function.<br /><br />and remember YOU are worth fighting for.The Dandelion Girlhttp://www.thedandeliongirl.com/blognoreply@blogger.com