I wanted to comment on the last part of my last post Calorie Counting Confusion. Here is what it read:
Calorie counting inspires food disorders. An obsession with numbers is not only time consuming, it also fuels our obsession with food and the scale. This is not a natural relationship with food, and can lead to a lifetime of eating disorders.
I do agree to some extent that calorie counting can become obsessive and at times create problems. But it can also be beneficial to someone who is just starting out on their healthy nutrition path. When any of my clients are struggling to see results, I always suggestion counting calories. It gives them AND me an idea of how many calories they are eating and what exactly they are putting in their mouths. After they have done it for about a month and have a good idea of how much food to be eating and the right amounts, I tell them they can stop. Then when it comes time to adjust their calories again, due to weight loss or muscle gain (or both), they track calories for a while again.
For myself, I usually burn around 2000-2200 calories per day, so I need to make sure I am eating ENOUGH calories for my body, so I count calories. Now I don’t do this everyday, but most days, I do. I need to be eating calories in the 1700-1800 to keep from losing muscle.
How do you feel about counting calories? Is it a waste of time or do you find it to be beneficial to helping you reach your fitness goals?
译文:
计算卡路里摄入量是非常有用的
我想就我上次发表的帖子计算卡路里摄入量引起的混乱的最后一段，来发表我的注释，文中这样写道，“计算卡路里摄入量会引起进食混乱。对于数字的过分执着不仅是费时的，而且是也促进了我们对于食物和衡量尺度的执着。这不是一种正常的与食物的关系，而且它会导致常年的进食混乱。”
我在某种程度上同意计算卡路里摄入量数是会变成强制性而且在有些时候会引出问题。但它同时也能帮助那些刚刚起步他们健康营养之旅的人。当我的客户想要立刻看到成效、结果的时候，我就建议他们用计算摄入卡路里数这一方法。这个方法能告诉他们和我究竟他们摄入了多少卡路里还有他们吃了些什么。在使用这个方法一个月左右后，他们就会清楚他们该吃多少食物，在什么时候吃，这个时候我就建议他们不用再使用这个方法。当他们想要减肥或者锻炼肌肉（或者两者都要）时，他们又重拾起了卡路里计算。
对于我自己而言，我每天大概燃烧2000-2200卡路里，因为我需要确保我自己的身体摄入足够的卡路里，所以我计算自己的卡路里摄入量。现在我并不天天计算，而是大多数时间计算。我需要每天摄入1700-1800卡路里来维持我的肌肉。
你怎么看计算卡路里摄入量？这种方法是不是浪费时间或者你发现这是有利于达到你的健康目标？