I'm not a calorie counter. With the exception of a brief stint in high school where I was delusional enough to think that I was fat (sadly, the norm among our society's teens), I've never really concerned myself with how many calories are in the food I'm consuming. I suppose the technical term is "intuitive eating", but I basically just do what my body tells me to do. Hungry? Eat something. Continue reading →
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