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i’ve always been somebody that was not interested in counting calories, to be honest I think the main reason was I didn’t wanna become obsessive over the food that I was eating… but it has come to a point where I realize that it’s not about being obsessive! it’s about being knowledgeable. i’ve been learning so much on this new journey that I’ve started and I say new because I’m learning new things and really making an effort to create new habits. I don’t think I’ve ever worried about the science behind weight loss before, I always knew that it was to be in a calorie deficit but I didn’t really understand the way that I was eating. whenever I would start something new, I would just always say I’m gonna create healthier versions of what I’m eating, which is exactly what I did.. and I still lost weight because of how excessive I was exercising, but I didn’t really learn anything about how I was eating. I knew if I did more veggies, more fruits, more water that it would be fine. but every time that I’ve gained some weight back, it’s because I went back into my old eating habits, and I didn’t see anything wrong with that as long as I just got right back into “dieting”. I’ve been able to still enjoy certain things that I like while on this new journey, but I’m really learning about things as simple as how I prepare my food. I didn’t know there was that many calories in olive oil, or even butter, or even unsalted butter. the amount of calories in condiments, I’m just learning so many new things and I’m actually so grateful because I feel like I’m learning more about myself and I’ve already started to implement changes. changes that I foresee lasting even after I achieve my goal weight. I used to just take a bottle of olive oil and drizzle drizzle drizzle like no tomorrow, now it’s gonna be in the back of my mind that 1.) hey babe one you don’t need that much and 2.) do you know how how high this is in calories. and this is not to say that I will never consume high calorie foods because there’s nothing wrong with indulging. this has just been changing my perspective on how much I indulge.