I always do check the calories of whatever I am eating. It's very important for me because I eat heavily and I don't get full immediately. If I am going to wait for myself to get fulled, I might not stop eating. So, the caloric content of the food is my only determining factor when I am going to stop eating. Otherwise, I am just going to keep on eating and get fat!
I don't really check them by the numbers, but I do take them into consideration. Since I'm one of those people who are very short and stubby and get's fat in an instant, I make sure to take a good look at what I am eating and mentally calculate and estimate how much calories the food I'm about to eat has so that when I work out the next day, I have an idea how much or how long I should work my body to sweat out all those excess calories.
Thats really strange that you can't tell when your full. I have some weird eating habits as well like I can't just eat and get full, I don't fill full unless I'm absolutely stuffed. I also eat way too fast. But to answer your question I used to when I was dieting but not anymore.
When I first began losing through a popular diet program, I was counting calories daily. Then it got to be a little exhausting so I stopped. However, if I'm certain that something has a large number of calories, then I try to watch my portions.
Since I live on a farm, most of the food we eat is obtained from the farm. Be it the veggies, meat, milk, etc. Checking the calories in such a case is close to impossible so I never bother and to be honest never thought about it. As for the possibility of gaining weight that's will never concern me because I do some hard manual work at least once everyday which does as good a job as working out in a gym.
When following a strict diet regimen, I count the calories of every food and drink intake. It is very important that we watch our calorie intake to see if the diet really works. With constant repetition, I am now aware of the calorie count of most food items. After the strict diet I no longer take note of the count for each food or beverage. But I am also aware of the circumstances of eating or overeating a certain food product.
I do not check calories. I pretty much eat until I am full but I try to eat as healthy as possible. I do not feel guilty if i eat healthy meals but if I eat junk and it doesn't have a lot of calories I feel guilty. I think calorie counting is not a good way to maintain a healthy diet.
When I'm very serious about losing weight, then I count every little calorie I consume. But then, of course, it can get pretty monotonous. So then I start to slack off little by little. So I really think it's better to have a ballpark idea of how many calories are in what type of food. That way you're not being obsessive over dieting, but know that you're eating healthily.
I do check the amount of calories of the foods I'm eating but then it does not actually stops me. I do that because it is what I tend to do whenever I'm eating something. I get full really fast especially if the food is sweet and sugary.
I only check the calories on the sweets I purchase from the store. They tend to be the foods I buy loaded with calories. I fond this out the hard way several years ago. After purchasing my favorite Ben& Jerry's ice cream (Wavy Gravy), I discovered it was almost 1000 calories per pint. This taught me to check food labels more carefully.
I also eat a lot, but I don't check the calories of what I'm eating. I remember that I was on a diet before, but I just took note of the amount of food and the frequency that I ate. But then again, I'm not a serious dieter to begin with, just a casual one.
I've never checked the calorie content of what I'm eating. I just try to avoid things with too much salt, sugar, and oil. I don't really know how calories work either and what a healthy amount is. This is something I would have to learn about.
I do, but I try not to let it be the most prominent factor on whether or not I purchase or consume a product. I usually just look to see how often I could enjoy it or if I should portion it throughout a span of time. If a certain product is too indulgent, I'd just maybe have it once a month or just once a week, but if it's a healthier type of food then I wouldn't feel too guilty about eating it everyday. I also enjoy doing this because it gives me something to read while I eat sometimes.
