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Feb 2022
18m 51s

Can I Count Calories AND Learn To Follow...

Georgie Fear and the Confident Eaters Team
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What a conundrum: Nobody likes counting calories. But people are also afraid to stop. So they continue. 
The idea of being able to eat an appropriate amount for our bodies *by feel* seems like nirvana. But how can a person get to this promised land, if counting calories feels absolutely necessary?  Let me draw you a map. 

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