do i have a disorder?

im done losing wieght but i cant not count my calories every single day. im always thinking about how much i have eaten and how much more i can and when i can eat. it gets really annoying and i feel like im obsessed and never not thinking about it.

sorry about using this thread hannybanany but it's also helping me find the happy medium and thank you for allowing us to talk here.

enchantingimage you have a really great point as well.  It's just at what point does one person feel comfortable enough to stop counting ?  For you it's taken about 6 months or did you just stop counting when you lost the weight you wanted ? I like that you added that any amount of "work out" (exercise, physical activity) is good (and necessary).  I assume at some point I will just know what I am eating and allow myself to get comforatble enough to stop counting.  Only one month into maintaining, so my comfort zone isn't quite comfy yet.  In time.  Thanks encantingimage.

 I didn't stop counting until I was ready to maintain. Then I just transitioned out of it naturally. I still counted some things by habit, but not compulsively. Easing out of it gradually, using what I'd learnt along the way to continue to make healthy choices. I found myself still losing weight by doing so because eating was more enjoyable. It doesn't take as much to be full when you aren't blatantly aware of every bite you take. Or left on your plate. I had to add snacking periodically throughout the day, to stop losing weight in the process. It's very doable so  long as you continue to make healthy choices, you'll be just fine. I've haven't counted since March ( That's when I reach my goal weight.) and I've been steadily maintaining since April. You can too though you'll probably loose more weight during the cross over.

enchantingimage, thank you so much for taking the time to explain the non counting method.  Oddly, last night, I was thinking, if I didn't count, I could very likely be undereating in terms of calories. I do notice that on the counting end, it helps in that I I know I'll only be at 1200 calories, so I add more food and afternoon snack.; 90-95% healthy choices.

While all of this is not new to me, it's so much trial and error.  I have time to learn and my healthy weight is important.  I think I maybe ready to take the leap of faith in November.

Thank you again.  I appreciate your valuable input.

 You're more than welcome. =-)  Feel free to message me/add me to your friends list if you want to talk. Have faith! It's doable.

I added you enchantingimage =)

I'm thinking about not counting anymore...it seems like that is what caused me to undereat like I did.  Before I counted calories I lost weight slow and healthy and all, but then I started counting calories and became TOTALLY obsessed.  So, I think it's about time for me to stop and focus on other things in life, and start working on maintaining.  Your previous posts have really helped me out a lot! (even though they weren't directed at me haha)

So thank you!

I think i will always be counting two reasons
1. i am afraid i will gain the weight back because i do not trust myself even though i know how to eat healthy
2. I have a major obsessive/ anxiety disorder which has showin it self full out in my eating habits, 
I do not feel this as a burden though i am happy that i have some sence to all of the mystery of my i was gaining weight and not loosing when I "thought" i was doing things correctly.  I am a secretive eater and for us its really hard because we just forget about it and pretend it did not happen.