LoseIt: Lose the Fat

Congrats on -3 kg!

In my country, a dietitian is a medial professional complete with a license to practice and substantial education and testing. If your dietitian is such a professional, don't disregard their advice lightly. She probably wouldn't approve of my calorie counting, though -- lately the trend in that area of practice is to keep most people away from counting. I think that trend is an overreaction so I'm of mixed views on what you should do.

I'm a 9 year calorie counter and maintaining my weight loss, but I track more for the data and informing my habit-forming and self-restraint efforts rather than direct them. While I have a loose target calorie amount in mind, I'm loose in its enforcement in that I could be +/- up to 300 of it most days and sometimes (more rarely) as much as +/- 700 of it. I want the data to guide, but I don't want the tool to replace my rational volition.

There isn't a lot of room for moderation in a deficit. You're already cutting -500 to -1000, most questions are going to be answered negatively. But (in my view), it still needs to be about your choice and habits and not the "calorie limit." If the tool becomes the way too much, we start to lose the larger perspective.