Calories Still Matter

Just because you aren’t counting calories when eating intuitively doesn’t mean they don’t matter anymore.

And even if you eat mindfully, it’s really easy to overconsume foods when you have no idea how many calories are in them — regardless of if you’re eating “healthy foods.”

For example, nuts like almonds and cashews are great foods for providing nourishment and satiating your hunger. But each nut packs a wallop, and you can quickly eat 400–500 calories of them without even realizing it.

=You can just as easily consume way more than you burn just from what you drink on any given day. If you’re not tracking calories, you might have soda, juice, smoothie, or another calorie-laden drink just because you’re thirsty.