Why Quitting Macro Counting Could Be the Best Move for Your Health—and Your Sanity

Why Quitting Macro Counting Could Be the Best Move for Your Health—and Your Sanity

Here’s what the RPE-Eating Scale looks like:

Table shows a hunger scale that goes from 1 to 10. 1 represents feeling painfully hungry, dizzy or sick; 2 represents feeling “hangry,” with uncomfortable hunger and stomach growling; 3 represents feeling like hunger is noticeable and stomach is rumbling; 4 represents feeling mild hunger a snack would satisfy; 5 represents feeling no hunger or fullness, just sated; 6 represents feeling a noticeable fullness, but comfortable; 7 represents feeling a little too full for comfort; 8 represents feeling an uncomfortable fullness; 9 represents feeling very uncomfortable or “stuffed”; and 10 represents feeling overly full to the point of feeling sick.

The goal with RPE-Eating is similar to RPE when training: Develop the skills to determine what is sufficient for you, without having to rely on other external metrics (such as apps or trackers).

How to practice RPE-Eating

If you’ve ever practiced RPE-training, you’ll know it takes some time to get used to. RPE-Eating is the same.

Don’t expect to be in lockstep with all of your body’s internal cues at first, especially if you’ve been ignoring them for a long time.

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