Recursos sobre trastornos alimentarios
El conteo de calorías es útil para muchos usuarios. Para algunos, puede consolidar patrones poco saludables.
When to stop tracking
- Tracking makes you anxious, irritable, or preoccupied throughout the day.
- You restrict below your computed target "just to be safe".
- You avoid social meals, travel, or situations because tracking feels impossible there.
- You experience guilt, shame, or binge-restrict cycles around tracking.
- You have a personal or family history of eating disorders.
Crisis resources (US)
- NEDA Helpline: 1-800-931-2237. Text "NEDA" to 741741.
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 (24/7).
International resources
- UK: Beat — 0808 801 0677.
- Germany: BZgA Beratung Essstörungen — 0221 892 031.
- Spain: ACAB — 933 333 232.
- France: Anorexie Boulimie Info Écoute — 0810 037 037.
- Netherlands: Stichting Anorexia en Boulimia Nervosa (SABN) — 035 6034394.
Tools that aren't calorie tracking
- Plate-based eating — palm of protein, fist of vegetables, cupped hand of carbs.
- Intuitive eating — structured approach to recognizing hunger and fullness cues.
- RD-supervised meal planning — structured templates without the daily logging burden.
- Mediterranean-style eating — pattern-based rather than count-based.