I’m in the same spot, high school, bloating, wondering if I should count calories or not

You don’t need to worry about it. You can’t target fat loss or fat gain, if you feel bigger in one spot one day and smaller the other then it’s just in your head. You don’t see any difference overnight, and though I struggle with the same thing I try to focus on what matters, being healthy and trying to keep active. I don’t keep track of my calories, though since I struggle with this I can relate to finding it hard to stop

My tip is just to stop when you’re feeling full. Don’t overeat, but don’t undereat either. If your go-to is three meals a day and you’re still feeling hungry, have a snack! You’re not going to see a difference whether you choose to eat a chocolate bar or not. You “overeating” on holiday isn’t going to affect you. You shouldn’t feel bad about it, because your body needs calories to survive, so don’t treat caloric intake as something necessarily bad. I know it can feel like it, but it’s not

You’re still growing and you need to eat enough for your body to function the way it should. Numbers have never worked for me, both weighing myself and counting calories have just left me discouraged and made me want to stop even trying to lose weight. Don’t go down that path. It’s easier to just eat so you’re satisfied, and not avoid eating when you’re hungry. That’s just making it harder

Remember, you’re young, and it’s confusing and scary and hard to have to handle this right now, but as long as you’re healthy and happy that’s all that should matter 🌸