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Article #156: Calorie counting...Is it worth the Calories?

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Ask yourself "Is it worth the calories?" number of pounds or even when you are
One problem we all have when it comes to consciously trying to maintain your
dieting is having to count calories. current weight it is very helpful to be
While it can be laborious and drudgery it able to weigh your options when choosing
is a necessary evil if you're trying to your foods. If you know that you are
lose weight. You simply must know what only allowing yourself 1500 calories in a
you are putting in your body on a daily day it becomes more important where those
basis. As long as you are able to do calories come from. Asking yourself "Are
this one simple thing and stick to your these calories worth it?" lets you focus
plan you will have success with your on your goal more and will often help you
diet. to make the right choices.
But how to count those calories? Some Of course most times you will make the
people opt for the paper and pencil lower calorie healthy choice when you ask
method. I've done this in the past and yourself if the calories are worth it,
find that it IS laborious. Finding all but that doesn't mean you have to be a
the necessary information about calories slave to your diet. There are going to
for all the food you eat and carrying be times when you will want to allow
your little notebook is just too much for yourself the pleasure of an indulgence
some. You can also do the same thing and the calories WILL be worth it. If
with a spreadsheet, but again you need to you are having an especially stressful or
find all of the nutritional information challenging day it won't kill you to have
for your self. The best way I've found a Snickers bar, just don't make it an
to keep track of my calories and everyday occurrence.
nutrition is through the FitDay database, If you're out on a special date or an
available for free at anniversary dinner with your spouse or
FitDay will allow you to track not only significant other of course you want to
your calories, but also your exercises treat yourselves. Go ahead and order
and weight loss goals. There are that chocolate dessert that has 1500
thousands of items in its database which calories per serving. In this case the
makes it a breeze to track your daily calories are worth it.
food intake. The point is that what you feed your body
One big issue that will become is entirely up to you. It is all about
immediately apparent to you when you the conscious choices you make when
start tracking calories is how easily eating. Too many of us use food as an
empty calories slip into your diet. emotional crutch and we don't consider
You'll be so much more aware of what you the impact of our choices. In fact, many
are taking in. Take something like soda; times we are not even doing the choosing
any non-diet soda contains around 160 we are simply reacting in a
calories in a 12 oz serving. Well, 160 pre-programmed fashion.
calories isn't a lot. But if you are Once you start to track your calories and
tracking your calories you will see that you see what an impact making the right
2 or 3 sodas a day is going to give you choices can have you will break out of
close to 500 calories. For a woman that programming. You will finally be
that's 1/3 of her normal daily allowance able to feed your body what it deserves
and even for men it is 25 percent of a rather than just stuffing it with empty
normal daily allowance. Once you see calories. You will be making conscious
this in writing you begin to understand choices to keep some foods out of your
how you became overweight in the first diet except for special occasions. And
place. you will be on the way to a healthier
Personally for me soda is the first thing slimmer life.
to go if I want to lose weight. I find I Start today by tracking what you eat and
can drop a pound a week just by dropping then you decide if it's worth the
those 2-3 Cokes or Mountain Dews a day. calories.
And it is so much healthier to drink The author has held a diversity of jobs
water anyway. This is a conscious choice from English teacher to steelworker.
I am making about my diet and once I get Currently he is in the IT field and is a
into the mindset of thinking "Are these budding internet entrepreneur.
calories worth it?" I can apply the same Interests include travel, fitness and
concept to all of my food choices. health, computer gaming, website
You see, when you have a goal to lose X development and enjoying life.






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