Calorie Count

How Calorie Counting is Pointless

Forget about the tediousness and boring aspects of calorie counting because that depends on the person using this method. What you should also concentrate on in terms of why calorie counting sucks as a method of losing weight is the actual fact that you won't lose weight this way. How's that, you ask? Well let's count the ways calorie counting doesn't work to help you lose weight!

1. Even if you minimize the number of calories you are eating, if the foods you do eat are not nutritious, talk about self-defeating! For example, say you eat something that is low in calories, something like a low-calorie pretzel pack or something, well it may be great that you're eating minimal calories but pretzels? Those are definitely not nutritious! Or, maybe you're drinking a low-calorie soda. Here's the thing, newsflash, there is no such thing as a healthy soda! The amount of sugar in those things is just horrifying! Forget about losing weight if you drink soda.

2. Calories play hide and go seek all the time! Things that you may not originally think had calories are actually chock full of them. Take for example a common iced coffee drink at a popular coffee establishment. You wouldn't think so but those coffees have a ton of calories in them, nearly half as many calories as what is required daily! Now, daily, for most people is around 1000-1300 calories per day. Half of that is roughly 500-750 calories a pop. All in one drink. Think about that! According to the whole calorie counting thing, you've already spent half of your daily allowed intake. Are you full? At all? I bet not! What a waste of calories! Oh and don't forget, those coffees are full of sugar, another enemy in weight loss!

3. While you're watching the number of calories you're eating, you still have to maintain healthy nutrition! Talk about a task and a half! You need to keep up the levels of protein, carbs and fats that you eat. Can you really bother to count calories while having to keep tabs on your protein, carb and fat intake? An easier way to make sure you get enough protein, carbs and fat is just by eating healthy! For protein, go with meats or even nuts as a snack. Carbs are easy and you can find them in fruits and pastas. As far as fat is concerned, make sure the fats you eat are good for your body as a whole so opt for fish with omega-3 fatty acids and meats or poultry that are cooked in healthy oils such as olive or coconut.

If you're genuinely serious about losing weight, don't bother with calorie counting or any other fad diet. Just stick to the basics and things will go smoothly. The best way to approach this is by looking at your new dietary habits as a lifestyle change. You are going to have to look at food in a different way, as a source of energy and nutrition, eating to live instead living to eat, which is how you got to this point in the first place. So change your lifestyle to a healthy, nutritious one and you'll soon see the weight loss and overall health benefits that you deserve!

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Calorie Counter $2.99 The Gem Calorie Counter, by detailing information on thousands of foods and food products, provides the most comprehensive coverage for a book of this size. In addition to calorie content for each entry, details are also given of the amount of protein, carbohydrate, fat and dietary fibre, helping you to plan a balanced diet. Rather than the single alphabetical listing used in previous editions, the contents are now organized by types of food - for example Fish, Flour and Baking, Fruit and Vegetables and Jams. This makes it easier to find what you are looking for and to compare similar food and products. Gem Calorie Counter is the ideal companion for the weight-conscious shopper.

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The Diet Detective's Count Down $9.99 THE COST OF A CALORIE REVEALED - CALORIE SHOPPING with EXERCISE EQUIVALENTS - The Diet Detective's Count Down Offers Readers Calories, Carbs, Fat and the Exercise Equivalents For More For Than 7,500 Foods(Walk, Run, Swim, Bike, Yoga, and Dance). Ever find yourself debating whether or not to buy just one bag of chips? Or grab a little candy bar for the road? Consider this: what if the nutritional labels on your favorite foods spelled out exactly what you'd have to do to burn those calories? Well, nutrition and public health advocate, Charles Stuart Platkin's new book, THE DIET DETECTIVE'S COUNT DOWN , is the first of its kind that translates food into exercise, giving readers a tool for deciding what a calorie means and which calories are worth it. THE DIET DETECTIVE'S COUNT DOWN lists more that 7,500 foods with exercise equivalents in minutes calculated using six forms of activity: WALKING, RUNNING, BIKING, SWIMMING, YOGA, AND DANCING. All this information is listed in an easy to view table format. The table also includes calories, fat and carbohydrates. This is no ordinary diet book, it is a food fact bible giving readers tasty nuggets of information that make them think before they eat. Translating food into calorie counts isn't enough -- translating calorie counts into exercises makes clear the consequence each bite has on the waistline! Examples of an Exercise Equivalent (The book contains more than 7500 listings in an easy to use table format w/ Calories, Carbs and Fat, walking, running, biking, swimming, yoga and dance): 1 double-stuffed Oreo cookie = 18 minutes of walking 1 handful of chips = 26 minutes of dancing 1 slice of chocolate cake = 48 minutes of biking 1 candy bar = 32 minutes of swimming 1 soda = 48 minutes of yoga 1 tablespoon of butter = 11 minutes of running

BluFire Digital Pedometer with FM Radio, Headphones, Calorie Counter and 3D Motion Technology $37.32 This BluFire digital pedometer features a FM radio, earphones, calorie and step counter and 3D motion technology. This pedometer also has a target step count feature for setting a distance goal and viewing your progress.Included items: BluFire pedometer, headphones, owner's manualMeasures distance traveled and calories burned7 day memoryClock displays time, date, stopwatch, and alarmUnique clip with flip-up feature for easy display viewFM radio with headphonesSeven basic modes:TimeWalking summaryMemory summaryUser dataPaceAlarmStopwatch

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