Comments on: Understanding Calorie Counting: The Payoff – Why Am I Doing This To Myself? http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/tools-for-weight-loss/understanding-calorie-counting-the-payoff-why-am-i-doing-this-to-myself/ Culturally Sound Tools, Tips, and Advice Wed, 23 May 2012 18:35:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary Ann MacKay http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/tools-for-weight-loss/understanding-calorie-counting-the-payoff-why-am-i-doing-this-to-myself/#comment-619654 Mary Ann MacKay Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:58:05 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=235#comment-619654 It's true that calorie counting becomes a lot easier as you familiarize yourself with the basics. And that awareness of how much I am actually eating is a great deterrent to ingesting more! Let's see, that 400 pound burger at the restaurant will take how long to burn off on the treadmill/elliptical? No thanks! I'll have the salad! Instead of calorie counting, I like to call it calorie awareness. It sounds like a lot less work for people! This awareness also helps to realize that not all calories are created equal, either. But that's another topic. :) It’s true that calorie counting becomes a lot easier as you familiarize yourself with the basics. And that awareness of how much I am actually eating is a great deterrent to ingesting more!

Let’s see, that 400 pound burger at the restaurant will take how long to burn off on the treadmill/elliptical? No thanks! I’ll have the salad!

Instead of calorie counting, I like to call it calorie awareness. It sounds like a lot less work for people! This awareness also helps to realize that not all calories are created equal, either. But that’s another topic. :)

]]> By: RL http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/tools-for-weight-loss/understanding-calorie-counting-the-payoff-why-am-i-doing-this-to-myself/#comment-71711 RL Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:36:34 +0000 http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=235#comment-71711 So true. For me, calorie counting is an essential part of choosing a healthy lifestyle. It's a tangible way to keep track of what I consume without relying on gimmicky plans or force feeding myself bland, pre-packaged meals and shakes. No disrespect to those who have had success with plans like Weight Watchers, but if you practice nutritional intelligence (e.g. counting calories, reading labels), you can save a ton by skipping the point system and keeping your own score. The best part is that nutritional info is readily available on most food packages and the internet. No need to rely on a third party to interpret it. After awhile, you rarely have to things up. You just know. So true. For me, calorie counting is an essential part of choosing a healthy lifestyle. It’s a tangible way to keep track of what I consume without relying on gimmicky plans or force feeding myself bland, pre-packaged meals and shakes. No disrespect to those who have had success with plans like Weight Watchers, but if you practice nutritional intelligence (e.g. counting calories, reading labels), you can save a ton by skipping the point system and keeping your own score. The best part is that nutritional info is readily available on most food packages and the internet. No need to rely on a third party to interpret it. After awhile, you rarely have to things up. You just know.

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