Comments on: Stop Counting Calories

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:39:31 +0000

I agree and disagree with the “difference” between calorie conciousness and calorie counting. In essence you are still doing the same thing, just not writing it down. It is better at first for someone just starting out to track what they are eating and take a look at it to see where they can start to make improvements. Most people have no idea how many calories they consume in a meal, day, or week. It’s important to track it for a bit to see where you can improve, and that’s usually starting with portion sizes. For example, a few scoops of pasta on the plate might seem like a great thing, but those few scoops may equal 2 cups of pasta… one portion of pasta is only a third of a cup, so you’re now eating 6 portions. It can be very deceiving. So yes, if you’re getting used to the idea of looking at portions and knowing where you’re going with your calories, then drop writing it down. For me it’s an accountability thing. If I have to write it down, then I don’t want to have to write down bad stuff I’ve eaten, lol.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:09:02 +0000

I also think calorie counting do good. It makes us aware of our calorie intakes. This is a good post!

By: casper

casper — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:28:09 +0000

I think calorie counting is o’kay, can be hard sometimes. Calorie conscious is a great idea too…

By: Healty Living

Healty Living — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:23:10 +0000

Most people believe that calories are the “enemy”, since eating excess calories leads to excess fat, right? That’s why most people believe that the fastest way to lose weight is to cut way back on calories each day.

After all, if a dieter is eating 2,500 calories per day and they decide to cut back to 1,500 calories per day – then obviously those extra 1,000 calories have to result in weight loss, right?

Well, actually this is not exactly true.

In fact, if you try to cut your calories too much (via starving yourself and skipping meals) then you’ll quickly reach a dieting “plateau” (a point where the scale refuses to drop any lower no matter how little your are eating).

By: Diet & Weight Loss Reviews

Diet & Weight Loss Reviews — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:08:18 +0000

Never been much of a calorie counter myself. It really comes down to changing the way you think or should I say lack of thinking by most people about what they eat.

By: Health & Diets Guides

Health & Diets Guides — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:05:39 +0000

Interesting information,
i dont like counting calories,
i think its better useing that time burning them

By: DonnaLynn

DonnaLynn — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:07:14 +0000

I have always hated counting calories, and each time I’ve known in the back of my head that it would never work because it would never last.

-DonnaLynn in Hawaii

By: Joe S

Joe S — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:06:10 +0000

Totally agree with that. I keep in mind what foods are high in calorie but I never weigh my food out or write them down. Writing what you eat may help you short term, but I can’t see writing down what I eat for the rest of my life and thats really what the end game is.

By: acai berry weight loss

acai berry weight loss — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:56:18 +0000

Nicely written article mate steve. Infact this shows your experience with this.

I hope you can explain how to burn the excess calories.

Will be back to look at your suggestion.

Thanks in advance.

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Or an even healthier choice might be to avoid McDonalds entirely!