Does counting the calories really matter? Why should it be so important? For many people who are paid up members of the 'serial dieters club' It's something they are very used to, but which many of them hate with a thinly disguised loathing! Does it produce results? Does it help you to lose weight?
There's a very simple rule that states that if you want to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you consume. You need to take control of your energy intake and output.
Knowing about calories is not difficult, but know about them you must. It really doesn't take very much to be able to monitor what you eat. It is not really that much of a chore to remember the calorie value of what you put in your mouth. Your diet is not likely to be that complicated.
If you change your daily menu it's easy to look up and remember the values of the new food you are eating. What you don't need to do is to get concerned that you may be 15 or 20 calories out in your calculation. Don't forget your portion sizes will vary too.
The best thing to do is to develop what is called an 'informed judgement' about the value of the calories that you consume. Soon you'll be able to look at a plate of food and get the total calorie value pretty accurate.
Your 'informed judgement' should prevent you from making any huge mistakes. 'If in doubt leave it out' will also serve you well so that you end up on the right side of the equation.
It will pay you to be able to know about calories, about their values and to know how to read food labels properly. When you buy food and when you eat food you should know as much as you can about it. The only judgement you should trust is yours.
Getting the Calorie habit is important if you are going to be successful at losing weight permanently. Changing your eating habits does involve counting the calories - not obsessively, but with common sense.
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There's a very simple rule that states that if you want to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you consume. You need to take control of your energy intake and output.
Knowing about calories is not difficult, but know about them you must. It really doesn't take very much to be able to monitor what you eat. It is not really that much of a chore to remember the calorie value of what you put in your mouth. Your diet is not likely to be that complicated.
If you change your daily menu it's easy to look up and remember the values of the new food you are eating. What you don't need to do is to get concerned that you may be 15 or 20 calories out in your calculation. Don't forget your portion sizes will vary too.
The best thing to do is to develop what is called an 'informed judgement' about the value of the calories that you consume. Soon you'll be able to look at a plate of food and get the total calorie value pretty accurate.
Your 'informed judgement' should prevent you from making any huge mistakes. 'If in doubt leave it out' will also serve you well so that you end up on the right side of the equation.
It will pay you to be able to know about calories, about their values and to know how to read food labels properly. When you buy food and when you eat food you should know as much as you can about it. The only judgement you should trust is yours.
Getting the Calorie habit is important if you are going to be successful at losing weight permanently. Changing your eating habits does involve counting the calories - not obsessively, but with common sense.
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A speaker and author on diet, healthy weight loss and how to remainslim, Henry John's particular interest is permanent weight loss and behavior change. He is committed to helping people with weight loss tips and showingthem on the best way to lose weight so that they can achieve permanent weight loss. If you would like to learn more about how to lose weight permanently visit www.slimhabit.com
