An essential part of calorie counting is accurately estimating portion sizes. It is not difficult to do when you eat at home, but determining portions when you eat out is a bit harder.
Research shows that people of all ages, education levels and body weights erroneously underestimate their food portions by 20 to 200 percent. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds that adults typically underestimate consumption of grains, sweets and fats, and overestimate fruit, milk products, and servings of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts. When it comes to vegetables, women overestimate and men underestimate their servings.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Guide to a Guilt-Free Valentine's Day (or any special occasion)
A restaurant meal, chocolate, wine...it all adds up whether it's Valentine's Day or any other special occasion. Learn how you can enjoy the treats and stick with your program from Igor's Journal on Calorie Count http://caloriecount.about.com/users/Igor/267421.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_2009-02-10&utm_term=title1
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Eating Light when Eating Out
Fast Food Tricks
There’s no need to avoid your favorite take-out food if you’re trying to eat healthier and lose weight. Weight Watchers asked a nutritionist to explain which ethnic dishes and burger joint picks are the most waistline-friendly. Order up and dig in!
Nutritionist Jill Franks says that you don't have to avoid takeout altogether when losing weight. "Be choosy and ask questions about the food you order. What is the food cooked in? Is it fried?"
Click here for insight into what to eat at many types of restaurants -- Indian, Italian, Thai, Chinese and American.
Do you have a take-out trick?
There’s no need to avoid your favorite take-out food if you’re trying to eat healthier and lose weight. Weight Watchers asked a nutritionist to explain which ethnic dishes and burger joint picks are the most waistline-friendly. Order up and dig in!
Nutritionist Jill Franks says that you don't have to avoid takeout altogether when losing weight. "Be choosy and ask questions about the food you order. What is the food cooked in? Is it fried?"
Click here for insight into what to eat at many types of restaurants -- Indian, Italian, Thai, Chinese and American.
Do you have a take-out trick?
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
General Comments about weight loss and the SCA program
General comments - about the program, your weight loss questions, your successes
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What dieters can learn from the Super Bowl
Reposted from Igor's Journal at www.CalorieCount.About.com
Watching the XLIII Super Bowl, I noticed what an important role motivation plays in the competitiveness of NFL teams. Those teammates are constantly knocking each other on their helmets, yelling into each others' faces, and going ballistic after good plays. Is there something that we can learn from those guys?
I am not suggesting that we start slapping each other every time we lose half a pound, but I do think we should look at how football players break up their overall goal of winning the game into many little mini-goals, and what they do to re-focus after every single play. For example, if you wanted to lose a certain number of pounds in 2009, you should break up your yearly goal into 12 smaller monthly goals, and then focus on each one of them separately. This approach will not only make your ambitions seem more manageable, but it will also give you a more instant gratification.
You could even go one step further - how about breaking up your yearly goal into daily ones? For example, you could reward yourself on those days when you manage to stay under a certain number of calories, and punish yourself when you don't. This will allow you to re-resolve and re-focus every morning when you get out of bed, and you'll know exactly how you're progressing.
Last but not least, just like football, dieting is also a team sport and you'll need the support of your community to win this game. That's why we encourage our users to create their own groups, share a journal, or post in public forums. Basically, do anything that will help you stay focused, even if it involves knocking on other people's helmets, yelling into their faces, and going ballistic after losing weight.
Watching the XLIII Super Bowl, I noticed what an important role motivation plays in the competitiveness of NFL teams. Those teammates are constantly knocking each other on their helmets, yelling into each others' faces, and going ballistic after good plays. Is there something that we can learn from those guys?
I am not suggesting that we start slapping each other every time we lose half a pound, but I do think we should look at how football players break up their overall goal of winning the game into many little mini-goals, and what they do to re-focus after every single play. For example, if you wanted to lose a certain number of pounds in 2009, you should break up your yearly goal into 12 smaller monthly goals, and then focus on each one of them separately. This approach will not only make your ambitions seem more manageable, but it will also give you a more instant gratification.
You could even go one step further - how about breaking up your yearly goal into daily ones? For example, you could reward yourself on those days when you manage to stay under a certain number of calories, and punish yourself when you don't. This will allow you to re-resolve and re-focus every morning when you get out of bed, and you'll know exactly how you're progressing.
Last but not least, just like football, dieting is also a team sport and you'll need the support of your community to win this game. That's why we encourage our users to create their own groups, share a journal, or post in public forums. Basically, do anything that will help you stay focused, even if it involves knocking on other people's helmets, yelling into their faces, and going ballistic after losing weight.
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