Calorie Counting

You may have been told that calorie counting is not necessary to lose fat and get fit. Well, that's sort of right and sort of wrong.

You must accurately measure what you are eating as well as how much energy your exercise takes up.

Take it as read that you have to measure what you are eating in some way. By far the easiest way to accurately measure your energy intake and output is by using a calorie counter.

You could go for counting kilojoules, but most people find the huge numbers used in this measurement to be rather off putting and difficult to handle. Record your findings daily in your weight loss journal .

Counting calories is easy with most food products because all processed and packaged foodstuffs that are sold to you come with nutritional information on the side of the packet. For all other items of food you eat, such as fruit and vegetables, get yourself a cheap little calorie counter book that will give you not only the calories in the food you have chosen, but valuable information on whether it is low fat and what proportion of protein and carbohydrates it contains.

You will need to use a set of kitchen scales to help in your measuring. Do not rely on estimation and approximation. People always tend to underestimate portion size in a wishful thinking type way.

That should be incentive enough for you to take up this worthwhile practice.

Choose a quiet moment at the close of your day to write down your stats.

Reflect on what you have achieved throughout the day and what you should modify for the next.

If you count calories as part of your daily routine and analyse what you have eaten and when, you can even start to make connections between what you eat, when you eat it and why you eat it.

If, for example, you eat because you are bored or lacking energy in the long afternoon, you can change this habit because you have recognised and acknowledged the connection.

You can do something very positive to fix the problem once you have the tools to pinpoint it.

Counting calories is very important for your health and fitness. Knowing the proportion of proteins, simple and complex carbohydrates, high and low fat foods and vitamins and minerals you consume is an integral part of good practice.

The tactic of counting calories will set you up for a big win in your efforts to lose fat and get fit.

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