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Calorie Counting – How to Do It Right

February 19, 2019 at 11:49 am5 min reading

If you’ve been following our series, you know that counting calories can be helpful but also pretty hard if you’re out in the real world. Let’s look at a few helpful tips and how to set up a follow-up plan that will allow you to…

Calorie Counting – Why It’s Hard

February 12, 2019 at 8:01 am5 min reading

Health & Training

If you’ve ever tried counting calories, you know that it’s not an easy thing. Noting down every bite of food and every sip of beverage takes determination. Let’s look at the difficulties of calorie counting and how to overcome them.

Calorie Counting – Advice from a Nutritionist with a Quiz

February 5, 2019 at 12:41 pm4 min reading

Health & Training

Have you ever tried counting calories to lose weight? Did you quit after a few weeks because it was too time consuming? Did you get the results you wanted? In this series, we will take a closer look at the advantages and pitfalls of calorie…

Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work – It’s About the Taste

September 29, 2017 at 8:31 am

Health & Training

Calorie counting is not an exact science. The margin of error is just too high for the average person. So, what should we look for in food when we don’t want to overeat? It might be easier than you think. If you understand how your…

Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work – Calories-Out

September 21, 2017 at 11:55 am

Health & Training

How much of that greasy burger with French fries did the last bike ride burn off? Can I still squeeze that bowl of chips for TV into my calorie budget for the day? Many people think that questions like these can be accurately answered with…

Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work – You’re Fooling Yourself

September 14, 2017 at 2:20 pm

Health & Training

Are you counting calories? How accurate do you think you are? It’s hard enough estimating caloric values of foods in a lab, let alone in the real world. The average person goes to restaurants, cinema, barbecues, and doesn’t always have detailed info about what they…

Calorie Counting Doesn’t Work – Calories-In

September 7, 2017 at 2:23 pm

Health & Training

So many people are counting calories to manage their weight these days and they are all making one big mistake. They are assuming calorie counting is an exact science. Whenever someone pulls out their food log or opens the latest calorie tracking app, they are…