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Are you a calorie counter? Probably not. I know, it’s a total pain. What if I told you that research shows that people who count calories weigh less? What if I told you that people who track calories from day to day weigh less? What if I told you that people who write down their daily caloric intake weigh less? Would that make it worth it to you? It’s worth giving it some thought and consideration, right?
It’s interesting to note that MANY (if not most) women weigh themselves everyday. Most women know exactly how much they weigh, right? Even if you don’t like that little number on the scale, you know what it is. But do you know how many calories you’re taking in each day that are directly contributing to that number on the scale (for better or worse!!) If the number of calories you consume everyday has the most significant impact on that dang number on the scale, don’t you want to know how many calories you’re consuming?
Here’s the deal . . . . We eat all day, everyday. We eat when we’re hungry. We eat when we’re stressed out. We eat when we depressed. We eat when we’re happy. We eat when we’re thirsty.
We have no idea how much we eat.
YOU have no idea how much YOU eat.
Now it may be that you eat just the right amount, somewhere between 1500 and 1800 calories a day. If you’re a lightly active to moderately active person that is fabulous. But, I’m willing to bet most of you eat well over 2000 calories a day. I bet at least half of you are up near the 3000 calorie mark. It’s not your fault. Did you hear me? IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT!
In a world where every thing is extra large and super-sized it is so hard to know what a normal serving size is anymore. If you eat out at all, you’re likely eating twice what you should at every meal you eat in a restaurant (if you eat your whole order). In some restaurants a “normal” serving is up to 4 times as big as it should be. It’s so unfair that we have been brainwashed and misled to the point that we don’t know what is normal anymore.
So, I have some homework for you. Commit to one week of writing down everything you eat and estimating your caloric intake everyday. That’s it. You don’t have to change anything you eat. You don’t have to cut any calories. Just keep track and see where you fall. A great website for looking up calorie content in different foods is: www.caloriecount.com. Check it out. Start writing it all down. Ask yourself, “Are you overeating?”
Once you’ve done this for a week, shoot me an email and let me know where you’re at. You may need some help and guidance. I would love to point you in the right direction. I’m actually in the process of putting together a great meal plan with recipes and means of tracking everything you eat. This is the plan all my local weight loss clients have been using to lose 10-20 pounds in 6 weeks. In a few weeks I’ll be able to offer this program to you as well. Please let me know if I can help you in any way. Remember, it’s not your fault and you can make changes today. Wouldn’t you like to step off the scale with a smile on your face for once?
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