I used to be hungry most of the time until I stumbled upon the diet technique of eating several small meals or snacks throughout the day. Now I’m usually satisfied and not hungry – or at least manageably hungry – all day long. Curious about what I eat? Here’s a typical day. Breakfast I get up at 6, have my…
Calorie Counting
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Every Friday I eat a decadent dinner and dessert, no exceptions. I refuse to say “cheat day” or that I “let” myself do this. I just do it because food isn’t a moral choice. There’s no “good” or “bad” foods. There’s just food. And on Friday evenings I eat delicious treats. The six pictured Fun Size Snickers bars were what…
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Pretty sure I’ve tried just about every diet out there for weight loss. I’ve been trying to stay at a healthy weight for decades, and usually it works for a while, sometimes quite a while, but I’ve always gained the weight back. A few of the diets I’ve tried and ultimately ‘failed’ at The act of starting a diet is…
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For me, pre-planning what I’m going to eat each day is the only way I can reliably lose weight. I plan my calories using the Lose It iPhone app (also available on Android), and without that help I wouldn’t be successful. Below you can see how I essentially snack all day long. (Recipes included!) In addition to Lose It for…
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Recently I said to a friend that I was going to aim for 1,200 calories a day in order to lose weight, but that was just me guessing at what the right number should be. So I searched around and found this calorie calculator that tells you how many calories you should have in order to lose weight at a…
