Making sense of slimming

Counting Calories, it makes sense right?  But how come it doesn’t work?  It’s always been a mystery among a lot of people who are struggling to lose weight.  Me and my mom used to be one of them too.  This diet used to be so popular for the last two decades.  And even Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig are kind of a spin-offs from the counting calories method.

Well here’s some personal experience of mine from the past. In the morning I would eat a bowl of small oatmeal with an orange. Okay, no problem. Calories is about 400 for breakfast. However, when lunchtime comes. I panick. 200 gram of lean sirloin steak? 1 small portion of salmon? 1 small wholewheat muffin made of vegetable oil instead of shortening? How am I supposed to know how much is 200 gram, or the exact ingredients in a muffin? Then, what I did was measuring my food portions according to my own standards. I would eat the whole sirloin and pretend that I followed the little booklet. And you can imagine that counting calories to lose weight did practically nothing for me.

Nowadays, we all lead such busy lives and we simply do not have time for this method of dieting.  I would say the majority of people simply give up on this diet because of it’s complexity and the work required to it to work effectively.  This method of dieting is simply not for me.  I want a diet that is simple to follow and understand.

Unless you are a nutritionist, counting calories to lose weight is quite difficult to implement correctly. If however, you still decide to go this route. I do suggest you to read a few books about the nutritional value of different food before you start. And remember to always bring along your small calorie counter booklet whenever you go. Keeping a food diary is also a good idea to see what exactly you have eaten each day. Dishes served in restaurants are often 2 to 3 times the size of what you need to eat. That is why Cooking at home helps because then you have the exact portion control and would not overeat like when you dine out.