Calories - Put Yourself on a Budget
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
In these tough economic times, almost everyone is on a tight budget. But did you know that you can apply penny-saving principles to calories as well? I'm not a big believer in tracking calories every day. Currently, I'm on board with the America Takes It Off: Shrink a Size program and trying to lose weight. While I don't plan to count calories every day, I have been using an online tool to count them for now. The practice helps me get a good grip on my eating habits, and it doesn't allow me to pretend I'm doing better than I really am.
I like the idea of banking calories and, in theory, it should work. However, I have a horrible sweet tooth. Like many of my co-workers, I've been trying to minimize sugar in my diet. I splurged on a tiny sugar cookie the other day and had serious sugar cravings for the next 24 hours. So, for me, banking up for a bigger treat is probably a bad idea. How do you think this idea would work for you?
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Glenn Coyle 1-06-2009 @ 5:07PM
Good idea in theory, but im a shocker when it comes to sweets, in particular chocolate.
Im trying to stay away from them all, doing it better than i have done in the past, so will hopefully see some results.
Cheers
Glenn
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u262f 1-06-2009 @ 6:44PM
LOL! Brilliant! That's the funniest thing I've heard all day!
So, every time people eat too much, they're taking out more debt and "mortgaging" their futures. Then, when they're way in over their heads, they ask the plastic surgeon for a "bailout". The liposuction "bailout" won't actually improve their overall health, but it'll make them look better for a while. That might motivate some people to fix things, but many will probably end up mortgaged beyond their means again, and then they end up in the hospital when they can't keep up with their "payments" and the Bank of Health "forecloses" on them.
Food and money do seem to have a lot in common. A little excess consumption -- of both consumer goods and sweets -- often leads to more excess consumption. Whether it's eating less or spending less, the saving, backsliding, splurging, forming of good vs bad habits, etc. all can be seen as working the same way from a certain point of view.
Cute idea! Thanks for the post!
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