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It's almost Friday!
I wanted to list the things that I think contributed to me meeting my weight loss goals in hopes that it may help someone else. And please remember, this is what has worked for ME, your mileage will vary. I will post one tip per weekday.
Tip 10 of 25. (I was off on my numbering yesterday somehow)
Measure or weigh what you eat. Don’t have a food scale? Don’t have measuring cups or spoons? Get serious about reaching your weight loss goals! Go buy the tools needed to accurately measure you food intake. Food scales are only about 20 dollars at Wal-Mart or your local grocery store. Once you have used a scale for a while you get a lot better a guessing the amount of food that you are eating when you are out and don’t have access to the scale. Diet is about accuracy since you are shooting for a specific calorie amount per day. Without the right tools, it’s kinda like trying to measure out a cup of water using a ruler.
Have a great one!
Diet Calendar Entries for 07 August 2014:
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2669 kcal
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Fat: 198.67g | Prot: 149.60g | Carb: 60.83g.
Breakfast: HEB HEB Heavy Whipping Cream, Spectrum coconut oil, coffee. Lunch: Asparagus, Hormel Baby Back Ribs, Red Onions, Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Fresh Express Baby Spinach, Broccoli, Ranch Salad Dressing, Boiled Egg. Dinner: Hormel Original Pepperoni Slices, Mt. Olive Jalapeno Slices, Jennie-O Ground Turkey 85/15, Pace Picante Medium Salsa, Daisy Sour Cream, Iceberg Lettuce (Includes Crisphead Types), Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese. Snacks/Other: Skippy Natural Super Chunk Peanut Butter, Miller Brewing Company Lite Beer (Bottle), Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, HEB Whipping Cream, heb greek yougart, So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened Vanilla, Now Sports Now Sports Whey Protein Isolate, Stevia, Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed. more...
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2639 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 6 hours and 42 minutes, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 33 minutes, Driving - 1 hour and 45 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Housework - 1 hour. more...
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Great tip! an eyeballed "tablespoon" of peanut butter measured with a butter knife and spread on a rice cake can easily turn into 3 full servings, which would be 540 calories instead of 180!
07 Aug 14 by member: chadlius88
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So true Chad. Not such a terrible mistake when trying to bulk but its a critical error when trying to lose weight. And Bill, I think that's one of the many reasons why you have been so sucessful.
07 Aug 14 by member: bigbassbrent
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Agreed. This was very, very important for me 15 years ago when I first started to pay attention. I was surprised to see how little a measured serving of pasta was, of cereal, of chicken, rice, etc. These were the foods that "snuck in" improperly estimated until I got serious. Now, I'm back to measuring again, to remind myself of what I'm truly eating and to stay accountable to my own goals. I find it also helps me feel psychologically full--I can tell myself that I've eaten 400 calories of XYZ, and should be full until the next meal time, without wandering around the kitchen looking almost indiscriminately for something to satiate.
07 Aug 14 by member: Callipyg
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