In my never ending quest to get in better shape, I’ve started a little calorie counting. Only been going on for a couple days, so we will see how it goes.
Anyway, went out and looked for a good food log site today and found dropafew.com. Drop a Few is an open source project for tracking weight loss and calories. Not bad for a free app, doesn’t look like there is much activity out there, so I hope it isn’t abandoned, but I’m going to try it for a while.
Make it simple and just limit the carbs!
Make it simple and just limit the carbs!
Ahh, but that’s not simple. First off, weight loss is directly related to calorie intake, this includes calories from things besides carbs.
Second (and more importantly) if you don’t track what you are consuming on a daily basis, how do you know where to set the limit? It’s extremely difficult to cut back on something if you don’t know where you are at to start with. Counting the calories isn’t complicated and it’s a real eye opener.
Ahh, but that’s not simple. First off, weight loss is directly related to calorie intake, this includes calories from things besides carbs.
Second (and more importantly) if you don’t track what you are consuming on a daily basis, how do you know where to set the limit? It’s extremely difficult to cut back on something if you don’t know where you are at to start with. Counting the calories isn’t complicated and it’s a real eye opener.