Why Counting Calories Can Save Your Life

This is a subject that has been beat to death more times than any
one human can count. Why then do we still eat 1000-1500, even 2000
calories at a sitting? I was at lunch with a fellow at a local burrito
joint. I was talking about how much I loved the food and wished I
could eat it more than once a week. He looked at me with a quizzical
expression and asked, "This isn't good for you?" Sure, if all you are
eating is half of (or less) a burrito. This guy's meal (pretty big
fellow) was a burrito, a bag of chips, guacamole, and a regular soda.
Easily 2000 calories. For one. Single. Meal.And you wonder why
Americans are fat?True, at that burrito joint the ingredients are
fresh and set the industry standard for quality...but quality doesn't
equal diet food. On the other end of the spectrum you have high
quantity at low quality: Buffet style restaurants. Next time you go to
a buffet, look around you. It is like being unplugged from the matrix
when you take a minute to "see" the people around you eating at these
establishments. Keep that in mind next time you go to one, I guarantee
you will eat less.Americans are quirky. Somewhere in our DNA is code
that says answers to problems can only be bought. If you disagree,
look at the billions of dollars Americans spend on health and
wellness; not to mention lypo. Why is that? The answer to the weight
loss question has always been and will always be intake (food eaten)
has to be less than or equal to your output. How are you going to
measure that? By counting calories. There was a recent news blip on
CNN about a professor that ate only processed sugars (twinkies and the
like) at a rate of 1800 calories a day to prove the point that it
isn't what you eat, but how much you eat. He lost 25 pounds. Granted,
there are healthier ways to lose weight, but his point was clear as
the results spoke for themselves.Tired of being fat? Do something
about it!Counting calories is absolutely a pain in the butt. There is
no easy way to do it, but there are tools out there that do make it
easier. A handy app for the iPhone called "lose it!" is a great place
to start, they even have a website to help those interested. Even
easier, just Google the term "calorie counter" and find a site or
service (almost all of them free) that meets your needs.You as an
average human being can do it. Small changes lead to the long term
results. It's just a matter of taking it a day at a time and knowing
that it doesn't matter where you start, as long as you start. It may
be cutting one type of food out every couple of weeks, or introducing
small amounts of exercise into your daily routine a couple times a
week. Regardless, it is up to you to make the decision to start
somewhere.