Basic Pursuits

Twice on TV I've seen this experiment. Once on the Discovery Channel; once on CNN. Both sort of inferred that it was a unique idea. Obviously, it wasn't. But nevermind that. Since both came up with the same results, it proves my point.

Two sets of diners are served something with bones like chicken wings or ribs. For one group waiters cleared away the bones as soon as the meat was eaten. The other group was allowed to let the bones pile up in front of them.

There are many simple and quick ways to log the food that you eat. But if food logging is too much trouble for you, try this.

Take a picture of your food before you eat it.

"...Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that dieters asked to take a picture of everything they ate—before eating—led to better weight loss achievement..."

Snapping Food Pics Can Help YOu Lose Weight

This is a great video. Though it's entitled, "Why Has Obesity Gotten Worse Over The Years?" it's real value is suggesting simple ways to avoid obesity.

Ten years ago in the late spring I decided that I was going to lose all the weight that I put on the previous winter. Furthermore I determined to develop a plan to keep the weight off, particularly the pounds I tended to gain during the holidays.

When you are on the go and you are wondering just how much damage that Double Whopper with Cheese is going to do to your daily calorie count, pull out your mobile and check with Diet.com.

The site is offering text messaging nutritional info (calories, fat, carbohydrates and protein). On your cell just key in a description of what you are thinking about eating and send it to 34381. Back comes the info in a few moments.

Diet.com/mobile

Last week I wrote a post on a study that essentially said that most people are fine if they simply drink when they are thirsty. You don't need to force yourself to drink some arbitrary amount, like a gallon a day.

Often you hear that calories in must equal calories out for our weight to stabilize. Well, yeah, sorta.

Here is the real formula (not so secret, but almost never examined):

Energy = Work/maintenance + waste + storage.

A Calorie Counter is a site that offers not only easy access to a database containing calorie and nutrition information, it also publishes great article on how to get it done. This "Beginner's Guide" is a great primer.

However, good eating habits are learned by doing. Read the guide. Then start logging your food and making the necessary adjustments. You'll be an expert in no time!

The Beginner's Guide To Diet, Nutrition & Healthy Eating

A hundred or so years ago in the Midwest, a man was arrested, tried and imprisoned for bilking rose growers. He sold them a pill with instructions to put the pill in a bucket of water and pour it on the rose bush every day. Turns out that the pill was just compressed dirt. The cad!