Does Calorie Counting Work for Weight Loss?

By Jared D Bannister

When you think of dieting and weight loss, one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is often calorie counting. That is the generally accepted idea that if you eat less and move more (exercise) that you will lose weight. Or if your intake of calories from your diet is less than the number of calories that you burn in your daily activities then you will lose weight.

While this concept is actually fundamentally correct, it fails to cover for some fairly basic biological and psychological concepts. For a start to say that all calories are created equal is somewhat of a myth. If you are accurately measuring the

Ideas for Low Calorie Meals

By Sue Talbot 

Many of us have an ongoing battle with our weight, and with more and more people leading hectic lives in and outside of work, there is little time left to start preparing and cooking healthy meals. It's no wonder we are tempted to reach for unhealthy snacks that are convenient, and ultimately high in fat, sugar or salt. But with so many different low calorie meals available, which are also extremely quick and simple to prepare, we can now eat healthily without too much effort. If you want to manage

Calorie Counters and Weight Loss Exercise

By Boyce Henry 
Exercising for general health is obviously beneficial. However, the distinction should be made between general exercise and weight loss exercise. This is because the activities that you perform for weight reduction need to be calculated as precisely as possible for their calorie burn rate.
Everybody burns more calories through physical activity. But, the quantity burned by an individual will be determined by factors such as the person's size, age, gender and whether the activity was an

Weight Loss - Importance of Negative Calorie Food

By Linh H Nguyen 

There are approximately 100 negative calorie foods causing weight loss, which comprises of vegetables like Asparagus, Beetroot, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Endive, Chicory, Cucumber, Carrot, Broccoli, Celery, Garlic, Garden cress, Green Beans, Gourd, Hot chilly peppers, Lettuce, Onion, Radish, Spinach, Tomato, Turnip etc. Some of the Fruits, which are negative calorie foods and has a great impact in weight loss, are Apple, Apricot, Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberries, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Guava, Lime, Mango, Melon, Orange, Papaya, Peach, Pineapple, Plums, Raspberry,

1,800 Calorie Fat Burning Diet Plan

By Jim Krill 
I am someone who has always worked out over the years, but I must admit that I have never dialed in my diet. I am not saying my eating was way out of control, but I never counted calories, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. This definitely did not help me when it came to my body. I am sure my calories carbs and fat were much higher than I needed to keep my body in a ripped state. I was doing all the hard work at the gym but that is only part of the equation. I finally decided to complete the package and do this thing the right way. Wow what a difference.

The Anti Stress Low Calorie Weight Flushing Diet Plan

By Lara Lee 
This menu is great for you to feel light all throughout the day while losing weight. You will lose a whole lot of weight while doing this diet plan. Also this diet plan will keep your energy levels high and stress level low. It has all the right nutrients which your body requires. Most diet plans make you feel irritable and hard to follow since you want to cope up with work pressures to try this

Get These Calorie Burning Tips

By Cari Corbet-Owen 

You see I bought totally into this whole debate that it's all about 'energy in' (food) and 'energy expended' (exercise) except that I thought the 'energy in vs calories burned' idea literally meant that I had to burn the calories I consumed. Boy oh boy - there just weren't enough hours in the day given how long it took to burn up the calories I ate. And Boy oh boy - there just weren't enough hours in the day given how long it took to burn up the calories I ate. And.... it wasn't even that I consumed that much - let me tell you what I mean.
Calorie burning tips - you don't need to be a humming bird
Look at it this way - let's say that in an average day I consumed 1600kcal - how much gymming and running around would it take to get rid of all those? Well I'd have to be like a humming bird - forever on