Tuesday, July 27, 2010 #

Daily News Suggests Calorie Counting Ineffective in Weight Loss

I've never been a Math person. They say you're a Math and Science person or an English and History person. I'm not so much a History person, but I know I'm no good at numbers.

Which is probably why I have a hard time counting my calories. I can count them for each individual meal, but when it comes down to adding up everything I ate throughout the day, I get a little lazy with adding them all up.

But according to the Daily News, people like me might not have to worry, as the paper claims that counting calories might not actually aid in weight loss.

The article says that the reason calorie counting is not an exact science is because some higher calorie foods are healthy (like eggs, nuts, avocados), but the high number weighs down on the count, so some people avoid them and miss out on what they have to offer. Instead, a dieter could eat something with fewer calories, but less nutritional value, thereby working against their weight loss efforts, according to the article.

What do YOU think? Has calorie counting helped you lose weight?
posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:53 PM | Feedback (2)