Calorie Counters ??

[BobbieND 3]

Does anyone else just count calories ? I mean, obviously Fat and Carbs count as well as size and amount, but do you concentrate on Calories? When I first got banded, i was under the impression i could eat whatever I wanted - as long as it worked for me, and in MUCH smaller quantites. However, i find myself stalling out alot. So, i am now trying to just count calories, and waiting to see if this approach works at all or not. If you DO count calories, how do you do yours? Online or om paper ?

Anyone have any thoughts ????

Thanks! :smile2:

[btrieger 21]

I watch how much saturated fat is in food and try to keep my intake low but I don't go out of my way to do it.

I keep a very close eye on calories though. I document every bite or gulp I take and my Bodybugg records every calorie I burn.

[BobbieND 3]

I agree with the saturated fat ... i try to really watch that as well. I also tend to be very good about journaling, and tracking while I'm at work, but at home? Weekends? No way. And I can't figure out why that is!! Goofy ... I wear a pedometer all the time - it tells me how far I've "walked", how many steps I've taken, calories burned, the time and my weight is recorded on it so it knows how to calculate everything. I really like it. HOWEVER ! I never remember to check and see just how many cal I burned compared to how many i consumed! WHACK !!! <slap upside the head> LOL

[btrieger 21]

Check out the GoFit Wear and Bodybugg devices. They will track how many calories you are burning and you can enter what you've eaten on their websites and have them do all the calculations for you.

It's working for me, not banded yet and not dieting. I'm just watching what I eat and dropping the pounds.

The band will be my safety net in times of trouble, I HOPE!