tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post4649275673660877868..comments2023-09-06T07:14:09.986-04:00Comments on No more running: Friday Quote DayDebbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-43245274108537737322009-09-29T08:40:14.457-04:002009-09-29T08:40:14.457-04:00I have mixed feelings about the food journal. As I...I have mixed feelings about the food journal. As I learned in my Total Quality Management class, you can't improve something you can't measure. It's funny how the quotes that come to mind are from corporate culture, not from normal people ;)<br /><br />For me, it was very helpful in the beginning, because the first step is definitely <i>knowing</i> what and how much you're eating. But the drawback is that once I start counting calories and macros to that degree, I obsess about it and am afraid to eat ANYthing, because I know how many calories are in it and I'm trying to reach some perfect caloric goal, and holy crap even an apple has, like, 90 calories! Tracking food in order to maintain a number you've worked out on paper is too distant from reality - it interferes with the relationship between appetite and consumption, energy expenditure and energy intake. I've come to the conclusion that my calorie requirements vary day by day, and eating according to a chart instead of according to need is crazy. <br /><br />Of course, for a lot of us it's hard to distinguish whether we really "need" a chocolate eclair. So I totally understand not feeling comfortable eating without any sort of plan or tracking--for so many of us unrestrained eating is how we got into this mess in the first place!<br /><br />I've heard Kessler speak a few times, and I think he's really onto something. I put his book on the wait list at the library.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161793223531050486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-7343207984748652982009-09-28T11:05:54.433-04:002009-09-28T11:05:54.433-04:00I miss my calorie/pie chart making software that w...I miss my calorie/pie chart making software that was loaded on my laptop (we all know what happened to my household computers!).<br /><br />So, I make do with a cute medium sized notebook and keep handy. I do not count calories/fat/proteins, etc. I just write the food down and qty. and leave it at that. <br /><br />Very easy.Doc Manettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955135839960552092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520412246310459623.post-86919993124612258262009-09-26T07:32:02.164-04:002009-09-26T07:32:02.164-04:00You are a creative cook which does make it hard to...You are a creative cook which does make it hard to sort out recipe contents. But if there are things that you make regularly, it would be worth the time to figure out the values so in future it will be easier to write them down.<br /><br />I do think it's important to track food and any tricks you can apply to make it work more easily are worth pursuing.<br /><br />Wow - I get a real word for my verification! Create. That seems appropriate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com