OLDARMYMED's CalorieKing Blog
My Belt
Friday, August 15th 2014
Progress is measured in many ways. Of course, the dreaded scale is the king of methods but there are others that can be just as, if not more, satisfying. Before I began this CK quest I purchased a new belt. It was a comfortable belt. Nothing fancy just a simple piece of leather designed to keep my pants where they belong. Each day for the past week it has seemed to fit a bit looser. When I buckled it on this morning it slipped into the next smaller hole without any effort on my part. I now fin...Thursday, August 14th 2014
This whole process is s two edged sword. One, I am replacing unhealthy foods with healthy foods, and two, I am learning to get by on a smaller volume of food. Couple these together and I am eating less of lower calorie foods.
Sort of doubles the benefit but presents the problem of not being able to consume sufficient quantities to hit my calorie target every day. I have manually lowered the target by 200 calories and am still coming up short many days. I am not starving myself, and I seldom if...
Serving Sizes
Tuesday, August 12th 2014
When I used to look at a package nutrition label and noticed how many servings it contained I was convinced that the resulting serving sizes would be insufficient to support life, let alone provide that warm feeling of a full tummy. However, after making a conscious effort to reduce the strength of my gravitational field, I decided to try just eating the serving size on the envelope. After my meal I was noticeably not full, but, neither was I still hungry. Over tha following few minutes, the fu...Mindless Eating
Monday, August 11th 2014
How often do I eat without even knowing? Well, probably never but there are times when I eat without thinking about it. I found myself browsing the cupboard for munchies last night. Shortly after dinner I was doing some stuff on my computer and just got up and went to the cupboard without a thought as to what I was looking for. I pulled a couple of things down and looked at the calorie content (at least I had the presence of mind to check it out) when it dawned on me that I was looking for a sna...Moving Forward
Sunday, August 10th 2014
So, I set out on a course to slim down and live longer. In addition to learning a lot of things about food, I've learned a few things about myself. First, and most important, I am stronger than I thought. Like many if not most people I have a less than commendable track record when it comes to weight loss success. However, I have learned that the past is irrelevant and the only thing that matters is where I am going. And I have full control over my destination.