TALLSAM's CalorieKing Blog
Wednesday, January 26th 2011
POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY-----------------------------
Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first
be overcome.
-- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author
no shortcuts
Thursday, January 13th 2011
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.-- Beverly Sills
One step at a time
Monday, January 3rd 2011
One step at a timeIt is often difficult to imagine yourself reaching a great achievement. You look at someone who has built a massive fortune, or created a magnificent work of art, achieved a prominent leadership role,or lost a LARGE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT and you have trouble identifying with that person.
When you look at any great achievement, usually you can see only the end result. That's because the splendor of such an achievement overshadows all the little details that went into cre...
Unconditional happiness
Thursday, December 30th 2010
Unconditional happinessHappiness is not the result of favorable conditions. That's backwards. Favorable conditions result from happiness. So what does it take to be happy? Nothing more than a willingness to be happy.
Happiness comes from the way you respond to life. There are people who have every reason to be miserable, but who still live with happiness and joy. In every life, there is room for happiness.
Everyone has challenges. Everyone has disappointments. Yet they do not hav...
Calorie Counters
Friday, December 24th 2010
Calorie CountersHow accurate are you in estimating how many daily calories you consume when you're on a diet?
The department of nutrition at Georgia State University in Atlanta did a study of how well men and women estimate their calorie intake, both when they prepare their own meals and when they dine out.
As reported in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, the 78 people who participated in the study prepared their own meals for three days and sent out for food f...