Carlorie King

[Salty]

If you want/need some kind of a program to follo, Calorie King looks pretty good. When I decide to "shape up" I find that getting scientific about food and stuff, counting calories and all, is kind of boring, and so I don't stick to it, but that's just me. Sure it is good to know calories, but being regimental about it bores me. A little common sense goes a long way, cut down on cheeseburgers, wings, fries, and pizza, yes even beer , eat more of the good stuff.

One thing I do find interesting is that a large number of foods that are promoted as healthy alternatives are in fact not all that good for you. Granola bars for example. Some fast food veggie sandwhiches are another example.

It also pays to compare fast food joints. I think you will find that a McDonalds burger has quite a bit less calories than a Burger King burger for example.

Good luck with the program.

It's still good to know calories though, personally though I found that if when I'm craving carbs i eat as much fruit until it stops it allows me to keep the weight in check.

[RP33]

If you want/need some kind of a program to follo, Calorie King looks pretty good. When I decide to "shape up" I find that getting scientific about food and stuff, counting calories and all, is kind of boring, and so I don't stick to it, but that's just me. Sure it is good to know calories, but being regimental about it bores me. A little common sense goes a long way, cut down on cheeseburgers, wings, fries, and pizza, yes even beer , eat more of the good stuff.

One thing I do find interesting is that a large number of foods that are promoted as healthy alternatives are in fact not all that good for you. Granola bars for example. Some fast food veggie sandwhiches are another example.

It also pays to compare fast food joints. I think you will find that a McDonalds burger has quite a bit less calories than a Burger King burger for example.

Good luck with the program.

It's still good to know calories though, personally though I found that if when I'm craving carbs i eat as much fruit until it stops it allows me to keep the weight in check.

right.. CGM, counting calories with this tool may not be your main use of weight gain or whatever you're trying to achieve, it's more of just a bare bone guide to what you're putting in your body..

a lot of people my age (23) don't really have the time to get groceries at a specific time every week, or cook food at all.. i eat out A LOT, and i normally just eat when i'm hungry throughout the day and it's a good reference to choose the lesser of two evils as often as i do..

if i'm close to a taco bell and i want a burrito, i can see that if i order it fresco style it's 50% less of all the bad stuff for the most part, so i'll make that decision. i normally wouldn't have done that without a reference giving me the knowledge as i never even knew this type of thing was offered.. i know it sounds stupid but it's just one situation i've been in where it's helped..

you say "common sense goes a long way" and i think that this book/reference helps you DEVELOP that common sense.. as opposed to a "program" where you're eating the exact recipe or the exact weekly provided food just because the specific diet says so.

[CGM]

fair enough. On second look at the website I see it not so much a program but a handy quick reference, like you say useful for building up that sense of what's going into your body.