Comments on: Ordering your calories http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/ yearning to make every day extraordinary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:17:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Krista http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/#comment-7591 Krista Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:21:39 +0000 http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/#comment-7591 I love this option in NYC. It really does help me make better decisions. When I leave the city I missing having this information on the menu boards or within the menu. I love this option in NYC. It really does help me make better decisions. When I leave the city I missing having this information on the menu boards or within the menu.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/#comment-7547 Michelle Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:56:01 +0000 http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/#comment-7547 I dread calorie counts in foods I love. Knowledge is power when it comes to trying to lose weight but I just get that guilty feeling when I eat something I know I "shouldn't" and I don't want to eat with guilt. That takes the fun out of it. I understand the reason for doing it and it might change my eating habits a bit due to that guilt. I dread calorie counts in foods I love. Knowledge is power when it comes to trying to lose weight but I just get that guilty feeling when I eat something I know I “shouldn’t” and I don’t want to eat with guilt. That takes the fun out of it. I understand the reason for doing it and it might change my eating habits a bit due to that guilt.

]]> By: Cathleya http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/#comment-7546 Cathleya Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:27:09 +0000 http://www.kimberlymichelle.com/2009/07/17/ordering-your-calories/#comment-7546 This sounds a bit odd, but showing calorie counts haven't altered my fast food eating in the slightest, but if I'm out at a restaurant, it might sway me to order lighter. I guess I'm used to looking up calorie/fat counts at McDonalds/Taco Bell, and I'm not really shocked by the numbers. BUT, because portions are so much larger at restaurants (and yes, I usually am in the clean plate club!), I know the numbers will knock me on my feet, and if the numbers don't dissuade me, they might just get me to control my portions a little, which is a good thing! I'm not one to deny myself indulgences. It makes me cranky... as you've witnessed! :) All in all, I think it's a good thing for our health! And, unlike the tobacco industry, that only has the option to put out 1 or 2 products, the food industry can in turn do everything they can to put out healthier food in order to get their calorie/fat counts to drop... which is good for all of us! This sounds a bit odd, but showing calorie counts haven’t altered my fast food eating in the slightest, but if I’m out at a restaurant, it might sway me to order lighter. I guess I’m used to looking up calorie/fat counts at McDonalds/Taco Bell, and I’m not really shocked by the numbers. BUT, because portions are so much larger at restaurants (and yes, I usually am in the clean plate club!), I know the numbers will knock me on my feet, and if the numbers don’t dissuade me, they might just get me to control my portions a little, which is a good thing!

I’m not one to deny myself indulgences. It makes me cranky… as you’ve witnessed! :)

All in all, I think it’s a good thing for our health! And, unlike the tobacco industry, that only has the option to put out 1 or 2 products, the food industry can in turn do everything they can to put out healthier food in order to get their calorie/fat counts to drop… which is good for all of us!

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