After reading Kim's blog and finding myself in awe of her incredible weight loss, I've decided to start counting calories again.
I should probably preface this by saying I'm not really over weight. I just want to clean up my eating habits while shedding a few inches here and there so even at my ripe ol' age I can still wear a bikini this summer. I'm 5 foot 7 and the last time I checked I weighed 150 pounds, so tomorrow I'm going to weigh myself again and then multiply that weight by 10 and try to keep my daily calorie intake at that amount.
I do run and swim regularly, but I also spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer and a little time noshing on Doritos and Ding Dongs (if the mood should hit me).
What does this have to do with finance? Well, by cleaning up my eating habits, I will be saving money by not buying things like Ding Dongs and -- ultimately -- saving money on health care costs.
My big concern, though, is that even when I was trying to keep my calorie intake at 1,700 calories a day (just a random number that I came up with based on some article I read) I felt like I was always hungry. Anything less than that and I may start gnawing on my nails....
Will I starve to death?
February 24th, 2008 at 09:07 pm
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February 25th, 2008 at 06:37 am
February 25th, 2008 at 09:47 am
Also protien with any sugar (complex carb or simple) will help it last longer.
February 25th, 2008 at 09:58 am
I also thought her blog entry was inspiring. It's not unlike keeping a log of our finances.