Today

Woke up late at like 1:10-ish PM

Had:

1 burger patty by itself : 320 calories

1/3 cup of stuffing but 1 serving is 1/2 cup so just going by that: 160 calories

Total: 480

and I am done for the day. 

For those of you who did not look into that article:

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds

His theory: "That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food"

Pro-Ana proves this point by how some people chose to take one bite of anything through out the day, eat bagels, only eat fruit, or have a monotone diet that they stick to for weeks and yet we all still lose or maintain our weight (unless we binge). 

The theory held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months

"Haub limited himself to less than 1,800 calories a day. A man of Haub's pre-dieting size usually consumes about 2,600 calories daily. So he followed a basic principle of weight loss: He consumed significantly fewer calories than he burned."

Obviously, you would not be consuming that much, here:

Normal intake --- New intake

1600         ---       800

1200         ---       400

1000         ---       200

He went down by 800 calories so that is exactly what I did, OBVIOUSLY you do not need to say right at 200 every single day, you can be flexible with that one especially if you are not going to be eating healthy, nutritious, energy boosting foods. 

IF you lower your calorie intake significantly like down to 200 for a daily calorie amount, make sure you are taking vitamins like Biotin, Omega 3, Daily vitamins (children vitamins for example), calcium etc. etc.

"Despite his temporary success, Haub does not recommend replicating his snack-centric diet."

"Two-thirds of his total intake came from junk food. He also took a multivitamin pill and drank a protein shake daily. And he ate vegetables, typically a can of green beans or three to four celery stalks."

"The Korean's" Tips

"I did not write these tips, and do not own any of the pictures; they came from http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2012/01/lose-weight-with-korean-diet-part-1.html If you would like further information please follow the link. I claim no rites and am only using the below article for informational purposes only." xx

1.  Eat Less

 Korea is the thinnest country in the developed world, while America is the fattest. As of 2009, only 3.5% of Koreans over the age of 15 was obese. The same number in America was an astounding 34.3%. 

If you must only take away one point from this post, take away this point:  Koreans are slim because they eat less. Forget all those gimmicky diets for a minute, and focus on the obvious -- if you eat a lot, of course you will gain weight! As long as you lower the caloric intake enough, you can lose weight while eating nothing but Twinkies and powdered doughnuts.

Here is an alarming observation. Based on the Korean's experience, American portions are between 50 to 100% larger than Korean portions. This is particularly egregious at restaurants. The Korean is not small at all -- he is 6' 1", 195 pounds. Yet he can comfortably split, say, one order of fried rice from a nearby Chinese food into a full lunch and dinner. However, the Korean sees plenty of people around him in the restaurant, finishing the entire order in one sitting.

Just think about this -- for every meal, Americans eat as much as double the amount of food that Koreans eat. How could you possibly not get fat with that much food? Don't be deceived by "one order" of food in America -- nobody needs to eat that much. Split one order into two meals. Or if that is still too much temptation, immediately throw away half of the food that you ordered. The Korean absolutely hates wasting food as much as you do, but consider it as a price to pay to lose weight. Or better yet, do what Koreans do and . . .

2.  Cook at Home

If you cook at home, you can control the portion, adjust the level of unhealthy elements in food, and avoid the delicious but unhealthy things with which restaurants and processed food companies cram their food. As the Korean said earlier, Koreans' eating habits are changing, and fewer Koreans eat home-cooked meals. But it has been the Korean's experience that Koreans eat at home more frequently.

To be fair, the fact that Koreans are more likely to eat home-cooked meal is not completely positive, because it is women who are staying home to cook. But as far as health and weight loss is concerned, there should be no question that home-cooked meals are better.

But of course, it would depend on what you eat at home. So . . .

3.  Eat More Vegetables

For this point, a picture will be better than a thousand words. A little bit of background is necessary here. The Korean Parents visited the Korean's house in the winter of 2010, and the Korean Mother prepared a party meal for the Korean In-Laws and some friends. This is what the prepared table looked like:

First, notice the portion size. It may not look like much, but this much food plus a bowl of rice for each person fed eight fully grown adults. Second, notice what kind of food was being served. The Korean made it easy in the next picture. Red square is for meat, blue hexagon is for seafood, and green circles are for vegetables.

Just look at the amount of vegetable involved at a party table. Volume-wise, the Korean would say at least 80% of the total food served was vegetables. Compare this to, say, a typical Thanksgiving dinner, where the massive turkey is the highlight of the meal. (And even the vegetables involved in a Thanksgiving meal is soaked in butter and/or sugar.) Note that this party table is not anything special, but just a larger version of an everyday Korean meal, which is comprised of a bowl of rice, some soup, and a few side dishes. And the vast majority of such side dishes are vegetables. 

One must remember that traditional Korean cuisine is born out of poverty, not opulence. Because of that, most of Korean cuisine is not very rich, nor do they require extremely sophisticated cooking methods, unlike Chinese or French cuisine, for example. But such heritage of poverty actually makes Korean cuisine the perfect diet food, precisely because it relies so much on vegetables. There are over a thousand edible herbs in Korea, and Korean cuisine completely maximizes their use. In fact, regardless of the popularity of Korean BBQ (a distinctly American phenomenon of meat-loving,) traditional Korean cuisine is nearly vegetarian. This is the right way to eat.

The Korean does understand the difficulty that Americans face when it comes to eating vegetables -- they are just so darn plain. How many different kinds of salad can one eat in a row? To make vegetables a permanent part of your life, it is not enough to like vegetables. 

You have to be addicted to vegetables; and to be addicted, one must spice them, try different variations and Korean recipes instead of trying to stomach them plain or raw if you don't care for them like that. 

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Diet Myths

DIET MYTH #1

Put hot sauce on your food and see the pounds drop off!

The 'genius' behind this myth is that the heat from the pepper sauce will burn off calories. There's another theory that follows; that being that after eating all that hot sauce the individual gets mega heartburn and is unable to digest anything for several days/hours. Nonetheless, enjoy your food and continue to season it to your own personal taste. The amount of calories, if any, that are burned from the heat is minimal and shouldn't spur anyone to transfix on a pepper feeding frenzy.

DIET  MYTH #2

Limit your fat grams to 30 or less per day and see that weight fall off!

The 'no fat' craze sprung up in the 90's in full force and continues to be quite popular. The unhealthy results of this following should be our guide. Fact is, you need a certain amount of fat in your diet for proper digestion, shiny hair, healthy skin, energy – and so on.

Let's logically examine this low-fat, high calorie example. Maple syrup is fat-free with about 250 calories per ¼ cup. McDonalds serves some very good hotcakes that have only 9 grams of fat per three hotcakes, totaling 340 calories. Add ½ cup of our maple syrup to that and we suddenly skyrocket to 840 calories; that's with no butter added. Yes, we're still holding at 9 grams of fat, but look at those calories!! If one ate this type meal three times per day, they'd see little or no weight loss with minimal heath or vitamin benefits.

DIET MYTH #3

Exercise decreases hunger.

Exercise burns calories and creates muscle. It takes more calories to support muscle than fat. Again, let's examine this statement with logic. Exercise is extremely vital, extremely beneficial to our overall health. However, not many people who are into the exercise craze can eat anything they want. Exercise and daily diet balance weight.

DIET MYTH #4

Potatoes and bananas are fattening.

Each have about 100 calories, depending on whether you made your purchase at Paul Bunyon's Village Garden or Tom Thumb's Mini Vegetable Market. When making food choices, it's best to stick within the small to medium size range. In addition, both the banana and potato are very low in fat, filling, packed with potassium – and healthy choices!

DIET MYTH #5

Carbohydrates make you fat.

Carbohydrates are filling which is a must for any dieter. Carbohydrates are like any other food category; everything must be done in moderation.

DIET MYTH #6

Grapefruit and vinegar burn calories.

Again, activity burns calories. Running, walking, swimming, sitting, standing – all of these activities burn energy (calories = energy). Even when your body is at rest it's burning calories through 'inner activity'. It takes energy to breathe, for lung compression, for your heart to beat.

Summing it up! The bottom line is use YOUR logic when making food choices to incorporate into your diet. There's so many voices out there, advising this – advising that, where diet is concerned. Many people have listened; some have even died due to following misconstrued, bad advice. Diet Bites endorses healthy choices, wise choices, and logical choices. If there were truly a miracle food on the market today, then everyone would be on that bandwagon. So, stick with logic.

This information came from "http://www.dietbites.com/article1034.html" I do not claim the rites to this article and am only using it for informational purposes.