Should I be counting calories?

Counting calories is very difficult to do over the long term, but we do need to have a good idea of the amount we can eat without putting on weight. Click here for a good website. It tells you how many calories you are consuming to maintain your present weight. Then if you enter the weight you would like to be, then it tells you your goal calories too.

For the moment, lets say that women need 2,000 calories a day, and men need 2,500. This is plenty for 3 satisfying meals. Research shows that over the last 30 years or so, the calorie value of each meal has made no significant change.

So why are we on average 10 pounds heavier?

The difference is the 4th meal. We munch away on chocolates, crisps and biscuits to the value of a complete meal.

Don't forget, if you buy them, you will eat them. In the hand is in the mouth!

If you are in or near Glasgow and want to lose weight, try to make a few small changes every week. To help you, try hypnotherapy with me.

www.carolinebrowntherapy.com