so you count calories like money?
kklindsey
Posts: 382 Member
my girlfriend and i lost weight together a few years ago and we realized that we talked about calories and food like they were money. As in "I love cheesecake but I just can't afford it" or That burger was so good but it was NOT worth 600 calories" Or " I can't go out to eat I am out of calories". You soon learn to assign worth to foods based on how much they "cost" in calories and how much "value" you get out of them. Just wondered if anyone else thought of it that way?
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Good point- oh and i find myseld "budgeting" them all day!0
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YES!! Exactly or trying to exercise so you can "earn" more calories to spend. Ha Ha!0
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Sometimes.0
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I wish I was as careful with my money as I am with my calories...0
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:laugh:
so true!0 -
Yep 100% agree.0
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Good point- oh and i find myseld "budgeting" them all day!
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Yep I do -and whenever I have an overdraft - I have to totally make a deposit to make up for it! LOL0
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Im going to start doing that great idea!0
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sounds like me... LOL :laugh:
wish i had more money, and wish i had more calories allowance :noway:0 -
I find myself speaking to my husband about my calories/food exactly like it is my 'budget' for the day...I guess I think this way because I am frugal with money so I am equally careful with my calories (now that I am keeping track of them that is). This way of thinking has really helped me out with this process! Good luck to you!0
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I do!! When friends want to know how I'm losing weight I explain it like this:
Each morning I wake up to find that some one has left 1400 calories at my door to spend however I would like during the day. If I want a bit more, I can exercise and earn more calories to spend. Once I run out, I can't afford to eat anything else.
I use the same lingo you guys use. Sometimes it cracks me up how much I feel calories are like dollars...0 -
LOL good point and now that you mention it, I find myself doing the same. :P0
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I'm always doing this!! One of my frequent thoughts is "oh blimey, that's waaaay to expensive for me!". I'm talking calories too, of course!!!0
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I kind of think of it that way. Like each day, I have so much in an account and I'm allowed to spend that much and then a little more gets put in when I exercise, etc. It's kind of easy and fun to relate it to something well...relatable...like keeping your checkbook balanced.0
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I 'save' some for a rainy day....the evenings!0
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I've never thought of it like that before.....but I will from now on! LOL, thanks for pointing that out0
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Yep. I am an accountant so I treat it like my money budget and it works perfect for me.0
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I sure do!!!0
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I find myself talking like that to my boyfriend often lately.0
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