Calories? I Don't Think So...Moogalies are Better.

How cliche, right? Start the first fitness tip of this new blog with calories. Well, that's because they are important - they're the unit of measure that we go by when determining nutritional elements. If we're not comfortable with the term "calories," or that term has too much of a negative connotation, we could always call them something else...like...hmmm..."moogalies." How 'bout that?

I went through a phase where I was completely opposed to counting calories, I mean...moogalies. I was all about eat a nutritious, balanced meal with complex carbs, proteins, healthy fats and the moogalies won't matter. And to a certain extent that's absolutely true. However, have you ever stopped and looked at how many moogalies are actually in food? It can be astonishing. Remember on the nutrition label, they're referred to as, "calories."

Our first step, is to determine how many moogalies we need in a day. Everyone is different, so everyone's number will be different. And how active you are will also determine the amount of calories...moogalies...you need. Luckily, there's a TON of websites out there just waiting to help you calcuate this easily and quickly.

My favorite site to do this is:
http://www.build-muscle-and-burn-fat.com/calorie-calculator.html

I love this website, you fill in the numbers, and it does all the calculating for you. You can even calculate how many moogalies you need to eat to lose 1-2 pounds a week in a healthy way.

HOWEVER, we are NOT going to be all about "losing weight" in this blog. That's not what I want this to be about. It's about simple tips that anyone can do on a shortage of time to live healthier and feel better about themselves.

The reason I think it's important to be aware of the moogalies is because most of us AREN'T aware of how many we are really eating.

Let me give you an example of why we should be aware:
My very healthy lunch yesterday: What I ate - # of Moogalies
Two slices of sugar free whole wheat bread - 140
Boar's Head Turkey Lunch Meat - 100
20 grapes - 68
Handfull of nuts - 170
Total Moogalies - 478

That's a lot of moogalies compared to what we should be eating in a day. And that was with a HEALTHY meal. Can you imagine if I had splurged?

Just to make things interesting...our next tip...EAT EAT EAT!