Browsing the archives for the measure tag

Food Content and Labels

Ever wondered how the caloric value for different foods is measured? I mean, everything must have a neat label that informs you, the consumer, about the contents and caloric value of the product you’ve just picked up in your friendly neighborhood (or not) supermarket. But how are those values established ? Well, it seems that [...]

Calories. Counting. (Losing weight saga – 6)

Here is another post about my quest to lose weight This one is about the importance of measuring and logging what you eat. Yep, as boring as it may sound (at it is) counting the calories and the content of the foods you eat can be a major success factor in losing weight, eating healthier [...]

Measuring (Losing weight saga – 4)

Here is another post about my quest to lose weight This one is about the importance of measuring. It applies to both loosing weight and to any other activity that you’re doing and expecting a certain outcome. Although it may seem a no-brainer, I think I can turn out to be the difference between success [...]