Created: 5/25/2010 4:37:55 AM 
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- The Morning Show continues it's month long look at diet success How did he do it? Along with exercise he says calorie counting was his Tyler says a good way to start, is by using an online calculator to Once you have determined how many calories you need, start a journal. If calories are not listed on the package of what you're eating Tyler says Tyler says he now keeps a running tally in his head for He adds, "The important thing is to record EVERYTHING" -snacks Here's a breakdown of sample calories for a recent day: 7 AM: 3 eggs, scrambled, with whole wheat toast 10 AM: banana - 110 cals 12 PM: turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, 3 PM: serving of beef jerky - 80 cals 6 PM: handful of lemon pepper rotisserie chicken, baked potato total cals - 1,980 You can read more aboout Tyler at
stories here in the Midlands with Tyler Weeks.Tyler has been featured
on CNN for his inspirational blog 344pounds.com. In his blog Tyler has
taken readers on his weight loss journey- where he has lost over
100 pounds in the last year.
secret weapon. "It makes you accountable," says Weeks.
determine how many calories you need to eat for your age, height, and
weight in order to lose the amount of pounds you want. Here is an example
of a calculator:
http://walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcalc.htm
In your journal write down everything you eat and drink during the day
along with how many calories were in each item you consumed.
Make sure you eat the amount of calories determined by the calculator
in order to lose the weight you want.
it's easy to find out online. According to Weeks- just google it!
For example, if you ate a hotdog at a stand, go to google, and type
in "hot dog and calories"- this should bring up numerous sites that
have the caloric information.
calories, "but for the first 6 months or so of my weight loss journey
I tracked calories through-mail -- I keep a draft e-mail going and
updated it throughout the day."
before dinner,extra helpings, drinks (serving sizes of 8oz are small!), etc.
(butter/jelly) and two slices of bacon - 460 cals
little bit of mayo and a handful of bbq chips - 680 cals
w/ butter, green beans = 650 cals
www.344pounds.com or http://www.facebook.com/344pounds.
