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The Holidays are Busting Out All Over, But You Don’t Have To Be

The CalorieKing Blog explains how to beat the holiday bloat, with a little help in portion control.

New Study Confirms Keeping a Food Journal Helps You Lose Weight!

It’s been core to the CalorieKing Program since its inception – keeping a food journal. Now a new study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center validates the concept of keeping some record of your food intake does help you lose weight. The CalorieKing Blog will delve into the new study.

School’s In Session: Lunchbox Lessons

Even with a healthy breakfast to fuel the morning, your child’s mind and body are working overtime at school and will need a healthy lunch. If your family chooses to pack lunches instead of purchasing lunch at school, a little planning ahead and you can make lunches that make your kid happy. The CalorieKing Blog will show you how.

Going Gluten Free Isn’t a Weight Loss Diet

It’s easy for fans to think that celebs who are going gluten free are doing so to lose weight and may follow along hoping to shed pounds themselves. To set the record straight, going gluten free is not a weight loss diet. The CalorieKing Blog will explain.

How to Beat the Freshman 15

Just about everyone has heard about the dreaded “Freshman 15” – the phenomenon that sees many students gain anywhere from three to fifteen pounds. Why does it happen and how can we help prevent it? The CalorieKing Blog will take a look.

Tips for Quick and Healthy Dinners

Sometimes it's hard to focus on getting a quick and healthy dinner on the table. The CalorieKing Blog has some simple reminders to help us save precious time and save us from feeling the guilt of not serving up something nutritious.

Fair Foods – Calorie Catastrophes Revealed!

CalorieKing has done research on fair food treats and our estimates confirm your instincts that these fair foods should be look and don't touch! Be sure to use our tried and true strategies to be food wise before you hit the midway!

Have A Healthy Time at the Fair

Attending your local, county or state fair is meant to be fun, but be warned of the health pitfalls as you make your way through the midway – both from food and from the hot, sunny weather. The more you prepare with the habits learned from CalorieKing the better your chances of having nothing but good times to remember.

Are You a Binge Eater?

Are you binge eating? Binge eating is defined as compulsively eating unusually large amounts of food in one sitting and is usually done secretively. Even infrequent binges to mask emotions should not be taken lightly. View them as a wakeup call. Something in your life is in disarray. Binges are masking what’s eating at you, so read this CalorieKing article for more information and tips on how to manage it.

What Is Causing Calorie “Discrepancies” When I Count?

We've received many questions from our audience asking why their calorie counts sometimes differ from CalorieKing. Here's some insight as to why the "4-9-4" rule that is often used to calculate calorie values can sometimes add up to different calorie counts from what is automatically calculated in the CalorieKing program.