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Juggling calories and carbs
When I started my LC woe I didn't count calories. Then about a month ago I decided to add them to my log. I think this is good because it's more information on how I'm eating.
However, it does start up that whole calorie thing, which I'd hoped to get away from. My problem is that high fat gives me low carbs but high calories, and low calorie can make me hungry fast.
And although my appetite is supressed on low carb, it isn't absent, and then there's all the different kinds of appetite/hunger. Don't want just a piece of meat for dinner for instance, can't sustain that. I need some variety on my plate, or it won't last for me.
So here's my question. Say you determine via a calorie calculator that you need to eat 1500 calories a day to lose a pound of weight a week. I have heard that you can add 300 calories to that on a LC woe. Of course it's controversial---if it's one thing I've found in all my research this time around on a LC woe, EVERYTHING about eating is controversial.
But I'm just wondering what y'all have to say about it. I appreciate your experience and wisdom.
I don't look at calories... Not yet anyway. I am saving that for when I get closer to goal and need to balance my maintenance levels. I find not having to count calories as one of the advantages to the LC lifestyle.
Have you thought about simply counting the calories for research purposes but not actually taking them into consideration when planning and eating your healthy (and satisfying) LC meals and snacks?
If you aren't getting enough variety, try different veggies. It doesn't take a wheat product to create variety. :)
On tracking calories, here's what I would do: track them if you must, but do it for historical purposes. You will then have more data on what makes you gain, what makes you lose, what causes cravings, etc. Let carbs guide your decisions for now.
Eventually, you may hit a point where calories and carbs both matter. With your historical data, you will be able to use that info to influence better food choices. Remember, a calorie is not a calorie. By having a log, you'll be able to tell which foods are best eaten for your weightless.
Finally, if tracking calories will subconsciously (or consciously) cause you to arbitrarily lower fat intake or increase carbs, I wouldn't track them. That behavior will likely lead you down a path of deprivation, which few people are successful on.
And I have not lowered fat intake, instead I've often logged greater calories than any calorie calculator says I should, but not by a huge amt. In fact, usually by about the 200 to 300 calories or less that are rumored to be the LC metabolism benefit.
I have the occasional treat, but I'm not looking for variety by adding in white foods, including bread, and have done VERY LITTLE of that in three months. I do like vegetables, mostly in salads, not so much as a side in itself w/a few exceptions I'm not likely to eat every night.
Then there's the dressing, and I'm not one to be happy w/a tbsp of olive oil on my salads, but I do pay strict attention to the sugars/carbs in dressings. But almost any dressing is about 100 cals a tablespoon, and a tablespoon does not go very far---at least not far enough to satisfy me on a medium to good sized salad.
But you know, you make a good point. I was losing just fine, slowly but surely, for my gentler LC woe---averaging 30 to 35 carbs a day---before I started counting calories, and I have to keep that in mind.
It's always a head game.
I always found those calorie calculators total nonsense. you just have to see what works for you.
I agree, if you are losing weight, don't worry too much about calories.
If I had to shoot for a particular calorie range, I think I would be tempted to shoot myself instead of the calorie target. With that said, though, I do eat a LOT LESS than I ate before the diet. And I weigh, measure, and track all of my food so I know that my calories are consistently in the deficit range. But I was a food psycho before I started the diet, so I *had to* learn to eat smaller portions. And that's how I, personally, control what I'm eating -- by eating smaller portions rather than aiming at a calorie target. I've learned that what my *brain* thinks is a satisfying portion is much larger than what my *body* actually finds to be a satisfying portion.
So I honestly haven't been hungry since I've been on the diet. And I haven't had to struggle with keeping my portions smaller than they were before the diet because I'm eating foods that satisfy me, so I legitimately enjoy my meals and eat until I'm satisfied but not stuffed. I just pick foods that I enjoy from the lists in the book and I build menus around those foods and then just call it a day.
I think this is easier for me to do, though, because I'm not shooting for a particular fat macro target or protein macro target, so the approach is easy and simple and it fits my personality. And following the Atkins portion guidelines has meant that I haven't even had to shoot for a particular carb target because eating the foods on the lists according to the quantity guidelines has *naturally* kept my daily carb count within the correct range.
I think the reason Atkins works for me (as an individual) is because I don't have to think about anything except "what foods am I allowed to eat, in what quantities, and what foods am I not allowed to eat?" Any diet that required more of me than that wouldn't be something that I could stick to for the long term. So I'm just going to ride this train as far it will take me! If I don't lose another ounce from this point forward, it's still a victory for me because it's GENUINELY a very pleasant way for me to live. I'm not proud of being lazy, but I'm frankly just too lazy to enjoy a plan that I would have to micromanage more intently.
Everybody's different! So I don't think there's really a correct answer. Only what works and what doesn't work for the individual.
With me the calorie counting was essential because overeating was what caused me to get fat. I can overeat without feeling full. I too have the issue that my brain seems to think I need more food than I actually do. Eating intuitively does not come naturally for me. Once I had a sense as to what a reasonable amount of daily calories was for someone with my stats, it was easy to play around with the foods and macros to figure out a way "not to overeat." Now I am a bit more lax with calorie counting and measuring/weighing. But I had to train myself to learn proper portion control and what type of foods to eat. I had to count calories to get there.
I've always counted calories and still do, mostly out of habit. But I don't care very much about them now. It's mostly just informational. I care about carbohydrates, particularly those derived from sugar and starch, period. (I know that some people need to watch protein, but I experimented and found that wasn't much of an issue in the end so I don't bother anymore.)
This diet is so wonderful for me because it's cut my appetite better than any diet pill, hypnosis or anything else I ever tried so I naturally seem to eat fewer calories. I'm just not battling my hunger demon as I did for so many years on Weight Watchers and other low calorie regimes. And because of that I'm able to make better choices and walk away from the table much more easily than I ever did before.
... as long as I don't go crazy with my carb count. The hunger monkey jumps right back on my back if I do and it takes me a while to shake that miserable critter off again. I hate that.
Thanks for the comments everyone.
I googled the LC "300 calorie metabolic advantage", as no one here has mentioned it. Turns out it's from a study of low fat vs. low carb dieting that found the low carbers had a metabolic advantage of about 300 calories a day. I'd post some links to this, but I find sometimes that gets me thrown into pending, so just google it and it will come up.
Of course it's controversial, but it is a respected study that was well covered in the media. Nothing to count on I realize, but intriguing.
I pay attention to portion size as opposed to calorie counting. Like a previous poster said, I also don't look at the macro percentages. I suppose if you are particularly sensitive to carbs, you need to really look at carb counts and how that affects your hunger. Eliminating the white stuff significantly reduces your calorie count no matter what. While losing, I needed the bulk or volume I got from veggies to feel satisfied though for others they need more calories often from fat to feel satisfied . My rule of thumb even at my weight now (103 pds) is to eat full fat though much less fat than when I ate carbs foods . Savor not smother and to eat a variety of veggies. Quality of fat counts for me too . Fats from meats and skin on chicken Or butter i never bother to count but portions of dressing I do. I also do not count carbs nor portion sizes of induction Veggies. I eat broccoli , salad and cauli in whatever portions satisfy me. That worked for me. I think playing with counts on induction foods the safest. Once yiu start adding higher carb food yiu will need to monitor calories more closely on all foods.
I have gone back and analyzed my calorie intake in the past, however, just to see how it's affected my weight loss. If I average 1800 calories of low carb food I don't gain and often lose while I stall and gain if I go over 50 carbs, even if the calories are fairly low -- for several days in a row anyway. So maybe that 300 calorie advantage is true. However, I've been most successful by eating somewhere around 1300-1500 a day, and staying under 35 carbs.
That study prompted three of my acquaintances to try low carb dieting as well, by the way, and we've all been pretty successful so far.
Blue Skies - I think the problem with generalizing from a study that says you can add 300 calories ... or from using a calculator that says you need to eat 1500 cals/day.... is that your own body's metabolism is going to be unique. Those numbers are only an estimate.
You might statistically fit into those numbers, but you also might be off at the high or low end.... so its really a matter of figuring out what works for YOUR body's metabolic rate.
I think the point is that there is evidence of Atkins "metabolic advantage". It's something that is obvious as you start looking at the biochemistry of low carb diets, but it's also something I still hear people deny.
The study (Effects of Dietary Composition on Energy Expenditure During Weight-Loss Maintenance) shows a difference in total energy expenditure per day of 200-400 calories and around 100 calories in resting energy expenditure. Of course, YMMV and all that. Also, this is a preliminary study which may see the value change, or even go away, when studied in greater detail.
For me, the exciting thing about this study and others like it is that we are starting to see real effort at understanding low carb diets. That means we might actually learn what an optimal low carb diet looks like.
Whether someone decides to go Low carb in a serious way or just decides to cut back on carbs because of the growing amount of information out there about the problems associated w/high carb eating, it will be a very good thing for this country's health
You inspired me to go back and analyze my log, and I realized that I haven't been losing any more weight on 1500 calls a day than I was on 1800. I think that's because I'm pretty good about sticking to 35 carbs or under a day, and often hit in the twenties.
So I think I will ease up on the 1500 calorie a day thing. It's making me feel like I'm on a diet, and I hate that feeling. I do get plenty of 1500 calories days naturally and of my own choice, not the calculator's. But when higher calorie days happen, up to 1800, I'm not going to sweat it anymore.
1500 TO 1800 calories a day and under 35 carbs seems a woe I can live with. Thank you Rhubarb, and all the other thoughtful posts here, for helping me thrash this thing out w/myself. I'm happily resolved.:)
By the way, just as a hint since we seem to have similar metabolisms, like a lot of people I found that I stalled (or at least slowed way down) as I got close to my goal. To jump start weight loss again I had great success doing the meat and egg fast for a week. I woke up the second morning with a mild case of induction flu and that metallic breath and realized that I was back in ketosis big time --- and the scale started to move again.
Now, I'm back up to my 35 carbs and eating all of my favorite veggies and even some legumes from time to time and I haven't started to gain, so I'm hopeful that it didn't translate into an impossible maintenance regime.
I just thought I'd throw that out for when you hit a stall for a month or so. Go very low carb for a few days or a week and you will probably be able to pick things up a little.
Good luck!
Thanks for the ideas, Rhubarb.
I'm only 25% to goal, so I've got a ways to travel. My LC woe is gentler, didn't do induction or rungs, and I expected the weight loss to be correspondingly slower. But averaging out the loss per week for 12 weeks on this woe, I'm losing about a pound a week, and that's swell w/me. But yes, when I get closer to goal I know I'll probably have to shake it up.
Sometimes I have to step back and realize how drastically I've cut my carbs. Although I never counted them, I've got no reason not to believe I was right up there w/the average American daily carb intake---250 to 300 grams a day. From there to 35 a day, and often lower, that's quite a leap. But it's doable for me, and doable is what it must be for me to stay on board.
Congratulations on being at or so close to goal. I'll sure like those problems when I get there. :) Although I have to say, having lost this weight twice before and gained it back, maintenance is in it's own way, every bit as challenging.
Yes, maintenance is a different challenge altogether. I kept weight off for years with very low fat, low calorie eating and white-knuckled discipline (and flirtation off and on with disordered eating as a result.) So I'm painfully aware of the usual maintenance pitfalls. I'm hopeful that this new knowledge about carbohydrates and their effect on insulin, appetite and the rest have given me some new tools to make this work over the long term without being totally miserable. Fingers crossed!
And yes, doing this in a way that fits smoothly with your personal psychology, your lifestyle and your staying power is key, I think. Everyone needs to find their own groove.
I wish you all the luck in the world, Rhubarb. We all have to eat every day, and for most of us we want more than just fuel out of it, we want enjoyment---and not so much w/the white knuckles. Much of my "allergic" reaction to being on a "diet" comes from too many miserable experiences on low fat and limited calories.
I really do believe that LC can offer us that. This is the reason why for me, I didn't do induction and strict Atkins this time. Did it last time, lost a lot of weight, but never bothered to learn how to make it work past being a "diet." I think it takes a lot of effort to begin with---searching out good LC recipes and finding a variety of foods you can be happy with that work w/this woe.
I can visualize myself choosing these things over the long haul because the plan I'm on isn't too restrictive for me and feels like a lifestyle, not a diet. I started my LC woe this time about where I think it will work for maintenance. Because I know for me, that even if I can knock the weight off faster w/a lower carb, lower calorie plan, that I will NOT stick to it, UNLESS, it becomes a natural choice.
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Hey, thanks for best answer.. Had to ramble the words to remember the title..lol
Tell them they don't know how to live.
people are right in this case
sounds good to me Charlie.
Was there a question?
I hope you aren't driving that big-rig that's behind you in your avatar photo if you're doing a wake and bake everyday.
Smoking pot and driving a semi with a 53 footer behind you is not a good idea.
If you're a driver you shouldn't be smoking pot at all. It's only a matter of time until your company calls you in for a drug test.
Also, even if you're an independent, if you have an accident they're going to test you and if you have THC in your system then you'll never be able to get insurance again.
It's been really cold here in the northeast. I've never been nervous around big trucks until day before yesterday when I was behind a semi that went off the road. It was 10 below Fahrenheit and the roads were slick with black ice. The semi in front of me was going into a big leftward curve and the trailer started skidding out to the right, the weight of the trailer pulled the whole rig right off the road into the ditch. The driver was lucky there was a ton of snow piled up along side the road to arrest his momentum or he probably would have plowed into the side of a highway overpass.
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Just got my bloodwork done.
I was told my cholesterol is a bit high.
What do these numbers mean please?? Thanx!
Total 239
Your HDL is good. Anything above a 50 is great for a woman. Above 60 is better, but pretty hard to do.
Your LDL is high. You want it to be under 100. That's probably what's also pushing your total up (total should be below 200).
That being said, if you've been low-carbing a while, much of your LDL may be Pattern A, the "big, fluffy" LDL that doesn't hurt your arteries. If you eat a lot of carbs, your LDL is likely to be more Pattern B, the "small, sticky" LDL that clings to and penetrates cell walls.
They've only recently begun testing to differentiate between the two patterns of LDL.
If my HDL AND my LDL BOTH were bad, I might consider medicating.
But if my HDL were good and my LDL were bad, I'd think it might be an LDL sub-pattern issue, and ask for a VAP test. If, and only if, it came back that my LDL was mostly pattern B, would I consider medication. And if my doc wasn't willing to do a VAP test, then I would not be willing to take the medication.
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Thanks so much Synger. I was told to 'lower my saturated fats and fried foods'. :)
The 2 numbers in a cholesterol panel that are important are hdl and triglycerides. Your hdl looks fine. What were your triglycerides?
There is a growing body of evidence that lowering ldl with medication is treating a symptom and is not good. I wouldn't worry about it.
I agree with clackley.
My HDL was 98 and my triglyceride number was 60, yet I was still told to reduce saturated fat. I have chosen to disregard that advice.
There's a growing body of work in the field of cholesterol and low carbing and what the numbers actually mean. If you look online for recent books on the topic, you can probably find something to help explain the numbers.
Subbing.... After a year and a half on low carb I'm going to get my blood work next week, and I'm really hoping to see improvement! But very interested in this topic.
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I just got my chlosterol test back and this time the numbers were not good. I have
not been eating enough saturated fat and my total chlosterol is to darn low. I think
I can take care of that by eating more real butter and coconut oil. Here is a little graph
of one study that subjest a total chlosterol of about 210 is just about perfect. True most
Dr's will find fault with it but ...
Jimmy Moore (in conjunction with Dr. Eric Westman) just published a new book on the subject that I think will be well worth the read. I have heard a number of interviews on the subject and I think for anyone who has concerns, this would be a great investment. The title is 'Cholesterol Clarity'.
I just had mine done this week and was pleasantly surprised.
Total 159
they didn't run triglycerides she only did cholesterol cause we were drawing other labs and I'm pushing 35.
Something is a little strange about your numbers. The total chlosterol
number includes your triglecerides
Total chlosterol = HDL + LDL + 1/5 Triglycerides
Hmmm I'll have to ask about it. That is what the report said.
There's a cholestrol board here on LCF that gives all the formulas for baseline #.
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The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index saw rates in European lanes plummet one week after a general rate increase was implemented by Asia-Europe carriers, including APL, CMA CGM, OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd.
In the week ending March 15, Asia-Europe trade lanes saw an increase of about $400 per 20-foot container, indicating carriers had achieved around 60 percent of the proposed $700 per TEU increase. They gave up much of the gain this week, however, with sharp declines in both the Asia to North Europe and Asia to Mediterranean lanes.
This week, however, rates to northern European ports fell 11.9 percent or $169 per TEU to $1,254. The current spot rate to northern Europe is 8.5 percent lower than it was at the same point in 2012 and 1.3 percent lower than it was on Jan. 1.
Rates from Shanghai to Mediterranean ports fell 11.1 percent or $152 this week to $1,214. The index is currently 11.8 percent lower year-over-year but 4.8 percent higher than it was at the beginning of 2013.
"The volatility that plagued Asia westbound trades last year continues to destabilize the freight market. In some way, the big reverses in spot rates recorded today goes some way to justify the weakness in the physical market that was being talked about pre-GRI," said Benjamin Gibson, freight derivatives broker at Clarksons Securities.
Richard Ward, research analyst for container derivatives of ICAP plc, predicts that this will not be the last large drop in these trade lanes: "Market feedback is that rates still have some way to fall with levels around USD 950 -1,100 being discussed in the market. This would represent potentially another significant drop on the index for next week."
Ward noted that other carriers have followed Hapag-Lloyd in announcing another general rate increase for April 15, including Maersk Line, MSC and Cosco.
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The Highway Trust Fund is the principal mechanism for funding federal highway and transit programs through receipts from excise taxes charged to highway users, such as taxes on motor fuels. The Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) each prepare estimates of future receipts for the Highway Trust Fund semiannually. Treasury's receipt estimates are combined with the Department of Transportation's (DOT) estimates of outlays to create an estimate of the Highway Trust Fund balance for the President's Budget; CBO also projects outlays to develop an estimate of the fund balance. The agencies' most recent estimates show that the Highway Account within the Highway Trust Fund could have a negative balance as early as 2009, raising concerns about whether funding for federal highway programs--which were recently authorized by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users--will continue to be met. Consequently, Congress asked us to review and compare recent estimates made by Treasury and CBO. This testimony provides information on how (1) estimates are used to provide key information about the Highway Trust Fund, (2) the most recent Highway Trust Fund estimates--based on receipt estimates made by Treasury and CBO--compare, and (3) Treasury's and CBO's estimates compare to actual receipts for recent years.
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Puerto Rico also held non-binding referendums in 1967, 1993 and 1998, with statehood never garnering a clear majority and independence never obtaining more than 5 percent of the vote.
In a poll this month, local newspaper El Nuevo Dia found that a very slim majority favored the current political status. On the second question, the preference for statehood topped sovereign free association. Few said they favor independence.
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Dan Hill 6 months, 3 weeks ago on SWAT team enters Stagecoach home after suspected prank phone call
SWAT team enters Stagecoach home after suspected prank phone call
It would be interesting to know what was the supposed offence for which the Sheriff thought a SWAT team was necessary, and more generally, what is the Sheriff department's policy for determining when a SWAT team is needed vs. just an normal officer response.
Dan Hill 8 months, 2 weeks ago on Dr. Russ Fasolino: Expulsion is unethical
Dr. Russ Fasolino: Expulsion is unethical
Fred, the next time you or Mark Hartless or someone in your families make a mistake how will you feel when the whole community piles on, screaming for the harshest possible punishment to be applied? What goes around comes around.
Dan Hill 8 months, 2 weeks ago on Internet, cable outage across Steamboat Springs
Internet, cable outage across Steamboat Springs
Comcastic - adjective. Costs a fortune and doesn't work.
To add insult to injury, when you call up because your internet is not working, they try to up sell you to a television and phone package. Absolutely NOT the time to try to sell a customer something. Going to be asking for a significant discount on my bill until they deliver an acceptable level of reliability. I should probably just switch to Zirkel, but inertia rules.
Dan Hill 9 months, 1 week ago on Steamboat Springs residents adapt to life next to the new lights at Steamboat Ski Area
Steamboat Springs residents adapt to life next to the new lights at Steamboat Ski Area
As a season passholder I have plenty of time to ski during the day. But I've had quite a few visitors ask me about the night skiing. My answer is "don't know, haven't tried it". Would have been nice if the ski area had offered locals a free sample too.
Dan Hill 9 months, 1 week ago on Omar M. Campbell: Immigration mess
Omar M. Campbell: Immigration mess
Omar, can you please explain when immigration stopped being a good thing for America and became a bad thing?
I know, you'll probably say it's illegal immigration you have a problem with. But our illegal immigration problem is the result of a dysfunctional legal immigration policy. When people who want to come here and work hard and become Americans, the way the ancestors of nearly every current day American did, and we tell them, wait twenty years, then something is wrong.
Here's a thought experiment for you. Imagine in the Mexican-American war of 1848 we'd kept going, and taken not only New Mexico and Arizona from the Mexicans, but also the northern half of current day Mexico (there were some leaders pushing to do exactly that at the time). If history had unfolded that way, a very big proportion of the current "illegals" would be American citizens by birth. In what meaningful way would a person moving from Chihuahua to Colorado be different?
Dan Hill 9 months, 1 week ago on Teen given 90 days in jail for marijuana explosion in Steamboat Springs
Teen given 90 days in jail for marijuana explosion in Steamboat Springs
Scott Wedel - I'm not entirely sure what your point is, but it looks like you think the DA should have taken the defendants to trial and held out for harsher sentences.
I actually think these sentences are appropriate and reasonable. They did something incredibly stupid, and they are going to do some jail time. But let's not ruin the lives of these young men for all time, at least not before we give them a chance to prove they've learned their lessons.
Remember, our society tells these young men they aren't mature enough to drink alcohol. We can't have it both ways. If we really believe that they lack the judgement to have a beer, we need to cut them a little slack when they exercise that bad judgement in other areas.
Dan Hill 9 months, 2 weeks ago on Our view: Having it both ways
Our view: Having it both ways
It's always interesting when voters and the politicians who pander to them pretend that choices don't have to be made. It would be nice to live in a world where trade-offs don't exist, but we don't.
By ignoring trade-offs the political process fails time and again to discover the optimum balance. In this particular case the question isn't "how can we have clean air and water without affecting resource production?" Even the most reasonable enviromental regs (unless they are totally ineffective) are going to have some impact on the cost of production and therefore reduce total output, even if only by a small amount. The point is, there is a real cost that ought to be considered. It's fine to say, "hey we can live with that cost, the benefits are much bigger," but pretending these costs don't exist is like believing in Santa Claus.
Dan Hill 9 months, 3 weeks ago on All-out battle for air supremacy at DIA drives 80 percent of local passengers to jump in the car
All-out battle for air supremacy at DIA drives 80 percent of local passengers to jump in the car
If United really is in a fight to the death with Southwest and Frontier at DIA, shouldn't they be using their network to their advantage? To put it another way, if you are United how do you stop someone driving from Steamboat to DIA to catch a flight with Southwest? Isn't the obvious answer, sell them a fare out of HDN that makes it a no brainer to fly out of there.
Are they too dumb to do this? (maybe they are, but as much as I hate UA, I doubt it.) More likely there are major economic trends at work that are killing regional air services across the country. That suggests that beyond the peak winter season flights, we can't realistically hope for much. I'm surprised about the new summer service to Houston. A 50 seat jet is about the least economical aircraft flying today with high fuel prices and increased hours for command pilots. Hate to think what this is going to cost us.
Dan Hill 9 months, 3 weeks ago on All-out battle for air supremacy at DIA drives 80 percent of local passengers to jump in the car
All-out battle for air supremacy at DIA drives 80 percent of local passengers to jump in the car
I'm sorry, it's not $98 round trip that causing me to drive 3+ hours to Denver, pay for parking etc, it's the fact that there is no @#$%^ service out of HDN, and even when there is, it gets cancelled half the time! I mean seriously, in Spring and Fall we're getting one flight a day - at 6am. If I'm going to get up at 3am for a business trip I may as well drive to Denver the afternoon before and at least get a decent night's sleep before my meeting. Stop wasting money on low frequency direct flights that don't change the game, go to United and pay them to run reliable, high frequency services with reasonable fares via Denver - year round. Either that or close down YVRA and fund free luxury shuttle vans to DIA on the hour every hour with the LMD money.
Dan Hill 9 months, 3 weeks ago on George Hresko: Quo vadis?
George Hresko: Quo vadis?
George, transparency that balances the short and long term is definitely a good thing. I'd go a step further and suggest the City publish a set of accounts prepared on an accrual basis that meet GAAP - like corporations are required by law to do (the louder the screaming you hear when suggesting this, the more you know that the books are being cooked).
Right now, we are still digging the hole deeper, spending every spare cent on new infrastructure, when we are struggling to maintain what we already have and our current budgeting processes serve to hide the facts. Don't see an entry for depreciation? Doesn't mean it isn't happening, just that we are pushing the costs into future years.
P.S. Accrual accounting also prevents nasty surprise on things like pensions, because then you have to explicitly acknowledge the (potentially unsustainable) promises for spending future taxes by showing them as liabilities on the balance sheet. Does anyone in Steamboat actually know what the City's future liabilities for pensions and health benefits are? Maybe it's not a problem, but the numbers ought to be readily available.