Calorie intake counting for beginners

bonyeama19

I am excited to start taking control of what i eat. 2000 calories. Water..no sodas....lean proteins. Meal replacement shakes and fruits with vegatables. No fastfood.

brockb1981

Great, me too, good luck

OyGeeBiv

Sounds good. Just curious about why you'll use meal replacement shakes instead of food.

kommodevaran

bonyeama19 wrote: »

I am excited to start taking control of what i eat. 2000 calories. Water..no sodas....lean proteins. Meal replacement shakes and fruits with vegatables. No fastfood.

Did you know that one of the wonderful things about calorie counting is that it makes every eating rule redundant? You can eat and drink whatever you want, and still lose weight, as long as you stick to your calorie goal. Buy an electronic food scale, use it, and log everything you eat and drink. I would suggest keeping the fruit and vegetables, and ditching the replacements. Fastfood once a week ot fortnight instead of every day. Real meat and dairy, not looking for the leanest. Find out what gives YOU the most for your calories. Remember, you are going to be doing this for a while (life), so you have to like it.

RodaRose

Hamburgers and steak too. Weigh them before you cooking them.

CasperNaegle

Weigh everything! Your really have to track what you eat to know the calories. Don't fall for scams of meal replacements, etc. Just eat a good balanced diet and keep yourself in a calorie deficit and you will lose!