Why Counting Calories?

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  • Elsie_Brownraisin
    Elsie_Brownraisin Posts: 786 Member
    Because the only way to lose weight is to have a calorific deficit, and after years of ****ty habits I can't eyeball correct serving sizes and ****.

    So I count so I know that I'm getting a deficit.

    What he said.

    Binge eating/drinking when depressed aside, my previous usual day to day diet wasn't so bad, I ate plenty of veg and cycled to work, I just ate enough for 3 people.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I never tried any of the "magical" solutions, because none of them make logical sense to me and generally if something sounds too good or easy to be true, it is. It's the same reason I don't fritter away my money in get rich quick schemes.

    Calorie counting makes logical and scientific sense and MFP fits with my personal enjoyment in tracking things and interacting with Internet forums. It's not the only way to lose weight sensibly--most can eat fewer calories and burn more without being so precise with the tracking, I did that once before--but for me this makes it more fun, since I like data crunching.
  • yeymap
    yeymap Posts: 1
    I've been on MFP for a while but havent taken it seriously but ive been really on the grind. Personally calorie counting is like a reality check for me, like i see the intake and outtake of all my decisions. Helps me be aware that a chocolate bar can equal a full meal, it's still hard i have to admit but im taking it day by day.

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