counting calories

[thecorple]

life, your just like me. i read the nutrition label, check calories, check serving, and then estimate. but usually, i might just scoop out, say a cup of cottage cheese and eat it right out of the measuring cup
but as with chicken, boil up 2-3 lbs, filet the breast in half, stick it all in a bag, and just grab 1-2-3 halves to throw in with my meal. cause i follow my general guide line, that 1/4lb = 110cal. so i go from there

[sickwitit]

i think after a while you can go without counting. You just know what is in thigns by looking you have done it for so long. I can look look a peice of cooked meat and know how heavy it is or even a cup of rice or baked potato. It's good to do for a few weeks but by then you should be able to eyeball it, if you can;t then your not paying too much attention.

[Mr VW]

Originally Posted by Gilogy

I count them all. I didn't when I first started my weight loss plan. Then I was introduced to Fitday.com and out of curiosity, started filling it out. I was shocked to see how far off some of my estimates were and it turned out to be a great reference when I hit a weight loss plateau (twice).

It's not that hard to maintain so I keep it up.

Thanks for the site Gilogy!!! Its great.

[SNPiccolo5]

I just know about how big each of my meals should be, how much protein per meal I should aim for, how much fat I should have total, and when I should consume carbohydrates. I used to count calories, but now I don't.

I will use Fitday.com for somethings though. For example, I make turkey meatballs, and in order to find out how much I should eat, I punch all the numbers into fitday and it figures it out for me.

-Tim