Atkins vs Calorie Counting Diet: What the Trials Show
Atkins vs calorie counting diet: low-carb beat low-fat by 3.5 kg in one trial, but not when calories are equal. See net carbs in real food.
Daniel Reyes · · 5 min readTopic
How to track calories without it taking over your day, page 3
Daniel Reyes · · 5 min readCalorie Counting vs Intuitive Eating Diet: Which Fits You?
Calorie counting vs intuitive eating diet: counting is linked to weight lost, intuitive eating to fewer eating problems in 97 studies. See who fits.
Claire Donovan · · 4 min readHow to Keep a Food Journal You Will Actually Read Back
A food journal that works has five columns: time, food, grams, calories, a note. See a filled page and a 3-question weekly read-back.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readDoes Calorie Counting Work? The Diet Study Evidence
Calorie counting diet study evidence: a review of 22 studies tied self-monitoring to weight loss and rated the proof weak. See what the trials add.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readHow to Be in a Calorie Deficit Without Counting Calories
How to be in a calorie deficit without counting calories: choose lighter foods, serve once, watch the trend. 200 kcal is 588 g of broccoli.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readFree Calorie Counter Apps: What the Free Version Leaves Out
Free calorie counter app: 10 of 15 trackers have a free tier. See what it leaves out and test any app in ten minutes with USDA food numbers.
Claire Donovan · · 9 min readHow to Weigh Food for Macros and Calorie Counting
How to weigh food for macros: use grams, tare the bowl and match raw or cooked to the entry. Cooked rice is 130 kcal per 100 g, dry rice 365 kcal.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min read1 Tablespoon Olive Oil Calories: 119, and Why Oil Is the Easiest Number to Miss
1 tablespoon olive oil calories 119: a level spoon is 13.5 g at 884 kcal per 100 g. See teaspoon, cup and other oils, and how to weigh a pour.
Claire Donovan · · 4 min readA Calorie Counting Grocery List That Makes Logging Easier
A calorie counting grocery list of 17 staples with the gram weight and kcal of each unit from USDA records, plus why a cup is a poor way to log.
Claire Donovan · · 5 min readCalorie Counting Breakfast Ideas With the Numbers Worked Out
Calorie counting breakfast ideas from 252 to 347 kcal, worked out in grams from USDA records. Five breakfasts, with protein and one 249 kcal swing.
Claire Donovan · · 6 min readDoes Apple Health Have a Food Tracker?
Does Apple Health have a food tracker? No. It can store 39 kinds of nutrition data that apps write, plus values you type. See what Apple's pages say.
Daniel Reyes · · 5 min readCalorie Tracker Spreadsheet: Build One in Google Sheets
Build a calorie tracker spreadsheet in Google Sheets with a Foods tab, an XLOOKUP log and SUMIFS daily totals. A sample day of 10 foods totals 1,436 kcal.
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