Does CALORIE COUNTING Work for Weight Loss? (How to Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories!)

Is counting calories a good way to lose weight? Counting calories can be time-consuming, frustrating and worst of all, it might not even work! If you have ever counted your calories and not lost weight, this video is for you. Does calorie counting work? 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 ↓

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[HealthCoachKait]

What has your experience with calorie counting been?

[meganford]

I have an unhealthy relationship with calorie counting/tracking….it tends to trigger binge episodes because I always try to eat under what my deficit is….it also stresses me out which spikes my hunger….but I could stand to lose 10-12lbs so this made me feel better about letting go of tracking

[kathleenjones]

I tracked religiously for the first five months, BUT realized I was turning keto into a calorie restriction diet. This last month I stopped tracking and deliberately upped my calories. I still lost my usual seven pounds and ate more. I ate a bit too much fat and will pull back on that increasing my protein. It is hard at first, but I think I am well on my way to a more intuitive approach. I have lost 60 pounds since November and have about 25 pounds to go (5’8” 68 years old, SW 224 present weight 165– goal weight 140-145 lbs)

[SuperKrock]

I believe counting calories for some people. Helps you learn how much you should eat. But for me it doesn’t. It just drives me crazy lol

[julia]

Counting calories is just too time consuming and difficult to do when you eat out and eat at friends etc

[michaellancia]

I lost significantly more by not counting calories

[cavemanstyle]

I went from 210lbs to 180lbs by counting calories. The first month or two was OK but over time I became hungrier and hungrier and was obsessing over food. I decided I was totally done with calorie counting and my weight loss plateaued for 5 months. A few months ago I discovered Dr. Ted Naiman and the P:E principal of food prioritization (I hate to use the term "diet") along with learning more about keto and carnivore and understanding that our biology is really optimized for animal foods. Since then I've lost another 10lb while completely stuffing my face with meat, eggs, and greek yogurt on a daily basis.

Now at my original goal weight of 170lb (woo hoo!) and maybe ~12% BF, but I want to get under 10%. I'm thoroughly convinced by the carnivore thesis and I fully believe that if we are eating what we are evolved to eat our bodies will reach a healthy weight and composition without being hungry all the time or counting calories (transient hunger is OK, like when intermittent fasting and I think we need to just accept that, especially if aiming for a very low body fat %).

Prioritizing protein and micronutrients, limiting carbohydrates and then backfilling our energy needs with fat is the way to go. Experimental data and common sense when you understand some of the biology both bear that out. I used to think we had to eat lots of green leafy veggies to get fit, now I just eat a small amount of veggies for fun *if I feel like it* and some fruit for desert.


That said, macronutrients aside, any approach that includes cutting out sugar, flour, and oil is going to be a major win and probably get you at least 90% of the way to your goals.

[darkengine]

I've never had to count calories and find the idea of measuring everything on a food scale miserable. That said, I was formerly a competitive athlete as a sprinter and long jumper. I always found that I have a fairly easy time getting and staying lean and still get accused of a fast metabolism in my 40s. I used to just think I had a fast metabolism but over the years I started looking at many people more closely struggling with weight loss, and there might be some things I'm doing differently that might be helping:

1) I don't do keto but I'm a protein lover. I suspect my macros are skewed towards at least 50% protein on average. I love my chicken breasts and salmon and tuna and organ meats. I might net a much higher TEF than usual as a result.

2) I train really hard as a competitive athlete and former champion. I don't want to boast but I compare people at the gym when I train and most don't seem to push themselves very hard. It's like they have enough energy while training that they can fool around on their phone, take really long rests, and/or watch the overhead TV. They're not really in the zone and don't seem to be taking themselves so seriously as athletes looking to improve and improve their athletic performance. I think when we train seriously as athletes in a way where we are getting stronger, more skillful, mobile, explosive, etc. with each passing month, our energy expenditure might be much higher throughout the day than someone who just exercises for the sake of burning calories.

3) While I don't do IF in any formal way, I do something like it in a loose/informal way. I always noticed my sprint times suffering if I eat even 2-3 hours before I train. So my tendency is to skip breakfast and train on an empty stomach. I seem to be an oddball but I can measure definite improvements in my performance over days when I have breakfast before I train. I only start eating after training as a result.

4) I don't have a sugar tooth and don't even like refined carbs that much. I might eat pasta once a week and a pizza every couple of months but not so much in the way of refined carbs. Most of my carb sources are complex and high in fiber (beans, veggies, fruits). I also never order dessert. When I date women who want dessert, to avoid making them feel bad eating it while I have nothing to eat, I'll order a little appetizer like chicken wings or a small salad to have something to eat while they eat their dessert.

5) This is something I noticed a lot on my track team but we sprinters always seemed to have an easier time getting and staying lean than distance runners, even though they hypothetically burn more calories jogging miles a day, and even though we tend to spend less time training. I don't know why but there might be something to favoring more anaerobic activities that add some bulky muscles over purely aerobic ones when it comes to keeping a fast metabolism. Maybe it's also in part because we don't burn so many calories in one session and don't prime our appetites so much to compensate for the energy burnt. Instead, we seem to just have an overall higher energy output even when we aren't training and on vacations. Meanwhile, many of the distance runners I've gotten to know from my track team often ballooned up on vacations, during pregnancies, etc.

With that aside, I have gotten a little chubby on some seasons (although my idea of "chubby" might still be very slim, as I'm used to at least having a six-pack if not some vascularity on top and feel fat if I can't even see my abs clearly). But every time it was easy to tell why: I went out to eat too often, got too much junk, partied and drank too much, and/or became slack about training. I just cut those things out and I start leaning down again without having to measure anything.

[cesarsantos]

We don t have to count calories we have to eat highly nutritious food

[Eliza-bkbm]

I used to count and it became so obsessive so now I try my best to intuitively eat to loose weight, I know roughly how much everything is so I’m aiming to be able to develop a lifestyle that I don’t always think about food and calories but still loose weight

[JViolet]

Love the way you explained all of this. I wish I could explain this to my family and friends so well.

[chuuweeforgaming]

I don't count. Tried once. It gave me severe migraine. Lost 32 kilos without doing calorie counting 😉

[maryfuggiano]

I had such bad experiences with counting calories!! Thanks to keto first and then carnivore diet I found my best!

[SarahKleinerWellness]

Great topic!!! Thank you for bringing this up ❤️🙏

[neversate]

counting calories really works.I got shredded at around 9 percent bodyfat by eating a well balanced diet with adequate carbohydrates protein and healthy fats. I also did heavy resistance training

[jeffreyadams]

I’m just tracking carbs now and I let the rest take care of themselves. It’s really hard to keep carbs under 50. Avocados, a stable keto, is packed with carbs, for example..

[Bowerbird.]

Another great little vid...thanks, Kait 😊

[sadieboe]

Just found this video, you would think that after costing calories off and on for about 5 years I would finally just stop! It works for a little bit and then I get stuck!

[sharps]

Most informed nutritionist on youtube.

[imadeyoureadthis]

I like cooking, it's part of my routine. So is calorie counting and putting a podcast on my phone while doing so. I was consistent, it worked for me. Any diet will work with consistency. That's the hard part. There's a high chance it won't work for most tho.