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  • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Started counting calories again last week, and I'm surprised by how much more than my daily limit I was eating. I had counted before, and felt confident that I had a good ballpark estimate of how many calories I was consuming, but I was clearly very wrong. We all suck at counting calories. If you're trying to lose weight, get a calorie tracker app. It's a bit annoying at the beginning, but it gets easier once you get the hang of it.

      • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        I'm currently using MyFitnessPal, not because it's particularly good or user-friendly, but because it's the most-downloaded one in the app store. That is relevant because you can scan barcodes with it and it'll automatically add the product's nutrition facts, and I think most of these are added by the community, rather than the people who manage the app.

        Edit, forgot to add: I use the free version, which has ads and doesn't have a few advanced features like tracking micronutrients and some other stuff which I don't really care much about.