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Ghostdr1 t1_iu475xr wrote

You can get an online calculator of how many calories your body uses up everyday, just Google search it. You then read the packs of food you buy or do a search of the food you eat on Google and there should be a calorie amount on them. You want to aim for a 250-500 calories deficit a day from what your body uses up to what to eat. 1lb of fat = a 3500 calorie deficit.

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dkf295 t1_iu4hs19 wrote

If this sounds like a ton of work and intimidating, it can be to begin with but after a week or three you'll start memorizing how many calories are in what, and begin to start being able to make decent estimates of unknown foods. Which for the most part is fine if you're not consistently guessing either low or high. I don't calorie count anymore, but it was rare that I actually needed to check a label unless it was a prepackaged food I hadn't eaten before.

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