how exactly does one counts calories? Do you look up nutrition

it's really annoying and time consuming, just go by intuition

Weigh everything.

>>40611859
That's exactly it. It would be really hard to lose weight or gain it without counting, my fitness pal really helps with this

>>40611875
Also, you have to be serious about this or else your just wasting your time at the gym

>Do you look up nutrition info/100grams on things and put portions on a small scale?
>being this mew

Making it means counting all your food/macros with a scale and an app like myfitnesspal.

lmao wot?

look at labels, look shit up online. you're gonna be off by a little bit without a food scale, so i always make the most conservative estimates

>>40611875
>>40611922
well there goes more of my budget. btw I thought myfitnesspal was too intrusive, idk what exactly but it asked too much info

>>40611859
Meticulously weighing every single thing you consume is /r9k/ tier. Do you think CHAD measures his PIZZA?

>>40611859
myfitnesspal

Try my fitness Pal or apps like it.au e keep a paper journal. If you're cutting you will be hungry. Use those macros to your benefit and don't spend it on empty calories.

>>40611999
It's actually really simple. Buy a digital food scale, and get used to the app. The app seems overwhelming at first, but it's really easy to use.

>>40611999
just use the app nig

>>40612034
You only do it for a couple weeks to figure out your TDEE, afterwards you only need to us it sporadically and to bake.

>>40611999

Checked

My phone sucks balls so I never got the hang on MFB, all I did was make an excel spreadsheet of the cals and macros of the foods I commonly eat (it's really not that many when I look at it) and calculate them based on 100g measurements. That way it's really easy for me to use a calculator and scale to get an idea of what I'm eating.

I know people here love MFB but I already have the spreadsheet and I like using pen and paper for autism reasons.

>>40611859
For cutting just round up to nearest hundred