If you’re looking to lose weight, chances are you’ve heard a lot about counting calories.
Some people say it’s crucial for weight loss, others say it doesn’t work, and others still say it depends on your body and circumstances.
Well, I want to start this episode with the following:
Counting calories in and of itself accomplishes nothing, and is not vital to losing weight.
Count all the calories you want, but if you don’t know why you’re counting them, and if you’re not planning your food intake properly, you’ll never lose any weight. And ironically, you also need to fully understand these same things to effectively lose weight without counting calories.
So, then, let’s start with these fundamentals of weight loss, and how they relate to calories, and then we’ll look at 6 strategies for losing weight without counting calories.
Would you rather read about how to lose weight without counting calories? Then check out this article!
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