math is hard

Should we be counting calories everyday? Hell no. That would be time consuming and annoying. I'd rather be fat than count calories everyday

But you'll probably want to do it at some point for a couple weeks. The reason for this is simply to build an understanding of what your foods consist of. Everyone's knowledge of the calorie content in food is different. We can't assume that you know the difference between plain greek yogurt and flavored greek yogurt, or even Coke vs. Diet Coke. When you record these foods in a calorie tracker however you'll begin to learn and understand what's in a food and how to check the label's serving size for the content of fat, carbs, and protein. By learning the general calorie content of the foods you eat you'll be better equipped to make substitutions and judgement calls when you need too.

Quick thing: The calories in one gram of each macronutrient is as follows:

• Carbs = 4
• Protein = 4
• Fat = 9

So 25 grams of protein is 100 calories. 5 grams of fat is 45 calories.

Important: The amount of calories eaten is secondary to the foods eaten. What I mean is what's in the blue circle is more critical in the red:

But more on this later...