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How do you estimate calories in fried foods?

I know this is probably a pretty basic question, but unsurprisingly I'm not finding a lot of hard evidence on this. I know it probably varies a lot so I'm not wondering about the a …
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A quick question regarding daily and weekly calorie intake.

Using an online calculator that I was directed to via a link on here, I worked out my base metabolic rate to be around 2300 calories daily. I do heavy resistance training around …
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best way to lose weight and minimise damage?

I want to lose weight (5'5, 190lbs, F) for the last week that I've started I've purposely only had quite a small calorie deficit so I lose weight very slowly I know that sadly I'l …
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Calorie Intake on Paleo - is my deficit too low? - how can I increase it?

Hello, I started the Paleo diet roughly 30 days ago. I am doing it to lose weight to try improve my PCOS symptoms. I am aiming to eat 1200-1300 Cals a day - which is 200/300 les …
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Is it possible that those “calorie calculators” are correct?

I have seen heaps of times, on this site in particular, where people say the online calorie calculators over estimate your calorie needs. I was using one for the past 4 weeks and …
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For those using calorie/workout tracking applications…

Do you mainly log your stats from your desktop computer or using a mobile/tablet app? If mobile, are you doing so from an Apple product? Apologies for the seemingly irrelevant que …
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Is the CICO model broken?

The Calories In / Calories Out (CICO) model is a frequent topic of discussion and disagreement here on PH and more widely. There are probably as many opponents as advocates of the …
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Safe to stop counting calories and just eat?

I didnt count today and ate plenty of healthy paleo foods, and felt great, less stress, and had an even better workout. I for once had ENERGY and ran faster longer and could lift m …
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Do green and non starchy vegetables count towards daily Calorie intake?

Do green and non starchy vegetables count towards daily Calorie intake? Including leafy veggies, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, etc. Not carrots and roots or …
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Calorie Confusion

I suppose I should provide stats first.. Female, 17 yrs old, 5'3, 135 lbs, 34-28-36 I have two hours of softball practice 6x/ week, do relaxing yoga 2x/week, run 4-5 10 min miles 1 …
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Could a low carb paleo diet make me binge?

I've been following a low carb paleo diet for about 3 and a half months now. But lately I've been restricting carbs a lot more and also tracking my caloric intake. I keep bingeing …
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What happens to excess calories on the paleo/ low carb diet?

I come from a calorie-counting background and am still trying to get past the calories-in calories-out paradigm. I have lost 10 lbs and only have about 5 left. If I eat more calori …
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Unhealthy Relationship With Food… Help.

Hello, So, I woke up this morning and I was attempting to do homework for the 50th time since last night, I realized something was seriously wrong... I woke up with no urge to eat …
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HELP! Calorie question… I know, I know. Don’t hate.

I wasn't counting any calories for a while until one day I was thinking about the amount of food I eat (low starch veggies mainly, meats and eggs with limited berries) and I thoug …
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Anyone else surprised by the inaccuracy of nutrition labels?

New opinion article from the New York Times about how inaccurate the calorie counts on nutrition labels can be. In one item he tested, it measured almost twice the calories that w …

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