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How to work out calorie intake?? - May 14 2008 7:54:06   
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Ive got decent diet..well.... ive had it up on here a few time untill it was tweeked, however, I have no idea how many calories im taking in a day.

Am I bein daft here? Is it simply a matter of checkin how many calories are in a tin of tuna, 4 slices bread, chicken etc or is there a site which will give a guide to how many calories come from which foods.

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RE: How to work out calorie intake?? - May 14 2008 10:21:56   
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Status: online 		Almost all food has the calories and macros on the label these days, it's just a case of sitting down and doing the sums - it's dull but doesnt take too long.
If you want to add up how much you're getting from individual macros you can do that aswell but obviously takes quite a bit longer.
I get withering looks from my wife whilst surrounded by tins and packets etc.

nutritional info on generic food like eggs etc can be found on t'internet - just google it.
I tried doing it all on the internet but it worked out alot quicker just to get the packets themselves.

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RE: How to work out calorie intake?? - May 14 2008 10:38:17   
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Status: offline 		can i ask why do you want to work out your intake?

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RE: How to work out calorie intake?? - May 15 2008 8:34:16   
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Status: offline 		Protein and carbs have 4 calories per gram.

Fat has 9 calories per gram.

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RE: How to work out calorie intake?? - May 15 2008 12:29:25   
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Status: offline 		I keep reading threads where people are eating 3000 cals or 2500cal etc. So i thought id count mine to see if im eating enough or not enough.

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RE: How to work out calorie intake?? - May 15 2008 12:39:04   
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Status: offline 		It's a good idea. I used an excel spreadsheet.

At the very least you gives you an understanding of what you're putting in your body

I found that after two months of keeping a meticulous record I could pretty much tell what was good or bad for me, which was something I never really paid attention to before.

Here's some resources:

http://www.nutritiondata.com
http://www.calorie-count.com/

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RE: How to work out calorie intake?? - May 15 2008 12:42:57   
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ORIGINAL: romeshw

Here's some resources:

http://www.nutritiondata.com
http://www.calorie-count.com/


Cheers for that. Ill check em out

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