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Count Calories to Lose Weight

Calories -- knowing how to find them, how to count them and how to cut them -- are key to lose weight on your own. Calorie counting is easy and effective. This article will help you understand what you need to know about calories.

How many calories should I eat?

How many calories I should eat is a question most people ask when they want to lose weight. Here's how find the answer.

30 Ways to Cut 100 Calories

A swap here and a change there can add up to a huge difference in your weight-loss efforts. Cut 100 calories from your diet with these easy, simple changes!

What is a Calorie?

It's a pretty simple question, but the answer is more important than you might expect: Just what is a calorie, and, anyway ... why should I care?

Cut Calories - How do You Cut Calories from Your Diet

Cut calories with these quick and easy tips provided by real people just like you! Or, share your own simple ways to cut calories.

Why Calories Count

Learn why counting calories always has and always will work for weight loss.

How to Lose Weight with Calorie Counting in 5 Steps

Learn how to lose weight by cutting calories in just a few easy steps.

How to Calculate Your Calorie Intake and Use it to Lose Weight

Learn how to calculate your daily calorie intake and use the results to lose weight.

The Reality of Calories

Learn how your weight is related to your caloric intake.

Cutting Too Many Calories

Cutting too many calories won't help -- in fact, it will hinder -- your weight loss efforts ... and it can be dangerous.

Extras, Extras: Are Added Calories Blowing Your Diet?

Your food may be doing a service to your weight loss efforts, but are sabotaging them by adding calorie-packed condiments such as sauces and dressings? The calories in these add-ons may surprise you. Learn how many calories typical "extras" add to a given meal.

Save Calories with Food Switches

Check out these ideas for food swaps all saving between 50-300 calories each!

What is a Very Low Calorie Diet?

A very low-calorie diet -- sometimes referred to as a VLC diet or VLCD -- is a medically-supervised diet plan that produces rapid weight loss.

Calorie Count Plus

Calorie Count Plus is an excellent tool for searching the calorie content of your favorite foods -- including restaurant and fast food choices -- and tracking your caloric intake.
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