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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.
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?
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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