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elektroliteon People are bad at reporting what they eat. That's a problem for dietary research

It works medium term for lots of people. Helped me get visible abs. But I do agree that tracking calories for the rest of my life sounds exhausting.

elektroliteon People are bad at reporting what they eat. That's a problem for dietary research

I think being consistently inaccurate helps. If you always get the same thing at a certain restaurant, you can start by giving your best estimate of the calories in that meal. Then if your average weight doesn't move in the direction you want you can adjust your target calories to compensate.