This calorie counter gadget is a useful tool to keep track of the calories that you spend each day. Especially when your are starting with a new diet and want to change your eating habits, a calorie counter is convenient because it is necessary to have a closer look onto your calorie intake.

First do the basic calculations

It is easy to calculate the calories needed for maintenance with this “How many calories to lose weight calculator” and then to plan your weight loss loss with the calories deficit calculator. But once you have your result, say you now know that you can spend xxx calories per day, you obviously need a calorie counter to keep track of the calories that you are spending.

Guessing calorie intake can be 50% to low

Most people go with guessing, because manually it is quite laborious to look up all these calorie values and to weigh the food. However, guessing is not a good method as it seems that people tend to underestimate their calorie spending. Apparently, one eats up to 50% more calories than oneself estimates, so better use the calorie counter!

Be more accurate in the beginning

Be more accurate in the beginning and also look onto the food labels which often contain information regarding their calorie content. Also weigh the food, for example one slice of your favorite bread and calculate the exact calorie content. You can customize the calorie counter with these data or simply create your own Excel table with an overview.

Track calories using a calorie counter or manually

In the end, we are all creatures of habit and tend to eat the same 25 different foods all over again. So put in the work first, get an idea how many calories you are really consuming and adjust accordingly rather than guessing and complaining that you can’t lose weight later on. Avoid frustration and do the calculations now!

You can add the calorie counter gadget to your iGoogle or MyYahoo page. And here you can find a video on how the calorie counter works.

Also, electronic calorie counter work quite well, either as a digital nutrition scale or as handheld devices that store date about calorie intake and spendings.