CALORIE COUNTING 101
The calorie counting + weight loss course for total beginners.
This is a course for calorie counting beginners who are keen to start a weight loss journey, but don't know where to start. In this course, you will learn:
How we gained weight in the first place
Why we shouldn't be scared to weigh ourselves
What is a calorie? Learn from the beginning why this unit of energy is so important
Healthy and unhealthy food that are high in calories.
Learn how the food industry keeps us addicted to all the food that makes us fat, unhappy and depressed
Learn all about macros (carbs, fat, protein) and what the optimal split is for you in order to reach your body composition goals.
Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate and learn how it changes.
Find out how many calories you burn in a day based on your daily activity
Learn what the appropriate calorie deficit is for you, and why you shouldn't go too hard, too fast.
Learn how to use the MyFitnessPal calorie tracking tool, with tutorials on how to weigh your food, how to create recipes and how to track food when you're eating out (and MORE!)
I felt that it was necessary to give you all the tools for success. Therefore, I've also included lessons that teach you:
Why meal timing is important
How to apply Prescriptive Eating into your lifestyle (and what it means)
How to create your own meal plan by calculating your own calories
Simplifying your plans with 4 key meals that you tend to eat more than others.
A Q+A with me, where I answer the most common questions like "Is bread bad for you!?"
A final quiz where you get to analyze some fast food chains' nutritional content
...and a little BONUS download!
Click below for more course details, and meet your instructor.
Here's What You Can Expect
Lesson 1: Those who track, lose more weight
Lesson 2: Treat tracking like a murder mystery
Lesson 3: Understanding how we got here in the first place
FREE PREVIEWLesson 4: Being realistic about your goals
Lesson 5: Using a spreadsheet to track your progress
Download: Weight Tracking Spreadsheet
Lesson 6: Don't forget to drink water!
Habit Tracker
Lesson 1: What is a calorie? What is a "calorie dense" food?
Lesson 2: "I swear I eat 1200 calories!"
FREE PREVIEWLesson 3: What are macronutrients? Understanding Fat, Carbs and Protein
Lesson 4: Macros Cheat Sheet
Macros Quiz
Lesson 1: BMR and TDEE: What are they?
FREE PREVIEWLesson 2: Calculating your Basal Metabolic Rate
Lesson 3: Calculating your TDEE
Lesson 4: Calculating your Calorie Deficit
Lesson 5: Calculating your Macros
Lesson 1: Appreciate the Mundane
FREE PREVIEWLesson 2: Create a New Account
Lesson 3: Entering food with precision
Lesson 4: Hitting your targets with precision
Lesson 5: Planning your diary in advance
Lesson 6: How to track when eating out
Lesson 7: Make your life easier with recipes
Lesson 8: How to weigh your food with precision
Lesson 9: Top 7 mistakes made on MyFitnessPal
Why take a break?
Lesson 1: Prescriptive Eating
Lesson 2: Setting up the favourite fours and weekly meal plan
Lesson 3: Frequently Asked Questions
BONUS!
Bonus PDF Download
You will need these documents for your final quiz
Final Quiz