How To Count Calories I How To Count Calories Using My Fitness Pal I My fitness pal tutorial

[@meaghanfay7902]

Also I would like to add for things in containers like peanut butter, butter, sour cream, etc. if you put the container on the scale and zero it out, when you take from it, you will get a negative number. So if you need 23 grams it will show -23 grams. It easier to weigh things like this.

[@daniveltri]

Brilliant!!

[@misterblank7795]

Nice trick

[@nkyshaolin]

I love this!! Never thought of doing it that way

[@JtLadawnn]

I HAD to come back and reply to your comment!!! This way of doing it is sooooo amazingly easier! Like wow!!!! How did I not know this?!?! Thanks so much for sharing and breaking it down😀

[@meaghanfay7902]

Thank you all! I’m glad I shared ♥️

[@harmonictime887]

This is the best video about calorie counting I've seen, so informative thank you!

[@ericrobertsfitness]

Holy crap that makes me so happy, thank you so much :)

[@anitaroberts4262]

I think it’s the best one I have ever seen too!

[@susanpatton4927]

This is such great info. I had no idea…

[@mojisolaluyi-longe3167]

Great content. However, measuring in cups or spoons means not piling it up but leveling the cup or spoon as this will be close to the required grams even though not often exact.

[@melissanwachukwu9524]

Wow I’ve been counting calories wrong. I would just guess by using tablespoons but this helped a lot! Thank you Eric

[@Michelitaflores]

Girl I been doing this wrong too and I’m on my third week

[@nesrineecon6895]

I started weighing my food this year and realized that before when I was just calorie counting without weighing it, I was underestimating my calories! Good info, thanks. #pancakesyrupgang

[@ericrobertsfitness]

MKes me so happy :)

[@tdrew101]

Eric thank you! I have been measuring in grams but didn't know about weighing meat!

[@tracyc.1005]

This is the first video that I’ve ever seen explain the importance of measuring in grams vs cups or tablespoons! This is brilliant ! I had no idea that it made such a difference.

[@laurabeddingfield2978]

I started a weight loss journey 3years ago and lost over 45lbs but just gained most of it back because I had been focusing on a diet instead of a life change. I want it to stick this time and I am so determined to be in the best shape of my life come the end of 2021! #pancakesyrupgang

[@amberjacobs8735]

Eric your the best! Thanks for all the advice. We appreciate you! Also I have a question about single prepackaged items like 100 calorie cup yogurts or single serving peanut butter cup/packs. Can we trust that the prepackaged items are really what they say? Or should we be taking them out of there packages and weighing them also?

[@IndyBuckeye0]

This is GOLDEN thank you !

[@ph3n1xryse]

This was so good!! Just the oatmeal alone..this entire time i have been going by the cup size, teaspoon size….i have a scale and now understand more. Thank you

[@vernie6314]

This is THE BEST video I have seen, everyone else just assumes people know things and don't explain, you 100000% explained even things that other videos do not, thank you!

[@Daidera91]

You overfill your tablespoons and cups. The measurement is meant to be exactly to the top thus you should use something like a stick to remove everything above it.

[@pinkahboo925]

I noticed this too! I think the reasoning behind it is because, in my personal experience, I allowed myself a tiny bit of overflow. It's just a tad bit more how much could it hurt?

[@TheNuMrsJohnson]

I agree the measuring devices need to be leveled.

[@tinagoodrich6765]

My goodness this is the first time I have ever heard the calories broken down and why the importance of using grams versus cups, oz, etc!!! Thank you ERIC!!!!! I'm screaming from my computer THANK YOU!!!

[@christoshallmark2282]

Hi Eric, im loving your videos, great communicator. I wanted to say I found a way around the grams. You add food, to the app You then input everything in the label by yourself. Put serving size in grams. Then when you log it grams will be an option. It will be under "my foods", and you put in how many grams your scale weighed. The app seems to calculate the rest (calories ect)

[@themoras9676]

What about evening out the measuring cups that way it can really tell the grams

[@MsGRINCHA]

Binge watching your videos on a Wednesday morning. I was calorie counting , got the correct scale this time around. BUT as a mom of 4 kids all at home I found it sometime hard and slowing me down to prepare meals. But I need to get back at it so re watching to reset myself.

[@MokonaISaMokona]

I feelt like a silly goose after watching this video. I ran to the store so fast to get a food scale. 🤦‍♀️🏃‍♀️ this was so helpful. TY

[@suzieque9587]

Brilliant video that is a massive help when tracking calories- thanks ER for sharing your knowledge 🎉

[@soniag9927]

This has helped soooooooo much!!! I never thought of weighing the food in grams. I appreciate the time you took to school us.

[@peggynelson2211]

recently found you on tiktok - ty ty ty for covering this in a way one can understand without extra jargon

[@nkyshaolin]

I’ve been tracking my food and finally gave up because I never knew how important this information in this video is. The difference in the amount of calories I was taking in verses what I thought I was taking in differed by out to 500cals a day!!! Thank you for this information

[@darknotez7170]

Can you do a video on how to track cooked rice and vegetables ?

[@Bella_Noche]

This might be the reason I’m not seeing the weight loss I thought I’d see. I definitely measure peanut butter using my tablespoon 😫Thank you!!

[@Bella_Noche]

@schema6 I’m down 5 lbs since I posted that comment!! Measuring in grams had been a game changer!!

[@maricarchu8411]

Got here as im following you thru tiktok and I subscribed on your channel right away! Gosh never i have heard somebody really explained how to read those nutrition facts im just mind blown thank you for this as this is one of my new years resolution to eat healthy🥰🥰🥰much love from Philippines🥰

[@kurby628]

Mine blown! Thank you for the information. Great information Eric! BTW I came here from your TT. :-) Most of my confusion with MyFitnessPal is when I cook things myself. It can be hard to combine all the labels and servings to get an accurate amount when there are several ingredients.

[@kendraadams138]

Came here for the reverse dieting video off Tik tok and i love this video!!🤩

[@Dominique56ification]

I finally got trough learning myself how to use the app ! Thank you so much !!! And, I was counting my proteins by body weith in kg, so I was getting half what I needed. Changed that to body pound ! I'm 66 and weightlifting 3-4 times a week. Want to keep those muscles growing as long as possible !

[@champagnecali7144]

I knew exactly how complicated or meticulous the counting is and I know I won’t either do it or stick with it! My plan is to burn almost twice the amount I think or plan to take in more or less! I’m sure it can be achieved overall good health can be achieved still now im not saying it doesn’t make sense im saying don’t set yourself up for failure like saying you’re never eating rubbish no just do more good than ban like 80/20 but when you have specific goals for specific reasons then i would say let the math lead the way and I definitely learned even if you know how to read the label you can still get it wrong so whenever it matters it’s great to know I’ll definitely share it good stuff I’m always pleased with these videos

[@dustinharris8442]

This video was so good I had to subscribe 🎉

[@sweetee1966]

So clear and informative! That info on weighing the chicken...priceless!! Thanks Eric for your hard work putting this out there to make our lives easier...seriously🙏😊#pancakesyrupgang

[@ericrobertsfitness]

You’re the best Tina :)

[@SandraGarcia-qq8cg]

Would you also track calories for veggies and fruit? If so veggies should we weight raw or cooked? New to all of this, thanks.

[@lowlight1063]

I intuitively was the goat at tracking all along!😮 These videos should be made, surely, for the inexperienced.

[@kathapettinger425]

What about a homemade salad? How do I figure out the serving size and calories? Thank you for your video and the reminder to weigh everything 😀

[@patton270]

What a great video! I learned so much. Can’t wait to watch more of your videos now

[@isissalgado4449]

I loved this video! I have been teaching again since the beginning of this month. The one thing I was not doing correctly until recently was weighing my meat beforehand and/or inputting it correctly in the app.

[@sherryseher7736]

I put the bowl on the scale first and then turn on the scale so that the weighed scale says 00 .

[@lindsaygrounds9476]

Dude. MIND BLOWN. Thank you for this!

[@desireeseymour3809]

I never understood why weighing was more important than using cups. I’ve always used cups/tablespoons, etc.

[@catbenjamin5838]

Very best video I have seen to help understanding calories counting

[@BigDaw77]

I've been counting calories for awhile, but this makes so much more sense

[@dominiquedixon]

WOW!! This video is so helpful!! So happy I found you on TikTok

[@izabela4010]

Do you have any video where you talk about how to count and scale calories for vegetables? Especially fresh ones that are not frozen in a bag

[@kimberlytiradosoto93]

The best !!!! So informative and helpful ! Thank you :)

[@kaleemangu8384]

So informative!!!! Best video I’ve watch. So simple to understand

[@mariazamora4341]

Thank you for this information I have shared!

[@ericrobertsfitness]

Thanks for watching :)

[@probeermij4687]

This the most easiest video ihave ever watched, its really helpful

[@deborahroberts4955]

Thankyou Thankyou that’s was awesome!!

[@lisagreene5812]

I have learned so much, Thank you.

[@mariahernandez2784]

I needed this DEF. I have been thinking about starting to use a food scale. It’s like you read my mind! Lol

[@ericrobertsfitness]

Got your back ;)

[@mariahernandez2784]

Yass! Thank you so much! Hitting these goals one thing at a time!💪

[@pieropretto1634]

sorry eric maybe a stupid question but why do you weight the peanut butter with the spoon weight? that make the 7-8 more gr, instead of that why dont you put the cup on the scale reset to 0 and then put the dry oat

[@smashgrind0110]

People gonna be putting oily spoons of PB on their scales now 😂 You gotta show people how to reverse measure but putting the container of food in the scale, zero out, then remove how much you want showing you the amount as a negative. Good vid tho!

[@daviddavidson3980]

I am so glad I came across with your videos.. I’ve been wanting to lose weight and count calories but I don’t know where to start.. watching your videos really helped me… THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@dolorestrevino1262]

Well..I have been doing this all wrong!! Weighing my food in ounces!!! This was so helpful and now I'm going to change it up!!

[@lolgang908]

This video and channel is underated.like this thing anyone can understand.thank u soo much

[@nickonak5475]

Love this video! Said with passion! Thanks geeza

[@gemmaadey7364]

Great video thankyou 🙌

[@phyllisowens1702]

No leveling off the access products.

[@bertleennoble]

Thank you for this information. Should I be weighing my salads as well they seem more challenging to record accurately.

[@francine5801]

Yes, that helped...thank you! I wasn't measuring pb correctly.

[@ericrobertsfitness]

So glad it helped :)

[@melindavalverde883]

Wow!! Definitely an eye opener for me.

[@reducedtoatoms327]

Myfitnesspal is a gem. I lost 37kg because of it

[@gennyanaya9857]

What about food that you get the farmers market that don't have nutritional labels? Or things that you grew in your back yard?

[@janetthickanfit9994]

This was so detailed I love it.

[@leahbortolin7240]

You are amazing! Thank you!!

[@Buckstein11]

So how do you measure calories for foods that don't have bar codes...fresh foods from the market or foods when you out with friends...how do you track such calories

[@michelleforrest5487]

This was an awesome video because I have been weighing my food in ounces. This is a game changer. Thank you Mr. Eric

[@julesnguyen6410]

Another mindblown video!

[@alenanalbandyan3417]

I used oz for chicken, do you recommend using gr instead?

[@Eatwithnae]

This video was amazinggggg and very informative Thankyouu so muchhhh!!!

[@Doughboy_540]

should you count calories from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep?

[@evamelinaramirez8468]

Thank you so much for this account🙏🏼 helps out so much and easy to understand!!!

[@shirleydaniels9310]

I just subscribed thank u for making this understandable no more weighing food in ounces

[@sisisaleh1414]

If I want to track rice ...I should weigh before or after cooking

[@reym3428]

Huge thumbs up! Thanks 🙏🏼 bro

[@tauvao_]

Eric. G'day Mate! Tuning in from Sydney, Australia @ 2:16am in the morning lol. I'm a plus size girl, weigh about 145kg 🤦🏾‍♀️. I recently just started my weightloss journey and to be honest, I'm all over the place lol I just learned about calorie deficit. I've watched your video and I'm going to buy a food scale and practice this calorie deficit thing and weighing my foods from now on.. I will do this properly and get back to you in a month. Thank you for educating us and literally showing us how to do it lol.

[@marlanamcbeeroberts1740]

OMG! Who knew! Thank you! Makes so much more sense!

[@anastasiaodis8047]

Thank you so much! Very detailed & informative 🙌🔥

[@carmulitabender9925]

I never knew this, glad I watched this!!

[@samirahph4358]

I found you channel in tiktok. Happy to be here😊

[@MamtaSharma-sr9pt]

How about the food that do not have label or description like vegetables meat fish

[@purple5450]

You are the best!! Only I don't know how to set my calorie intake goal per day

[@edgarevaristo5377]

I'm not sure if you're done a video about it yet but what time do you recommend having the meals?

[@scrappydoo40]

How do you count calories when you are out.. say at your parents , or a friend invites you over for dinner ?? Im not very good at the “eyeing it” method of portion size. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I’m feeling discouraged but I’m really trying not to give up !!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

[@vbelt001]

Extremely helpful Thank you

[@raydiris24]

I was counting i little bit wrong, thanks for the information, but im sad, because i thought that i was eating 1200 and still hungry, now i know i will have to eat less, so i will be really hungry 😅. But at least im now going to try to weigh the food better. Thanks again!

[@alexandria4401]

So what if you’re doing mixed veggies and cooking them or something

[@arrizacelestino9164]

Thank you so much! I'm new to this calorie counting and this is very informative! 👌💯💯

[@jahsiaregis2502]

Need help with meal prep

[@2011sliverdude]

What about rice? How do you measure rice?

[@starzngreen]

Wow! Super helpful! Thanks Coach!

[@alyssareach5287]

I get the whole wedding stuff out and how to actually use a scale but I don’t get is how did you know when things don’t have a package how much do you eat what do you weigh it out to how do you know what to eat in amounts?

[@kellycote3671]

Great info.. thanks, I didn't know this so I learned something new today.

[@JesusAlways1st]

Confused! I know he zeroed it out, but before he put the cup with the oatmeal on the scale, it showed 17. Am I not understand it? Just wondering if the scale would have given the same number of grams if he had zeroed on tue scale why the cup was on it and then poured the oatmeal into the cup while the cup is on the scale? The peanut butter is overflowing and mounded above the rim is the actual spoon. Incorrect measuring.

[@DawnMcKenzie444]

I am confused by somethings. When you weighed your cup then hit zero the scale stayed on 17 grams and then you added the cup of oatmeal, in the same cup which is 17 grams and them it came to 54 grams. If you didn't start at zero and you weight the cup a second time, didn't you actually ad the cup grams twice? Shouldn't you leave the cup on the scale, hit zero, and then add your food to get the right amount of grams?

[@jessicahernandez4950]

Yes your right I saw that

[@inesef]

It was minus 17

[@jinaestrella9344]

🧠 just went 🤯... wowww!! Thank you so much for this video! This makes so much sense!!

[@syndoxxx1665]

I've been trying to learn how to count my calories and good lord, no one in youtube explains things a lot more clearer than you do. Also question for you, let's say I was on a 2000 calorie diet, idk how much that is in grams, but how do I split that 3 ways, meals wise on my daily bases.

[@mirimranonline]

Very informative video. Thanks a lot!

[@jacquelineroman2422]

When counting calories, do we count calories for fruits, vegetables and lettuce as well?

[@pinkahboo925]

Yes, if it's going into your body you need to count it.

[@Ash21Scotland]

Wait a sec Eric. I know you measured r cup and when measuring ur oats IN the cup it came up more than it should've - this is because you've measured ur oats AND the cup together. Wot u should do is put ur cup onto the scale, click button so it’s at 0g again, then while the cup is still on scales, add in the oats till it’s at 40g. Like u said ur little pot weighed 18g on its own. So it came up 54g with pot+oats but from 54g take away the 18g so thats 34g, still a bit over 30g ut not as much as 54g. I would just weigh after you've put on your bowl/pot/cup etc, hit the button so its at 0g THEN add in oats till it hits 30g. I do this every morning with my oats - put bowl on scales, hit 0g, then add in 100g oats, hit 0g again, add in 100g yogurt, hit 0g again add in ur fruit. So u know exactly how much ur eating.

[@nicolehoffman5789]

I noticed that too

[@jad3415]

No, he did it right. You don't have to leave the cup on the scale the entire time. Once it's zeroed taking the cup off maintains a negative weight, as you can see at 5:55

[@TheForgottenMali]

thank you very much for your guidance, Peace and blessing be to you.