Why I Never Count Calories

Video · published 2025-03-12

• Counting calories is unnecessary for major weight loss — 46 pounds lost in under nine months (from 35% to 10% body fat) without ever counting calories or using any tracking apps.
• Calorie counting is inherently inaccurate: no matter how carefully you weigh and measure food, the numbers are unreliable, and each body's reaction to food and digestion rate differs, so the counts don't mean what they claim.
• Tracking calories is so cumbersome that it won't work long term — sustainable weight loss shouldn't depend on effort you don't actually need.
• Instead of counting, control what and when you eat: intermittent fasting with one meal a day (dinner at night) combined with a carnivore diet (later shifted to keto, still mostly carnivore).
• Within those rules, eat freely to satiety — eat until physically full at the one meal, as long as the food fits carnivore/keto criteria with zero or negligible carbohydrates (e.g., a little milk whose carbs are too small to affect blood sugar or insulin).
• Keep the approach enjoyable and sustainable by adding variety — different meats like fish, chicken, beef, and lamb, plus keto desserts after the meal — so meals stay satisfying without any tracking.