I counted every calorie for 30 days
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Incredibly well done video, Matt.
And from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to speak with you about this. I look up to you more than you know.
Two greats in one video!!!
thank you for your great analogy with the mile!
Your TH-cam channel has taught me more about food and fitness than I have ever learned in my entire life. You're a spectacular fitness coach!
Thanks mannnn. You're too kind!
Hahaaa!! I was literally typing about you hangin on to that moustachio lol... aight then!! We’ll get used to it, I guess 😬
It's important to note that calorie counting is not for everyone. For some people, this can develop into disordered eating patterns and unhealthy obsession.
Yes it's sad truth. My best friend became addicted to counting calories. After some period of time she fell victim to bulimia and other mental disorders, cuz she wasn't able to eat anything without counting.
Hi hello. I have been counting calories for over a year now and fell into this position. I simply am stuck and I try my hardest to get out of this mindset, I don’t enjoy food anymore and I’m afraid it won’t get better. I’ve had meals without counting calories before, but they end up turning into binges and it leads to me eating over 6 thousand calories. I regret it afterwards and it leads to me tracking again and again until I decide to do another day without counting. If I’m in a restaurant or let’s say the buffet, i have to ask the manager for a nutrition label of the food. It truly is hard to go back and i should have taken note of this before starting calories.
I don’t have the best grammar or spelling
OK thank you hobo, I will take your advice seriously
@@OhmyJeebuss you exactly described my friend's case.. :(
Hobo well that’s happened to me, I can’t stop, I’m struggling a lot
Counting calories is a tool. Not a restriction. Not everyone who tracks has an eating disorder
yuh
not true
@@justinsalas8981 wdym not true lmao
@@justinsalas8981 you sound chunky
I 100% agree.
This comment section is honestly kind of concerning.
smaradt Why tho?
Why do you think it's concerning? How comments are displayed is dynamic on TH-cam nowadays so things might have changed since you commented.
@@kaeldlr2018 i believe she is referencing the ED amount
@@crazydrifter13 I think they are referring to all the comments talking about eating disorders
It lowkey is super triggering so thats lovely
My guess it’s just a bunch of people that are making excuses on why they’re fat and can’t count calories
Fact is I find counting calories fun because you get the detail your day around what meals you want. But for some people are only concerned about getting that number lowered and that’s where they get eating disorders
Slow and steady can win the race! Just eat clean. Eat enough and be smart
Honestly, it’s a privilege to never have counted calories before you’re 30.
No?
Niclas Martinsen yes?
If you lift and have bad genetics you have to count every calorie/macronutrient or you just don't gain muscle
selected_stone7 true
im 14, started counting calories last year.. worst decision of my life!
If you're tracking calories you should ABSOLUTELY get a food scale.
What is a food scale?
@@khyatisharma4049 a food scale is a device that helps you to weigh what you are eating.
Most of them are digital and help get very precise measurements for the food you eat.
@@Furen Thanks!
How does it weigh your food?
Rory Lennon Well you just put the food on the scale, like for example meat is measured in oz, if you don’t know how meat is 1 oz the scale can tell you.
Eating burger while running, Damn I like that shot! ♥️
i was thinking to walking out of your house to get the mail or paper and then see a guy sprinting down the street with a burger
@Foxglove true
reminded me of those hamster wheels xD
It only took two takes. And four burgers. The math checks out trust me.
that was one of my favorite parts of the video
Matt: "i counted every calorie for 30 days"
My ED thoughts: *here we go*
No disrespect, but why would you come near this video if you have an ed, you should be trying to stay away from this stuff for your well-being
Budget Vicuna some people like me like to watch videos like this to trigger themselves. I know it sounds weird but we just do
Stan Bts this is sadly so true😭
ihateyou ksksksksks it really is😭😭
Abby Newman frr😳 haha
*90% of the comments:* ppl with ED's
*other 10%:* abt his mustache
Natalie thinks about food 80% of the time because Matt is a SNACK
Matt is a SNACK, Natalie is a MOOD. Hahahaha 😂😂
Except for the ‘stache.
With the beard yes, not with that stache
Hey some women dig the stache. My husband can also rock a mustache. But most of all, wear it with confidence fellas!!
@@mindsetwithmarie676 - Is that because you're stuck in the 40s or something? I get that vibe from your username lol.
As far as moustaches, yea they can be totally fine.
"Counting calories became a part of my routine and very quickly it became an obsession"
"I didn't see chips, I saw 130 calories per serving"
"I didn't see cod, I saw 120 calories"
me, battling an ED: *_screech_*
Oh... ED is eating disorder.
Maybe don't watch a video about calorie counting if you have an ED? Just a thought.
Keep going strong, you can beat your ED!
Nalijay Sometimes people watch these types of videos to purposefully trigger themselves
Nalijay It’s very hard to control it when you’re head’s screening “WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW
I know this is kinda irrelevant to the video but dang, Matt, you have a really nice toaster.
A J I was thinking the same
@@rosek1282 same
I laughed out so hard when you started running with the burger
so fast tho
Best shot in the film hahaha
:)
Cool shot
What Time?
"I'm not judging the peanut butter, I'm judging the mustache".
I loved this part.
Hahahaahahahahahaha the best
Btw he look like pewdiepie
felt like oldschool yt =)))
I'm 32, 33 in three months. I've been counting calories for the past 15 months. Was 289 pounds when I started and now I'm 184. Only through calorie counting, or calorie deficit rather...
Fantastic job!!
Same here! Congratulations that’s amazing!
ur rlly pretty wtf
Great job 👏
@@aweigh1010 You don't need to count, you just need to eat less than you burn, for some people just looking at your food is enough, some people like having every meal on a schedule
the entire ed community in the comments lmao
why tf is there an ed community lol
Katherine Caradonna bc there are people with eating disorders? we exist lol
grace yeah I have an ED but it’s not a community. Or it shouldn’t be in my opinion. Maybe the recovery community would be a nicer term. But that’s just my 2 cents because “Ed community” makes it seem like it’s an acceptable thing or something that brings people together
Katherine Caradonna i see where you’re coming from. i guess in this context it’s just that people with ed’s are attracted to this kinda content a lot of the time, so i’m seeing a lot of people making comments that have to do with disordered stuff. sorry if i came off as harsh!!
@@grace-lr8xt its alright, you really didnt come off as harsh, you sound very sweet
Idk, i think just calling it a community is harmful is all lol
You should try living zero-waste for 30 days :)
I would love to see that too
THAT'S literally my life
yesss, im waiting for this!!
I wanna see it!
Brilliant Idea! Hands up
where's my ed squad trying to stop counting calories lol
Im a binger-eater but that's what i was thinking. What if someone in recovery watches this. How are you doing btw? What are your wins and hardships?
I had a couple of wins. I am trying to start exercising consistently in moderation and limit my intake while trying to avoid a binge attack.
Counting calories make me developed and Ed bro is been than a year since the first time I regret now I can’t eat without counting (except when I binge)
@@juliakercsmar6587 thanks for asking, i'm doing good in general. consciously eating more and gaining my weight back was hard, but i try to eat whenever i'm hungry and stop when i'm full. at the end of the day i just try to not feel guilty for eating :/
@@sarahmartinez322 i feel you :/ i first counted my calories with an app out of pure curiosity, but my mental health "situation" turned it into a toxic relationship with food
ya ooo ed squad meetup 😂
*80% of my daily thoughts are related to food* felt that on spiritual level
Gosh its gd to kn its not just me that has the them
Ive been counting calories for 2 years with my fitness pal and went from 450 pounds to 240. I want to lose another 40 lbs and I'm eating 2100 a day
i have been doing it for a month now, i use lose it. i lost 10kg! i eat 1000 a day
@@zheenabdulla848 now i weigh 180 from 450
This was the comment I was looking for, thank you for sharing
@@zheenabdulla848 1000 Kcal a day? thats not healthy at all! Please try to stick to atleast 1300-1500
Leok I know but it’s just for two months, I’ll slowly increase the calorie count
lol I was 14 when I started counting and now I will never look at food the same
13 for me, and it transformed into a nightmare
catas world I was 11
catas world omg same 😂😂😂 i do look 1000 better since ive started so thank god i did 😂👏🏻
I was 6
Last year for me Nd still going...it’s not a bad thing 💀
I still can’t believe Porn Stache’ from Orange Is The New Black started a minimalist TH-cam channel.
its not a porn stache
@martin He means the character from Orange is the New Black. He's called Porn Stache
Funny comment, made me check your channel.. now I'm subbed.. man's playing 4d chess over here 😂😂
Kyle Tremblay thanks man! I’ll probably do a Matt video in a few weeks. Working on Mr. Beast now. Editing is a bitch.
i LOVE the mustache, makes him so likeable and down-to-earth
I started counting calories a year ago when I was 12 and developed disordered eating. I lost 35 pounds when I was already at my healthy weight. Just don't let it become an obsession because it takes away how you see food, please be safe guys, we love you.
(I've so far gained 10 pounds back, yay! I can safely eat ice cream for lunch and have snacks! But I still see every calorie, and am still trying to stop, be safe frens)
Solid Life proud of you for the progress you’ve made! Hoping you are able to continue on the right path! Sending love your way ❤️❤️❤️
I was obese for almost all of my life. Learning how to track calories saved my life. I lost about 80lbs so far and eyeballing everthing helps me control my binge eating disorder. Just gotta find what works for you ;)
@Christina Reynolds it's not torture to me. Believe it or not, discipline can actually be good for certain people...
Lol did you block me or something? It won't let me respond to you. Hope I didn't hurt your feelings. Btw please stfu.
youre 13? you speak well
I count calories every day, and I have a very healthy relationship with food. It helps me understand the calories, macros, and micros I ingest.
I've been doing that for just over a month and I'm really enjoying it!
I have to track to make sure i'm eating enough lol
@@arya2571 yeah same, I never realised how difficult it is to get 100+ grams of complete proteins a day without tracking calories
I have to track because otherwise I end up having eaten a days worth of calories and then dinner in junk and neglected the actual food my body needs to be healthy. Which had wrecked my metabolic health. And my gut health. And I feel so much better have an actual record that I can go back and see what I did and the effect it had on my body.
Imagine just driving and you look out your window and see a man sprinting with an in n out burger in his hand
He's Late To Burger Time
There's something motivational in there somewhere...
while someone else is driving/running along side them filming
*”80% of my thoughts are dedicated to food”*
same though
I’ve notice that there are a lot of people with EDs in the comment section and I just wanted to say - Please try and take care of yourself. Get help, because you deserve to be helped, no matter who you are ❤️
I found counting calories as I go to be overwhelming so I started making menus for the week over the weekend with my target calories planned out for each day. It’s a real game changer not having to look at numbers everyday.
this is where I want to be eventually. right now I am tracking as I am introducing new food into my diet and working on reliable recipes. I have to keep myself strict for now because I didn't have a clue about calories and portion control until recently, so it's hard to approximate.
That is a very good idea!
in a soft voice “or my preferred funnel technique” had my dying
"Dad gut that keeps coming back" pulls up to IN N Out LOL
Bless In-n-Out tbh 😌👌
like, ever heard of protein style? lol
I’ve had myfitnesspal for years and I never knew you could scan the barcodes of food. 😳
ilikecheese11 I’m so sorry. 😂😢 It’s life changing.
Wtf
lol
Best part of it
I just discovered that too 😭😭
I've been counting calories for over a year now, it's pretty automatic as you get used to it, don't have to weight and scan everything anymore. Oh and it helped me lose 80lbs and get in shape :)
Good to see a positive comment regarding calorie counting! Way to go!
@@prathyusha016 well most people are only describing their calorie counting after they reached their goal that it became an obsession later which developed a mental disorder. who knows if the OP will develop that mental disorder later on after reaching his goal
"i didn't see chips, i saw a 130 calories per serving" that's definitely not a good thing?
He didn't mean it as a good thing
I think the best way to approach it is to be informed, know what's super energy filling, know how much you need, and leave it at that.
Personally I find after I started learning calorie counts I've started really liking a much bigger variety of food, and more complicated flavours. Just helps that it's good for you too!
This is what I wrote down in my hospital diary and that was the moment I realized how fucked my mind is.
It's called orthorexia
I'd argue it's better than being overweight. Tracking calories gives you great insight and knowledge, I've been doing it consistently for quite a while now. After some time, you don't even have to track anymore since you can eyeball every food quite well and know what's in the foods you eat.
*Tracking calories* is good but eventually, one has to learn to listen to the body.
Still, a great way to journal the progress, especially when cutting.
Counting calories is important for learning to speak your bodies language. If you can compare how you body feels with what you put into your body you can start to understand what it is saying. Its important to learn what 2,000 calories feels like. And its important to know how many calories you ate on a day when you ate a lot. Ideally you could drop the counting once you knew your body well but theres no harm in keeping track.
@@Cowboydjrobot Agreed, I do it now when I cut. Some may get anxious if they don't have a scale at hand, that's why it is important to establish that mind-body connection. Counting helps to choose right foods as well.
You should do both - counting calories/macros can be correlated to how your body feels, and can be adjusted BASED on that. My diet, calories/macros, HIGHLY affects the way my body feels, so I use those cues to adjust my diet.
unfortunately, counting calories is one of my biggest regrets. Now, I can’t stop.
IT's been one of my biggest blessings, I'm so happy I don't ever want to stop
same, i don’t know how to stop. no matter how much i try. i know calories of almost all basic foods so when i have rice even though i’m not googling i know i’m eating 206 calories maybe more?
@@kay-wj3jx That basic awareness isn't bad as I see it. Where I see things becoming dangerous is when people eat/drink something really unhealthy, like alcohol, and then want to eat half as much to compensate... or binge and skip multiple meals to compensate (maybe even the next day), or, in the worst-case scenarios, binge and then purge.
@@darkengine5931 i do all those things! but i’ve been much better these days, i haven’t purged in long time, i don’t have guilt after eating, i’ve stopped counting calories of everything. i just eat what i want to and i exercise (chloe ting) and i’ve started seeing results which i didn’t when i was in the toxic binge-purge-restrict cycle!
@@kay-wj3jx Very happy to hear that! What I do now that works for me (now in my 40s) is that I just go for relatively lower-calorie foods, like a boiled chicken breast instead of fried chicken, I've cut out my sugary/creamy coffee (now take it black), I use a low-oil vinegarette and ginger dressing now instead of calorie-dense dressing like ranch, etc. There is still awareness in the back of my mind of how much calories/macros are in everything, relatively speaking, but I don't measure and don't try to hit a precise caloric/macro target. I replaced the measuring and precision stuff more with going by feel.
I think working out is really helpful too not just for the health and strength and skill but also the relationship with food. When I'm sedentary I tend to see food as a source of satisfying boredom/pleasure/stress relief. When I'm active and training it's easier to see it like fuel. I also notice the difference in quality more when I train. If I just sit around all day and eat junk, I won't feel the difference so much. But if I eat a lot of junk and have to train after, I'll not only feel awful but I'll notice my performance decreasing (not being able to run as fast, lift as heavy, etc).
The first time I found out about calories, I was also excited...
Hi to all the eating disorderd down here in the comments
@@sianextfriday ur pfp says it all
Lmao samee.
Seriously. Before you even think about shaving that mustache (don't listen to Nat) … take a photo with at least a "mario-esque" red hat.
I second this.
Must do, only a month to halloween
But I would like to see him as Ned Flanders as well
You’ve got to do this matt
Everyone gotta thumbs up this post so he can see it!
This is how I triggered an eating disorder that sucked me into darkness for years. Friends, focus on eating more of the healthier foods and less of the low nutrient foods not on the calories.
Same!
Likewise! It started off as a healthy, normal tracking to try and get healthier, but then it spiralled and before I had even realised, I'd dropped 3 Stone and was hospitalized. It's so important to stay aware of these kinds of behaviors to make sure they don't get out of hand!
just_alexa same
@@bigsmellygirl1 Right! and its hard for those who don't have experience with eating disorders to see how it may be problematic.
Me too
How it started: Counting calories
How its going: binge, purge, restrict repeat
😬😬😬😬felt that
Same... I was already bulimic, thought I'd recovered, started counting calories to lose some weight and now my bulimia is worse than ever
What I see very commonly in many people trying to lose weight with it is not purging after a binge but skipping meals sometimes for a whole day to try to make up for the binge. That's probably almost as bad as purging.
Honestly💀
Is it the counting calories or the restriction you put on your calories? Binging is the symptom of the cause which is restriction.
For a skinny guy like me, counting calorie is one of the most crucial step to gain weight, 'cause it made me realize how little I eat on a daily basis. Thanks Matt for doing this experiment!
Same bro I finally started putting on weight I always thought I ate plenty but I finally checked a calorie calculator and figured out I was eating 500 calories less than what I needed lol, also I thought it would be fun to eat more and put on weight but its kinda a chore to me im like damn i dont want anymore food lol
@@zekelodge4898 500 calories is a bagel and cream cheese. That’s nothing
@@electrodynamicorb6548 500 calories of protein vs a bagel is competely different.
The burger sprint shot has to be one of my favorite things I've ever seen Matt produce.
I've been counting calories for just over a month... You start getting obsessed with it.
ChizBoyMentality 100% true
I agree, i stopped doing it after a few months because it really messed up my relationship with food. Whenever i'd eat too much I would be really guilty and start eating everything i'd get my hands on. I didn't even feel the taste anymore, just the feeling of food sliding down my throat. I stopped it a year ago and I have a lot healthier mindset. My relationship with food is back to normal too. But I'm afraid to go back to it and i don't feel I will for now.
@@20ulencja00 I don't think it messed anything. If anything, it revealed an unhealthy mindset you have towards eating and lack of discipline. I'd appreciate having learned this and do something to improve.
I’ve been doing it for 3 years lol. it sure is addictive
I dunno if I'm obsessed, but it's important to me. I'll feel cheated if I eat something high-calorie that isn't that filling. But I'm that much more determined to eat foods I _do_ enjoy flavor *and* nutrition-wise
He protecc
He attacc
He also calorie tracc
Did not expect her to sound like that lmao
it’s her accent? what’s wrong with it?
The thing I’m taking away from this video, “the funnel technique “. 😁😂
So true lol
No doubt... I was like.... How I don’t know this??😂😂
*Counting Calories is like a buffer between my hand and my mouth*
-Matt D'Avells (2019)
i saw the title and thought, “welcome to my life”
Your life was 30 days? Rip
Budget Vicuna lmao she meant counting calories💀😭
you literally had a guy explain the difference between "good" calories and "bad" calories (what he referred to as composition in his analogy) and then went on the whole video to say their aren't good or bad calories. just because a calorie is a unity of measurement doesn't mean it can't have qualitatives values attached to it. For instance, if you're training for a marathon, running a "good" mile would mean you kept up with your desired pace, running a "bad" mile would mean you jogged or walked. They're both a mile, but only one truly helps you move towards your goal.
Not all calories are equally nutritious, fattening or satiating.
ifuckinglovenurdrage Yes! Or a mile up a rocky hill vs a mile on flat ground. Your body goes the same distance, yes, but in COMPLETELY different ways, using different amount of energy, in different amounts of time.
I swear you could see it on his face that as soon as he made that stupid analogy, he knew it didn’t back up his point.
Then goes on to tell him that because he LOOKS healthy, that he is healthy! What?!
The idea I think he's trying to communicate is, at least in terms of weight-loss or weight management, calories are equal. If I personally eat 2,000 calories a day of literally anything, i'll lose weight. Doesn't matter if it's mcdonald's and twinkies, I will lose weight. Point being, the calorie itself is NOT a measure of the health of a food. It simply measures the amount of energy it contains. So you can have good and bad food, but not necessarily good or bad 'calories'.
Skylar Kesselring this is also wrong though, not all calories are equally fattening. 1000 calories of brownie is not the same as a 1000 calories of broccoli, mostly because of insulin response. Also, 2000 calories eaten in a 4 hour window will fatten you less than 2000 calories eaten in a 16 hour window. Calories are just a unit of measurement for physical energy, but our body works on sugars, proteins, fats, etc. not calories!
However it's aggregate calories over the day, so yes, eating a highly calorific meal in a short time would likely cause the body to store it, however if you still burn 2500 a day, that extra 500 calories will have to come from somewhere, I.e stored fat. All calories are equal in terms of energy in = energy out, you can't nutrition out Thermodynamics.
@@several. Measurably untrue. Different people burn different nutrients at different rates. A calorie of carbohydrates may be processed differently by me than you, by me in the morning than by me in the afternoon, by me if it also came with a calorie of fat or if it came alone, etc and so forth for a literally endless array of individual variables. I don't know where we got this idea that a calorie is a calorie - clearly, a 50kg woman uses ingested energy in a different way and at a different rate than a 120kg body builder. A calorie is a measure of how long a food takes to incinerate - when our bodies are doing the incinerating, there's clearly differences in the efficiencies and function of the incineration process!
I don’t know, there are times I look at Matt with only the moustache I feel like he looks a lot like freddie mercury lol
Mee toooo
oooh, i knew he looked familiar
I miss Freddie Mercury.
all I see is Luigi tbh
YASSSS 😂
It can be quite dangerous to count calories for some people because it can trigger eating disorders...
If you have an eating disorder, you should take care of that first with therapy and self care. Its like walking around with a bleeding leg, your not going to make it very far if every step you take is in agony.
But really, people going around talking about how "this isnt easy if you have ED" please explain how Matt ever expressed that in this video?
Its just common sense, but people tunnel vision and project so hard. As if these videos are speaking to them individually and not a general population as a whole.
Well yes, for some. But, for most of everyone else, it’s s a very useful tool to keep track of your intake.
Tf kinda of stupid shit is that. That's like saying don't track workouts because that might trigger lazy people
@@joshuamerrill3959 that's not even close to the same thing?? "lazy" people (whatever that means), may also be sick in some way, physically or mentally, and talking about it in this way doesn't help anybody. Eating Disorders are a serious problem, and they aren't always taken seriously because of society's NEED of talking health and weight and other shit. Tracking calories, for many people, is what got them into disordered eating in the first place. And frankly, your comment just seems really rude and uninformed.
@@beahallberg7822 if society is unhealthy (United States) which it is 2/3 of the population is overweight then tracking nutrient I.E calories and macros is essential to keeping more people safe and healthy. More people die to underlying diseases caused by obesity far more than anorexia. Which I'd also like to say anorexic people can benefit from counting calories as well because keeping track of consumption isn't only propitious for people trying to lose weight it's also essential to gain weight. So I don't understand your point. Being conscious of what you consume isn't the reason why people have "eating disorders" or whatever that means. What is the issue is either a lack of discipline, priorities, or education on the matter.
I am really sad to see what people go through, based on this comment section.
For me calorie counting is great, and it really works for me. I am losing weight and I started thinking about how I eat and what I eat.
But for some people it is really bad. And it depends on how your mindset is.
A big difference I see is how someone responds to a slip-up. For example, say someone goes 1500kcal overboard on their Birthday party. If they try not to do it again but don't try to compensate for it the next day, I think that is healthy. If they try to compensate though and skip meals the following days or do excessive cardio, that's when things start to become quite damaging for long-term mental and physical health.
@@darkengine5931 Exactly. For example, if I slip, at a birthday or so, I don’t skip meals or so the next day. Because that will turn into a bad habit. And nothing is wrong with eating a little bit to much, some times a year. Just not to often.
But if you count calories you will realize soon, that if you do it properly, you don’t want to overeat anymore. You’ll learn to know when you are full.
@@darkengine5931 if i overindulge i usually just skip a meal for the next day and then return to normal the day after that. Its not that unhealthy. I lost like 10kg of fat counting calories while increasing and maintaining my strength. Never felt better
@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse For a day is not so bad IMO and I think there might even be some benefits for many people in reducing the time window in which they eat (or the number of meals a day).
The most worrying cases I saw were women who set themselves a very small budget, like 1200kcal/day to reach a hypocaloric level. Then on like a 3000+kcal special occasion which is easy to do dining out, they're skipping meals for 3+ days in a row and eating absolutely nothing at all.
Another case I saw that was worrying involved a lot of alcohol on top of a low budget, so the girl sometimes drank a whole bottle of wine early in the day or more and so she ate almost nothing (had only like 100-300 calories remaining). That was recurring so that combination of eating almost nothing and drinking all the calories in alcohol repeatedly seemed like an invitation for long-term liver and kidney problems.
@@darkengine5931 The healthy way to offset that 1,500 calorie surplus on the one day, would be to have a 200 calorie deficit for 7 days. That way you aren't overcutting and still get enough protein and micro's
Starting to count calories and macros was equally the best thing for my fitness and the absolute worst thing for my mental health and relationship with food. I feel like I was probably happier being a little thick and eating the food that I loved than I am now being thin and shying away from some of my favorites because "I don't want to expend the calories."
Same except I was full on thick, by that I mean chubby
Honestly ima start eating more once I get a six pack because my goal after is to bulk up
Man i feel like my mental health improved after counting calories. I stopped binge eating snacks which is what I used to do. Surprised by all the ED comments here
@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse I think that's great! There's definitely a balance that is healthy, when I *first* started counting (and now that I've started again), the balance was good because I knew I was working towards my goal and it wasn't an obsessive thing. Now I can count and feel good, but I also forgive myself for going over and enjoying my life whereas before I would feel like I had done something almost morally wrong, like I would equate going over calories to me being a lazy pos who couldn't do anything right. Now that I'm older and hopefully wiser, I feel like I now understand that we're not delivering a perfect body to the grave anyway, and that if I eat well and take care of my body the majority of the time I don't have to worry about the times I choose to enjoy myself.
I currently count calories for college wrestling and I've been doing this for 3 years for half of the year. I want to warn people that if you get to far into counting calories, or macro nutrients such as fats and proteins, you can develop a very unhappy and unsafe relationship with food. Now, I'm no food expert but I've read hundreds of articles and watched 100s of hours of food related youtube videos because I was so obsessed with eating the exact foods that would make me the healthiest or make me lose weight. This may sound good! But the truth is I wish I could eat a donut without immediately feeling so shameful that I just want to go run 3 miles. Remember to let yourself have a poptart or two every so often, then get right back on track!!
U should check a video he made a few weeks ago, fam Its about that
Same bro !!
Homer Simpson Can you link me to that video please.
I have been counting calories for over a year now and fell into this position. I simply am stuck and I try my hardest to get out of this mindset, I don’t enjoy food anymore and I’m afraid it won’t get better. I’ve had meals without counting calories before, but they end up turning into binges and it leads to me eating over 6 thousand calories. I regret it afterwards and it leads to me tracking again and again until I decide to do another day without counting. If I’m in a restaurant or let’s say the buffet, i have to ask the manager for a nutrition label of the food. It truly is hard to go back and i should have taken note of this before starting calories.
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@@OhmyJeebuss it's called "the myth of bad food".
It seems really similar to budgeting time or money
When I stopped counting calories it was the best day of my life
same finally feeling happy with food again and going by what I like not what has the lowest calories was so great
yes agreed this man is an idiot
What a useless comment
Gregory King When you stopped, did you gain weight from fat?
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Everyone : I loved the burger running shot
Me : wooooo I'm inside of a protein shake!!!
I’ve been counting every calorie for a year, I never look at food the same. I will purposely avoid anything over 300 calories.
So, do you lost your weight
300 calories a day? are you okay? A baby eats more
@@Ilovebaboon2001 300 kcal per meal...
Learn how to cook lmao, i be eating 5 meals throughout the day and they’re low calorie meals and i feel full throughout the day
I don't understand, just workout for a year, build some muscle, some tendon strength and you'll be able to handle 2-3k calories a day easily. I eat a fck ton and still maintain a kinda lean physique. If I didn't binge eat I could easily get to 13% BF with 2.5k calories a day. You don't have to eat like a bird if you do it right
Matt runs with burger in cool shot
**Everone liked that**
*Matt your content continues to improve! Keep it up, brother.*
I started at 30 days too and now it’s been 3 years lmao
Update it’s been 4 now 😀
@@muzzle4mutt hahah, update me next year aswell
4 years! Do you track it to reach a particular goal?
Calorie counting is a good way to get a grasp of what your body needs. It helps you to get an idea of what you're really eating, but after a few weeks, it isn't necessary since you're accustomed to knowing what you're putting in your body. It's not healthy to obsess over it, figure out how to listen to your body!
"Don't judge me"
"Im not judging the peanut butter.... Im judging the mustache"
HAHAHAHAHA.
Bryan Miranda hehehehe
It’s interesting to see their point of view, how it makes them want to eat better. The only thing I think is essential to add to it is that if you have ever dealt / are currently dealing with an eating disorder, counting calories is probably something to steer clear of.
When you have a normal relationship with food it may not cause any harm.
However, if you don’t it can trigger new disorders or make you relapse very quickly.
Be it anorexia, bulimia, overeating or any of the countless disorders there are... they are a very real and very serious issue.
If you deal with an overeating disorder, you should deal with your problems, however, counting calories is a necessary part of weight loss and tracking accurately
CrazyRussianDiaries what? You dumb? How is counting calories bad?
@@Dennis-ns1yx I can't say whether it's worthless because of it, but it is true that there's a margin of error in any of those measurements. Food varies packet to packet as well.
Well said! Counting calories for tracking my own food has always been a trigger of mine and I do steer clear of it personally-- but it's great to see other people use it for their personal health and nutrition!
You can’t measure peanut butter with a spoon like that. If you want an accurate measurement you have to weigh the peanut butter. You will shit your pants when you see what an actual tablespoon (15g) is. Your spoon, I’m guessing, was about 2.5 table spoons.
Same for the oil.
Yup, I eat 32 grams of all natural organic peanut butter daily to include with my healthy fats. Definitely have to weigh it out each time for an accurate calorie count.
i mean tablespoons exist
@@thebeatles102998 if you use a tablespoon to measure the peanut butter it will come out to be more grams than what they say a tablespoon is
This, and 15gr of peanut butter is a joke
It’s funny (in a peculiar way) how whenever a video may contain some content that has the slightest possibility of relating to an eating disorder, every person in history of eating disorders enters the chat.
I was thinking the same thing! Lol. Marry me already??
I started counting calories a while ago. Every single day. I enjoy it, just keeps a balance.
If you’re not educated or if you have a bad relationship with food it may not be a good fit for you. But everyone is different
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"And there is a 400 calorie *SNACK*"
Excuse me my dinner doesn't even have that many calories
lol that aint even that much
@Christina Reynolds Did I say "everyone care about this comment"? no I didn't so shut up
Your dinner is fucking 400 calories? Yoy have a problem
That’s not good but ok
iman because she thinks she’s quirky for eating so low
54 days of counting and I’m already 20 lb down, it truly makes a difference
Matt : I have a mustache and no I don't care what you think
Me: this is amazing goals I wanna be like him
Me: hes still got a moustache
Matt: yes I've still got a moustache and o don't care what you think.
Me: ....magical
Looked for that comment so I don't have to write it 😂
As long as he has it and not me, ... I am cool with it.
:)) Was expecting it but somehow hoped that he ditched it! Sort of got used to it but it's still awkward. Mario!
I’ve started counting my calories over the last several weeks, and its helped me identify some bad eating habits like excessive snacking. I’ve started to lose some weight, and Ive made sure that I don’t go over my daily limit. I’m still able to eat enough to be satisfied, but I’m not taking in excess calories. Also, having to count calories makes snacking a chore, which helps discourage the behavior.
1:58 AMAZING JAWLINE
Yea, so hot
Imagine a guy running with a burger while talking to himself at full speed in your neighborhood....
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But who cares anyway 👍
Yunior Gamboa That's what I thought lmaoo
the calorie counting shit nearly got me in a eating disorder lol🙃
I'm really glad for the "nearly" here but also?? It is really unfortunate that this is so common
That's a VERY dangerous message he's promoting,without even considering influenciable people,like teenagers,he should really put more thought on what he puts out,as it can endanger people's mental health!
@@samsam060402 i was younger and really insecure about my weight back than even tho i'm naturally skinny, but when i saw the numbers i always thought it was too high and i tried to reduce it on the next day. But I'm a lot better now only a few things tend to kind of trigger me and i start shaking or crying but when i calm down again it's ok. I just wanted to say it because there are a lot of people will watch this video and think it's a good idea, but for some maybe it isn't.
(sorry for my english, i'm from Germany)
t s ó l a r i a i started tracking calories on june, together with weighing myself with a balance that sais also the body composition, was and am a fit guy (short, very short, but still pretty fit after 2 years of gym) but wantedo to get a bit more shredded, it got me really hard at the point that I couldn’t stand eating less anymore and regained the weight I lost in 2 month in like a week.
Btw in the period i was counting calories I went to the gym 6 days a week just to burn more calories so I could lean more and more.
That shit really messes you up idk why, I want to keep track of them, but can’t really, it’s way to powerful of a tool, you have to learn how to use it i think like it that way. (I think this matters only in losing weight if you are already kind of fit (am around 13%bf rn and I had to eat like less than 1200kcal a day to lose weight) I think overweight people should just track calories until they get to a healthy body
R5 Zoeira BR I don’t think this video is wrong, it is promoting a healthy lifestyle, however what I would suggest is that he also includes a warning saying that people should be careful and to never go below a certain calorie count that is essential for living.
Although I agree with you too, it is a very dangerous video for those who are unhappy with their weight
Subscribed. The quality of your video production is amazing. Like, the number of different shots and perspectives must have taken a whole film crew. Super impressed. Plus, great content.
Love all your vids Matt, appreciate your detail overview how awareness of calories aids in making right food choice decisions, I started calorie counting and it had brought me to consider what I could eat versus what I should eat. Thanks again!
I tried this for a week and realized although I was eating healthy I was over eating 😁😁
Kyle Beats same!
Me too.
try overeating mainly protein and fiber. I'll assure you'll have a rough time :D
For me personally, counting calories got me to develop an eating disorder
I hope you're alright now
Same!!!
banana tree I have one too unfortunately but I hope all is well with you.
I also got a binge eating disorder!! Specially when I had 'Cheat days'.... Oh my I would never stop eating. Till I got back to my regular counting calories diet.
I realized that I was eating 1300 calories and as a Male at 150Lbs I'm pretty sure i was starving myself too much...
WarRockerProduction I had 650 calories everyday for a month!! And it sucked, thank god I’m out of it and my BMR is 2,200 calories.
I love counting my calories, with healthy mindset, it can help you stay in shape, no jojo, and eating healthy is a must. So overall i have finally control in what i eat + IF, i feel great. And i stay in shape this way. Because i struggled a lot with diets and jojo effect. Thanks for the video:)
Great points raised here. Whenever someone asks about how to lose/gain weight, I tell em to track.
One thing however, is that tracking can become obsessive, and cause burnout( i'm on month 5 of a bodybuilding prep, and I want to pull my hair out some days), so rather than mindlessly tracking, it's important to eat with intention and understand what you're putting into your body, like Matt said. Great video.
Attention: if you have an eating disorder, this video is a serious trigger for you.
Nevra Akgül Too late
I really wish this was in the video
I know its glorious 👹
y’all are dumb if you read the title and didn’t know it was going to be a trigger lmao
Did no one read the title, how dumb are ya..
I counted my calories with My Fitness Pal for a month or so too once, and it WAS life-changing. I recommend it too.
EDIT: After seeing all the other comments I want to add this: I can't speak for anyone with an eating disorder, but as someone who tends to compulsively eat, seeing that, by eating a whole thing of cookies, I was eating half my daily calories and about a million grams of sugar (jk)...was actually helpful for me. I still eat junk (I ate a donut today), but I now have the insight to think, "Maybe just one, though..."
Before, I knew junk food was crappy, but I had no sense of my sugar intake, for example, at all. Now I do. And it feels good.
I stopped calorie counting because it got hard and boring, but I'm glad I did it, and I may return to it if I feel like I'm over-indulging too much again. That pause/space between food and mouth really helped me.
Yes it was life changing for me too. I'm not counting anymore for the most part but now i can estimate pretty accurately the amount of calories I'm eating just by looking at a meal and it's such a useful skill because it helps me maintain my weight
Same experience for me. I count my calories even now,calorie counting isn't just counting the number of calories and starving yourself. I am currently bulking and make sure I don't eat more than 100cal excess per day. It doesn't make you anorexic,just aware of the food you're eating. Also if you're counting calories and fit in junk foods,you wont feel guilty about it and in that way it leads to not eating less or binge eating.
You needed a calorie counting app to tell you eating a whole packet of biscuits in a day or more than one donut a day isn't great for you? Well no wonder you found it useful...
@@juicysatsumabeauty be serious. most of us grew up seeing people eat sht all the time and zero education in nutrition, at home or school. I'd get served portions as big as my 6 ft dad and get beaten up if i didn't eat, i was 7. this was my "education" in terms of nutrition. and the more you eat, the fatter you get the more your body sends you signals that it's hungry. my experience is a bit extreme but it still applies to most people in some ways. moms tend to overfeed children, if you can't eat anymore people pester you, holidays are almost always about food, everything is about food. so no wonder people don't know that eating a whole pack of chips isn't what they should do.
When I was compulsively checking the micronutrients of my food (possible orthorexia in the making) I neglected the calories. One day I realised that I had eating about 1700 cal, and had gone to work and done two work outs for the day. Crazy
Love your videos, Matt! Keep up the good work.
I did the calorie counting with the "lose it!" App and went from 142 all the way down to 128 pounds :) I did lose a pound and half a week for my schedule. Now, I just use the app to make sure I don't overeat and it helps me maintain my weight.
that's awesome!
Unpopular opinion: I like the mustache. Sexy cop style
Hahaha same
Agree
Ditto!
Charlie Swan
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“I am not judging the peanut butter, I’m judging the moustache” 😂😂👌🏽👌🏽 just the reaction we wanted to see
I was looking for this comment XD
Thank you so much for this video, Matt. This really helps a lot!
You make these edits look so effortless... but I can see how much time and attention this must take. Well done, and informative 👍
I don't think counting calories is inherently harmful, BUT as many people have pointed out, it can promote eating disorders. I know that the times I've tried to count calories, it has led to negative thought patterns and just general unhappiness, as I've started to obsess over my body and nutrition.
I think the same effect (awareness of what you're putting into your body) can be achieved by a food journal, without the danger of obsessing over numbers. Yes, maybe you don't get the same detail, but there's much less risk of harm.
Regardless, this is a good video, as usual. I'm happy that it worked for you, I just don't think it will for many.
Nah its the life of a bodybuilder on prep
Lu na On the flip side, it’s fair to point out that counting calories can also be very freeing.
Let’s say I’ve only eaten 500 calories of my total 2000 for the day. That burger, milk shake, and fries I’m going to consume later for my other 1500? I’m going to feel absolutely guilt free, which is an awesome feeling.
Different approaches work for different people, but even a rough estimation of how many calories of we burn and consume on a day to day is helpful IMO.
For me, I don’t track every calorie because it’s a pain in the ass, even with great apps like MyFitnessPal.
What I do is take a quick look at my main ingredients nutrition in a dish I’m making and estimate how many calories. For example, I just roughly estimate a meal is between 400-600 cals without actually tracking everything.
Then I use the scale as a second indicator every couple of days. I’ll hop on before eating for the day and if I’m up or down a couple pounds from the last time I weighed I’ll either it less or more with the example above.
It may be weird, but it has helped me get to a body composition I’m proud of after being obese in high school.
the issue with this though as someone with an eating disorder is many many things trigger eating disorders and very often the "diet" gets blamed however this is just often a symptom for a bigger issue at hand, i see so many people blame my previous diets for my eating disorder.. but really, its much deeper than that and whilst diets and counting calories may contribute towards an eating disorder, so does social media in general, break ups, family issues, school stress and other day to day life stress. I think focusing too much on the sympton of an eating disorder takes away from a true mental health epidemic.
People say that my refusal to eat sugar is an eating disorder. Pisses me off
@@EthanChlebowski That's great, if it works and is helpful for you, I'm all for it. :)
Men in nutrition:
P R O T E I N
That’s right 😂
Why not? It's literally the most important macro though. Weight doesn't matter as much as body composition. Low body fat high muscle mass is ideal, and protein aids in muscle health greatly.
@@ykx777 All macros are equally important and it's best to try and not emphasize one being better than another. We need all three for different functions and proper protein intake is just one aspect of eating a balanced, healthy diet
@@ykx777 yes its important but lots of people over estimate how much we need and consume too much, and just like consuming too much sugar, excess protein is stored as fat
@@jennawarnock we could survive by eating only Protein and fats. Carbs are just additional for recovery and feeling well.
For most people, eating until they have their fill, avoiding snaking, having a balanced diet and exercising regularly should be enough.
Brendan Pospischil it’s weird, you’re saying until your full but don’t snack ??
snacks aren’t bad. I’ve had multiple people who have lost weight recommend two snacks a day.
@@kailyndonnelly06 ya just don’t eat 3 bags of chips a day or something like that
@@anorange7900 I used to snack on chips daily , soon as I stopped eating them I lost weight .
I totally agree with you! But for some people, a snack between the main meals is important to maintain stable bloodsugar and energy throughout the day, but of course then you should eat something nutritious and healthy (so not a bag of chips for example), but of course everyone's different and should eat what and when it is good for them :)
Your videos are simply amazing! The production quality is just incredible. I'm so glad I came across your channel, as I'm in a phase in my life where I'm changing a lot of unhealthy habits into healthy ones. I'm seeing a lot of progress, and your videos make me feel even more inspired. Thank you.
Seriously love the cinematic, informative and comedic breakdown of this topic!
You mean this whole time the sponsor was Square Space and not My Fitness Plus or Dollar Shave Club.
Matt running and eating burger got me 😂
Thank you for the video. That’s good film making.
Hi Matt! I have to confess that your videos are extremely useful and interesting. After watching them I let my mind wander and it's amazing! Counting calories is not my strong point as I have never known how to do that properly, but you made me interested in this idea! Probably I'll give it a try
it makes me mad he is not measuring correctly like thats the whole point
katie farley how does someone do that? I’m genuinely curious because I’m struggling on it.
Hazel America
The nutrition label tells you how large a single serving actually is - usually it’ll say something like “1/2 cup” or “8 ounces” or “60 grams”.
I recommend buying some measuring cups, some tablespoon or teaspoon measurement tools, and a food scale.
Ounces (oz) and grams (g) are weight. Cups, tablespoons (tbsp) , and teaspoons (tsp) are portion sizes.
I struggled w/ it a lot at first too, I hope this is helpful!!
Casio 9000 yes this was! Thank you for answering my question.
Christina Reynolds lol ok stay mad fatty
I dont measure my food. Just eyeball it. It works for me. Give or take 100 call doesn't hurt me (I use calorie counter app- so much quicker than measuring)
3 years ago for 4 months I’ve been counting calories every day so I can lose weight, I got so obsessed with the results, that I saw clearly from week to week, that I was starting to cut my calories more off, to the point where I ate 25% of the calories I burned and was proud of it. It took me 1,5 year till I could look at food again without seeing the calories. It’s important to learn, how much you really eat, but it can be really dangerous and addictive. „Once you learn it, you can’t unknow it.”
Love it. Really valuable content. Keep going!
Great video. I'm glad to see Jordan Syatt in it.