Calorie / points counters

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Counting calories can come in handy to make SURE we are getting ENOUGH calories daily (should get at least 1500 for a woman and 2000 for a man - also 2500 to 3000 if you are under 35 and active) but not too MANY calories - fast food calories can add up fast.  Kidding ourselves about our intake is easy if we do not journal our food especially when our bodies have experienced a weight loss and are producing hormones to make us hungry so we EAT and gain. The following sites can be helpful: