caloric intake

[Human Mint]

How do I know when I have reached my daily caloric intake?

[JohnnyAb]

You can't know it precisely. You can estimate your daily caloric needs depending on your activity throughout the day, age, weight etc. You can try using some smart devices too but I've never had any experience with them, I plan my own diet based on what I've already learned about my body. 

 

@edit

I maybe wasn't precise. You can know it but it takes a long time of conscious eating and listening to your body. Different 'diet gurus' often have their own methods of eating precisely how much they need but it's not something you can learn from anybody else but yourself.

Edited April 16, 2021 by JohnnyAb

[The0Self]

When you don't gain or lose weight. Only real way to find it is to track everything you eat for 7 days at least and weigh yourself every morning so you get a good running average and a daily caloric intake is centered on while maintaining the same weight. This assumes you get enough protein, because getting too little protein will throw this calculation off since you can essentially gain weight seemingly independent of caloric intake -- because 1 pound of muscle (very high protein content) consists of about 600 calories whereas 1 pound of fat consists of about 3500 calories. You don't want protein to be low, ever. At least 120g per day is best but if you simply aren't willing or habituated to eat that much, it's highly recommended to get at least 80-110+ to avoid easy-to-prevent suboptimal health markers.

Btw fiber only counts about 1.5cal/g. Not the full amount of carb's usual 4, but not zero like many seem to think.

Edited April 17, 2021 by The0Self