Book excerpt: This is not a calorie counting journal. This book DOES NOT contain lists of foods and their calories. Are you tired of trying-and failing-to lose weight over and over again? Are you frustrated by fad diets that control what and when you can eat? Do you wish getting to your goal weight could be easier and less time consuming? What if I told you that there was a proven system to lose weight, that it would take you less than five minutes a day, and that you wouldn't have to give up your favorite foods? It sounds too good to be true, but it's not. And it's not some crazy new diet, either. What is this magic bullet? Good old-fashioned calorie counting. Regardless of what many diet gurus will tell you, the one thing that really matters if you want to shed unwanted pounds is keeping calories in below calories out. It's as simple as that. And with programs like MyFitnessPal to help you track your food and exercise, counting calories has never been easier. In Calorie Counting Made Easy, you will learn why calorie counting is all you need for effective loss weight loss. We'll help you set reasonable weight loss goals and teach you how to track your food and log your exercise on MyFitnessPal. Our step-by-step instructions leave nothing to chance. You'll also get shortcuts to make calorie counting simple and quick. Along with tips for feeling full on fewer calories, you'll have everything you need to finally reach your weight loss goals! Stop forcing yourself to follow a strict diet that controls what and how you eat. Eat the foods you like in reasonable quantities and watch the weight come off. Calorie Counting Made Easy has everything you need to get there.