I counted every calorie for 30 days

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  • @jordansyatt
    @jordansyatt Před 4 lety +7230

    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.

    • @VJ-gx7zd
      @VJ-gx7zd Před 4 lety +42

      Two greats in one video!!!

    • @elisam5620
      @elisam5620 Před 4 lety +33

      thank you for your great analogy with the mile!

    • @jeancarlosortiz1941
      @jeancarlosortiz1941 Před 4 lety +5

      Your CZcams channel has taught me more about food and fitness than I have ever learned in my entire life. You're a spectacular fitness coach!

    • @mattdavella
      @mattdavella  Před 4 lety +123

      Thanks mannnn. You're too kind!

    • @sammiecheco6239
      @sammiecheco6239 Před 4 lety +1

      Hahaaa!! I was literally typing about you hangin on to that moustachio lol... aight then!! We’ll get used to it, I guess 😬

  • @smaradt
    @smaradt Před 4 lety +2115

    This comment section is honestly kind of concerning.

    • @kaeldlr2018
      @kaeldlr2018 Před 4 lety +6

      smaradt Why tho?

    • @crazydrifter13
      @crazydrifter13 Před 4 lety

      Why do you think it's concerning? How comments are displayed is dynamic on CZcams nowadays so things might have changed since you commented.

    • @meb674
      @meb674 Před 4 lety +93

      @@kaeldlr2018 i believe she is referencing the ED amount

    • @absolutetrash8118
      @absolutetrash8118 Před 4 lety +51

      @@crazydrifter13 I think they are referring to all the comments talking about eating disorders
      It lowkey is super triggering so thats lovely

    • @libertines24
      @libertines24 Před 4 lety +19

      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

  • @Abbicushoneybadger
    @Abbicushoneybadger Před 3 lety +2360

    Counting calories is a tool. Not a restriction. Not everyone who tracks has an eating disorder

  • @sammiisdead8965
    @sammiisdead8965 Před 4 lety +683

    *90% of the comments:* ppl with ED's
    *other 10%:* abt his mustache

  • @PeridotPrincess
    @PeridotPrincess Před 4 lety +6829

    Honestly, it’s a privilege to never have counted calories before you’re 30.

  • @TejasVaidya
    @TejasVaidya Před 4 lety +1867

    Eating burger while running, Damn I like that shot! ♥️

    • @extraslayar4585
      @extraslayar4585 Před 4 lety +28

      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

    • @acekhan2341
      @acekhan2341 Před 4 lety

      @Foxglove true

    • @em0_tion
      @em0_tion Před 4 lety +2

      reminded me of those hamster wheels xD

    • @mattdavella
      @mattdavella  Před 4 lety +60

      It only took two takes. And four burgers. The math checks out trust me.

    • @assetactivities
      @assetactivities Před 4 lety +2

      that was one of my favorite parts of the video

  • @Sammm3h
    @Sammm3h Před 4 lety +8205

    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.

    • @domjotxx7594
      @domjotxx7594 Před 4 lety +303

      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.

    • @OhmyJeebuss
      @OhmyJeebuss Před 4 lety +193

      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

    • @CSmr-cc7ge
      @CSmr-cc7ge Před 4 lety +7

      OK thank you hobo, I will take your advice seriously

    • @domjotxx7594
      @domjotxx7594 Před 4 lety +3

      @@OhmyJeebuss you exactly described my friend's case.. :(

    • @anna-mbehr3427
      @anna-mbehr3427 Před 4 lety +8

      Hobo well that’s happened to me, I can’t stop, I’m struggling a lot

  • @nicollelizarazo4549
    @nicollelizarazo4549 Před 3 lety +675

    Matt: "i counted every calorie for 30 days"
    My ED thoughts: *here we go*

    • @mtgmight353
      @mtgmight353 Před 3 lety +30

      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

    • @randomxshitz5217
      @randomxshitz5217 Před 3 lety +28

      Budget Vicuna some people like me like to watch videos like this to trigger themselves. I know it sounds weird but we just do

    • @kayedecena8396
      @kayedecena8396 Před 3 lety +2

      Stan Bts this is sadly so true😭

    • @randomxshitz5217
      @randomxshitz5217 Před 3 lety

      ihateyou ksksksksks it really is😭😭

    • @randomxshitz5217
      @randomxshitz5217 Před 3 lety

      Abby Newman frr😳 haha

  • @topanga1025
    @topanga1025 Před 4 lety +461

    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...

    • @Mexicobeanpole
      @Mexicobeanpole Před 3 lety +3

      Fantastic job!!

    • @tracy_cakkes
      @tracy_cakkes Před 3 lety +6

      Same here! Congratulations that’s amazing!

    • @meat1031
      @meat1031 Před 3 lety +4

      ur rlly pretty wtf

    • @stevenrsnyder4463
      @stevenrsnyder4463 Před 3 lety +1

      Great job 👏

    • @davyddocarmocabral2989
      @davyddocarmocabral2989 Před 3 lety +1

      @@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

  • @stevjammer2989
    @stevjammer2989 Před 4 lety +3809

    If you're tracking calories you should ABSOLUTELY get a food scale.

    • @khyatisharma4049
      @khyatisharma4049 Před 4 lety +15

      What is a food scale?

    • @Furen
      @Furen Před 4 lety +243

      @@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.

    • @khyatisharma4049
      @khyatisharma4049 Před 4 lety +15

      @@Furen Thanks!

    • @rorylennon4043
      @rorylennon4043 Před 4 lety +4

      How does it weigh your food?

    • @thatonenippleclamplyingaro3612
      @thatonenippleclamplyingaro3612 Před 4 lety +55

      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.

  • @whyitstrending1085
    @whyitstrending1085 Před 4 lety +1492

    I still can’t believe Porn Stache’ from Orange Is The New Black started a minimalist CZcams channel.

    • @martin8313
      @martin8313 Před 4 lety

      its not a porn stache

    • @salafzal4791
      @salafzal4791 Před 4 lety +45

      @martin He means the character from Orange is the New Black. He's called Porn Stache

    • @kyletremblay5295
      @kyletremblay5295 Před 4 lety +2

      Funny comment, made me check your channel.. now I'm subbed.. man's playing 4d chess over here 😂😂

    • @whyitstrending1085
      @whyitstrending1085 Před 4 lety +4

      Kyle Tremblay thanks man! I’ll probably do a Matt video in a few weeks. Working on Mr. Beast now. Editing is a bitch.

    • @alpina4115
      @alpina4115 Před 4 lety +1

      i LOVE the mustache, makes him so likeable and down-to-earth

  • @gaurabmohanjoshi525
    @gaurabmohanjoshi525 Před 4 lety +518

    *80% of my daily thoughts are related to food* felt that on spiritual level

    • @milktea8773
      @milktea8773 Před 3 lety +5

      Gosh its gd to kn its not just me that has the them

  • @MrSchecter45
    @MrSchecter45 Před 4 lety +511

    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

    • @zheenabdulla848
      @zheenabdulla848 Před 3 lety +18

      i have been doing it for a month now, i use lose it. i lost 10kg! i eat 1000 a day

    • @MrSchecter45
      @MrSchecter45 Před 3 lety +44

      @@zheenabdulla848 now i weigh 180 from 450

    • @flowerprincess18td
      @flowerprincess18td Před 3 lety +8

      This was the comment I was looking for, thank you for sharing

    • @Darkleok
      @Darkleok Před 3 lety +69

      @@zheenabdulla848 1000 Kcal a day? thats not healthy at all! Please try to stick to atleast 1300-1500

    • @zheenabdulla848
      @zheenabdulla848 Před 3 lety +11

      Leok I know but it’s just for two months, I’ll slowly increase the calorie count

  • @jocke5097
    @jocke5097 Před 4 lety +873

    I laughed out so hard when you started running with the burger

  • @ava-br6rs
    @ava-br6rs Před 4 lety +528

    I know this is kinda irrelevant to the video but dang, Matt, you have a really nice toaster.

  • @vickilljoy6099
    @vickilljoy6099 Před 4 lety +4238

    "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_*

    • @Prodigious1One
      @Prodigious1One Před 4 lety +60

      Oh... ED is eating disorder.

    • @Nalijay
      @Nalijay Před 4 lety +180

      Maybe don't watch a video about calorie counting if you have an ED? Just a thought.

    • @Rigs82
      @Rigs82 Před 4 lety +40

      Keep going strong, you can beat your ED!

    • @fuzzyaj5759
      @fuzzyaj5759 Před 4 lety +103

      Nalijay Sometimes people watch these types of videos to purposefully trigger themselves

    • @jessicawang6558
      @jessicawang6558 Před 4 lety +52

      Nalijay It’s very hard to control it when you’re head’s screening “WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW

  • @jamkrispop6257
    @jamkrispop6257 Před 4 lety +1905

    "I'm not judging the peanut butter, I'm judging the mustache".
    I loved this part.

  • @Catalinamercado0
    @Catalinamercado0 Před 4 lety +3477

    lol I was 14 when I started counting and now I will never look at food the same

  • @erinstettner1
    @erinstettner1 Před 3 lety +304

    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.

    • @StrongOver40
      @StrongOver40 Před 3 lety +4

      I've been doing that for just over a month and I'm really enjoying it!

    • @arya2571
      @arya2571 Před 2 lety +7

      I have to track to make sure i'm eating enough lol

    • @parispc
      @parispc Před 2 lety +9

      @@arya2571 yeah same, I never realised how difficult it is to get 100+ grams of complete proteins a day without tracking calories

    • @franny5295
      @franny5295 Před rokem

      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.

  • @anyamckercher2408
    @anyamckercher2408 Před 4 lety +151

    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 ❤️

  • @emelinq676
    @emelinq676 Před 4 lety +296

    Imagine just driving and you look out your window and see a man sprinting with an in n out burger in his hand

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 4 lety +5

      He's Late To Burger Time

    • @liteknight
      @liteknight Před 4 lety +4

      There's something motivational in there somewhere...

    • @99r0
      @99r0 Před 4 lety +6

      while someone else is driving/running along side them filming

  • @GarrettWilliamsKGD
    @GarrettWilliamsKGD Před 4 lety +3106

    Natalie thinks about food 80% of the time because Matt is a SNACK

    • @lincolneyar8269
      @lincolneyar8269 Před 4 lety +88

      Matt is a SNACK, Natalie is a MOOD. Hahahaha 😂😂

    • @glennsak
      @glennsak Před 4 lety +21

      Except for the ‘stache.

    • @guestiestguest4048
      @guestiestguest4048 Před 4 lety +17

      With the beard yes, not with that stache

    • @mindsetwithmarie676
      @mindsetwithmarie676 Před 4 lety +4

      Hey some women dig the stache. My husband can also rock a mustache. But most of all, wear it with confidence fellas!!

    • @Siberius-
      @Siberius- Před 4 lety +3

      @@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.

  • @grace-lr8xt
    @grace-lr8xt Před 4 lety +2986

    the entire ed community in the comments lmao

    • @katesclub8841
      @katesclub8841 Před 4 lety +32

      why tf is there an ed community lol

    • @grace-lr8xt
      @grace-lr8xt Před 4 lety +154

      Katherine Caradonna bc there are people with eating disorders? we exist lol

    • @katesclub8841
      @katesclub8841 Před 4 lety +128

      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

    • @grace-lr8xt
      @grace-lr8xt Před 4 lety +40

      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!!

    • @absolutetrash8118
      @absolutetrash8118 Před 4 lety +15

      @@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

  • @AminaAhmed-wo3fq
    @AminaAhmed-wo3fq Před 3 lety +165

    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.

    • @werisekk3
      @werisekk3 Před 3 lety +7

      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.

    • @karinlovesjedward
      @karinlovesjedward Před rokem +3

      That is a very good idea!

  • @sidhanthaneogi8615
    @sidhanthaneogi8615 Před 4 lety +190

    *”80% of my thoughts are dedicated to food”*
    same though

  • @gabrielasowikowska9734
    @gabrielasowikowska9734 Před 4 lety +2682

    You should try living zero-waste for 30 days :)

  • @RanMilstein
    @RanMilstein Před 4 lety +174

    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 :)

    • @prathyusha016
      @prathyusha016 Před 2 lety +11

      Good to see a positive comment regarding calorie counting! Way to go!

    • @ernestogastelum9123
      @ernestogastelum9123 Před 2 lety +1

      @@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

  • @aestea1621
    @aestea1621 Před 4 lety +1492

    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)

    • @camgigandetluver
      @camgigandetluver Před 4 lety +17

      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 ❤️❤️❤️

    • @fatty1190
      @fatty1190 Před 4 lety +47

      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 ;)

    • @fatty1190
      @fatty1190 Před 4 lety +22

      @Christina Reynolds it's not torture to me. Believe it or not, discipline can actually be good for certain people...

    • @fatty1190
      @fatty1190 Před 4 lety +1

      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.

    • @selenalamothe997
      @selenalamothe997 Před 4 lety +1

      youre 13? you speak well

  • @osse1n
    @osse1n Před 4 lety +195

    *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.

    • @Cowboydjrobot
      @Cowboydjrobot Před 4 lety +7

      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.

    • @osse1n
      @osse1n Před 4 lety

      @@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.

    • @masonh5077
      @masonh5077 Před 4 lety +2

      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.

  • @kcovac2029
    @kcovac2029 Před 4 lety +314

    "Dad gut that keeps coming back" pulls up to IN N Out LOL

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 4 lety +2

      Bless In-n-Out tbh 😌👌

    • @AlanlaCelestina
      @AlanlaCelestina Před 4 lety

      like, ever heard of protein style? lol

  • @ilikecheese1158
    @ilikecheese1158 Před 4 lety +661

    I’ve had myfitnesspal for years and I never knew you could scan the barcodes of food. 😳

  • @stvphie1354
    @stvphie1354 Před 3 lety +348

    unfortunately, counting calories is one of my biggest regrets. Now, I can’t stop.

    • @OldManJenkins69
      @OldManJenkins69 Před 3 lety +41

      IT's been one of my biggest blessings, I'm so happy I don't ever want to stop

    • @kay-wj3jx
      @kay-wj3jx Před 3 lety +30

      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?

    • @darkengine5931
      @darkengine5931 Před 3 lety +12

      @@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.

    • @kay-wj3jx
      @kay-wj3jx Před 3 lety +10

      @@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!

    • @darkengine5931
      @darkengine5931 Před 3 lety +4

      @@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).

  • @setwillfree
    @setwillfree Před 4 lety +142

    in a soft voice “or my preferred funnel technique” had my dying

  • @shantanuchakrawarty6217
    @shantanuchakrawarty6217 Před 4 lety +286

    *Counting Calories is like a buffer between my hand and my mouth*
    -Matt D'Avells (2019)

  • @sianextfriday
    @sianextfriday Před 4 lety +128

    The first time I found out about calories, I was also excited...

  • @candrafn
    @candrafn Před 2 lety +79

    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!

    • @zekelodge4898
      @zekelodge4898 Před 2 lety +1

      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

    • @electrodynamicorb6548
      @electrodynamicorb6548 Před 2 lety

      @@zekelodge4898 500 calories is a bagel and cream cheese. That’s nothing

    • @young8715
      @young8715 Před 2 lety +4

      @@electrodynamicorb6548 500 calories of protein vs a bagel is competely different.

  • @nebulaofemily
    @nebulaofemily Před 4 lety +5810

    where's my ed squad trying to stop counting calories lol

    • @juliakercsmar6587
      @juliakercsmar6587 Před 4 lety +189

      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.

    • @sarahmartinez322
      @sarahmartinez322 Před 4 lety +234

      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)

    • @nebulaofemily
      @nebulaofemily Před 4 lety +53

      @@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 :/

    • @nebulaofemily
      @nebulaofemily Před 4 lety +81

      @@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

    • @ellie-ez6ho
      @ellie-ez6ho Před 4 lety +39

      ya ooo ed squad meetup 😂

  • @heyjoetofu
    @heyjoetofu Před 4 lety +594

    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.

  • @natalieaskin270
    @natalieaskin270 Před 4 lety +78

    i saw the title and thought, “welcome to my life”

  • @btsislife1761
    @btsislife1761 Před 4 lety +78

    Everyone : I loved the burger running shot
    Me : wooooo I'm inside of a protein shake!!!

  • @4191zm
    @4191zm Před 4 lety +116

    The burger sprint shot has to be one of my favorite things I've ever seen Matt produce.

  • @jayhm9393
    @jayhm9393 Před 4 lety +78

    Matt runs with burger in cool shot
    **Everone liked that**

  • @lberndtsen7595
    @lberndtsen7595 Před 3 lety +68

    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.

    • @darkengine5931
      @darkengine5931 Před 3 lety +8

      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.

    • @lberndtsen7595
      @lberndtsen7595 Před 3 lety +2

      @@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.

    • @IWantToStayAtYourHouse
      @IWantToStayAtYourHouse Před 3 lety +2

      @@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

    • @darkengine5931
      @darkengine5931 Před 3 lety

      ​@@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.

    • @FirebirdCamaro1220
      @FirebirdCamaro1220 Před 2 lety +3

      @@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

  • @rudrapatel2390
    @rudrapatel2390 Před 4 lety +99

    Did not expect her to sound like that lmao

    • @kay-wj3jx
      @kay-wj3jx Před 3 lety

      it’s her accent? what’s wrong with it?

  • @Sum_Guy
    @Sum_Guy Před 4 lety +397

    I've been counting calories for just over a month... You start getting obsessed with it.

    • @user-wp3cs9im5i
      @user-wp3cs9im5i Před 4 lety +10

      ChizBoyMentality 100% true

    • @20ulencja00
      @20ulencja00 Před 4 lety +77

      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.

    • @Gigusx
      @Gigusx Před 4 lety +19

      @@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.

    • @begumakkan1887
      @begumakkan1887 Před 4 lety +2

      I’ve been doing it for 3 years lol. it sure is addictive

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 4 lety +6

      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

  • @NavDhiman2310
    @NavDhiman2310 Před 4 lety +177

    The thing I’m taking away from this video, “the funnel technique “. 😁😂

  • @canadaeh996
    @canadaeh996 Před 3 lety +32

    54 days of counting and I’m already 20 lb down, it truly makes a difference

  • @muzzle4mutt
    @muzzle4mutt Před 4 lety +107

    I started at 30 days too and now it’s been 3 years lmao

  • @oatmanbecauseilikeoatmeal
    @oatmanbecauseilikeoatmeal Před 4 lety +415

    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!!

    • @homersimpson4331
      @homersimpson4331 Před 4 lety +1

      U should check a video he made a few weeks ago, fam Its about that

    • @yassinebouraoui5580
      @yassinebouraoui5580 Před 4 lety +1

      Same bro !!

    • @OhmyJeebuss
      @OhmyJeebuss Před 4 lety +1

      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.
      I don’t have the best grammar or spelling

    • @nadi98
      @nadi98 Před 4 lety +1

      @@OhmyJeebuss it's called "the myth of bad food".

    • @maxonmendel5757
      @maxonmendel5757 Před 4 lety

      It seems really similar to budgeting time or money

  • @bee42Sad
    @bee42Sad Před 4 lety +251

    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.

    • @anamariamontoyapena2262
      @anamariamontoyapena2262 Před 4 lety +4

      Same!

    • @bigsmellygirl1
      @bigsmellygirl1 Před 4 lety +9

      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!

    • @femafull
      @femafull Před 4 lety +1

      just_alexa same

    • @bee42Sad
      @bee42Sad Před 4 lety +3

      @@bigsmellygirl1 Right! and its hard for those who don't have experience with eating disorders to see how it may be problematic.

    • @sneezy-e
      @sneezy-e Před 4 lety

      Me too

  • @asadyezdan3858
    @asadyezdan3858 Před 4 lety +133

    He protecc
    He attacc
    He also calorie tracc

  • @aimeejane_writings
    @aimeejane_writings Před 3 lety +66

    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.

    • @JTguitarlessons
      @JTguitarlessons Před rokem

      I was thinking the same thing! Lol. Marry me already??

  • @LucianaArtusiBaltoswki
    @LucianaArtusiBaltoswki Před 4 lety +220

    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.

    • @jd88gtr19
      @jd88gtr19 Před 4 lety +13

      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

    • @Dennis-ns1yx
      @Dennis-ns1yx Před 4 lety

      CrazyRussianDiaries what? You dumb? How is counting calories bad?

    • @armadillito
      @armadillito Před 4 lety +1

      @@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.

    • @maryapuhin4792
      @maryapuhin4792 Před 4 lety +1

      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!

  • @lucassobris
    @lucassobris Před 4 lety +522

    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

  • @elliotjamesrattner1216
    @elliotjamesrattner1216 Před 4 lety +252

    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."

    • @fishfan2
      @fishfan2 Před 4 lety +3

      Same except I was full on thick, by that I mean chubby

    • @fishfan2
      @fishfan2 Před 4 lety +2

      Honestly ima start eating more once I get a six pack because my goal after is to bulk up

    • @IWantToStayAtYourHouse
      @IWantToStayAtYourHouse Před 3 lety +29

      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

    • @elliotjamesrattner1216
      @elliotjamesrattner1216 Před 3 lety +7

      @@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.

  • @TheMightyOdin
    @TheMightyOdin Před 3 lety +57

    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.

    • @gadgetzloops7319
      @gadgetzloops7319 Před 3 lety +3

      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.

    • @thebeatles102998
      @thebeatles102998 Před 3 lety

      i mean tablespoons exist

    • @ScootTooner
      @ScootTooner Před 2 lety +1

      @@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

    • @seitanbeatsyourmeat666
      @seitanbeatsyourmeat666 Před 2 lety

      This, and 15gr of peanut butter is a joke

  • @briannebrangert8502
    @briannebrangert8502 Před 4 lety +65

    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

  • @bryanmiranda8536
    @bryanmiranda8536 Před 4 lety +400

    "Don't judge me"
    "Im not judging the peanut butter.... Im judging the mustache"
    HAHAHAHAHA.

  • @m36games
    @m36games Před 4 lety +191

    I’ve been counting every calorie for a year, I never look at food the same. I will purposely avoid anything over 300 calories.

    • @snowduck1157
      @snowduck1157 Před 3 lety +1

      So, do you lost your weight

    • @Ilovebaboon2001
      @Ilovebaboon2001 Před 3 lety

      300 calories a day? are you okay? A baby eats more

    • @anabozic3563
      @anabozic3563 Před 3 lety +26

      @@Ilovebaboon2001 300 kcal per meal...

    • @brayanvillanueva7798
      @brayanvillanueva7798 Před 3 lety +2

      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

    • @alexjulius69
      @alexjulius69 Před 3 lety +7

      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

  • @ifuckinglovenurdrage
    @ifuckinglovenurdrage Před 4 lety +359

    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.

    • @sundayrunday7586
      @sundayrunday7586 Před 4 lety +16

      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?!

    • @skylarkesselring6075
      @skylarkesselring6075 Před 4 lety +57

      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'.

    • @ifuckinglovenurdrage
      @ifuckinglovenurdrage Před 4 lety +16

      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!

    • @several.
      @several. Před 4 lety +14

      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.

    • @knz730
      @knz730 Před 4 lety +5

      @@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!

  • @zeeschelp
    @zeeschelp Před 4 lety +3179

    "i didn't see chips, i saw a 130 calories per serving" that's definitely not a good thing?

    • @_Sonder_
      @_Sonder_ Před 4 lety +259

      He didn't mean it as a good thing

    • @TheLingo56
      @TheLingo56 Před 4 lety +111

      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!

    • @pikachukid9650
      @pikachukid9650 Před 4 lety +54

      This is what I wrote down in my hospital diary and that was the moment I realized how fucked my mind is.

    • @confusedflourbeetle4734
      @confusedflourbeetle4734 Před 4 lety +9

      It's called orthorexia

    • @Repsforjesus67
      @Repsforjesus67 Před 4 lety +85

      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.

  • @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862
    @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862 Před 4 lety +214

    *Matt your content continues to improve! Keep it up, brother.*

  • @fabiancouture2590
    @fabiancouture2590 Před 4 lety +28

    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.

  • @Unfortunate67
    @Unfortunate67 Před 3 lety +151

    How it started: Counting calories
    How its going: binge, purge, restrict repeat

    • @icantspell210
      @icantspell210 Před 3 lety +4

      😬😬😬😬felt that

    • @Soyaboenne
      @Soyaboenne Před 3 lety +4

      Same... I was already bulimic, thought I'd recovered, started counting calories to lose some weight and now my bulimia is worse than ever

    • @darkengine5931
      @darkengine5931 Před 3 lety +7

      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.

    • @555starangel_
      @555starangel_ Před 3 lety

      Honestly💀

    • @Mskyraelise
      @Mskyraelise Před 2 lety

      Is it the counting calories or the restriction you put on your calories? Binging is the symptom of the cause which is restriction.

  • @gregoryking4796
    @gregoryking4796 Před 4 lety +338

    When I stopped counting calories it was the best day of my life

    • @diealistair7093
      @diealistair7093 Před 4 lety +18

      same finally feeling happy with food again and going by what I like not what has the lowest calories was so great

    • @sooparticular
      @sooparticular Před 4 lety +3

      yes agreed this man is an idiot

    • @user-qo7vq6yx8q
      @user-qo7vq6yx8q Před 4 lety +8

      What a useless comment

    • @4dri4N00
      @4dri4N00 Před 4 lety

      Gregory King When you stopped, did you gain weight from fat?

    • @agnostichaos
      @agnostichaos Před 4 lety

      💯

  • @mikassalouna
    @mikassalouna Před 4 lety +188

    Matt : I have a mustache and no I don't care what you think
    Me: this is amazing goals I wanna be like him

  • @sreivphol
    @sreivphol Před 3 lety +123

    1:58 AMAZING JAWLINE

  • @loveless2ne1
    @loveless2ne1 Před 3 lety +32

    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.

  • @aviahveredusa6099
    @aviahveredusa6099 Před 4 lety +147

    Me: hes still got a moustache
    Matt: yes I've still got a moustache and o don't care what you think.
    Me: ....magical

    • @sopheikemarie
      @sopheikemarie Před 4 lety +1

      Looked for that comment so I don't have to write it 😂

    • @majklk2057
      @majklk2057 Před 4 lety +1

      As long as he has it and not me, ... I am cool with it.

    • @b925free
      @b925free Před 4 lety

      :)) Was expecting it but somehow hoped that he ditched it! Sort of got used to it but it's still awkward. Mario!

  • @saeedbashir_
    @saeedbashir_ Před 4 lety +45

    “I am not judging the peanut butter, I’m judging the moustache” 😂😂👌🏽👌🏽 just the reaction we wanted to see

    • @andyu245
      @andyu245 Před 4 lety

      I was looking for this comment XD

  • @brendanpospischil3871
    @brendanpospischil3871 Před 4 lety +91

    For most people, eating until they have their fill, avoiding snaking, having a balanced diet and exercising regularly should be enough.

    • @PeridotPrincess
      @PeridotPrincess Před 3 lety +1

      Brendan Pospischil it’s weird, you’re saying until your full but don’t snack ??

    • @kailyndonnelly06
      @kailyndonnelly06 Před 3 lety +9

      snacks aren’t bad. I’ve had multiple people who have lost weight recommend two snacks a day.

    • @anorange7900
      @anorange7900 Před 3 lety +7

      @@kailyndonnelly06 ya just don’t eat 3 bags of chips a day or something like that

    • @xx-jy8ct
      @xx-jy8ct Před 3 lety +1

      @@anorange7900 I used to snack on chips daily , soon as I stopped eating them I lost weight .

    • @helloelianamilena
      @helloelianamilena Před 3 lety

      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 :)

  • @spaceagesnacks
    @spaceagesnacks Před 4 lety +5

    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!

  • @KyleBeats_
    @KyleBeats_ Před 4 lety +142

    I tried this for a week and realized although I was eating healthy I was over eating 😁😁

  • @emilianachateau
    @emilianachateau Před 4 lety +996

    It can be quite dangerous to count calories for some people because it can trigger eating disorders...

    • @mintayayy27
      @mintayayy27 Před 4 lety +49

      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.

    • @jacob5208
      @jacob5208 Před 4 lety +20

      Well yes, for some. But, for most of everyone else, it’s s a very useful tool to keep track of your intake.

    • @joshuamerrill3959
      @joshuamerrill3959 Před 4 lety +16

      Tf kinda of stupid shit is that. That's like saying don't track workouts because that might trigger lazy people

    • @beahallberg7822
      @beahallberg7822 Před 4 lety +20

      @@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.

    • @joshuamerrill3959
      @joshuamerrill3959 Před 4 lety +11

      @@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.

  • @archangels1111
    @archangels1111 Před 4 lety +11

    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:)

  • @jomaix
    @jomaix Před 4 lety +18

    "I'm not judging the peanut butter; I'm judging the mustache" - Everyone watching this video.

  • @RobLipsett
    @RobLipsett Před 4 lety +568

    Welcome to my world

  • @emungai
    @emungai Před 4 lety +68

    You mean this whole time the sponsor was Square Space and not My Fitness Plus or Dollar Shave Club.

  • @burtimus7228
    @burtimus7228 Před 4 lety +4

    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.

  • @imjustacamel4190
    @imjustacamel4190 Před 4 lety +362

    "And there is a 400 calorie *SNACK*"
    Excuse me my dinner doesn't even have that many calories

  • @LaurenInesRuiz
    @LaurenInesRuiz Před 4 lety +147

    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.

    • @user-qo7vq6yx8q
      @user-qo7vq6yx8q Před 4 lety +3

      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

    • @soham3156
      @soham3156 Před 4 lety +3

      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.

    • @juicysatsumabeauty
      @juicysatsumabeauty Před 4 lety +2

      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...

    • @user-qo7vq6yx8q
      @user-qo7vq6yx8q Před 4 lety +7

      @@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.

    • @megan5495
      @megan5495 Před 4 lety

      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

  • @ulissesboppre2841
    @ulissesboppre2841 Před 4 lety +73

    Anxiously waiting for the ”I kept a mustache for 30 days” video

  • @eliseheartless4636
    @eliseheartless4636 Před 4 lety +10

    I'm kinda confused.
    I started to count calories out of boredom, but now, every time I see that I took too much calories a day, then I start to feel bad... even when it's just 10 over my normal calorie level.
    I'm scared that I‘m going to develop an eating disorder.

    • @yourcousinsbrokenps2400
      @yourcousinsbrokenps2400 Před 4 lety +3

      looks like you already have, but don't worry I was once in the same boat as you and I lost 45 pounds over the summer. I had some sort of eating disorder so I stopped counting calories. Instead I eat until I have the amount of energy I need to fuel myself for the day and do some exercise to burn off excess calories. Just remember to be healthy, happy, and enjoy life!

    • @optimicist7774
      @optimicist7774 Před 4 lety +1

      Remind that you aren't counting burnt calories from your activities, which gives you a range of ±(3 to 10)% daily calorie intake, percentage varying according to how though you perform your chores and what results you want to see. Also keep in mind that you should track food quality.

    • @eliseheartless4636
      @eliseheartless4636 Před 4 lety

      Death Omen
      I recently stopped counting them, so I don’t get "addicted" to it.

    • @several.
      @several. Před 4 lety

      Don't work off calorie limits, limits imply that it is a fixed line where its healthy or not, instead see it like a goal, aim for around 2000 - 2200 calories ect, or wherever is appropriate for your fitness/body.

  • @user-sw5vc2pt3b
    @user-sw5vc2pt3b Před rokem

    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!

  • @YuniorGamboa
    @YuniorGamboa Před 4 lety +423

    Imagine a guy running with a burger while talking to himself at full speed in your neighborhood....
    🤣
    But who cares anyway 👍

  • @kovicseni14
    @kovicseni14 Před 4 lety +68

    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.”

  • @JiaJialei
    @JiaJialei Před 4 lety +3

    Matt running and eating burger got me 😂
    Thank you for the video. That’s good film making.

  • @alexandersheets1
    @alexandersheets1 Před rokem +3

    That last thing the trainer guy said about it's better than doing nothing, and people get discouraged when diets are too complicated, is so true. I've started tracking what I eat and I feel it has really helped. I've heard a lot of people say that's not going to work but it keeps excess food out of my mouth so I don't know how that's a bad thing

  • @EmmyHucker
    @EmmyHucker Před 4 lety +33

    Seriously love the cinematic, informative and comedic breakdown of this topic!

  • @bananatree3102
    @bananatree3102 Před 4 lety +140

    For me personally, counting calories got me to develop an eating disorder

    • @ella4754
      @ella4754 Před 4 lety +8

      I hope you're alright now

    • @merakul9560
      @merakul9560 Před 4 lety +4

      Same!!!

    • @livingsmarternotharder9518
      @livingsmarternotharder9518 Před 4 lety +4

      banana tree I have one too unfortunately but I hope all is well with you.

    • @alphakay3917
      @alphakay3917 Před 4 lety +8

      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...

    • @prasanna4061
      @prasanna4061 Před 4 lety +5

      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.

  • @saurikish
    @saurikish Před 4 lety

    Love your videos, Matt! Keep up the good work.

  • @Bold_Beginnings
    @Bold_Beginnings Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @Lea-bi8np
    @Lea-bi8np Před 4 lety +325

    the calorie counting shit nearly got me in a eating disorder lol🙃

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro Před 4 lety +10

      I'm really glad for the "nearly" here but also?? It is really unfortunate that this is so common

    • @r5zoeirabr651
      @r5zoeirabr651 Před 4 lety +49

      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!

    • @Lea-bi8np
      @Lea-bi8np Před 4 lety +1

      @@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)

    • @guggi_
      @guggi_ Před 4 lety +2

      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

    • @aminrad3077
      @aminrad3077 Před 4 lety +11

      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

  • @TimeFliesTimeManagement
    @TimeFliesTimeManagement Před 4 lety +80

    8:25 this is a moment of buffer between my hand and my mouth 👌

  • @TomStrohOptimalDailyLiving

    Thank you so much for this video, Matt. This really helps a lot!

  • @devildaddy8604
    @devildaddy8604 Před 4 lety +8

    I love counting calories. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It has helped me quit binging. I weighed more than I ever had, and would just eat and eat. If I wasn’t full to the point where it was uncomfortable to sit down I would think I had room and could eat more. I have lost weight exercising and going into a small calorie deficit. 😁I’ve never felt good about my body like this.

    • @toxictiger4gaming378
      @toxictiger4gaming378 Před rokem

      that's so nice!! And I completely relate with the quit binging part. Although calorie counting can lead to eating disorders, it has helped so so much with binging!! That's something I can't deny, I'm happy for you!

  • @itsblitzzz
    @itsblitzzz Před 4 lety +78

    Still waiting for that "I watched ASMR for 30 days" vid 😌

  • @lalalalastop
    @lalalalastop Před 4 lety +179

    it makes me mad he is not measuring correctly like thats the whole point

    • @hey-zel
      @hey-zel Před 4 lety +9

      katie farley how does someone do that? I’m genuinely curious because I’m struggling on it.

    • @phieuwihsjsh
      @phieuwihsjsh Před 4 lety +24

      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!!

    • @hey-zel
      @hey-zel Před 4 lety +4

      Casio 9000 yes this was! Thank you for answering my question.

    • @phieuwihsjsh
      @phieuwihsjsh Před 4 lety +8

      Christina Reynolds lol ok stay mad fatty

    • @marysmith3654
      @marysmith3654 Před 4 lety +8

      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)

  • @MarsWien
    @MarsWien Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @doriandias2184
    @doriandias2184 Před 3 lety +5

    “I’m not judging the peanut butter I’m judging the Moustache” 😂😂