Weighing food is not really a "herculean effort," but in my experience it is certainly fair to call it a "pain in the ass". That said, dealing with the "knowin

Weighing food is not really a "herculean effort," but in my experience it is certainly fair to call it a "pain in the ass". That said, dealing with the "knowing exactly what ingredients" part is actually easy enough, if you're cooking your own food. If not, most places have some kind of nutrition information available, and if they don't, a rough guess is definitely better than nothing. Calorie tracking is not much fun, but it is definitely effective. Getting it perfectly right isn't as important as consistency.