I think I have the answer. You're supposed to: - count your calories and maintain the same calorie intake for a while - measure your body weight or other met

I think I have the answer. You're supposed to: - count your calories and maintain the same calorie intake for a while - measure your body weight or other metric you want to change throughout So, if you're eating 2,500 calories a day and see you're gaining weight, you have a baseline you want to go below to lose weight.