Originally Posted by PeteHski

I find it's such a fine balance that counting calories is sometimes necessary to hit a specific target weight. I certainly don't calorie count all the time, but if I want to get from my "normal" 80 kg to 75 kg for a specific event then calorie counting is absolutely necessary for me. Using an App like MFP makes it pretty painless too. The alternative of just guessing doesn't really cut it for me. If I eat too little my performance starts to suffer and if I eat too much I don't hit my target weight. I have tried to get down to my fighting weight without calorie counting and failed every time. I might lose a couple of kg at best that way. If I wasn't trying to beat personal performance targets none of this would really matter.