[quote=Chetan]Regarding taking 2500 calories, I am keeping track of the proteins (target is about 70 to 80 grams/day), but not the proteins primarily because I do not know the caloric content in the home cooked Indian food. I was curious how people measure calories if it is not labeled. The labels on pre-packaged food make it easy to track the calories on; but since I could not track the caloric content for home cooked food, I gave up tracking calories completely.[/quote]
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