I didn't count. I didn't have the energy. I listened to Doug Lyle's how to loose weight without loosing your mind on YouTube. Who basically changed the way i see food. It's almost impossable to overeat on whole foods, he taught me. Basically. I replaced all sweets with fruit. And tried to make sure half of my plate is veggies. At night we ate soup every second night. My husband added cheese to his dinner but had cheese almost never.. I never worried about overeatong. you don't want to overeat whole foods. It was also easier than normally because i struggled with nautia if i ate bad.