Michael Mosley explains four important weight loss rules to follow when tracking calories

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If you've made the New Year's resolution to get fit and lose weight, exercising alone isn't going to cut it.In any healthy weight loss regime, eating the right amount of calories and nutrients is essential.

Eating too many calories will make losing weight much harder, and eating too little won't give you the energy you need. Knowing the amount of calories you should be eating and keeping track is a great way to ensure you're getting enough, and to help, Michael Mosley has explained the importance of tracking and how you can do it.

The diet guru and author of the Fast 800 often posts helpful weight loss tips on Instagram and his online blog. He says that in short, calorie-controlled diets do work - if you do it right.The health specialist wrote: "Choosing to go on a low-calorie diet, like only consuming 800 calories per day, can be key for people who are either obese, managing type 2 diabetes, or metabolic syndrome. "According to him, the biggest cause of weight gain is eating more calories than your body needs for energy.

By entering a calorie deficit, which involves burning off more calories than you're eating, your body can use excess fat for energy rather than getting it from the food you're eating - which leads to weight loss.