It is best to lean towards nutrition when losing weight. But to be effective at weight loss, it is wise to know where you stand calorie wise throughout the day. In the same way that you round up the amount you are spending in a store before reaching the cash register, do the same with your calorie spending plan. An example would be breakfast. If you had 1 cup of 100% Natural Granola Oats and Honey (464 cal) + ½ cup of fresh blueberries (42 cal) + ½ cup milk (51 calories), it doesn’t sound like much. But the total intake is 557 calories! This is a high amount of calories for the amount of food received. Exchange the granola for an equal size of Raisin Bran (also a high fiber choice and only 188 calories) and you will cut 276 calories. Use part of this for a piece of whole wheat toast for extra staying power and you are still saving calories.