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>>417156 Yes. It's even better to plan your daily meals ahead of time so you don't find yourself in a sticky spot, either having eaten way more than you meant to or having only eaten a few hundred by 9:00 PM. But it's crucial to count your calories (including—especially—those from liquid sources like soda or lattes), at least until you get a good feel for how many calories foods have, because most people have no clue how many or how few they are eating.
As long as you have realistic and healthy goals in mind (a few hundred calories less than your maintenance level if you're trying to lose weight, never fewer than 1800), keeping track of how much you are actually eating will be enlightening as well as good for you. Maybe someone wanted to save you from the stress of reaching unrealistically low numbers, but when you're eating healthy amounts of food, tracking your intake is actually pretty relaxing, because you know without doubt that you have eaten enough food to stay healthy and get good results, but not too much.
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