Where did my calories go?

Machka9

JeanieWww wrote: »

In time you'll learn to find foods that have less calories in them. Here are some "negative calorie" foods. I say negative because it takes more caloric energy to eat and burn them off than they actually have.
Celery
Oranges
Strawberries
Tangerines
Grapefruit
Carrots
Apricots
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Watermelon
Cauliflower
Apples
Hot Chili Peppers
Zucchini

Wishful thinking. If only it were true.

PaulaWallaDingDong

JeanieWww wrote: »

so freaking sorry I said a !#@$ word.

I mean, it was a lot of wrong words strung together, but eh...

I get it's hard not to take being told you're wrong personally, but think about it. If you ate nothing but your list of so-called "negative calorie foods," you'd starve to death, no? Does that sound right to you?

Alatariel75

JeanieWww wrote: »

so freaking sorry I said a !#@$ word.

Don't take it personally. The fact is, misinformation like that can be not only useless, but actually make life harder for people. Correcting misinformation shouldn't be something people are scared to do because it might hurt someone's feelings. There are a LOT of myths and misinformation out there, and the best, most helpful thing a community can do is try and clear them up.

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PixelPuff

While those aren't zero-calorie [or "negative"] foods, they are foods that are at least good to have on-hand for snacking. Much better than a bag of chips, etc. Happy the misinformation was corrected on it.

That said, I tend to keep a pound of certain fruits/berries/stuff on-hand. For days I feel insatiable, it makes for a good snack THROUGH the entire DAY, pre-weighed and ready. A lot of my stuff is on that list. xD

A pound of peaches is only 178 calories. That's a good amount of straight up peach. xD So my snacking tends to edge itself off fairly well. Is also sweet and delish.

A pound of strawberries is 151 calories. I like using 0-cal chocolate or marshmallow dip with it. Yaasssss. Maybe dab of splenda if I'm feelin' frisky.

Apples are higher on that list, but I still get'm as they are incredibly cheap in the King Soopers 'discount produce' piles... 4-6 apples for $.99? Don't judge me.

But again, I nom these between meals slowly through the day, and they've been pre-measured at the 1lb mark for ease at day-end. If anything is left, I can just weigh -that- and subtract it from the pound to re-calculate what I'd eaten.

dfwesq

A good place to start may be to make sure you're eating plenty of vegetables - especially the kind that aren't starchy. They fill you up and at the same time tend to crowd out higher-calorie foods, making it easy to keep your calorie count lower. Plus they are great nutritionally.

TavistockToad

CattOfTheGarage wrote: »

EbonyDahlia wrote: »

Love people who post looking for help and then never return to the post.

Calm down, it hasn't even been two hours!

Amazing as it may seem to you and I, some people have lives outside the mfp forums...

they what?! :laugh: