Do you record all your fruits and veggies??

melcling

I'm just getting started recording my food and was curious if you feel it's necessary to record all veggies? I can understand recording fruit due to the high amount of carbs/sugars, but I don't feel it's necessary to record low cal veggies cooked without oil like cucumber, zucchini, squash, lettuce, etc... Its basically just me not wanting to have to record all my veggies, but I don't want to skip it if it's going to hurt my chances of losing weight. Any thoughts/advice??

livingleanlivingclean

I eat mountains of vegies every day, and they make up a big portion of my calories. I log and weigh every one, because I want to be as accurate as possible with my logging....

Depending on the size of your deficit, choosing not to log vegies just because they are individually low calorie, could be a reason you aren't as successful as you expect.

Heather4448

I log everything. I think 95% of us do.

Evamutt

I weigh/measure everything, veggies& fruit add up, some are higher in calories than others

grammageegee

I record EVERYTHING!

WickAndArtoo

It's important to log everything, the point of the app is to be aware of how many calories it takes to maintain/lose/gain and to eat according to that so that we can successfully and accurately achieve our goals.

bbell1985

100s of calories per day. Of course.

TonyB0588

I record everything I eat.

Capergirl11

I Weigh, measure and record everything I eat.

Daddy78230

I log 98% of everything, but I eyeball veggies by the cup and don't fret about exact measurements. I like to keep a tally of my carbs, fiber, potassium and other vitamins. However, veggies are not a big percentage of my calories, so its more eyeballed estimates. I'm more precise on other calorie dense foods.

Blitzia

Add another tally for logging everything. Once you get going, it won't seem like as much of a burden. There are lots of ways to make it easier on yourself - if you frequently eat the same things, you can save combinations as either meals or recipes and add several things with one click. Individual items you've already logged also get saved so it gets easier to just click the items instead of searching for them in the database.

Logging from the app can be even easier as well. If you start typing an item, it will auto complete from things in your history.

SheilaCali

I don't record veggies if they're on my salad in small quantities, like a tablespoon of peppers or a radish. I will always count fruit, as they have more calories most of the time. It's hard to get every ounce. Get a scale and make sure you measure out a cup (etc) until you're comfy with it. I went back to measuring after a month, and saw how big my portions were getting again. Just "eyeing it" isn't accurate enough. Not measuring a cup of lettuce won't hurt you though. Get that fiber!

SCoil123

My side salad tonight was around 60 calories before dressing and yes I logged it.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

I don't normally eat vegetables, but I log them when I do. It is important to log everything crossing your lips with even a single calorie. So the question is: Are vegetables part of everything crossing your lips with even a single calorie? If they are not a part of that, then don't log. If they are, then log it. The reasons to not worry about logging something are:
1. They are not 'crossing your lips.' (i.e. you aren't eating it, so don't log it)
2. They do not have a single calorie (such as water)*

Sometimes it is useful to log even non-caloric items for reasons unrelated to weight management.

buffalogal42

Log everything! That is the one truth. Lol

AnvilHead

If it goes in my mouth, I log it.

brznhabits

I log veggies but I don't worry as much about exactness. It varies by veggie though, dense squashes for example I put a little more thought into logging them. That's also because I cook them with more calorie laden things like vinaigrette. I also log any oil I use to cook.

clicketykeys

Wellllll I don't log veggies, but I'm probably not someone you should listen to, since I quit logging anything. But when I was logging, yes, I logged veggies. Even fresh spinach. Five ounces doesn't seem like much, but have you ever seen a five-oz pile of fresh spinach??

JeromeBarry1

@melcling Log every little thing, not because the old man says so, but because the only one who can make you succeed or fail is you. You succeed when you weigh and record all your food with a digital scale.
You fail when you assert your superior knowledge with no evidence.

KateTii

I used to log everything down to the gram. I now have a generic entry for vegetables with dinner as they don't vary much, it's the same sorta stuff every night and my dinner went cold far too many times before I was done. I also eyeball lettuce. Other than that, yes, it gets weighed.

JeromeBarry1

Mustard, you don't have to weigh because any reasonable amount you'll use is still 0 calories.

KateTii

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Mustard, you don't have to weigh because any reasonable amount you'll use is still 0 calories.

True, but if you are watching micronutrients or trying to get into good habits, it may be worthwhile weighing. Some people extend the mustard rule to stuff like caesar dressing with poor results.

RedSquadronLeader

I really don't think the difference between anyone losing weight or not is coming down to a cucumber or a pile of spinach. Even if it's a big pile of spinach. I wouldn't log the green and leafy or very low-cal items, but I'm interested in tracking micronutrients lately so I do anyway. I'll weigh things like onions and sweet potatoes but I just eyeball the spring mix and such.

Also, if I were working on a 100 - 200 cal deficit or something like that, I'd definitely weigh and measure everything because that's easily my margin of error right now. But I tend to eat or a bit above at my maintenance set for "sedentary", and I walk around 7 miles every day, lift weights, and do martial arts. So if I'm 200 cals off I don't really care, it'll all average out.

janjunie

I eat about 200 calories worth of veggies a day, if I didn't log it, I'd fill that 200 calories with something else, then I'd be 200 calories over for the day thinking I'm not

DonM46

The only things I do NOT log are spices, medications, water, and anything with zero nutritional value. Everything else gets entered.

Verity1111

melcling wrote: »

I'm just getting started recording my food and was curious if you feel it's necessary to record all veggies? I can understand recording fruit due to the high amount of carbs/sugars, but I don't feel it's necessary to record low cal veggies cooked without oil like cucumber, zucchini, squash, lettuce, etc... Its basically just me not wanting to have to record all my veggies, but I don't want to skip it if it's going to hurt my chances of losing weight. Any thoughts/advice??

Depends on the amount. I skip lettuce sometimes. A full 4.5oz bag (bigger than youd think) is 25 calories and I find I dont eat more than 10 calories of lettuce at a time. I record tomatoes although I guess thats fruit lol. It depends on if youre eating half a carrot (25 calories) once or twice a day or 25 baby carrots (100 calories) - big calorie difference.

CynthiasChoice

I used to not record veggies in previous weight loss attempts. I lost weight slowly.

This time, I'm weighing and logging everything, and I'm surprised how many calories of veggies I'm eating. 222 calories of veggies today. 136 calories of veggies yesterday. It does add up.

MelanieCN77

Absolutely every last gram. I eat a good amount, though, most days.

dutchandkiwi

Food in = logging and it has been that way for 1200+ days now
Everything counts When I vegetables it can add up to more than 200cal a day I eat a lot yes) Not recoding it would cause underlogging

jennypapage

i don't weigh cucumber/lettuce for the amount i will put in a sandwich.If i'm going to make a salad with them, then yes, i'll weigh them.All other veggies and fruits i weigh and log.

3rdof7sisters

Everything, to the best of my ability down to the "just a taste".