IT IS SO HARD TO COUNTER CALORIES...

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  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    So much wrong.
    Even if you eat 'clean', you can easily overeat.
    Especially things like nuts, PB, etc.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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    I wish all my food had handy dandy bar codes so I could just scan and stop worrying about all the weighing and manual inputting... that would be so nice... SOOOO nice...

    I got fat because I'm lazy and I'm having a hard time not being fat because I'm lazy but clean eating is forcing me to not be lazy and I RESENT it...

    *grumble*
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wow I guess it is ok to internet bully people around here
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
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    You guys seriously don't have the bar codes on the stickers?

    code-on-stickers.jpg

    No, we have stickers that have the PLU number on them, and that's it. The only fruit I've ever scanned is the stuff that comes pre-packaged, like cherry tomatoes.

    The fact that your fruit is scannable is a moot point because you still have to weigh it at home to know how many calories you eat. Not every apple at the store is the same.
    That's why I said weigh it against the serving size. I scan all my fruits and vegetables (yes, all the produce I have that I don't grow myself has scanable barcode stickers), weigh the produce, then adjust serving size to match the actual weight.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    Because clean foods = magical properties!

    Dum du du DUMMMM!

    *eats clean*

    *is suddenly skinny*

    I've been eating clean for over two years. I am still fat. :P

    *eats cereal every morning, pizza lunchable for lunch, and various frozen entrees for dinner*

    *still lost 1 pound this week*

    *cries* SHOW OFF!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    So eat more foods with barcodes ;)
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wow I guess it is ok to internet bully people around here

    Only if you do it with smiley faces. :D

    Best to roll with the punches and not be offended.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wow I guess it is ok to internet bully people around here


    yeah.... I thought it was just me but that response was kind of uncalled for....
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    Eh, maybe. I can see where someone might not need to, but then again, I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out how those people would get notably overweight to start with.

    I mean the logic makes a bit of sense; high volume of low calorie foods leading to decreased overall calorie consumption, but that makes a lot of assumptions about the person in question, like how their appetite works, how well they receive and process fullness signals, etc. So I wouldn't say it's clean eating in and of itself that wold let you just not care about calorie counting and macro tracking, it would be more on the individual themself, who may or may not have the same ability regardless of specific food restrictions/requirements/however you want to phrase it.

    Until a farmer who eats his wife's homemade meals every day gets fat. 5000 calories of clean food is still 5000 calories. Just because it comes fresh from a meat market and is made with natural ingredients doesn't mean you'll automatically lose weight. :wink:
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
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    trolling troll is a trollster
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wait, I thought the original quote was said in sarcasm...? :huh:
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wait, I thought the original quote was said in sarcasm...? :huh:

    Of course it wasn't.
  • WakkoW
    WakkoW Posts: 567 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    Whether or not you count calories depends on what your goals are.

    I believe the closer you are to reaching your goals (whether they be losing weight or performance related), the more important it is to assess what you are eating.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wait, I thought the original quote was said in sarcasm...? :huh:

    i am lvl 80 sarcasm wizard
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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    trolling troll is a trollster

    Not a troll here. Just a very frustrated clean eater.

    Someone on my friends list actually just suggested using the same recipe more than once. That might ACTUALLY make things easier but I don't use recipes. I just make crap up! LOL
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wow I guess it is ok to internet bully people around here


    yeah.... I thought it was just me but that response was kind of uncalled for....

    +1 for me I am again in the "bully" club...

    this kind of response is called for when you say things like "if you eat clean you don't have to count calories"....

    even if it is "sarcasm" it is read by newer folks, believed and wham...they are repeating it as gospel...

    ETA: sarcasm does not translate well on the internet...if sarcasm was the intent try ending it with /sarcasm.
  • CookieDoughYummy
    CookieDoughYummy Posts: 58
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wow I guess it is ok to internet bully people around here

    Um, yea .... I'm thinking she didn't expect to get hated on so much for this comment. I don't necessarily agree with what she said, but you guys are probably making her feels terrible right now.
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
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    I eat a lot of whole foods without stickers, hardly ever track my calories, and it still only takes me a matter of minutes to enter my food. Are you utilizing all of the features? I use the recent and frequent food tabs the most and the recipe builder to a lesser extent for the few recipes that never change. Take some time and figure out the system -- you want this to be quick and easy (like it's set up to be) in order to stick with it.
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
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    I eat a lot of whole foods without stickers, hardly ever track my calories, and it still only takes me a matter of minutes to enter my food. Are you utilizing all of the features? I use the recent and frequent food tabs the most and the recipe builder to a lesser extent for the few recipes that never change. Take some time and figure out the system -- you want this to be quick and easy (like it's set up to be) in order to stick with it.

    Part of the problem is that I don't eat the same things all the time. I am continually grabbing new foods, trying new random recipes that I make up on the spot and just mixing things up.

    So every time I cook I have to enter everything. >.<

    And today I was remembering how easy it was to lose the first 30lbs three years back when I WASN'T eating clean. I could just pick a package up, scan it and BAM! Done. I never had to do so much calculating, weighing and inputting. ):

    So I came here to rant, you guys just made my day with your responses. Thank you.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    you actually don't need to count calories if you eat clean.

    OMG..seriously..:explode: :explode: :explode:

    See clean eating doesn't get bashed...this type of fallacy does...

    Get a grip you have to count calories to lose weight.

    Wow I guess it is ok to internet bully people around here

    Um, yea .... I'm thinking she didn't expect to get hated on so much for this comment. I don't necessarily agree with what she said, but you guys are probably making her feels terrible right now.


    Thank you. I really do feel bad, I didn't realize people were so harsh around here. :( what works for me might not work for someone else, we are all different. I think i am safe in saying we are all here for the same reason though. We should be more supportive of each other.

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