do you include fruit calories?

MissGatekeeper

Of course I log it. I eat it! I look back through my diary, (might be checking out a week I lost more or less, comparing those) and if I don't log it, that would leave me with results that might be untrue. Also. It has calories, I am aiming for a deficit.

nallbaby10

I do! Along with drinks, condiments, etc. If it has a calorie in it, I'm logging it!

^^ This^^

jujuwoome

Of course. They have calories.

merryscottuk

i log everything. even gum and cough drops.

Gum?! I've no idea how many calories are in gum! Guess I'd better check

jujuwoome

I do! Along with drinks, condiments, etc. If it has a calorie in it, I'm logging it!

^^ This^^

I even log diet drinks for the sodium content.

Mama_CAEI

I log everything that goes in my mouth.

*Everything*? ;-)

Thank you for saying what some of us were thinking. :blushing:

hope25

Yes I do count my fruit. WW has alreaddy figured in the effects of uncounted fruit. I have not done new weight watchers but on the old weight watchers I did before fruit and veggies counted some were low enough that they were 0 pts. But I remember counting my bananas point on WW.

I look at it like this - would you count a 100 cal. bag of popcorn? What is the difference between that and a banana?

Mustangsally1000

of course. why wouldn't you?

^^THIS^^


"If you bite it..write it" Weight Watchers quote. They absolutely count fruit. Anything you eat..ANYTHING.

dida0721

YES! Some fruits are pretty high. Bananas and grapes. But all have a good amount of cals and sugar. I definately log.

Mustangsally1000

i log everything. even gum and cough drops.

Gum?! I've no idea how many calories are in gum! Guess I'd better check

I'm pretty sure a stick of "extra" gum is 5 calories...I think...:ohwell:

merryscottuk

If it goes in your mouth, and it has calories, count it. Is this that hard of a concept. Also, if I didn't log my fruit intake, I'd be consistently underestimating my caloric intake. You're "only" eat 200-300 calories a day worth of fruit? Umm, that's half my caloric deficit...

Of course it's not a "hard" concept...

As I said in my post, I'm merely doing what other diets have advised me to do in the past. I assume this is because fruit and veg have vitamins and fibre and are extremely good for you. However, that doesn't mean I'm ruling out logging it permanently - hence posting this for others' experiences.

Mustangsally1000

I do not log fruit, pizza or doughnuts.

:laugh: And there ya go!

merryscottuk

of course. why wouldn't you?

^^THIS^^


"If you bite it..write it" Weight Watchers quote. They absolutely count fruit. Anything you eat..ANYTHING.

Not now with Pro Points they don't!

merryscottuk

I log everything that goes in my mouth.

*Everything*? ;-)

Thank you for saying what some of us were thinking. :blushing:

Lol Some things surely aren't on the MFP database??!!!

merryscottuk

Yes I do count my fruit. WW has alreaddy figured in the effects of uncounted fruit. I have not done new weight watchers but on the old weight watchers I did before fruit and veggies counted some were low enough that they were 0 pts. But I remember counting my bananas point on WW.

I look at it like this - would you count a 100 cal. bag of popcorn? What is the difference between that and a banana?

Fibre, protein, 15 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, 20 percent of the vitamin B6 and 20 percent of the potassium...

But I take your point!

ablykins

Absolutely add in your fruit! Although great sources of vitamins, minerals, and fiber too many servings (especially of high glycemic index fruit) in a day can add an additional 500 calories an several grams of sugar into your diet. Not counting your fruit calories and sugars could halt your weight loss or keep you in a plateau.

PinkEarthMama

If I eat it, I log it. The only time I don't log something is if I fall asleep and forget.

junyr

So if you don't log the calories they somehow don't count? I'm pretty sure that even if you don't log it your body counts it.

You need to be responsible for everything you eat, everything.

junyr

of course. why wouldn't you?

^^THIS^^


"If you bite it..write it" Weight Watchers quote. They absolutely count fruit. Anything you eat..ANYTHING.

Not now with Pro Points they don't!

Stop looking for excuses to not log.

Pick a program and stick with it. Cherry picking the parts of multiple programs that you like is not going to pan out well at all.

slay0r

I log all of the higher calorie fruits, if I just grab a strawberry as I walk past someone I don't bother logging that, I'm sure me climbing stairs, doing gym work, walking everywhere which I don't log will burn that off!

mem1086

Yes! Fruit is high in natural sugars. And sugars are essentially a simpler form of carbohydrates. For example - raisins are basically dried up grapes, yet a small box is 130 calories! A banana is 100 calories at least. The only fruit I might not include is watermelon, as it is mostly water. Lol!

mamagooskie

I always do because it has calories, some fruits have over 100 cal per serving so depending on the person, the day it could add up quickly!!

I was on weight watchers for many years and they have you count fruit most of them were 1-2 points each!!!

Dtho5159

Most definitely!! If it goes in my mouth, I log it.

emmaleigh47

Nope I dont log fruit because its got sugar -- by the same token I dont log chocolate or candy either.
Oh and I dont log veggies that are green ... because green foods are good for you... therefore Andes Mints are a free food.

SuperScrabbleGirl

I hate these forums sometimes.

The difference between here and Slimming world is that this is calorie controlled by the user, so in Slimming World on a green day you can have as much fruit and veg as you want, but here it's all about logging everything you eat yourself.

This place is flexible, you can use it however you like, which of course has it's upsides and downsides. I bet the OP wasn't expecting this kind of a crazy onslaught when she started the thread...

CoryIda

Nope I dont log fruit because its got sugar -- by the same token I dont log chocolate or candy either.
Oh and I dont log veggies that are green ... because green foods are good for you... therefore Andes Mints are a free food.

Same goes for pistachio pudding, lime sherbet, and margaritas (which are sort of more yellow than green, but the little bit of green counts)

ETA - as a NON-snarky answer, MFP is a calorie-counting website - if it has calories, it counts. The other programs you mentioned don't count calories, which is probably why fruit didn't count.

GurleyGirl524

Why wouldn't you count fruit? It has calories, it has sugar, it has carbs, and it has fiber. I count all my fruits & veggies.

jezlightyear

i log everything i eat/drink unless it's something so small that would be silly to log (a sip of someone's drink, a bite of a meal or something). the only thing i log that is 'small' is any squares of chocolate i have, because they are usually calorie-rich!

MinnieInMaine

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ETA - as a NON-snarky answer, MFP is a calorie-counting website - if it has calories, it counts. The other programs you mentioned don't count calories, which is probably why fruit didn't count.

THIS!! Weight Watchers is set up so that it allows you to not count fruits and most of the veggies. They already have that built in to the calculation when they figure out how many points you get. I don't know anything about Slimming World but I'm assuming it's the same kind of concept. However, MFP is not set up that way. They figure out how many calories, fat, protein, etc works for you and there is no margin built in for not logging fruits, veggies, etc. As another poster mentioned, there is flexibility as it's up to all of us to log honestly and get our water and all that other stuff but you can't fit a square peg in a round hole...

happy_vegan

yeah fruit has a lot of calories...why do people think vegetables or fruit aren't food and you thus wouldn't record their calories???