Is there any foods you DONT enter into the meter?

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  • JaySpice
    JaySpice Posts: 326 Member
    Shooottt my gala apples have about 100 calories each so helz yeah I log them.
  • darlingkaya
    darlingkaya Posts: 37
    even weight watchers have started counting veggies AND fruits as 0 points.... and dont they get paid or something? wouldnt it work against them if they did this and the people didnt lose weight with it?
  • RikanSoulja
    RikanSoulja Posts: 463 Member
    The only thing I don't log is water. I drink a gallon a day. I don't bother to keep adding it.
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    I dont enter!

    *Diet sodas
    *Tea
    *Veggies (as long as its not potatoes)
    *Apples (negative food - means, you burn more calories digesting it than it contains)
    *Coffie

    What about you guys ! ? =)

    Someone lied to you about the apples. I eat a lot of veggies. Why wouldn't you log veggies? They are calories.

    About the only thing I don't log are spices and mustard (The bottle actually says one serving has zero calories.)
  • Alanakrahenbil
    Alanakrahenbil Posts: 811 Member
    The only thing I don't log is gum and if I take some of my kids gold fish or something. I started taking a multi vitamin so I log it just to make sure I remember to take them.
  • jessicataylor2
    jessicataylor2 Posts: 150
    The only things that I don't log are the veggies on my subs/sandwiches/wraps and gum. They both have such minor calories that I know I burn them off with the amount of walking around and fidgeting I do during the day.
  • Birdnicaj
    Birdnicaj Posts: 95
    No mustard, vinegar or hot sauce, but YES ketchup, gum, etc...
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    We understand whet you mean by negative calories. You aren't understanding that no one believes you. Because its boolhockey.
  • toasterlisa
    toasterlisa Posts: 100 Member
    It's funny that you try to defend "negative calories"

    I love apples. Do you truly think that if I ate 1,200 calories worth of apples every day, I would lose weight faster than if I ate other foods.?

    I enter everything into the journal. Diet soda contains sodium, and I track sodium.

    This article explains that "negative calories" means "It refers to the effective net calories subtracted from your body through the preparation, eating, digestion and elimination of these foods. In other words, you expend more calories eating them than they deliver to your body."
    Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/030912_negative-calorie_foods_burn_fat.html#ixzz1suOj3NyW
    http://www.naturalnews.com/030912_negative-calorie_foods_burn_fat.html
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    I don't log food stolen from my daughter, those are her calories surely - lol.

    ^^^^

    :laugh:
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    even weight watchers have started counting veggies AND fruits as 0 points.... and dont they get paid or something? wouldnt it work against them if they did this and the people didnt lose weight with it?

    A WW point and a calorie are too different animals.

    One is an arbitrary, almost fictitious animal...like a unicorn (which are very lean and tasty if you can get it).
  • angemarie23
    angemarie23 Posts: 55
    I add every item (excluding spices when cooking). I've even saved a "meal" entry for coffee that includes the honey and the creamer that I add just to simplify adding a repeatable entry in my log.

    My thought is that if I'm going to be making an honest effort, I need to be honest about what I'm doing and eating.

    I created a saved meal entry for my coffee as well. I like to account for everything. The only I don't log sometimes is my tea as it's calorie free but I could easily add an entry for that one as well just to remember that I had it. It does have caffeine so it would be nice to remember it for that alone.
  • darlingkaya
    darlingkaya Posts: 37
    I dont enter!

    *Diet sodas
    *Tea
    *Veggies (as long as its not potatoes)
    *Apples (negative food - means, you burn more calories digesting it than it contains)
    *Coffie

    What about you guys ! ? =)

    Someone lied to you about the apples. I eat a lot of veggies. Why wouldn't you log veggies? They are calories.

    About the only thing I don't log are spices and mustard (The bottle actually says one serving has zero calories.)

    The only reason why i wouldnt log veggies would be from not wanting to restrict them within a calorie count ... but i guess just most of them should BE your calorie intake ;P hehe
  • strawberrie_milk
    strawberrie_milk Posts: 381 Member
    Spices/seasonings/herbs
    Diet soda
    Splenda (unless it's in a recipe and there's a significant amount, like 1/2 cup+)
  • darlingkaya
    darlingkaya Posts: 37
    We understand whet you mean by negative calories. You aren't understanding that no one believes you. Because its boolhockey.

    haha boohockey ! :D Friends.. right?! ;)
  • pattytosswill
    pattytosswill Posts: 3 Member
    I enter everything
  • darlingkaya
    darlingkaya Posts: 37
    Thats it ! im logging it ! :D

    what i was most concerned about was the sugar levels when logging it.. but i just changed it for sodium. Then i dont have to look at it :D
    So ill log it as calories but not worry about the sugar unless its refined sugar from other stuff.

    THANKS GUYS ! :D
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    Thats it ! im logging it ! :D

    what i was most concerned about was the sugar levels when logging it.. but i just changed it for sodium. Then i dont have to look at it :D

    It just doesn't get any more logical than that.

    :indifferent:
  • hollye31
    hollye31 Posts: 23 Member
    I dont log water, drinks with very very few calories, herbs and spice, gum and mints... basically the things that arent worth it for the calories they contain
  • CurveAppeal86
    CurveAppeal86 Posts: 272 Member
    I log everything. Even the spices I use for cooking. Only thing I don't log is diet pop and gum/mints.
  • 10KEyes
    10KEyes Posts: 250 Member
    One is an arbitrary, almost fictitious animal...like a unicorn (which are very lean and tasty if you can get it).

    And *virtually* calorie free.
  • mcrowe1016
    mcrowe1016 Posts: 647 Member
    Thats it ! im logging it ! :D

    what i was most concerned about was the sugar levels when logging it.. but i just changed it for sodium. Then i dont have to look at it :D
    So ill log it as calories but not worry about the sugar unless its refined sugar from other stuff.

    THANKS GUYS ! :D

    It is good that you are cool with listening to other people. While I understand the concept of "negative calories", that concept does not work on MFP.

    MFP already calcualtes the amount you would burn during a normal day when you enter in your activity level. This includes calories burned to digest and process food. So the 50 or so calories to process the apple are included in MFP already while the 50 calories gained by eating the apple are not included until you enter the food item in.

    I am a sweets addict, and consistantly go over on sugar (and usually it is not good sugar from fruit), but I still lost weight. I am working on lowering it, but more for health reasons than weight loss :-) So I would not be TOO concerned with going over on sugars

    I don't add splenda, gum, or tums to my diary.
  • mariiyah
    mariiyah Posts: 136 Member
    I record everything, including my water!

    me too.
    i log in absolutely EVERYTHING i've eaten on that day, everyday. (i've been here for about 3 weeks now)
    aside from helping me keep track with my calorie intake & everything, it has also helped me to see what foods i could cut out or have less of...or even what i could replace them with after reading suggestions in this forum which are much healthier.

    i also log in every bit of exercise i do...
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