Negative calories??

smsgreaves

Hi all!! I'm very new to this, two weeks in to changing my life

I've come across something interesting looking at other diaries.... negative calories!!!! How is this possible?? The example I seen was ice cold water, 500ml, and it resulted in -17 calories. Is this right? Is there anything else that does this?? I've found a few things with zero calories but not negative?!!?

Would be very handy for the days I'm a wee bit naughty :happy: But also might be helpful for getting that full feeling I really struggle with. I'm trying really hard to break out of the habit of eating until I feel stuffed, but I've done it for so many years it's hard to change! Bad choices are made when I feel hungry....

verptwerp

Wow, negative calories ...... that's a new one for me :laugh:

Seriously, on the days when you were a wee bit naughty, get some extra exercise ...... those extra calories burned will help.

As far as that "stuffed" feeling ..... hmmm, got nothing ...... AlkaSeltzer, maybe :drinker:

Hoping down the road, you won't want to eat like that anymore ...... best of luck to you !

yarwell

largely mythology. It does take 1 calorie to heat a litre of water by 1 C, so 17 calories for half a litre means it is going from 4 to 38 C body temperature.

Sapporo

There are no negative calories, those people are deluding themselves. Try to eat 5+ servings of veggies per day and 1-2 fruit, days I pull that off are my best days calorie and nutrition wise. I also used to like to stuff myself, now I can't eat as much as I used to in one sitting. Drinking cold water I do find helps, like actually drink a whole cup in a minute instead of just sipping but I wouldn't log it as negative calories.

ZugTheMegasaurus

It is technically true that a few foods have negative calories (according to Snopes anyway) but the amount is so small as to be meaningless. For example, a piece of celery that is six calories will take something like six and a half calories to digest. But you are never going to consume enough celery to see any kind of effect from that amount.

Goal_Line

If you are going for a life change, as your first sentence says,, then don't concern yourself with gimics. Eat good healthy food and exercise. On days you are a "wee bit naughty" make up for it on all the other days with healthy habits,if the the good days significantly outnumber the naughty days you will be ok.

And BTW - it is ok to naughty every once in a while, just don't make a habit of it.