counting calories in everything!!

kathendo1984

Hey guys, so im back to counting caloruies after a break with weight watchers, but doesnt work for me.

So my question is, do you count the calories in absolutley every, i love salads fro dinner and cant remember if i counted the calories in things like, cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes, onions etc. Also do you count beetroot and pickled onions.

Is there anything you dont count??

Thanks in advance.

xx

thisismeraw

I count everything. To me, not counting something is only cheating myself. I weigh all food and use measuring spoons/cups for all liquids to ensure I am accurate in my counting.

rebelate

I log everything - onions, tomatoes, pickles, lettuce, spinach, everything.


I don't count gum - some people do, or lemon if I add it to water, or hot tea.

futuremrsevers

I count calories on everything EXCEPT Fruits and veggies (besides like avocados, corn, lima beans... stuff I know has a lot of calories) it's like doing part weight watchers and part myfitnesspal

dunnodunno

I count the calories in everything. Sometimes with vegetables & fruits I have to guess & usually try to pick the highest calorie option in case.

cmeiron

I count everything except the occasional herbal tea, diet soft drink and sprinkle of spice (more than a sprinkle and it's usually included in a recipe). Everything else has calories, so I add it. For stuff like salads that I eat all the time, I figured out how much was in a "normal" salad and built a recipe for it, so I only have to enter one item instead of 5 or 6. You could try this - it might make some things that seem low cal (but that actually do add up) a little more manageable to enter.

TLWallperson

I count everything even fruits and veggies. A calorie is a calorie no matter where it's coming from. Plus I measure most of my food.

cwolfman13

I count everything...when it's all said and done I consume, on average, a couple hundred calories in veggies per day and another couple hundred in fruit...if I didn't count them, I'd be unknowingly eating 300-400 calories per day over my goal. Considering my calorie deficit is 500 calories per day, that would be pretty much my entire deficit.

Griffin220x

Hey guys, so im back to counting caloruies after a break with weight watchers, but doesnt work for me.

So my question is, do you count the calories in absolutley every, i love salads fro dinner and cant remember if i counted the calories in things like, cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes, onions etc. Also do you count beetroot and pickled onions.

Is there anything you dont count??

Thanks in advance.

xx

Veggies is probably the only thing I don't count. I did at the start but it has been tedious so now I go off of experience and leave some calories open in my diary at then end of the day just in case.

carriann2012

I try my best to log everything, but I usually over estimate about 10% when logging in food I eat and under estimate my excercise calories I burn by 10%. Since I know this cannot be 100% I also just started wearing a HRM.