Do you count vegetables?
talyaperla
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I am currently eating 1200 calories but I don't count the vegetables. Wondering if I should start counting. I just feel like vegetables should be consumed often and I shouldn't be concerned with their calories as much (I'm talking cherry tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms...). All in all, I'm taking the weight watchers approach (veggies = 0 points).
Does anyone else not count veggies? If so, are you succeeding in losing weight?
LET ME KNOW PLEASE!
Does anyone else not count veggies? If so, are you succeeding in losing weight?
LET ME KNOW PLEASE!
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Count it and log it. Calories from veggies are still calories.0
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Calories are calories. Post 'em! It's true veggies don't have as many cals as, say, a huge bowl of alfredo pasta, they do still have calories and count towards your totals.0
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It you're eating/drinking it, you should be counting it.
They're not much, but they are something.0 -
you really should count everything. tomatoes arent that low in calories.0
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i count everything, licks, tastes, bites, all of it, I'm losing fine0
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I count all veggies. They do have calories and other nutritional information, ya know.
I understand you're following WW points, so I would suggest that you track all your calories including vegetables for a couple weeks, and then the next couple weeks just the WW points. That way you can see how they compare and work for you.0 -
Yes, they need to be counted they have calories0
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I do but only because it helps me track my veggies. Not much of a veggie lover so it forces me to be accountable.0
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Count it! A calorie is a calorie, over and over. Hell, an avocado is a veggie and the whole thing is usually over 250 calories.0
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IF it goes in then it gets add. Anything and everything need to be counted0
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If I eat it, I log it. If I didn't log my veggies I'd be not logging a couple hundred calories a day. 35 calories of carrots may not seem like as much on it's own, but if you're really eating lots of veggies all day it will add up.0
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I count mine only because there is a lot of sugar in carrots and cabbage hope this helps0
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What everyone else said... i would count them0
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vegetables have calories. I count everything. This includes the dressing you may use on the salad, too.0
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Yep.. what everyone else has said.. count them. If they go past your lips, they still land on your hips.. every calorie counts.0
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I count them - the impact on calories isn't a lot, but those carbs and sugars soon mount up!0
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depends how important they are to a meal...
like last night i have stew if i didnt log them i would of had a meal of bread stewing steak and oxo... had to have some veg in there... or if i make a soup if i leave out the veg i would of had just a meal of veg stock. But if say i had potatoes and mash with some veg on the side id not count the side because im lazy and cant be bothered to go searching for just a handful of peas...... im not sure iv made total sense here... lol
oh... and i thought weight watchers did have points for veggies? or has that changed? if it has good! i always hated weight watchers for giving stuff like that points!
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I count everything I eat and drink. Also important to count fruit as that can be very high in cals and sugar.0
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Vegetables should be consumed often, but they still have calories. Your body will "count" them, whether you do or not. I don't think you should look at having to count the calories as a reason not to eat them.0
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I don't count them at all. I only add them on my MFP, so I can remember to eat them. On average I am eating 50 grams of carb in green veggies per day.0
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