You can tell you're counting calories when...

serenalesley
serenalesley Posts: 58 Member
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You regard the bun that your chicken arrived is in as an 'indulgence'.

Your wine glass has ml and oz measurements Sharpie'd onto it.

You've had chocolate in your fridge for months that you can't quite bring yourself to 'spend' your calories on.

Your tastes have changed so much that you crave coleslaw more than fries.

You run up and down the stairs twice to get fitbit to give you enough calories to eat that last mince pie.

Your Pinterest 'Food and Drink' board is the stuff of dreams and fantasies.
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  • Notasufi
    Notasufi Posts: 3
    I'm confused.

    You say you have "chocolate in your fridge for months that you can't quite bring yourself to 'spend' your calories on."

    What is this concept?
  • Cassierocksalot
    Cassierocksalot Posts: 266 Member

    You run up and down the stairs twice to get fitbit to give you enough calories to eat that last mince pie.

    HA! This!!
  • mandipandi75
    mandipandi75 Posts: 6,035 Member
    NO!! Don't serve me! I'll serve myself! *takes out measuring cups*
  • serenalesley
    serenalesley Posts: 58 Member
    NO!! Don't serve me! I'll serve myself! *takes out measuring cups*

    Yes, totally this!! ^_^

    Also:

    Your boyfriend appears at the doorway, says, 'Hmm, one floor left, I'll just be a moment.' and walks upstairs.

    Then comes back down and takes out his Fitbit Ultra, complains that it didn't register and tells it to 'Give me that blo*dy floor, you b*stard'.

    Yes, this actually just happened.
  • collingmommy
    collingmommy Posts: 456 Member
    Lol! Love it!! Love it!! My sister got me a 2 lb snicker bar for Christmas, it's a best, I was dying to open it, so i did last night, had a small sliver, now i tell myself that it had to stay in the fridge till " that time of month"!! And the "measuring itt yourself with the measuring cups" i do that too
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    I'm confused.

    You say you have "chocolate in your fridge for months that you can't quite bring yourself to 'spend' your calories on."

    What is this concept?

    You still have chocolate? GIMME
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    You count everything you eat. I had to laugh at myself while counting crakcers last night!
  • Shange_Gully
    Shange_Gully Posts: 106
    when you feel sad and hungry all the time and look at ur food scale with contempt
  • ravenchick
    ravenchick Posts: 345 Member
    It takes you 30 min longer to grocery shop because you're looking at every label.
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    When you have five sets of measuring spoons but there never seems to be a clean tablespoon! (Seriously, it's my most used measuring device!)
  • lovechicagobears
    lovechicagobears Posts: 289 Member
    - It takes you an extra half-hour or so to do your weekly grocery shopping because you read the label (or compare labels) on everything you haven't purchased before.

    - Meal planning involves a compass, a TI-80 graphic calculator, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astronomy chart
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    When you see a new product the first thing you do is look at calories and gram of protein before buying it
  • lovechicagobears
    lovechicagobears Posts: 289 Member
    It takes you 30 min longer to grocery shop because you're looking at every label.

    Jinx! :-D
  • Heather1899
    Heather1899 Posts: 179 Member
    I'm confused.

    You say you have "chocolate in your fridge for months that you can't quite bring yourself to 'spend' your calories on."

    What is this concept?

    OMG this! I think I collect food. My mom knows I like gummie bears and swedish fish. I have some bags from September!!
    I have chocolate in the fridge that I really don't like so am waiting to take them to a family member. Not worth eating them, I'll eat what I really like lol
  • ryansgram
    ryansgram Posts: 693 Member
    Counting every nut instead of counting the handfuls.
  • serenalesley
    serenalesley Posts: 58 Member
    when you feel sad and hungry all the time and look at ur food scale with contempt

    Aw no, don't do that! Only people who are eating the wrong things or too few calories do that, in which case you're doing it wrong!
  • claritarejoice
    claritarejoice Posts: 461 Member
    When you innocently ask your friend, "what's the recipe for this? Did you use butter?"

    Love the sharpie on wine glass idea!
  • eandrsmom
    eandrsmom Posts: 119


    Your wine glass has ml and oz measurements Sharpie'd onto it.


    That made me laugh so hard that I spit out my mouthful of wine and wasted a good 10 mL!!!!! Golden!
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    You allow yourself some toast as a treat. It puts you just over your calories for the day, but it's ok this once. You've had a hard week, after all. :|
  • serenalesley
    serenalesley Posts: 58 Member
    - It takes you an extra half-hour or so to do your weekly grocery shopping because you read the label (or compare labels) on everything you haven't purchased before.

    - Meal planning involves a compass, a TI-80 graphic calculator, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astronomy chart

    Actual LOL! :D
  • TheresaC928
    TheresaC928 Posts: 849
    You weigh any meat, chicken or fish you have after it is cooked and when out can visually guesstimate calories/ounces.

    You feel guilty if you go a little over your daily allowance of calories

    You feel guilty because your life is so busy you had no time to workout. And yet, you probably ran around and burned lots of calories you know nothing about. Can't wear my HRM all day. :)
  • TheresaC928
    TheresaC928 Posts: 849
    - It takes you an extra half-hour or so to do your weekly grocery shopping because you read the label (or compare labels) on everything you haven't purchased before.

    - Meal planning involves a compass, a TI-80 graphic calculator, an Excel spreadsheet, and an astronomy chart

    Actual LOL! :D

    love these comments. LOL
  • TheresaC928
    TheresaC928 Posts: 849
    You count everything you eat. I had to laugh at myself while counting crakcers last night!

    OMG so true! Soup and crackers have to be counted like it's a luxury to have crackers. LOL
  • TheresaC928
    TheresaC928 Posts: 849
    NO!! Don't serve me! I'll serve myself! *takes out measuring cups*

    Hahaha! :)
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    The husband is taking his turn cooking, and presents your plate of food along with a sticky note with all ingredient amounts written down.
    :love:
    Now, that's romance.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    When you get home and go through your pockets for the wrapper of that protein bar/snackkie snack you bought that you need to log.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    The husband is taking his turn cooking, and presents your plate of food along with a sticky note with all ingredient amounts written down.
    :love:
    Now, that's romance.

    He's a keeper.
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    When you get home and go through your pockets for the wrapper of that protein bar/snackkie snack you bought that you need to log.

    i do this all the time.
  • Momma1213
    Momma1213 Posts: 56
    you put one cracker back because it goes over your allotted lunch limit.
  • serenalesley
    serenalesley Posts: 58 Member
    The husband is taking his turn cooking, and presents your plate of food along with a sticky note with all ingredient amounts written down.
    :love:
    Now, that's romance.

    I do that for mine! (Sometimes even with scannable barcodes handed to him.) He always smiles at me and tells me that he loves me for doing it, it's very sweet. :D

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