Do you guys really count calories?

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  • quill16
    quill16 Posts: 373 Member
    Yes I weigh EVERYTHING and Count EVERYTHING. It was the key to my success at losing 200 lbs :smile:
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    someone should create a website that does it for you
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
    After a while of tracking, when you look at food....all you see are calorie numbers, grams of protein, sodium levels...etc...

    This is true for me.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    Yes, I weigh/measure and log everything. It's easy. Plenty of people reach their goals without counting calories but this is what I like. :flowerforyou:
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    someone should create a website that does it for you

    :laugh: ...maybe even an app to go with it!
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Accurate tracking will get you results that are more predictable
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    nope, I just pretend to ....works for me ..
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Accurate tracking will get you results that are more predictable

    complete malarky ...
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
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  • gettingmy_lifeback
    gettingmy_lifeback Posts: 30 Member
    Yes i leave my food scale out and i have 2 sets of measurement cups ( in case one is in the washer lol) I dont like eating out so it's not a problem and i usually make all my food
  • LeslieN65
    LeslieN65 Posts: 127 Member
    I log it all....all calories, all foods, all drinks, all exercise.....and measure the foods and drinks and use the same utensils and plates, bowls, cups ect. that I put the measured product in...and recheck every few days...sometimes the eyes misjudge...I even count crackers...anal? Probably....but I want to stay fit!! And quickest way to lose my fit and firm is to just guess! I do give myself time off and have a beer or 2 and skip the anal-ness..gotta stay sane and focused:-) All work and no play is no good!
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    Yep, measure everything, log everything.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I can't imagine why I would be here if I wasn't counting calories.
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Someday I hope not to have to count calories. But that is going to be a long way down the road.

    I know for a fact that there are some people who are so "in tune" with their bodies they just instinctively know when to eat less or eat more. Those people do in fact exist and I really am happy for them.

    However, and I am just speaking for me, counting calories is the only way for me to "re-learn" how to eat and develop good life-long habits!
  • Danimal718
    Danimal718 Posts: 90 Member
    someone should create a website that does it for you

    :laugh: ...maybe even an app to go with it!

    and get on the treadmill for you and lift the weights.
  • LeahT84
    LeahT84 Posts: 202 Member
    i weigh / measure EVERYTHING, i log EVERYTHING...

    EVERY SINGLE CALORIE that goes into my mouth gets counted!

    ^^THIS.
  • Hannah_Hopes
    Hannah_Hopes Posts: 273 Member
    I log everything and measure out :smile: I used to be rubbish with portion sizes so really learnt how to do it right now when I'm around food I'm just there like that's x calories should be x grams for one portion - it can get annoying but I find it fun :laugh:
  • L4GFOREVER
    L4GFOREVER Posts: 27
    I would say yes! When i look at food i see sat fat, carbs and protein , :smile:
  • pseudomuffin
    pseudomuffin Posts: 1,058 Member
    I have a food scale I use for figuring out meat portions and a set of measuring spoons and measuring cups I use for everything else. I make all meals at home with the exception of maybe 1-2 we have a week with friends, at which point I either eyeball portions or look up the restaurant's nutrition. It's not too time consuming, and most of the time I either log as I eat or after I've eaten, unless I'm really budgeting calories (though I haven't had this happen since I cut out carbs)
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Yes. It isn't hard.
  • teamAmelia
    teamAmelia Posts: 1,247 Member
    i weigh / measure EVERYTHING, i log EVERYTHING...

    EVERY SINGLE CALORIE that goes into my mouth gets counted!

    ive been known to log 1 skittle... what??? sometimes i just need a taste! :)

    1- yuck. I hate Skittles.
    2- I wish that I had your self-control when it came to White Cheddar Cheeto Puffs. Mmmm.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    At home I weigh all my food and measure free-pouring liquids. The only thing I don't weigh is raw spinach, and I have weighed it before just to be sure.

    When I eat at someone else's house or at a restaurant I do the best I can, and I try to make those instances few enough that they don't mess with my progress.

    I agree with neandermagnon-- it gets much faster and easier once you're in the habit. I eat the same foods a lot and I've learned how to search for the usda entries in the database so I'm getting the most accurate entries. It barely takes me 10 minutes to log.
  • mattschwartz01
    mattschwartz01 Posts: 566 Member
    Whenever it is possible and feasible, yes, I will weigh out portions. My dietitian gave me some techniques for estimating that work VERY well. How do I know they work well? I'm still losing weight. One of her tips was that 3oz of chicken is roughly the size and thickness of a standard deck of playing cards.
  • jjinteso
    jjinteso Posts: 2,060 Member
    I weigh/measure and count every gram of what I eat every day too. I then log it into MFP. I am so anal that I actually created by own database of foods since I found so many on the website here to be in error. All of my data either comes from the USDA, the manufacturer website or manufacturer packaging.

    I will also bring my scale and a tablespoon to a restaurant. I just had sushi tonight at a restaurant and weighed every gram of each piece. I also measured out the low sodium soy sauce.
  • ninrj
    ninrj Posts: 2
    Yes I weigh everything...every day. However, I always prep all my food for the entire day the night before. I find that it saves a lot of time and I don't have to worry about numbers and weighing throughout the day.
  • Prephred
    Prephred Posts: 140 Member
    After a while of tracking, when you look at food....all you see are calorie numbers, grams of protein, sodium levels...etc...

    LOL and your friends look at you like you are nuts when you go, Chinese pepper chicken - 1 cup is about 300 cals and a crab ragoon is 140 =)
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    Yep, for every single one of my 910 days so far. It does go much quicker after you get the hang of it. Most of what I eat is already in my recent or most used foods, and that makes it quite quick. I weigh everything at home, and have done enough weighing to have a very good idea for estimating when I eat out at a place that does not have calorie counts.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    Yes I do. I weigh and measure. When I get slack my weight loss stalls.
  • MarioLozano16
    MarioLozano16 Posts: 319 Member
    I count my macros not my calories bro
  • bazzawood30
    bazzawood30 Posts: 45 Member
    569 day and counting!!!!!!!!
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