how important to log "good" calories ?

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  • davers2k
    davers2k Posts: 7
    Double post
  • davers2k
    davers2k Posts: 7
    Cool - I think my Good calories are now going to be cupcakes and donuts. This diet stuff is fabulous.

    Chuckle. Chicle oh ho ha ha ooh Thanks, just lost another few Lb's as my sides have split ;-p
  • CaptJackDaniels
    CaptJackDaniels Posts: 44 Member
    How do you know if they are "good" calories? Do they have halos and angel wings?

    Do the "bad" ones have horns and the evil curly mustache and laugh like mid scientists when you try to eat them?

    Just checking. I eat them all. I like it when they GET IN MAH BELL-AY!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    I log everything -- even the "good" calories/foods -- because there's more to what I'm eating than straight-up calories. I take my macros/micros at least kind of seriously, so logging "good" foods helps me keep track of carbs, sugars, vitamins, etc. so I know if I'm getting the right amount or too much/little.
  • Veryme
    Veryme Posts: 19 Member
    I woul add good food to know your nutrient value. So it will be more obvious to eat more good food to fulfill not only calori intake but also vitamins. That is how I look at this. But I am newto this system.,
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Cool - I think my Good calories are now going to be cupcakes and donuts. This diet stuff is fabulous.

    Chuckle. Chicle oh ho ha ha ooh Thanks, just lost another few Lb's as my sides have split ;-p

    :heart: you're welcome. :flowerforyou:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    lol - my excuse is i live a busy life and as its usually a bowl of salad made for the family its difficult log exactly how much my portion would be. I generally aim for the biggest lb loss a week amount of calories and dont stress if i only lose half the amount etc

    I do like the idea a couple of posts down of making a general "salad" recipe entry so will give that go

    The thing is...none of this is really terribly precise. You're not going to get precise calorie measurements, you're not going to get precise weight loss for calories burned....
    Weight loss is as much an art as it is a science. Don't let that stop you from doing what you need to do to lose the weight.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    I log everything. Things add up over time, even if they're only 10 calories a serving. Plus it helps me track fiber.

    And you're not going to be able to be totally accurate, but you can gauge it fairly close.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    There is NO SUCH THING as cheating the SYSTEM... Whenever we cheat, we cheat OURSELVES. That being said, if it is minimal calories such as lettuce, I seldom log it... The accuracy of calorie counting just is not so accurate that those 5-10 calories is going to matter that much... Condiments, on the other hand can really add up quickly... For instance, a lettuce and tomato salad will likely be about 10-15 calories BUT the salad dressing you put on it may be between 50-100 calories.
  • jensiegel39
    jensiegel39 Posts: 163 Member
    I log EVERYTHING! If I'm not honest with myself, what's the point. I really watch carbs more than anything. Even lettuce has carbs. It can be a slippery slope if you don't log everything because then there will be other items that fall by the wayside and you'll get what's called calorie creep. You'll think you're doing fine but start gaining, and it's because you're eating more than you realize.

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