Do you count negative calories?

Workout4Health
Workout4Health Posts: 447 Member
edited March 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm interested in food with negative or with very low net calories. Not because I think that they actually deduct calories, but just to fill myself up if I feel slightly hungry. But lets say you eat spinach. How important would it be to include that in your total caloric intake?

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  • leahraskie
    leahraskie Posts: 260 Member
    Nothing is negative calories, if you're counting other nutrients besides calories you might as well put it in your diary though, calorie wise it's not that important.
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
    I won't add in tomatoes or lettuce on my sandwich, or other items that are so low in calories, they're not worth the trouble of entering.
  • asia1967
    asia1967 Posts: 707 Member
    I guess since it is your journey than it is your choice whether you log it of not. Me personally I log everything only because if I start to pick and choose what to log that ends up being a slippery slop for me. Also I am trying to be as accurate as possible so that I can more easily track my progress. Which every you choose is right for you IMHO. Good luck.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I try hard to log everything because I want to analyze my nutrition at the end of the day. I'm getting a good vitamin and mineral bang from some of those low calorie items.

    And the idea of negative calorie food? Uh, no such thing. All food has calories.
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
    There are a few things I don't log, even though I probably should. I just didn't want it to seem like a drag having to enter every calorie if I know I'm still well within the daily allotment.
    Anything with calories below 10 per serving I skip....like lettuce, or pickle slices, mustard, etc.
    Some people here are so dedicated I notice they even log calories for vitamins.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    vomit = negative calorie food.

    No I don't log that.
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    You can play around with it and find what works for you. If you're using a bit of onion as a relish, you probably don't need to count it. If you're eating several baked vidalia onions, you should probably count them. In your example of spinach, are we talking about a few leaves of baby spinach on a burger? If so, I wouldn't count it. Are we talking an entire bag of frozen spinach? I count those.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    There really is no such thing as a negative calorie food. As for low-calorie foods, well, you might be surprised how the calories can add up.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    There are a few things I don't log, even though I probably should. I just didn't want it to seem like a drag having to enter every calorie if I know I'm still well within the daily allotment.
    Anything with calories below 10 per serving I skip....like lettuce, or pickle slices, mustard, etc.
    Some people here are so dedicated I notice they even log calories for vitamins.

    I don't log my vitamins but I do log my fiber supplement so I can "get credit" for the fiber. :laugh:
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    I'm interested in food with negative or with very low net calories. Not because I think that they actually deduct calories, but just to fill myself up if I feel slightly hungry. But lets say you eat spinach. How important would it be to include that in your total caloric intake?
    I include everything in my log.

    I LOVE spinach.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    Is gelato a negative calorie food?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I like to keep track of the vegetables I eat, to make sure I'm getting a good variety, and all foods so I can see what changed if I feel better or worse. The only things I don't log, perhaps because they are used so regularly, but not really sure why not, are coffee, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper. I don't track sodium.
  • getrealgirl
    getrealgirl Posts: 201 Member
    I log everything except black coffee, salt and pepper and the lemon I put in my water. I find, at least for me, that if I let anything else slip, pretty soon I would be adding sugar and ranch dressing to everything and not logging it.
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Although spinach is low in calories, it still provides potassium. I would log it but not if it is a tiny leaf on a sandwich.
  • TheBrolympus
    TheBrolympus Posts: 586 Member
    Is gelato a negative calorie food?

    Only if you eat it while running.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    I try to log everything. If not, its a slippery slope (in my opinion) where you'd start not logging other things as well. For me, logging daily is a key part of my success. I'm not saying I'll log forever, but using the phone app is so easy that it wouldn't be a big deal if I did...
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