anyone have "that doesn't count" food?
ssmith468
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Hi All,
A bunch of ladies in my office started weight watchers recently and apparently on that you don't have to count fruits and vegetables. Do you count those in your daily calories?
Thanks!
Stephanie
A bunch of ladies in my office started weight watchers recently and apparently on that you don't have to count fruits and vegetables. Do you count those in your daily calories?
Thanks!
Stephanie
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I count everything I eat or drink.0
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If you are counting your calories, I think the only things that don't "count" are those that have no calories....0
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I agree, I think with calorie counting you need to count everything.0
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agree!0
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I count them- they have calories.
I'm pretty sure the plan they're doing is a little different than strictly calorie counting0 -
Then people on Weight Watchers eat a corn diet like livestock, I assure you, there are calories in fruits and vegetables! How do we think our corn-fed cows gain weight?
Some fruits and veggies are better than others, to be sure. It's best to count it all.
Sometimes I don't add my one carrot just because I know it was less than 20 calories and it's annoying to look up something that hardly counts, but other than that, it adds up if you're eating a lot.0 -
I agree... if you're tracking calories here, EVERYTHING you put into your mouth COUNTS and should be logged. Otherwise, you're only going to sabotage yourself... there ARE calories in those things...0
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Yes, I do. Fruit has sugar, which count for carbs. As for vegetables, I count them too unless it's something like 3 slices of cucumber on a sandwich. Those calories are negligible.0
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Yes I do because they do contain calories and sugars. Some veggies have carbs too!0
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I didn't use to count anything, and that's what got me here to begin with. However, if I wanted to sell a means of losing weight, I would definitely tell you not to count everything, so that sooner or later, you would be back, buying more of my weight loss product...0
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I'm vegan and if I didn't count my fruits and veggies I'd hardly be counting anything at all! Of COURSE they count! Anything with any nutritional value counts!0
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I count everything I eat.0
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EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!0
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I think its not counted in weight watchers and slimming world, so you fill up more on fruit and veg, so you are fuller and have less tendency to eat less of other things.
However it works the other way, they eat alot of fruit and veg cause its 'free' then eat other types of food to make up their points/syns.0 -
The only things I don't count are spices ie: garlic powder, cinnamon, pepper (anything with salt I do count though) you probably burn the # of calories in those things just by looking them up.0
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I dont count breath mints or chewing gum but anything over 20 calories adds up if you keep eating it.0
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If I have a salad, I'll log the avocado, the dressing, the ingredients which add substantial calories. But the lettuce and the green onions I don't log, because they are so minimal and that's not how I'm going to regain weight, overeating lettuce! LOL0
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Weight Watchers' most recent plan doesn't count fruits and vegetables as points because it doesn't count calories and carbs. I believe it counts protein, fiber, and fat. Maybe some other things, too. It's a completely different system.0
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Yes I do because they do contain calories and sugars. Some veggies have carbs too!
All veggies have carbs............
I don't count calories..................but if I did, I wouldn't count the lemon I put in my water or tea.0 -
If you are going by weight watchers do what they say...If not count everything...0
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